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.
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.
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.
1) MILITARY-- Hot mission . . . 2) MATERIALS -- Lasers in a stir . . . 3) BIOENERGY -- Analyzing wood . . . 4) HOMELAND SECURITY -- Thwarting threats . . .
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.
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.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher Thomas Thundat has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
1) ENGIINEERING -- Real world stress . . . 2) BIOLOGY -- Determining protein function . . . 3) ELECTRICITY -- Power to spare . . . 4) HOMELAND SECURITY -- Threat identification . . .
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.
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.
1) Emissions -- Ultra-low sulfur ; 2) Microscopy -- New understanding; 3) Transportation-- Ultralight transit bus; 4) Energy -- Easier hydrogen flow
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.
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.
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.
1) MATERIALS -- Monster cutters; 2) ENERGY -- Checking the grid; 3) NANOSCIENCE -- Flipping the spin; 4) MATERIALS -- Molecular electronics
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ENERGY -- A warmer future . . . BIOLOGY -- New genetics tool . . . GEOLOGY -- Potential CO2 vault
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.
1) MEDICAL -- Bone clone; 2) GEOLOGY -- New old detectives; 3) NANOTECH -- Electromechanics in liquids; 4) ENERGY -- Wider truck tires, longer miles.
1) COMPUTING -- Preparing for duty; 2) BIOLOGY -- New DNA detector; 3) ENERGY -- Off the wall; 4) SNS -- Neutrons to instruments
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.
1) Military: Super-smart radios; 2) Bioprocessing: New era for nano; 3) Energy: Reducing industrial energy costs
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.
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.
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.
1) Swarm Intelligence -- Nature's way; 2) Nanotechnology -- Promise and perils; 3) Energy -- Heat exchange; 4) Biology -- Skull and spinal defects
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.
1) SUPERCOMPUTING -- SciDAC event set; 2) BIOSENSORS -- Advanced water sentinel; 3) NATIONAL SECURITY -- Striking a nerve
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.
1) ENERGY -- Biofuels on brink; 2) MILITARY -- Weigh-in-motion on the move; 3) Energy -- Cool cars; 4) Physics -- More, better MIRF.
Fort Bragg could be the model for the nation when it comes to protecting the public through a network that integrates a 911 dispatch system with sensors, alarms and video surveillance.
By controlling materials at the nanoscale, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers believe they can greatly improve manufacturing processes of products ranging from solar cells to computers to flat-panel displays.
The Spallation Neutron Source has passed another milestone on the way to completion this year--the commissioning of the proton accumulator ring. The accumulator ring is the final step in a proton's journey through the accelerator before it strikes the SNS's mercury target, "spalling" away neutrons to be used for research.
1) ENVIRONMENT -- Herbivore rampage; 2) HEALTH -- Early skin cancer detector; 3) ENERGY -- Cleaner diesel emissions; 4) PHYSICS -- SNS instruments get ready.
A new Oak Ridge National Laboratory initiative will consolidate and expand the lab's research and development efforts in radiation detection technologies.
The New Year is bringing the science community a grand present: The Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. On schedule for completion in 2006, the Department of Energy's new science facility will provide researchers with the world's most powerful and most advanced tool for analyzing a host of materials with neutrons.
Battery-powered toys, radios, and portable electronic devices make fun Christmas gifts "“ until the batteries run down. But advances in rechargeable thin-film lithium battery technology at Oak Ridge National Laboratory might one day provide a solution to the dead-battery dilemma.
Forest productivity may be significantly greater in an atmosphere enriched with carbon dioxide, according to findings released today that challenge recent reports that question the importance of carbon dioxide fertilization.
Improved tools and increasingly sophisticated approaches are helping researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory gain a better understanding of how organisms respond to and interact with their environment.
1) ENVIRONMENT -- Carbon and climate; 2) ENERGY -- Better buildings; 3) ENVIRONMENT -- Eliminating kudzu.
Tremendous amounts of data being generated about a microbe adept at bioremediation will be more efficiently organized and shared through a new $3 million project headed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Three technologies developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have received Excellence in Technology Transfer Awards from the Southeast Region of the Federal Laboratory consortium.
An effort to transmit 150 times more electric power through long-length high-temperature superconductors as compared to conventional copper wire is the goal of a cooperative research and development agreement between the Department of Energy's ORNL and Metal Oxide Technologies.
A thousand new strains of mice being bred at Oak Ridge National Laboratory as part of an international effort will provide researchers with a powerful resource for studying human disease.
Editor in Chief Tuan Vo-Dinh envisions the new international peer-reviewed journal NanoBiotechnology providing a forum that leads to "explosive growth" where nanotechnology and biomedical sciences converge.
1) ENERGY-- Modular marvel; 2) ENERGY -- The hydrogen juggle; 3) ENVIRONMENT -- Native species restoration; 4) MILITARY-- Soldier's best friend; 5) SECURITY -- Seal of approval.
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