Jaguar upgrade brings ORNL closer to petascale computing
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1-May-2008
Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 2008
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The following contains story ideas from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. To arrange for an interview with a researcher, please contact the Communications and External Relations staff member identified at the end of each tip.
21-Apr-2008
Crop management strategies key to a healthy Gulf, planet
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Improved management of crops and perennials could go a long way toward alleviating the problem of hypoxia, which claims thousands of fish, shrimp and shellfish in the Gulf of Mexico each spring.
14-Apr-2008
Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 2008
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The following contains story ideas from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. To arrange for an interview with a researcher, please contact the Communications and External Relations staff member identified at the end of each tip.
12-Mar-2008
ORNL study finds rivers play part in removing nitrogen
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Tiny organisms play a powerful role in removing nitrate, a form of nitrogen pollution caused by human activity, in streams, according to a study by a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and published in Nature.
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12-Mar-2008
ORNL study shows hybrid effect on power distribution
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A growing number of plug-in hybrid electric cars and trucks could require major new power generation resources or none at all -- depending on when people recharge their automobiles. A recent ORNL study examined how an expected increase in ownership of hybrid electric cars and trucks will affect the power grid depending on what time of day or night the vehicles are charged.
12-Mar-2008
ORNL part of project to help power developing nations
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With a proposed fiscal year 2009 budget of $20 million, the effort by the Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and partners to develop grid-appropriate reactors is gaining steam.
5-Mar-2008
Killer freeze of '07 illustrates paradoxes of warming climate
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A destructive spring freeze that chilled the eastern United States almost a year ago illustrates the threat a warming climate poses to plants and crops, according to a paper just published in the journal BioScience. The study was led by a team from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
4-Mar-2008
Imports from Latin America may help US meet energy goals, study finds
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Latin American nations could become important suppliers of ethanol for world markets in coming decades, according to an Oak Ridge National Laboratory study released recently.
3-Mar-2008
Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, March 2008
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This month's Oak Ridge National Laboratory news tips include items covering the topics of bioscience, homeland security, industry and neutron science.