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Scientists examining cells to study diseases could have a new tool that advances the field to a level previously imagined; Surgeons treating eye diseases could soon have three microfabricated surgical instruments; An analysis of the field of high-temperature superconductors which tracks global trends and performance in research, shows ORNL's Amit Goyal ranks no. 1 worldwide in the number of citations; Hundreds of new jobs are expected to result from production of a super-efficient water heater.

The SNS has added another instrument to its eventual suite of 25. Wide tires on tractor-trailers can reduce the weight of a rig. In one of the largest experiments of its kind, thousands of cottonwood cuttings planted in common gardens in British Columbia, Oregon and California will help scientists determine which strains are best suited for cellulosic ethanol production. Fusion energy took a small step forward with a successful simulation performed on ORNL's Jaguar supercomputer.

Techniques developed at ORNL are making sense of enormous amounts of information delivered by all types of sensors. ORNL is hosting the Cyber Security Information Intelligence Research Workshop. Graphene can be used for electronics.

By identifying a novel compound that primes a plant's immune system, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Chicago may be on a path to developing disease-resistant plants.

Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are looking at how developing nerve cells may hold a key to predicting and preventing diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory officials announced today that construction will start in eight to 10 weeks on a major research facility made possible by $71.2 million from President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Blindness in millions of people with diseases that starve eye tissue and nerves of oxygen might be averted with a procedure being developed by researchers at ORNL, University of Sounthern California and UT.

With a one-of-a-kind instrument at ORNL, discoveries have been made that could open new pathways for nanoscale electronics. An enzyme that converts cellulosic materials and water to hydrogen used in transportation has been discovered. An ORNL study of structural damage shows that buildings with large openings are more prone to hurricane damage. A combination of neutron, X-ray and atom-probe analysis has given researchers insight to the atomic structure of a new multicomponent bulk metallic glass.

In the blink of an eye, people at risk of becoming blind can now be screened for eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration.

Researchers at ORNL and Vanderbilt University have unveiled a new technique for imaging whole cells in liquid. Scientists studying human health, agriculture and the environment have a powerful new tool to help them better understand microbial processes. Colonies of cyber robots with unique missions can in near real time detect network intruders on computers that support US infrastructure. The National Center for Computational Sciences at ORNL has granted early access to a number of projects to test Jaguar.