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(Physorg.com) Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Jaguar supercomputer has completed the first phase of an upgrade that will keep it among the most powerful scientific computing systems in the world...2/29
(High-Performance Composites) ...Oak Ridge National Laboratory is actively involved in several partnerships, including one with Dow, to explore the market for automotive carbon fiber made from alternative precursors, including lignin, olefin and polyethylene. And recent announcements of partnerships between carmakers and carbon producers portend an upsurge in automotive composites...2/29
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(R&D Magazine) A technology developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory could streamline and strengthen the process for siting power plants while potentially enhancing the nation's energy security...2/28
(Charleston Daily Mail) A new invention by a West Virginia biotech company has significant potential for the life sciences industry on a global level and to create hundreds of jobs in the state. The new invention, the LAESI DP-1000 System, debuted late last year from Morgantown-based Protea Biosciences...The company announced Friday that it had begun a research collaboration with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee...3/1
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DOE
(Knoxville News Sentinel) I talked recently with John Eschenberg, the Department of Energy's interim Oak Ridge manager, about the cleanup plans and, more specifically, about dealing with the very significant mercury problems at Y-12. Eschenberg laid out a plan, although his plan is not specific in terms of months or years...2/29
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National
(NY Times) North Korea announced on Wednesday that it would suspend its nuclear weapons tests and uranium enrichment and allow international inspectors to monitor activities at its main nuclear complex...2/29
East Tennessee
(Knoxville News Sentinel) Forty-eight teams are scheduled to compete March 3 in the Tennessee Science Bowl, with the winning team getting an all-expenses-paid trip to the National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy...2/29 |
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