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ORNL project seeks to pinpoint time since death

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Determining when a crime victim died can make the difference between a criminal going free or being brought to justice, and researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are developing a system that could help justice prevail.

ORNL story tips May 2000

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Lumberyards everywhere could revolutionize their businesses with a microwave pretreatment system that reduces from about two months to 10 days the amount of time needed to dry hardwoods. The system could save the lumber industry a significant amount in energy costs and reduce inventory requirements and expense. It can also reduce yield losses caused by long periods during which wood is exposed to insects, weather and fungus.

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

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Computing - Electronic notebook ...Paper laboratory notebooks may go the way of the typewriter with the invention of the DOE Electronic Notebook. Manufacturing - Manufacturers of components made of plastics, polymers and metals may be able to reduce time and energy costs significantly with direct thermal systems. Electronics -- World's smartest transistor Environment -- New sensor is 'Johnny on the spot'

NTRC brake test facility could make highways safer

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A first-of-its-kind facility for testing brakes of commercial trucks could help put a screeching halt to hundreds of accidents caused by mechanical failures.

Propulsion Center opens as new Oak Ridge user facility

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Advanced Propulsion Technology Center at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been designated a DOE national user facility.

ORNL technology detects explosives with mini-explosions

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An instrument that can detect tiny (nano) explosions could lead to an inexpensive hand-held device to screen people and luggage at airports or to detect land mines.

Optical switching could cause shakeup in electronics industry

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Electronic transistors may one day be replaced by all-optical transistors, which are in early stages of development at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

New tool gives scientists inside look at materials

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

When your computer crashes, it could be because of a failure in the tiny metal wires that connect parts of the integrated circuits inside, but it’s difficult to know for sure. The new X-ray crystal microscope provides an exciting capability that didn't exist before.

Exposures to second-hand smoke lower than believed, ORNL study finds

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Exposures to environmental tobacco smoke may be lower than earlier studies indicated for bartenders, waiters and waitresses, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

ORNL story tips

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

ELECTRONICS – Flat-screen, high-definition televisions and flat-panel displays could be more affordable with an emerging ORNL technology that could lower the cost of owning and operating these modern marvels. ENVIRONMENT – New "green chemistry" technology that substitutes benign carbon dioxide for noxious industrial solvents holds great promise for the $368 billion per year U.S. chemical industry.