Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory -- December 2009
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4-Dec-2009
ORNL receives Recovery Act funding for Carbon Fiber Technology Center
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryGrant and Award Announcement
A new, stimulus-funded research center at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could help strengthen the very "fiber" of America's automotive and energy industries.
25-Nov-2009
ORNL 'deep retrofits' can cut home energy bills in half
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has announced plans to conduct a series of deep energy retrofit research projects with the potential to improve the energy efficiency in selected homes by as much as 30 to 50 percent.
19-Nov-2009
ORNL, Los Alamos pioneer new approach to assist scientists, farmers
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Sustainable farming, initially adopted to preserve soil quality for future generations, may also play a role in maintaining a healthy climate, according to researchers at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge and Los Alamos national laboratories.
18-Nov-2009
ORNL, partners helping scientists deal with data deluge
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryBusiness Announcement
Vast amounts of information that could hold the key to breakthroughs in environmental research will be made readily available through a network created by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and partners.
16-Nov-2009
Oak Ridge 'Jaguar' supercomputer is World's fastest
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryGrant and Award Announcement
An upgrade to a Cray XT5 high-performance computing system deployed by the Department of Energy has made the "Jaguar" supercomputer the world's fastest. Located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Jaguar is the scientific research community's most powerful computational tool for exploring solutions to some of today's most difficult problems.
5-Nov-2009
November 2009 story tips from the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Fuel economy ratings for the new 2010 model year automobiles are posted at www.fueleconomy.gov, which ORNL maintains for the US Department of Energy and the US Environmental Protection Agency. A team led by ORNL's Nina Balke has moved closer to developing more rugged memory and logic devices. Heavy trucks are less heavy but just as safe and rugged because of steel rail frames. A new approach to crunching massive volumes of data uses neural networks like an artificial brain.
13-Oct-2009
Story tips from the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2009
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Graphene, a single-layer sheet of graphite, has potential as a remarkable material, particularly for electronics and composite applications. Information sharing technologies are being integrated into a freight tracking system that could revolutionize the industry.
9-Oct-2009
Key new ingredient in climate model refines global predictions
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
For the first time, climate scientists from across the country have successfully incorporated the nitrogen cycle into global simulations for climate change, questioning previous assumptions regarding carbon feedback and potentially helping to refine model forecasts about global warming.
29-Sep-2009
Spallation Neutron Source first of its kind to reach megawatt power
DOE/Oak Ridge National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
The US Department of Energy's Spallation Neutron Source, already the world's most powerful facility for pulsed neutron scattering science, is now the first pulsed spallation neutron source to break the one-megawatt barrier.