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1-Jan-2002
Present at the Creation
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
When they synthesized elements 114 and 116, Russian and Livermore scientists confirmed decades-old predictions of the existence of superheavy elements with comparatively long lifetimes.
31-Dec-2001
From the stone age to the lego block age of computing
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The Center for Component Technology for Terascale Simulation Software (CCTTSS), another of ORNL's projects to receive funding from DOE's Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) Program, may well revolutionize the way terascale software simulations are developed.
31-Dec-2001
Computer modeling and homeland security
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL researchers have developed computer-based products that could provide information to help Americans better protect themselves from natural, accidental, or deliberate threats.
31-Dec-2001
Computer modeling aids understanding of plasma physics
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL fusion researchers are using supercomputers to understand plasma turbulence, design a device that could eliminate plasma disruptions, and find ways to get radio waves to not only heat but also control the plasma to allow sustained energy-producing fusion reactions.
31-Dec-2001
The science grid
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Science grids are being established to connect scientists, instruments, computing, and data.
31-Dec-2001
Developing computer tools for scientists
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL researchers and their university and national lab colleagues are developing tools to enable scientists to run simulation codes more efficiently on massively parallel supercomputers and clusters of personal computers.
31-Dec-2001
Chemical experiments and predictions by computer
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Supercomputers can be used to simulate chemical reactions, saving time and money and increasing safety.
31-Dec-2001
Retaining and retrieving data more effectively
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL is a co-developer of and customer for the computer industry’s leading data-storage system in terms of capacity and transfer speed. The ORNL data-storage program also includes the Probe Storage Research Facility.
31-Dec-2001
Car crash simulations may improve vehicle efficiency
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL researchers are building computer models of vehicles made of aluminum, regular steel, high-strength steel, and carbon-fiber composites. This research could lead to safer, energy-efficient cars.