Tennessee could become a model for the nation when it comes to protecting the public from chemical, biological, or radiological releases. Already, sensors that are part of ORNL's SensorNet are deployed in Nashville, Knoxville, and Oak Ridge, and in other parts of the nation.
More accurate global climate models are in the forecast because of a collaboration between ORNL and the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
Includes: 1) COMPUTING -- Safer highways; 2) SENSORS -- A nose for chemicals; 3) HOMELAND SECURITY -- New neutron detectors; 4) PARTNERING -- Bringing industries together.
Four of the 24 awards to be presented in May for outstanding work in the process of transferring a technology to the commercial marketplace will go to the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Building a "green" mega-facility posed many challenges, but Oak Ridge National Laboratory wants to lead by example, and the effort has paid off with a 2003 Excellence in Construction award from a major contractors association.
Trees absorb more carbon dioxide when the amount in the atmosphere is higher, but the increase is unlikely to offset the higher levels of CO2, according to results from large-scale experiments.
A contract for $2.6 million has been awarded to a Nashville company to provide a key component for the Spallation Neutron Source. The inner plug assembly (IPA) represents one of the largest procurements for the SNS target systems, and was awarded to RTS Nuclear Solutions International.
1) Space -- life beyond earth; 2) Computing -- 10 trillion and counting; 3) Astrophysics --theory behind the spectacle
1) Energy -- Nearly too cheap to meter; 2) Military -- 'Fort-to-port' lickety-split; 3) Health -- Decontamination in a flash; 4) Biology -- Attacking bioterrorism.
It's looking and feeling a lot less like Christmas in many parts of the country as higher temperatures and fewer snowfalls are becoming the norm from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve.
Big science requires big computers that generate vast amounts of data that must be shared efficiently, so the Department of Energy's Office of Science has awarded Oak Ridge National Laboratory $4.5 million to design a network up to the task.
1) FORENSICS -- Microbial detectives; 2) GENETICS -- New mice, new opportunities; 3) TRANSPORTATION -- More practical fuel cell; 4) PHYSICS -- Alternate path to success
1) GEOGRAPHY -"“ LandScan on the map; 2) ENERGY -"“ Hydrogen recovery refined; 3) EXPLOSIVES "“- Nowhere to hide; 4) MATERIALS -"“ Ceramics to the rescue.
Researchers from around the nation will have access to some of the world's finest scientific tools because of a $3.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation to the Center for Computational Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Representatives from major retailers, the lighting industry and the Tennessee Valley Authority are scheduled to participate in a hybrid solar lighting summit hosted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oct. 7-8.
Robust wireless technologies for extreme-environment communications--developed by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory--received the Excellence In Technology Transfer Award of the Year during the annual awards dinner of the Southeastern Region of the Federal Laboratory Consortium Sept. 18 in Charleston, S.C.
1) Homeland defense -- Spotlight on mass spec; 2) Nuclear -"“ Next-generation fuel; 3) Environment -- Life beneath the snow; 4) Superconductors -"“ Changing voltage the cool way
1) Transmission "“ Three times the efficiency; 2) Superconductors -- Lines of tomorrow; 3) Power Generation -"“ Electricity on the spot; 4) Prediction -"“ Shedding light on the grid.
DOE and UT-Battelle recently signed an agreement with Information International Associates of Oak Ridge to be a protégé of the laboratory. Under the agreement, DOE and ORNL pledge to work with small businesses in developing opportunities for research and economic partnerships.
1)MILITARY--Stopping bullets cold; 2)SENSORS--Super bomb sniffer; 3)ENVIRONMENT--Less sulfur, cleaner air; 4)ENVIRONMENT--Watching over a healthy stream; 5)PREPAREDNESS--PASS passes DOE test.
Contracts for developing a new generation of producing electricity with high-temperature superconductors are being negotiated by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
1) COMPUTING -"“ ORNL adds to arsenal. 2) INDUSTRY -"“ Better turbines. 3) ENVIRONMENT -"“ Stopping uranium cold. 4) CLIMATE -"“ Earlier hints of spring.
When an estimated 60 million Americans fire up their barbecue grills this Fourth of July, they'll be burning the equivalent of 2,300 acres of forest and consuming enough energy to meet the residential demand of a town the size of Flagstaff, Ariz., for an entire year.
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have won four R&D awards from R&D Magazine, which since 1963 has given the awards for the 100 most significant innovations of the year.
UT-Battelle announced today the selection of Dr. Jeff Wadsworth as Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
1) Materials -- Steel for the 21st century. 2) Chemistry -- Nanostructures in a new light. 3) Industry -- A sizzling partnership. 4) Physics -- Record-setting sensors.
Arrays of nanofibers able to deliver genetic material to cells quickly and efficiently have researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory excited about potential applications for drug delivery, gene therapy, crop engineering and environmental monitoring.
Using an instrument and technology developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, mechanics can know in seconds if a fuel pump of a military transport plane like the C-141 Starlifter is excessively worn and could fail.
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a miniature device that can identify as little as a fraction of a spore of anthrax and other biological hazards within 30 milliseconds.
1) Nanotechnology -- The shape of tomorrow; 2) Materials -- A smashing success; 3) Ecology -- Where roads and nature meet; 4) Energy -- Cleaner, more efficient gas turbines.
Doctors treating incurable brain tumors and other cancers resistant to conventional therapies will soon have a new treatment available to them because of a development by Isotron and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
1) Transportation -- cellular traffic trackers; 2) Environment -- analyzing diesel emissions; 3) Instrumentation - scans without slumber.
If you're wondering just how much your neighborhood Clark Griswold is paying to brighten the town with Christmas lights visible from outer space, the answer varies significantly from one part of the country to another.
Twenty-five thousand big rigs rumbling through Knoxville every day will help researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory get a better handle on real-world emissions and their effects on the environment.
Robert Harrison of the Computer Science and Mathematics Division of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been named recipient of the Sidney Fernbach Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are developing robotics technology that can aid in the cleanup of hazardous waste sites while helping to protect humans from serious injury in the process.
A young Loudon County, Tenn., family has just moved into a Habitat for Humanity home that is not only brand new, but also contains state-of-the-art energy efficiency technologies developed at nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
1) Physics Probing stellar violence; 2) Health organ life saver; 3) Homeland security portable radiation analysis; 4) Physics magic nuclei x2.
1) ORNL aims to cut gun barrel casualties; 2) Guarding the nation's water supplies; 3) Combat ID targets enemy; 4) Invisible fingerprints
Most population databases have one potentially fatal flaw, according to Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers who have developed a system that could be a lifesaver if a city had to be evacuated.
A groundbreaking ceremony held today at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory marks a first-of-its-kind partnership among ORNL, the state of Tennessee and the University of Tennessee.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory's new computer link to Atlanta is 200,000 times faster than the fastest dial-up connections typical of home computers and is expected to spur significant advances in science and economic development in the region and beyond.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is named on three of five Department of Energy awards for the Genomes to Life program and will receive about $21.7M as part of a massive effort that promises payoffs for energy and environmental applications.
If you think it's hotter on the Fourth of July than it used to be, unless you live in Chicago, Knoxville or a few select cities, chances are it's just a case of faulty memory.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has moved up 21 places to claim the No. 8 spot -- and No. 1 in the Southeast -- in the Top500 list of fastest computers in the world.
Climate studies just doubled in resolution because of a new model developed and implemented by researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and Oak Ridge National Laboratory and run on the Cheetah supercomputer.
A major breakthrough in imaging technology produced at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has earned a 2002 Federal Laboratory Award of Excellence in Technology Transfer.
Hands-on experiences for students in a variety of science disciplines are available through the Ecological and Physical Sciences Study Center coordinated by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
An effort to construct up to 20 local Habitat for Humanity houses with state-of-the-art energy efficient building technologies was announced today during a ceremony at Lenoir City's Harmony Heights subdivision.
A facility to test distributed generation energy for building applications was designated today as the 20th national user facility at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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