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ORNL researchers analyze material with 'colossal ionic conductivity'

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new material characterized at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could open a pathway toward more efficient fuel cells.

Revolutionary green technology bus has DOE roots

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Insight from ORNL, commitment from two Michigan companies and funding from DOE have led to the commercialization of a lightweight urban transit bus with double the fuel efficiency of conventional hybrid buses. This new green technology 40-foot bus features a high-strength stainless steel body and chassis and a hybrid power system that drives the bus primarily with stored electrical energy.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 2008

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers have made the first mixed-oxide pellets from recycled spent nuclear fuel in a process that doesn't produce a separate plutonium stream. Tiny changes at the nanometer scale can have a colossal effect on the properties of a material, and for the first time researchers may have a method to see and even predict those changes. A new generation of electron microscope is helping scientists examine materials for fuel-efficient cars, superconductors, solar cells and other applications.

Oak Ridge pegged for national ecological network

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Dozens of instruments to be deployed on the Oak Ridge Reservation and other sites around the nation will provide valuable information related to climate change, biodiversity and invasive species, infectious diseases and other areas of interest.

ORNL demonstrates super-sensitive explosives detector

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Using a laser and a device that converts reflected light into sound, researchers at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory can detect explosives at distances exceeding 20 yards.

New ORNL process brings nanoparticles into focus

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists can study the biological impacts of engineered nanomaterials on cells within the body with greater resolution than ever because of a procedure developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

ORNL, General Electric collaborate on super efficient electric water heater

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and General Electric have collaborated to finalize, test and market the first product from a major brand to meet DOE's new Energy Star criteria for electric heat pump water heaters. The GE Hybrid Water Heater is affordable and designed to be 50 percent more energy efficient than a standard 50 gallon electric water heater.

GE Energy to market SNS-developed detector electronics system

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

GE Energy, manufacturer of Reuter Stokes radiation detection equipment, has signed a technology transfer agreement to market the electronics and software associated with the SNS 8Pack neutron detector system, an award-winning design for a system of sensitive neutron detectors developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 2008

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Stories on the following topics are from the US Department of Energy: navigation, electronics, biology and energy.

New process could cause titanium price to tumble

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Whether for stopping cars or bullets, titanium is the material of choice, but it has always been too expensive for all but the most specialized applications.