ORNL uses new technologies to take steam out of wasted energy
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4-Oct-2010
Powerful supercomputer peers into the origin of life
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Supercomputer simulations at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are helping scientists unravel how nucleic acids could have contributed to the origins of life.
30-Sep-2010
Story tips from the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory October 2010
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Instead of the conventional long piece of metal or dipole antenna, electronic devices of tomorrow could incorporate an antenna no bigger than a gnat. Wireless sensors that alert steel mill operators to abnormal temperatures and vibrations that foretell wasted energy and imminent failure are expected to pay big dividends. Expressed as raw data, a simulation performed on a supercomputer would appear as a formless sea of trillion-floating-operations-per-second calculations.
20-Sep-2010
New Oak Ridge homes are laboratories for energy efficiency
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Four East Tennessee homes completed this month showcase how scientific research can make dramatic changes in the cost of heating and cooling our homes.
17-Sep-2010
ORNL strengthens DOE-funded clean vehicles team
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryGrant and Award Announcement
As a member of the recently announced clean vehicles consortium, part of the US-China Clean Energy Research Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are focusing on a suite of technologies to put more electric and hybrid vehicles on the road.
15-Sep-2010
Neutrons helping ORNL researchers unlock secrets to cheaper ethanol
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
New insight into the structure of switchgrass and poplars is fueling discussions that could result in more efficient methods to turn biomass into biofuel.
14-Sep-2010
ORNL scientists reveal battery behavior at the nanoscale
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
As industries and consumers increasingly seek improved battery power sources, cutting-edge microscopy performed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is providing an unprecedented perspective on how lithium-ion batteries function.
9-Sep-2010
ORNL wins 2 awards for sustainability program
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryGrant and Award Announcement
Exemplary efforts to "go green" at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have resulted in a 2010 Federal Energy & Water Management Award and a 2010 Department of Energy Management Award in recognition of the lab's Sustainable Campus Initiative.
30-Aug-2010
Story tips from the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 2010
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The following are story tips from DOE/Oak Ridge National Lab.
27-Aug-2010
ORNL graphite foam technology licensed to LED North America
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryBusiness Announcement
Technology developed at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that extends the life of light-emitting diode lamps has been licensed to LED North America.