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Showing stories 76-100 out of 143 stories.
22-Apr-2002
World's most powerful linux-based supercomputer The Department of Energy's Office of Science will acquire a $24.5 million HP Linux-based supercomputer that, when fully operational, will be the world's most powerful Linux-based supercomputer and one of the top supercomputers in the world. Contact: Staci Maloof
15-Apr-2002
Brookhaven helps revise guidelines for voting systems A scientist from Brookhaven National Laboratory has been helping the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to review and revise federal guidelines on voting systems. Specifically, the FEC invited Brookhaven's John O'Hara to review and make recommendations for revising the human-factors aspects of federal voting guidelines. Contact: Diane Greenberg
14-Apr-2002
DOE science grid IBM and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) recently announced a collaboration to begin deploying the first systems on a nationwide computing grid that will empower researchers to tackle scientific challenges beyond the capability of existing computers. Contact: Jon Bashor
1-Apr-2002
Quantum simulations tell the atomic-level story With quantum molecular dynamics simulations, scientists can get an accurate picture of what happens to individual atoms during an experiment. Contact: Giulia Galli
15-Mar-2002
A new generation of supercomputers Using paper and pencil, theorists have captured new ideas, revealed intricate mathematical relations and carried out page-long calculations. But times have changed. For many applications, physicists now prefer to attack their models and equations with the best computers available. The Fermilab theory group became one of the top players in the area of computational physics with the installation of a supercomputer called ACPMAPS in 1989. Contact: Judy Jackson
12-Mar-2002
New projects to help operators 'see' oil, gas formations more clearly To develop better ways for producers to "see" promising oil-bearing formations, DOE has selected six new projects to develop advanced diagnostics and imaging technologies. Contact: Joe Culver
1-Mar-2002
From kilobytes to petabytes in 50 years "The day when the scientist, no matter how devoted, can make significant progress alone and without material help has passed." - E.O. Lawrence, founder of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, on accepting the 1939 Nobel Prize for Physics. Contact: Dave Leary
1-Mar-2002
Giving an EDGE to sustainable design Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed tools for sustainable design, a term that describes a systematic approach to ensuring that facilities, products and processes are addressing the "triple bottom line" - the environment, economics and social equity. Contact: Greg Koller
1-Mar-2002
Modernizing the military From software to identification systems, diagnostics to emergency management, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed technologies that could support the military as it moves into the 21st century. Contact: Greg Koller
1-Mar-2002
Sophisticated imagery analysis Pacific Northwest National Laboratory launched its Imaging Science and Technology Initiative (ISAT) in 2001 to cover a broad range of potential applications, including counterterrorism. Contact: Greg Koller
1-Mar-2002
Border training helps reduce dangerous smuggling A joint program between the U.S. Customs Service and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory provides training to foreign border guards, customs patrol and frontier police on how to spot red flags that should trigger a search, as well as how to use specialized technology to detect and identify items used to make nuclear, chemical or biological weapons of mass destruction. Contact: Greg Koller
1-Mar-2002
Airport security scanner for safer skies Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers have spent more than 12 years developing a Personal Security Scanner that allows security guards to "see" concealed weapons, including plastic explosives and other nonmetallic threats. Contact: Greg Koller
1-Mar-2002
Assessing every breath you take Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a sophisticated modeling system that assesses health and safety impacts of contaminated indoor air. Contact: Greg Koller
1-Mar-2002
Information analysis—by Starlight Much like individual stars coalesce to form constellations, information visualization software developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory helps decision-makers see the importance of individual pieces of data by showing how they relate to one another. Contact: Greg Koller
1-Mar-2002
Biological science takes on a new dimension Pacific Northwest's Biomolecular Systems Initiative takes a systems approach to biology to build solutions to critical environmental and health problems. Defining how to bring together diverse types of information is at the heart of the initiative. Contact: Greg Koller
18-Feb-2002
Providing technical aid to small producers in America's oil fields Fracturing, New Computer Imaging Focus of Recent DOE Selections More than half of America's oil production from the lower 48 States is supplied by small independent producers. As these companies become increasingly important to America's energy security, the Energy Department continues to provide grants for the smallest of these producers to test better technologies that can keep their wells pumping. Contact: Joe Culver
11-Feb-2002
International effort to sequence the first tree genome 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 must sequence the Populus genome. Contact: Ron Walli
1-Feb-2002
State-of-the-art magnetoelectronics lab puts Ames Lab on thin-film fast track Tucked away in a small laboratory space on the second floor of Metals Development is new, state-of-the-art research equipment that should help boost Ames Lab researchers David Jiles and John Snyder to the forefront of thin-film research and the newly emerging field of magnetoelectronics. Contact: Steve Karsjen
1-Jan-2002
Creating a robot colony Scientists at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory are creating an army of small robots--a fleet of inexpensive mini-robots designed to work harmoniously to perform tasks too hazardous or just downright boring for humans. Simple biological societies, such as ant colonies and beehives, serve as handy models for creating large groups of small, disposable robots. Contact: Donald Dudenhoeffer
31-Dec-2001
'Fast-talking' clusters Researchers at Ames Laboratory's Scalable Computing Lab have extended their investigation into communication technology for cluster computers thanks to a National Science Foundation Major Research Instrument grant awarded to Iowa State University's Center for Physical and Computational Mathematics. Contact: Steve Karsjen
31-Dec-2001
From the stone age to the lego block age of computing The Center for Component Technology for Terascale Simulation Software (CCTTSS), another of ORNL's projects to receive funding from DOE's Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) Program, may well revolutionize the way terascale software simulations are developed. Contact: Billy Stair
31-Dec-2001
Computer modeling and homeland security ORNL researchers have developed computer-based products that could provide information to help Americans better protect themselves from natural, accidental, or deliberate threats. Contact: Billy Stair
31-Dec-2001
Car crash simulations may improve vehicle efficiency ORNL researchers are building computer models of vehicles made of aluminum, regular steel, high-strength steel, and carbon-fiber composites. This research could lead to safer, energy-efficient cars. Contact: Billy Stair
31-Dec-2001
Computer modeling aids understanding of plasma physics ORNL fusion researchers are using supercomputers to understand plasma turbulence, design a device that could eliminate plasma disruptions, and find ways to get radio waves to not only heat but also control the plasma to allow sustained energy-producing fusion reactions. Contact: Billy Stair
31-Dec-2001
Chemical experiments and predictions by computer Supercomputers can be used to simulate chemical reactions, saving time and money and increasing safety. Contact: Billy Stair
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