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12-Mar-2004
SensorNet proposed as system to protect millions nationwide
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Tennessee could become a model for the nation when it comes to protecting the public from chemical, biological or radiological releases. Already, sensors that are part of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's SensorNet are deployed in Nashville, Knoxville and Oak Ridge, and in other parts of the nation.
8-Mar-2004
ORNL, NCAR are official partners in climate studies
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryBusiness Announcement
More accurate global climate models are in the forecast because of a collaboration between the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
5-Mar-2004
Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, March 2004
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Story ideas from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory include safer highways, a nose for chemicals, new neutron detectors and bringing industries together.
1-Mar-2004
ORNL earns four Federal Laboratory Consortium awards
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryGrant and Award Announcement
Four of the 24 awards to be presented in May for outstanding work in the process of transferring a technology to the commercial marketplace will go to the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
27-Feb-2004
New ORNL complex wins award for green construction
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryGrant and Award Announcement
Building a "green" mega-facility posed many challenges, but Oak Ridge National Laboratory wants to lead by example, and the effort has paid off with a 2003 Excellence in Construction award from a major contractors association.
15-Feb-2004
Carbon dioxide fertilization is neither boon nor bust
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Trees absorb more carbon dioxide (CO2) when the amount in the atmosphere is higher, but the increase is unlikely to offset the higher levels of CO2, according to results from large-scale experiments conducted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and elsewhere.
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9-Feb-2004
Contract awarded for SNS inner plug assembly
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryBusiness Announcement
A contract for $2.6 million has been awarded to a Nashville company to provide a key component for the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The inner plug assembly (IPA) represents one of the largest procurements for the SNS target systems, and was awarded to RTS Nuclear Solutions International.
6-Feb-2004
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, February 2004
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Story ideas from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory include life beyond Earth, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Cray X1, and theory behind the spectacle.
5-Jan-2004
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 2004
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Story tips from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory for January 2004 relate to energy efficient homes, weight in motion technology, quick decontamination and attacking bioterrorism.