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ORNL adds three R&D 100s to DOE lab-leading total

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Researchers and engineers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have won three R&D 100 Awards, pushing their national lab-leading total to 119 since the awards began in 1963.

ORNL, industry partnership could make summers more bearable

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Schools, hospitals, dormitories and theaters could be a lot more comfortable during steamy summers because of a partnership between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and industry.

Team of ORNL 'agents' working to keep people safe

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Thousands of special agents created at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are on missions 24 hours a day as they work to uncover threats to national security.

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 2004

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratories include new roofing materials that reflect more of the sun's IR rays, solving a mystery regarding superconductor's high-transition temperatures, and why measuring the carbon flux of the environment provides important information.

ORNL-state partnership lauded at dedication of computational facility

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Touting potential economic benefits to Tennessee, the state's head of economic development helped dedicate a new $10 million facility Friday to house the Joint Institute for Computational Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

High Flux Isotope Reactor marks 400th cycle

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Oak Ridge National Laboratory's High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), one of the world's most powerful research reactors, is marking a milestone this month -- its 400th fuel cycle since it began operation in 1966.

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

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory include the toxicological effects of inhaling airborne ultrafine particles, greater fuel efficiency and lower emissions in engines, and a one-step process to separate cesium and strontium.

ORNL's nanobiosensor technology gives new access to living cell’s molecular processes

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a nanoscale technology for investigating biomolecular processes in single living cells. The new technology enables researchers to monitor and study cellular signaling networks, including the first observation of programmed cell death in a single live cell.

ORNL researchers focus on the CO2 big picture

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Spring's lush green lawns and hot pink shoes contribute at least in a small way to the world's total carbon picture, say researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Atom-scale images give materials researchers new tool for developing advanced ceramics

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New atom-scale images from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory promise to provide researchers the ability to predict and model the properties and behavior of advanced ceramic materials.

Journal: Nature
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy