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(Knoxville News Sentinel)
Andy Christianson of Oak Ridge National Laboratory has won the 2012 Young Scientist Prize (Structure and Dynamics of Condensed Matter Physics) from the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics. Christianson is a researcher in ORNL's Neutron Scattering Sciences Division. He received his Ph.D. in physics from Colorado State University. He came to ORNL in 2006 on a Cliff Shull Fellowship...10/13 |
(Knoxville News Sentinel) Oak Ridge National Laboratory said the use of tiny video cameras -- known as minirhizotrons -- has provided an effective ways to study root behavior in wetlands, allowing researchers to evaluate the response of the ecosystem to elevated temps and carbon dioxide...10/13
(Physorg.com)
A method of monitoring roots rarely used in wetlands will help Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers effectively study the response of a high-carbon ecosystem to elevated temperatures and levels of carbon dioxide...10/13
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DOE
(DOE Press Release) U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the activation of an ultra-high speed network connection for scientists, researchers and educators at universities and National Laboratories that is at least ten times faster than commercial Internet providers...10/13
(DOE Press Release) Partnerships with businesses, from start-ups to large companies, are supported by Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) -- one of the examples of how the Energy Department’s National Labs are helping private industry bring cutting-edge technologies to market – creating new industries and businesses and bolstering the country’s economic competitiveness...10/13
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National
(NY Times) President Obama vowed on Thursday to push for what he called the “toughest sanctions” against Iran, saying that the United States had strong evidence that Iranian officials were complicit in an alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States...10/13
(AP)
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed slightly in August because imports fell a little more than exports. The trade gap with China hit a record high for a single month.
The Commerce Department said Thursday that the deficit dipped to $45.61 billion in August, the lowest gap in four months. The July deficit was revised upward to $45.63 billion...10/14 |
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