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.
1) MANUFACTURING -- Crackdown on boiler breaks; 2) HOMELAND DEFENSE -- Towers of power; 3) ENERGY -- Power to go; 4) ENERGY -- Biomass to the rescue.
Prospects for cleaning up contaminated sites around the country are better because of a technology and procedure developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and recently accepted by the Environmental Protection Agency. The technology, which consists of direct sampling and analysis of volatile organic compounds in water, soil, gas and air, requires little if any sample preparation and yields results in three to five minutes.
A simple boarding pass could safeguard air travelers if an explosives detection system being developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Mass Spec Analytical is adopted. With the mass spectrometry-based instrument, a passenger's ticket would become a passive sampling device that detects even a billionth of a gram of explosives such as nitroglycerine and TNT.
Staying cool under fire could take on a new meaning with a personal cooling system being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The system takes advantage of high thermal conductivity graphite foam, an ORNL material that boasts thermal conductivity five times greater than aluminum.
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Russian Academy of Sciences have reported results that suggest the possibility of nuclear reactions during the explosive collapse of bubbles in liquid, a process known as cavitation.
Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator has nothing over the Objective Force Warrior envisioned by the Army and a team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and organizations throughout the country.
Cottonwoods, hybrid poplars and aspens could play a role in improving the environment, displacing imported oil and creating domestic jobs, but first scientists from the Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and around the world have to sequence the Populus genome.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are testing a new wall system utilizing an extremely lightweight concrete building material that could be used in wall systems of future construction of homes and businesses.
1) Mice on the move; 2) Revolutionary sensors; 3) 3D polymer strings; 4) Collision course.
Scientists studying vehicle safety, fuel efficiency, traffic management and other transportation issues will now have improved access to state-of-the-art laboratories at the National Transportation Research Center.
Tiny airborne particles too small to see are more plentiful and may pose a greater health hazard than previously thought, says an Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher studying airborne particles in the Great Smoky Mountains and beyond.
Instruments and methods to detect lead in house dust will get a tryout at a field verification event conducted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory Nov. 5-9 in Hartford, Conn.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Superconductivity program has been selected to partner on three new superconductivity proposals that are being negotiated by U.S. industry.
Spinach, touted in the Popeye cartoon for its ability to strengthen the body, may prove even more valuable for restoring vision to people who are legally blind.
Through a newly funded Department of Energy project, astrophysicists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and around the United States hope to gain a better understanding of what happens when stars die in spectacular explosions called core collapse supernovae.
Supercomputers provide researchers with powerful tools, but operating them can also be a super hassle, says an Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher who heads a team working to fix the problem.
Massive computing power and biology are coming together in a big way through a cooperative research and development agreement announced today by IBM and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
1) Detection and diagnosis of diseases; 2) Mutations in mice in months instead of years; 3) Law enforcement weapon on the horizon is a micro-robot about the size of a june bug; 4) Some landfills may be serving as bioreactors, turning inorganic mercury into methylated -- or organic -- mercury.
Manufacturers working to produce better wear- and corrosion-resistant coatings and materials are invited to come to Oak Ridge National Laboratory and capture a bolt of lightning, courtesy of Vortek Industries of Canada.
Established programs in lightweight materials, intelligent vehicle systems, and advanced diesels place the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory firmly in the cab when it comes to the 21st Century Truck Partnership.
A point-and-shoot portable instrument to protect people and the environment is a product of some 20 years of research by a Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist.
Physics - Looking for a break. Engineering - Paying dividends for businesses. Medical - The digital pig. Environment - Zebrafish is perfect guinea pig.
Thousands of miles from the Pacific Northwest, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory work to preserve the salmon habitat and balance power generation needs.
HEALTH -- Obesity gene discovered. EXPLORATION -- Real-world survivors. MILITARY -- Not your father's tank. ENERGY -- Power to the people.
1)Better CPR a heartbeat away? 2)Safer skies; 3) Ocean's biology under spotlight; 4)Driving dangerously.
ZeTek Power Corp. will soon be using technology licensed from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and setting up shop in East Tennessee.
ELECTRONICS - New transistor on the block. ENVIRONMENT - Manure: The other energy resource. ENERGY - Fuel of the future? ENVIRONMENT - Solving the mercury mystery.
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