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A team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory has won a bid from the Department of Energy for a $125 million bioenergy research center that will seek new ways to produce biofuels.

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1) ENERGY -- New life for reactors . . . 2) NANOSCIENCE -- A clean suite . . . 3) MATERIALS -- Super stainless steel . . . 4) ENERGY -- Wet, warm wall worries . . .

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Using an ocean of data, sophisticated mathematical models and supercomputing resources, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are putting climate models to the test with particular focus on weather extremes.

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An Oak Ridge National Laboratory-developed technology collecting sunlight connected to special indoor light fixtures has earned an Excellence in Technology Transfer Award from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer.

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UT-Battelle announced today the selection of Dr. Thom Mason as Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He follows a successful tenure since 2001 as Associate Lab Director for the Department of Energy's Spallation Neutron Source.

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1) MEDICAL -- Atrial fibrillation alert . . . 2) ENERGY -- Huge industrial savings . . . 3) SENSORS -- Energy security . . .

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The research reactor at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is back in action and better than ever. After $70 million in renovations and more than a year of meticulous system checks, ORNL's High Flux Isotope Reactor was restarted this week, taken to 10 percent power, and reached its peak power of 85 megawatts Wednesday.

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Surveillance systems take on a new look with a technology developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Laser-Based Item Monitoring System balances the need for high-resolution monitoring and personal safety with respect for confidentiality and personal privacy.

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Increased levels of ozone associated with the release of greenhouse gases are causing vegetation to use more water and may intensify the effects of global warming on ecological systems.

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1) ENERGY -- Nanofiltered diesel; 2) ENVIRONMENT -- Leaf litter revelation; 3) GENOMICS -- Decoding data; 4) CLIMATE -- Precision predictions

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Nanotechnology may unlock the secret for creating highly efficient next-generation LED lighting systems, and exploring its potential is the aim of several projects centered at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Pink slime at the surface of water trickling through an old mine in California is proving to be a treasure for researchers in their quest to learn more about how bacterial communities exist in nature.

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1) MATERIALS -- SNS's bright beginnings. . . 2) MATERIALS -- Coatings R Us. . . 3) CLIMATE -- Trees vs. temperature . . . 4) ENERGY -- Electricity from the sun . . .

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An electronic accountability system developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory will result in savings of more than $2 million per year at one federal facility alone and will ensure 100 percent accountability of employees.

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory has opened a call for promising early- and growth-stage nanotechnology companies seeking venture capital to apply to present their business plans at the Nano Venture Showcase on April 4, part of a nanotechnology research and industry event to be hosted at the lab.

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1) ENERGY -- Hot savings; 2) ENERGY -- Microbial cost savings; 3) FORENSICS -- Dead giveaway; 4) NANOSCIENCE -- Atom-scale switch.

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Eight projects led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have been awarded more than 27 million hours of computing time at the lab's Center for Computational Sciences.

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A team of scientists using Oak Ridge National Laboratory supercomputers has discovered the first plausible explanation for a pulsar's spin that fits the observations made by astronomers.

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Determining with some precision when and where disasters are likely to strike is the focus of an Oak Ridge National Laboratory effort that ultimately could save lives.

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1) MILITARY-- Hot mission . . . 2) MATERIALS -- Lasers in a stir . . . 3) BIOENERGY -- Analyzing wood . . . 4) HOMELAND SECURITY -- Thwarting threats . . .

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A new five-year project headed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory is expected to lead to a more in-depth understanding of natural and other approaches to clean up contaminated sites around the nation.

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Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's High Temperature Materials Laboratory are helping diesel engine and parts manufacturers develop technologies to meet tough new emissions regulations that go into effect in 2007.

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher Thomas Thundat has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

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1) ENGIINEERING -- Real world stress . . . 2) BIOLOGY -- Determining protein function . . . 3) ELECTRICITY -- Power to spare . . . 4) HOMELAND SECURITY -- Threat identification . . .

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With 54 teraflops of computing power, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Cray XT3 is helping solve scientific grand challenges, but scheduling the many research projects and keeping the massive machine operating at peak capacity are challenges of their own.

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A nationwide truck test that will include special monitoring equipment on six instrumented tractors and nine instrumented trailers was launched today from the National Transportation Research Center (NTRC) "“ a joint transportation research facility involving the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee.

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1) Emissions -- Ultra-low sulfur ; 2) Microscopy -- New understanding; 3) Transportation-- Ultralight transit bus; 4) Energy -- Easier hydrogen flow

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A nanotechnology-oriented forum bringing together academia, industry and budding entrepreneurs, will be held April 2-4, 2007, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Nano Nexus 2007 is designed to foster innovation and increase collaboration between universities, government, industry and the investment community "” all critical players for commercializing new nanotechnology.

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The High Flux Isotope Reactor at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has passed a major milestone in its quest to become one of the world's leading sources of "cold" neutrons for advanced scientific research.

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ORNL's new centerpiece for nanoscience research is now complete -- on scope, under budget and ahead of schedule. Equipped with world-class instruments and staffed by researchers in a variety of scientific disciplines, the nanoscience center allows researchers to create, test and characterize a variety of new materials at a molecular level.

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1) MATERIALS -- Monster cutters; 2) ENERGY -- Checking the grid; 3) NANOSCIENCE -- Flipping the spin; 4) MATERIALS -- Molecular electronics

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Climate modeling of tomorrow will feature precision and scale only imagined just a few years ago, say researchers David Erickson and John Drake of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Computer Science and Mathematics Division.

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory has the lead on five projects funded through the Department of Energy's Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing program and has supporting roles in seven other projects.

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Donating an old particle accelerator and converting scrap wallboard into fertilizer has helped Oak Ridge National Laboratory save $5 million and earn a Department of Energy "Best In Class" Pollution Prevention Award for a third consecutive year.

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An upgrade to the Cray XT3 supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has increased the system's computing power to 54 teraflops, or 54 trillion mathematical calculations per second, making the Cray among the most powerful open scientific systems in the world.

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With five hybrid solar lighting systems already in place and another 20 scheduled to be installed in the next couple of months, the forecast is looking sunny for a technology developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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ENERGY -- A warmer future . . . BIOLOGY -- New genetics tool . . . GEOLOGY -- Potential CO2 vault

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Researchers and engineers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have won six R&D 100 Awards, presented each year by R&D Magazine in recognition of the year's most significant technological innovations.

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1) MEDICAL -- Bone clone; 2) GEOLOGY -- New old detectives; 3) NANOTECH -- Electromechanics in liquids; 4) ENERGY -- Wider truck tires, longer miles.

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1) COMPUTING -- Preparing for duty; 2) BIOLOGY -- New DNA detector; 3) ENERGY -- Off the wall; 4) SNS -- Neutrons to instruments

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Designing complex systems such as nuclear reactors for space applications is a daunting task, but Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have made it less so by borrowing from nature.

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1) Military: Super-smart radios; 2) Bioprocessing: New era for nano; 3) Energy: Reducing industrial energy costs

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Creative thinking and the unique capabilities of Oak Ridge National Laboratory could play a role in realizing some of the goals outlined in the comprehensive "Rising Above the Gathering Storm" report commissioned by The National Academies.

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Estimates of increased plant respiration in response to higher global temperatures may be somewhat overstated as they have not taken into account plants' ability to adjust to changing conditions, according to researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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One of the largest and most anticipated U.S. science construction projects of the past several decades has passed its most significant performance test. The Department of Energy's Spallation Neutron Source, located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has generated its first neutrons.

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1) Swarm Intelligence -- Nature's way; 2) Nanotechnology -- Promise and perils; 3) Energy -- Heat exchange; 4) Biology -- Skull and spinal defects

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A paper that outlines a new method to use a beam of light to trap protein molecules and make them dance in space has earned a place in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition. The technique is more than just a novelty as it is useful for separating, concentrating and analyzing proteins quickly with high sensitivity and selectivity.

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1) SUPERCOMPUTING -- SciDAC event set; 2) BIOSENSORS -- Advanced water sentinel; 3) NATIONAL SECURITY -- Striking a nerve

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Highways of tomorrow might be filled with lighter, cleaner and more fuel-efficient automobiles made in part from recycled plastics, lignin from wood pulp and cellulose.

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1) ENERGY -- Biofuels on brink; 2) MILITARY -- Weigh-in-motion on the move; 3) Energy -- Cool cars; 4) Physics -- More, better MIRF.