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Showing releases 1-25 out of 39 releases.
Public Release: 8-Feb-2010
 Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesStudy reveals new details on the dangers of third-hand smoke Nicotine in third-hand smoke, the residue from tobacco smoke that clings to virtually all surfaces long after a cigarette has been extinguished, reacts with the common indoor air pollutant nitrous acid to produce dangerous carcinogens. This new potential health hazard was revealed in a multi-institutional study led by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. 
University of California
Contact: Lynn Yarris
Public Release: 8-Feb-2010
Genome ResearchMethod of the future uses single-cell imaging to identify gene interactions Cellular imaging offers a wealth of data about how cells respond to stimuli, but harnessing this technique to study biological systems is a daunting challenge. In a study published online in Genome Research, researchers have developed a novel method of interpreting data from single-cell images to identify genetic interactions within biological networks, offering a glimpse into the future of high-throughput cell imaging analysis.
US Department of Energy, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, National Institutes of Health, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Contact: Peggy Calicchia
Public Release: 7-Feb-2010
PNAS Early EditionNew magnetic tuning method enhances data storage Researchers in Chicago and London have developed a method for controlling the properties of magnets that could be used to improve the storage capacity of next-generation computer hard drives.
US Department of Energy and United Kingdom Engineering and the Physical Sciences Research Council
Contact: Steve Koppes
Public Release: 5-Feb-2010
New facility expected to clarify ecosystem responses to climate change Scientists hope to get a glimpse of the future with a proposed experiment facility in northern Minnesota that would allow them to adjust temperatures and levels of carbon dioxide across a broad range of possibilities projected by climate models. Contact: Ron Walli
Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
New ORNL system provides hybrid electric autos with power to spare An advancement in hybrid electric vehicle technology is providing powerful benefits beyond transportation. Contact: Kathy Graham
Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
4 ORNL researchers selected for Recovery Act early career funds Four Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are among the 69 scientists that will receive five-year research grants as part of the US Department of Energy's new Early Career Research Program. Contact: Bill Cabage
Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
Researcher to track spread of disease, malware and power outages An assistant professor with the Virginia Tech College of Engineering has won a US Department of Energy Early Career Award to formulate a mathematical framework that can track the spread of pandemics among populations and malware across wireless computer networks, as well as how a blackout occurring on one major power grid can cause a cascade of additional neighboring networks to fail.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Steven Mackay
Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
Physicist awarded $750,000 to study neutrinos Virginia Tech physicist Patrick Huber has developed a major software library, GLoBES, which has become the international standard for evaluating the capabilities of planned multimillion dollar experiments in neutrino physics.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Catherine Doss
Public Release: 3-Feb-2010
Madly mapping the universe It takes special software to map the universe from noisy data. Berkeley Lab scientists developed a code called MADmap to do just that for the cosmic microwave background, then posted it on the web for other interested sky mappers. Scientists probing the sky with the PACS instrument aboard the Herschel satellite have adapted MADmap to make spectacular images of the infrared universe.
NASA, European Space Agency, US Department of Energy
Contact: Paul Preuss
Public Release: 3-Feb-2010
Story tips from the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory February 2010 Mammograms could save more lives with a technology being developed by ORNL and the University of Chicago. Intrusion detection systems preventing cyber attacks could soon be turbocharged with a tool being developed at ORNL. A fan will save ORNL's computing complex $150,000 a year in energy costs. Researchers from ORNL and the University of Tennessee has discovered a novel type of receptors in bacteria that sense changes in oxygen concentration and other redox parameters. Contact: Ron Walli
Public Release: 3-Feb-2010
Atmospheric Chemistry and PhysicsBlack carbon a significant factor in melting of Himalayan glaciers The fact that glaciers in the Himalayan mountains are thinning is not disputed. However, few researchers have attempted to rigorously examine and quantify the causes. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientist Surabi Menon set out to isolate the impacts of the most commonly blamed culprit -- greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide -- from other particles in the air that may be causing the melting.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Julie Chao
Public Release: 2-Feb-2010
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesLoss of gene function makes prostate cancer cells more aggressive Prostate cancer cells are more likely to spread to other parts of the body if a specific gene quits functioning normally, according to new data from researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
US Army, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Energy
Contact: Katherine Morales
Public Release: 2-Feb-2010
Nature PhysicsNew neutron studies support magnetism's role in superconductors Neutron scattering experiments performed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory give strong evidence that, if superconductivity is related to a material's magnetic properties, the same mechanisms are behind both copper-based high-temperature superconductors and the newly discovered iron-based superconductors. Contact: Bill Cabage
Public Release: 28-Jan-2010
UT-Battelle licenses tissue regeneration technologies to NellOne Therapeutics Inc. In a major step toward commercialization of a promising therapeutic treatment, Oak Ridge National Laboratory contractor UT-Battelle has exclusively licensed patents on inventions based on the Nell-1 gene to NellOne Therapeutics Inc. (NellOne), a company spun out of the US Department of Energy laboratory. Contact: Bill Cabage
Public Release: 28-Jan-2010
DOE awards over a billion supercomputing hours to address scientific challenges The Department of Energy has awarded 1.6 billion supercomputing processor hours to 69 cutting-edge research projects through the Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment program. The program provides powerful resources to enable scientists and engineers to conduct cutting-edge research in just weeks or months rather than the years or decades needed previously. This facilitates scientific breakthroughs in areas such as climate change, alternative energy, life sciences and materials science.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Jeff Sherwood
Public Release: 28-Jan-2010
Carnegie Mellon's John Kitchin receives early career award Carnegie Mellon University's john Kitchin was awarded $750,000 over the next five years from the US Department of Energy for develping new materials for producing hydrogen and oxygen from water using electrochemistry.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Chriss Swaney
Public Release: 27-Jan-2010
NatureMicrobes produce fuels directly from biomass Researchers with the Joint BioEnergy Institute have developed a microbe that can produce an advanced biofuel fuel directly from biomass. Deploying the tools of synthetic biology, the JBEI researchers engineered a strain of E. coli bacteria to produce biodiesel and other important chemicals derived from fatty acids. JBEI is a DOE Bioenergy Research center led by Berkeley Lab.
University of California, LS9
Contact: Lynn Yarris
Public Release: 27-Jan-2010
Supercomputing time awarded to design transformational lithium air battery The Department of Energy announced today that 24 million hours of supercomputing time out of a total of 1.6 billion available hours at Argonne and Oak Ridge National Laboratories have been awarded to investigate materials for developing lithium air batteries, capable of powering a car for 500 miles on a single charge. Contact: Barbara Penland
Public Release: 27-Jan-2010
EcosystemsEffects of forest fire on carbon emissions, climate impacts often overestimated A recent study at Oregon State University indicates that some past approaches to calculating the impacts of forest fires have grossly overestimated the number of live trees that burn up and the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere as a result.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Beverly Law
Public Release: 27-Jan-2010
Physical Review LettersMismatched alloys are a good match for thermoelectrics Using the supercomputers at NERSC, Berkeley Lab researchers demonstrated that the semiconductors known as highly mismatched alloys hold great promise for the future development of high performance thermoelectric devices. Thermoelectrics could play a key role in green energy production because of their ability to convert heat into electricity.
Berkeley Lab
Contact: Lynn Yarris
Public Release: 26-Jan-2010
The Plant CellGreen plant transport mystery solved Contrary to prevailing wisdom, a new study from plant biologists at UC Davis shows that proteins of the Hsp70 family do indeed chaperone proteins across the membranes of chloroplasts, just as they do for other cellular structures.
National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy
Contact: Andy Fell
Public Release: 26-Jan-2010
Diamond is one tough cookie Using the Janus laser at LLNL and the Omega laser at the University of Rochester, Livermore scientists and Rochester and UC Berkeley colleagues showed that when shock waves are applied to diamond with powerful lasers, it can support almost a million times atmospheric pressure before being crushed. Contact: Anne Stark
Public Release: 26-Jan-2010
Dartmouth researchers help secure the power grid Dartmouth researchers are part of the national Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for the Power Grid team that has been awarded a five-year $18.8 million grant from the US Department of Energy with contributions from the US Department of Homeland Security. This represents continued funding that started in 2005 with support from the National Science Foundation.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Sue Knapp
Public Release: 25-Jan-2010
Iowa State, Ames Lab engineer works to develop better batteries for energy alternatives Steve Martin, an Iowa State distinguished professor of materials science and engineering and an associate of the US Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, is studying how new materials could be used to improve battery performance. And that could help create a cleaner energy future.
National Science Founation, US Department of Energy
Contact: Steve Martin
Public Release: 25-Jan-2010
ScienceSurprising discovery: X-rays drive formation of new crystals X-rays can do a lot of useful things but who knew they could cause crystals to form? Northwestern University researchers have discovered that X-rays can trigger the formation of a new type of crystal: charged cylindrical filaments ordered like a bundle of pencils experiencing repulsive forces, which is unknown in crystals. The results open the door to using X-rays to control the structure of materials or to develop novel biomedical therapies.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Megan Fellman
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