3-Feb-2011 'Tall order' sunlight-to-hydrogen system works, neutron analysis confirms DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Peer-Reviewed Publication Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a biohybrid photoconversion system -- based on the interaction of photosynthetic plant proteins with synthetic polymers -- that can convert visible light into hydrogen fuel.
1-Feb-2011 ORNL receives 2 national tech transfer awards DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Grant and Award Announcement Two teams from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have won awards for excellence in technology transfer from the Federal Laboratory Consortium.
26-Jan-2011 Neutrons 'go viral' at ORNL DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory A research team from ORNL and North Carolina State University is using small angle neutron scattering to study how viruses change their structure when they move between different host species. Understanding how a virus reorganizes itself when it goes from a mosquito to a human is critical for the development of medicines that can block the spread of viruses.
24-Jan-2011 New DOE bioenergy website has ORNL roots DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Business Announcement Policy makers, industry, researchers and the public have a new way to gain and share information about biofuels with the Bioenergy Knowledge Discovery Framework, or KDF, developed by a team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and sponsored by the Department of Energy.
12-Jan-2011 Natural dissolved organic matter plays dual role in cycling of mercury DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Peer-Reviewed Publication Nature has a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde relationship with mercury, but researchers at the DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have made a discovery that ultimately could help explain the split personality.
6-Jan-2011 Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory January 2011 DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Peer-Reviewed Publication This release contains story ideas from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory on topics such as forensics, electricity, batteries and more.
17-Dec-2010 4 ORNL scientists named American Physical Society Fellows DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Grant and Award Announcement Four researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been elected to fellowship in the American Physical Society.
9-Dec-2010 Supercomputing research opens doors for drug discovery DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Peer-Reviewed Publication A quicker and cheaper technique to scan molecular databases developed at the DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could put scientists on the fast track to developing new drug treatments. Journal Journal of Computational Chemistry
3-Dec-2010 Bredesen dedicates joint research facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Business Announcement Governor Phil Bredesen today joined officials from the University of Tennessee and the Department of Energy in dedicating a new state-funded research facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
1-Dec-2010 Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory -- December 2010 DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Peer-Reviewed Publication The US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has several news summaries available for December 2010.