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9-Jun-2003

Expecting big things from nanostructures

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are working to streamline micro-injection--a proven technique for altering the DNA content of a cell--for medical, agricultural, and environmental applications. This research was published in the May 2003 issue of Nanotechnology.

6-Jun-2003

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 2003

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Interesting story tips from this month include "Steel for the 21st century" (materials), "Nanostructures in a new light" (physics), "A sizzling partnership," and "Record-setting sensors" (chemistry).

2-Jun-2003

Clustering in universe seen as indicator of galaxy evolution

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at the Sloan Digital Sky Survey have discovered surprising new information about how galaxies cluster in space, leading to new information about evolutions of galaxies and matter in the universe. These findings were presented at the American Astronomical Society meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 26, 2003.

19-May-2003

ORNL researchers expect big things from nanostructures

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Arrays of nanofibers able to deliver genetic material to cells quickly and efficiently have researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory excited about potential applications for drug delivery, gene therapy, crop engineering and environmental monitoring.

8-May-2003

ORNL instrument can help keep U.S. military planes in air

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Using an instrument and technology developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, mechanics can know in seconds if a fuel pump of a military transport plane like the C-141 Starlifter is excessively worn and could fail.

24-Apr-2003

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 2003

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Story ideas from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory include: "Environment -- Potent poplars," "Sensors -- Tracking down explosives," "Nanotechnology -- There's the rub," and "Energy efficiency -- Better for buildings."

17-Mar-2003

Miniature spectrometer can detect biological hazards

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a miniature device that can identify as little as a fraction of a spore of anthrax and other biological hazards within 30 milliseconds.

3-Mar-2003

The next-generation supercomputer

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

In September 2003, the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Cray, Inc., of Seattle, Washington, will deploy Cray's X1 system at ORNL's Center for Computational Science. This next-generation supercomputer will be instrumental in addressing problems related to climate, biology, nanoscale materials, fusion, and astrophysics.

3-Mar-2003

ORNL earns four federal lab awards

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has earned four awards in excellence in technology transfer for 2003 from the Federal Laboratory Consortium, which includes some 700 national laboratories throughout the United States.

13-Feb-2003

Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory February 2003

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Peer-Reviewed Publication

Topics that you might find interesting include: Nanotechnology -- The shape of tomorrow; Materials -- A smashing success; Ecology -- Where roads and nature meet and; Energy -- Cleaner, more efficient gas turbines . . .