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ORNL's Colorful Nanocrystals Could Lead To Faster Computers

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Using an accelerator, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory can implant gold ions in high concentrations in glass surface layers, creating a variety of striking colors. The researchers also can control the microscopic behavior of the resulting nanocrystals, or clusters of several hundred metallic atoms each.

Newly Discovered Bacteria Produce Magnetic Material

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Novel bacterial that produce magnetic material and could remove heavy metals from contaminated soils and groundwater have been discovered by microbiologists from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory

ORNL Facility May Help Solve Stellar Mysteries

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory on August 30 generated the first radioactive ion beam at the Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility. Researchers from around the world soon will begin using this facility to study nuclei that cannot be produced from elements that exist on Earth

Oak Ridge's Portal Of Future Putting Emphasis On Security

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Department of Energy researchers at Oak Ridge, Tenn., are developing "portal of the future" technology to prevent sabotage, theft, and terrorist activity