Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 2005
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21-Apr-2005
Growth in biomass could put US on road to energy independence
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Relief from soaring prices at the gas pump could come in the form of corncobs, cornstalks, switchgrass and other types of biomass, according to a joint feasibility study for the departments of Agriculture and Energy.
21-Apr-2005
UT-ORNL joint institute state's top rated 'green' building
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The state of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory together are setting a new standard for environmental responsibility and energy efficiency for Tennessee public buildings.
19-Apr-2005
Spontaneous ignition discovery has ORNL researcher fired up
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Zhiyu Hu believes it is possible to match nature's highly efficient method to convert chemicals into thermal energy at room temperature, and he has data and a published paper to support his theory.
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6-Apr-2005
Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 2005
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Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory include: PHYSICS -- Stirring the Big Bang soup; CHEMISTRY -- Molecules in jail; ENERGY -- Heat pumps and more; ENERGY -- Nuclear fuel study; and ENVIRONMENT -- Tracking truck emissions.
9-Mar-2005
Industrial efficiency
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Improving the efficiency of manufacturing processes is an important component of ORNL's energy mission. Over the years Oak Ridge materials researchers have pursued this goal for a variety of industries through the Department of Energy's Industrial Technologies Program (ITP).
9-Mar-2005
More power to the GRID
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On August 16, 2004, a year and two days after the largest power blackout in U.S. history, 3M announced the first commercial sale of an advanced conductor for overhead power lines.
8-Mar-2005
Letting the sunshine in
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The outlook is sunny for the Laboratory's prospects of commercializing hybrid solar lighting (HSL). The ORNL technology uses sunlight to reduce the need for indoor electric lighting, the largest consumer of electricity in commercial buildings.
8-Mar-2005
Pushing the envelope
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If ORNL's Jeff Christian could have his way, next-generation houses in East Tennessee would generate as much electricity as they consume.
4-Mar-2005
Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, March 2005
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Story ideas from the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory include: TRANSPORTATION -- Securing Russian railcars; MATERIALS -- Cooling it with magnetism; AUTOMOBILES -- Silicon carbide power; and COMPUTING -- Maximizing computational power.