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Elusive salamanders have role in developing new sampling models

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Rare salamanders at a Georgia military base are the guinea pigs for Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers whose goal is to develop methods to better determine whether a species has vanished.

ORNL nanoscience center 'jump starts' medical compound device

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

A device that could create custom-tailored medical compounds faster than ever before is one of the first projects launched under the new Center for Nanophase Materials Science at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

ORNL technologies win maximum Federal Laboratory Consortium awards

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Four technologies developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have earned Excellence in Technology Transfer Awards from the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer.

ORNL, UC Berkeley unravel real-world clues to Earth's mysteries

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A microbial community thriving under bizarre natural conditions in California could be a gold mine to researchers in their quest to understand the complex biological relationships and how these inner workings might apply on a grander scale.

Journal: Science
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 2005

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Story ideas from the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory include ENVIRONMENT -- Nitrate's worst nightmare; INSTRUMENTATION -- Symposium slated May 8-12; BIOLOGY -- Microbial sleuth; and ENVIRONMENT -- Lower emissions.

Growth in biomass could put US on road to energy independence

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Relief from soaring prices at the gas pump could come in the form of corncobs, cornstalks, switchgrass and other types of biomass, according to a joint feasibility study for the departments of Agriculture and Energy.

UT-ORNL joint institute state's top rated 'green' building

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The state of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory together are setting a new standard for environmental responsibility and energy efficiency for Tennessee public buildings.

Spontaneous ignition discovery has ORNL researcher fired up

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Zhiyu Hu believes it is possible to match nature's highly efficient method to convert chemicals into thermal energy at room temperature, and he has data and a published paper to support his theory.

Journal: Energy & Fuels

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 2005

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory include: PHYSICS -- Stirring the Big Bang soup; CHEMISTRY -- Molecules in jail; ENERGY -- Heat pumps and more; ENERGY -- Nuclear fuel study; and ENVIRONMENT -- Tracking truck emissions.

Industrial efficiency

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Improving the efficiency of manufacturing processes is an important component of ORNL's energy mission. Over the years Oak Ridge materials researchers have pursued this goal for a variety of industries through the Department of Energy's Industrial Technologies Program (ITP).