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Showing releases 76-100 out of 120.
Public Release: 13-Sep-2012
Scientists use sound waves to levitate liquids, improve pharmaceuticals Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have been using an "acoustic levitator" to find new ways to achieve containerless drug processing. Please check out the brief and striking video: http://www.anl.gov/videos/acoustic-levitation. 
US Department of Energy
Contact: Jared Sagoff
Public Release: 12-Sep-2012
 Nature MaterialsMercury in water, fish detected with nanotechnology When mercury is dumped into rivers and lakes, the toxic heavy metal can end up in the fish we eat and the water we drink. To help protect consumers from the diseases and conditions associated with mercury, researchers at Northwestern University in collaboration with colleagues at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland, have developed a nanoparticle system that is sensitive enough to detect even the smallest levels of heavy metals in our water and fish.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Erin White
Public Release: 12-Sep-2012
Jay Keasling wins Heinz Award Jay Keasling, Berkeley Lab Associate Director for Biosciences and leading authority on synthetic biology who has engineered microbial "factories" to manufacture a frontline antimalarial drug and biofuel substitutes for gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, has won a 2012 Heinz Award. Presented by the Heinz Family Foundation, the award carries with it a cash prize of $250,000.
Heinz Family Foundation
Contact: Lynn Yarris
Public Release: 11-Sep-2012
University of Tennessee, ORNL lead national team to study nuclear fusion reactors A team of researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in collaboration with seven other institutions, is trying tackle the challenges of bringing fusion energy to the commercial marketplace.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Whitney Heins
Public Release: 10-Sep-2012
ORNL roof and attic design proves efficient in summer and winter A new kind of roof-and-attic system field-tested at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory keeps homes cool in summer and prevents heat loss in winter, a multi-seasonal efficiency uncommon in roof and attic design. Contact: Bill Cabage
Public Release: 9-Sep-2012
Nature MaterialsNano-velcro clasps heavy metal molecules in its grips Researchers have devised a simple, system based on nanoparticles, to detect mercury as well as others pollutants. This technology makes it possible to easily and inexpensively test for these substances in water and, more importantly, in the fish that we eat. This will be published in Nature Material on September 9, 2012.
Eni, US Defense Threat Reduction Agency, US Department of Energy
Contact: Francesco Stellacci
Public Release: 7-Sep-2012
ScienceClearer look at how iron reacts in the environment Scientists have developed a the first way to watch electrons hop in semiconductors. This opens research possibilities for premeditation, solar cells, batteries, hydrogen generation, catalysis.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Tona Kunz
Public Release: 6-Sep-2012
ScienceRust never sleeps A multi-institutional team led by scientists at Berkeley Lab have directly observed electron hopping in iron oxide particles, a phenomonon that holds huge significance for a broad range of environment- and energy-related applications.
US Department of Energy, Office of Science, National Cancer Institute
Contact: Lynn Yarris
Public Release: 6-Sep-2012
UT Arlington professors to help make Higgs-search technology available The University of Texas at Arlington and the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven and Argonne national laboratories will develop a universal version of PanDA, a workload management system built to process huge volumes of data from experiments at the Large Hadron Collider. The new project will bolster science and engineering research that relies on "big data," a priority recently promoted by the White House.
US Department of Energy's Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research
Contact: Traci Peterson
Public Release: 6-Sep-2012
September 2012 story tips Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Oklahoma's ClimateMaster Inc. have collaborated to develop a ground source heat pump that can reduce a homeowner's electric bill by up to 60 percent. Owners of electric cars could kiss that cumbersome cord goodbye without losing efficiency because of a proprietary technology developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Contact: Ron Walli
Public Release: 6-Sep-2012
ORNL's newly licensed neutron detector will advance human disease research A neutron detector developed for studies focused on life science, drug discovery and materials technology has been licensed by PartTec Ltd. The Indiana-based manufacturer of radiation detection technologies is moving the technology developed at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory toward the commercial marketplace. Contact: Jennifer Brouner
Public Release: 6-Sep-2012
Crews complete first block of North America's most advanced neutrino experiment Today, technicians in Minnesota will begin to position the first block of the NOvA far detector, which will be part of the largest, most advanced neutrino experiment in North America.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Andre Salles
Public Release: 5-Sep-2012
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesForcing the molecular bond issue Researchers at Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry developed a first-of-its-kind model for providing a comprehensive description of the way in which molecular bonds form and rupture. This model enables researchers to predict the "binding free energy" of a given molecular system, a key to predicting how that molecule will interact with other molecules.
US Department of Energy/Office of Science
Contact: Lynn Yarris
Public Release: 5-Sep-2012
LEDs winning light race to save energy, the environment A PNNL report shows light-emitting diode light bulbs, also known as LEDs, are more environmentally friendly than compact fluorescent and incandescent lights. LEDs' environmental edge is expected to grow substantially as technology and manufacturing methods improve by 2017.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Franny White
Public Release: 30-Aug-2012
Los Alamos provides HOPE for radiation belt storm probes Los Alamos National Laboratory expertise in radiation detection and shielding is poised to help a national team of scientists better understand a mysterious region that can create hazardous space weather near our home planet. Contact: James E. Rickman
Public Release: 29-Aug-2012
Early career distinction: Prestigious award recognizes physicist's work in electron dynamics Matthias Kling, assistant professor of physics, recently received the Early Career Research Program Award from the US Department of Energy. Kling will receive $750,000 to support his research titled "Electron Dynamics in Nanostructures in Strong Laser Fields."
US Department of Energy
Contact: Matthias Kling
Public Release: 29-Aug-2012
NatureSynchronized lasers measure how light changes matter How matter responds to light lies at the core of vision, photosynthesis, solar cells, and many other fields of scientific and practical import. But until now, it hasn't been possible to see just how light does it. A team led by scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has used SLAC's Linac Coherent Light for the first demonstration that x-ray and optical wave mixing reveals both structure and evolving charge states on the atomic scale.
US Department of Energy/Office of Science
Contact: Paul Preuss
Public Release: 28-Aug-2012
Nature CommunicationsMagnetic vortex reveals key to spintronic speed limit Spintronics use electron spin to write and read information. To mobilize this emerging technology, scientists must understand exactly how to manipulate spin as a carrier of computer code. Now, scientists at Brookhaven Lab have precisely measured a key parameter of electron interactions called non-adiabatic spin torque that is essential to the development of spintronic devices. This unprecedented precision guides the reading and writing of digital information and sets the spintronic speed limit.
US Department of Energy/Office of Science
Contact: Justin Eure
Public Release: 27-Aug-2012
Physical Review ECooled coal emissions would clean air and lower health and climate-change costs Refrigerating coal-plant emissions would reduce levels of dangerous chemicals that pour into the air -- including carbon dioxide by more than 90 percent -- at a cost of 25 percent efficiency, according to a simple math-driven formula designed by a team of University of Oregon physicists.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Jim Barlow
Public Release: 23-Aug-2012
ChemCam laser first analyses yield beautiful results Members of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover ChemCam team, including Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists, squeezed in a little extra target practice after zapping the first fist-sized rock that was placed in the laser's crosshairs last weekend. Much to the delight of the scientific team, the laser instrument has fired nearly 500 shots so far that have produced strong, clear data about the composition of the Martian surface. Contact: James E. Rickman
Public Release: 23-Aug-2012
ScienceSupernovae of the same brightness, cut from vastly different cosmic cloth The multi-institutional Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) team presents the first-ever direct observations of a Type 1a supernova progenitor system. Astronomers have collected evidence indicating that the progenitor system of a Type 1a supernova, called PTF 11kx, contains a red giant star. They also show that the system previously underwent at least one much smaller nova eruption before it ended its life in a destructive supernova.
US Department of Energy, NASA, National Science Foundation
Contact: Linda Vu
Public Release: 22-Aug-2012
Nature MaterialsORNL researchers probe invisible vacancies in fuel cell materials Knowing the position of missing oxygen atoms could be the key to cheaper solid oxide fuel cells with longer lifetimes. New microscopy research from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is enabling scientists to map these vacancies at an atomic scale. Contact: Morgan McCorkle
Public Release: 22-Aug-2012
NatureFuture memory A new class of organic materials developed at Northwestern University boasts an attractive but elusive property: Ferroelectricity. The crystalline materials also have a great memory, which could be very useful in computer and cellphone memory applications, including cloud computing. The very long crystals with desirable properties are made using just two small organic molecules that are extremely attracted to each other. The starting compounds are simple and inexpensive, making the lightweight materials scalable for technology applications.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Megan Fellman
Public Release: 21-Aug-2012
American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & ExpositionORNL technology moves scientists closer to extracting uranium from seawater Fueling nuclear reactors with uranium harvested from the ocean could become more feasible because of a material developed by a team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Contact: Ron Walli
Public Release: 21-Aug-2012
Nano LettersSelf-charging power cell converts and stores energy in a single unit Researchers have developed a self-charging power cell that directly converts mechanical energy to chemical energy, storing the power until it is released as electrical current. The development avoids converting mechanical energy to electrical energy for charging a battery.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, US Air Force, Nationl Science Foundation, US Department of Energy
Contact: John Toon
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