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Science for security

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Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, national security has become a priority mission of the Department of Energy. This mission, which in addition to public safety focuses on the protection of America's economic and energy security assets, is supported by an increasingly robust program of technological innovation.

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 2006

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Story tips from ORNL include: Computing -- Preparing for duty; Biology -- New DNA detector; Energy -- Off the wall; SNS -- Neutrons to instruments.

ORNL engineers take page out of nature's playbook

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Designing complex systems such as nuclear reactors for space applications is a daunting task, but Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have made it less so by borrowing from nature.

May 2006 story tips from Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Story tips from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory include military, bioprocessing and energy.

ORNL poised to help nation reach goals outlined in study

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Creative thinking and the unique capabilities of Oak Ridge National Laboratory could play a role in realizing some of the goals outlined in the comprehensive "Rising Above the Gathering Storm" report commissioned by The National Academies.

First neutrons produced by DOE's Spallation Neutron Source

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

One of the largest and most anticipated US science construction projects of the past several decades has passed its most significant performance test. The Department of Energy's Spallation Neutron Source, located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has generated its first neutrons.

Plants' role in global warming re-examined in ORNL Science paper

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Estimates of increased plant respiration in response to higher global temperatures may be somewhat overstated as they have not taken into account plants' ability to adjust to changing conditions, according to researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 2006

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The current story tips from ORNL include the following: Swarm intelligence -- Nature's way; Nanotechnology -- Promise and perils; Biology -- Skull and spinal defects, and Energy -- Heat exchange.

ORNL, protein discovery researchers collaborate on high-profile paper

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

A paper that outlines a new method to use a beam of light to trap protein molecules and make them dance in space has earned a place in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition. The technique is more than just a novelty as it is useful for separating, concentrating and analyzing proteins quickly with high sensitivity and selectivity.

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, March 2006

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Read news tips on supercomputing, biosensors, and national security in this month's Oak Ridge National Laboratory Tip Sheet.