ORNL study confirms magnetic properties of silicon nano-ribbons
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4-Oct-2012
Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2012
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These are story ideas from recent research from the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
20-Sep-2012
ORNL research uncovers path to defect-free thin films
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A team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Ho Nyung Lee has discovered a strain relaxation phenomenon in cobaltites that has eluded researchers for decades and may lead to advances in fuel cells, magnetic sensors and a host of energy-related materials.
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- Nano Letters
10-Sep-2012
ORNL roof and attic design proves efficient in summer and winter
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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.
6-Sep-2012
ORNL's newly licensed neutron detector will advance human disease research
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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.
6-Sep-2012
September 2012 story tips
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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.
27-Aug-2012
Oak Ridge partnership merges strengths of lab, private sector
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryBusiness Announcement
An Oak Ridge engineering services firm with an international footprint has teamed with scientists to form a subsidiary and market an award-winning text analysis system. The technology has been used to find and arrest child predators and to uncover illicit activities.
22-Aug-2012
ORNL researchers probe invisible vacancies in fuel cell materials
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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.
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- Nature Materials
21-Aug-2012
ORNL technology moves scientists closer to extracting uranium from seawater
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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.
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- American Chemical Society's 244th National Meeting & Exposition
16-Aug-2012
ORNL researchers improve soil carbon cycling models
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryBusiness Announcement
A new carbon cycling model developed at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory better accounts for the carbon dioxide-releasing activity of microbes in the ground, improving scientists' understanding of the role soil will play in future climate change.
- Journal
- Ecological Applications