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(Science Daily) Researchers at Virginia Tech, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and the University of Georgia have produced hydrogen gas pure enough to power a fuel cell by mixing 14 enzymes, one coenzyme, cellulosic materials from nonfood sources, and water heated to about 90 degrees (32 C)....12/27 |
 (Science Magazine) A team led by Jerome Baudry of the University of Tennessee-ORNL Center for Molecular Biophysics adapted a widely used existing software to allow supercomputers such as ORNL's Jaguar to sift through immense molecular databases and pinpoint chemical compounds as potential drug candidates....12/28
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DOE
(The Hill) "Over the past year, the Department of Energy accelerated the drive toward our clean energy economic and security goals, creating tens of thousands of jobs and helping the country to lead the way in science and innovation," DoE said in its "Year-End Update."...12/27
(Knoxville News Sentinel) Peace activists released a report Monday denouncing the government's plan to spend billions of dollars on a new Uranium Processing Facility in Oak Ridge, calling it "the most expensive bomb plant ever."...12/28
East Tennessee
(Knoxville News Sentinel) With a couple of big solar manufacturers recruited to the state in 2008 and local agencies flush with federal stimulus dollars aimed at efficiency and renewable energy projects, local solar installers and manufacturers, contractors and other businesses set to benefit from the up-and-coming industry seemed poised to take off. But what does the future hold for a local green economy?...12/28 |
National
(Reuters) President Barack Obama, who has pledged to tackle long-term U.S. debt and deficit challenges, will delay the delivery of his fiscal year 2012 budget by about a week until after February 14....12/28
(Washington Post) What to do about Russia's overwhelming advantage in tactical nuclear weapons was among several tough issues for the Obama administration that emerged from the Senate debate on the strategic nuclear arms reduction treaty....12/28 [Registration Required]
State & Regional
(Tennessean) If the Tennessee delegation has anything to say about it, Congress will tighten the federal budget belt a few notches next year....12/28 |
(NPR) Though Neanderthals went extinct long ago, advances in DNA technology are shining new light on our ancient relatives. This year several scientists used DNA to reveal not just similarities but also genetic differences between Neanderthals and us....12/28
(National Geographic) Circle patterns in primordial microwave radiation suggest a universe existed before the big bang, according to a controversial new study....12/27
(Wired) If you've ever wondered what snowflakes truly look like, spend a few moments with these images from the Electron Microscopy Unit of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland....12/27