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Spallation Neutron Source first of its kind to reach megawatt power    Audio Clip
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sep. 28, 2009 — The Department of Energy's Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), already the world's most powerful facility for pulsed neutron scattering science, is now the first pulsed spallation neutron source to break the one-megawatt barrier.

ORNL hosting 28 bright students from Governor's Academy    Audio Clip
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sep. 17, 2009 — Twenty-eight high school juniors, who are among Tennessee's brightest students, are beginning an academic year long program through the Governor's Academy for Math and Science.

Clarksville student hopes to develop new energy source    Audio Clip
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sep. 17, 2009 — Cameron Wainright is a highly motivated Clarksville High School junior entered in this year's Tennessee Governor's Academy for Math and Sciences being held at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee.

ORNL director see bright future for clean energy jobs in state    Audio Clip
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sep. 17, 2009 — Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director Thom Mason told the Governor's Economic Development Conference in Nashville that clean energy companies appear to have a bright future in Tennessee.

ORAU Seeks Proposals for High-Performance Computing Grants    Audio Clip
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sep. 14, 2009 — Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) announces a call for proposals for a series of high-performance computing grants that would allow faculty and student research teams the opportunity to participate in research with the benefit of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's (ORNL) computing resources and staff. The competitive grant program, open to ORAU's 97 member institutions, provides potential funding of up to $75,000 for three years, allowing participant teams the opportunity to take full advantage of ORNL's ultrascale computing resources for scientific discovery in any discipline.

UT-Battelle donates $175,000 to restore Oak Ridge Playhouse    Audio Clip
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 31, 2009 — UT-Battelle has announced a gift of $175,000 to the Oak Ridge Playhouse to help restore one of the oldest community theaters in the Southeast.

Audio Spot: ORNL employees learn about green technology alternatives    Audio Clip
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 27, 2009 — Personnel at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory learned about practical green technology alternatives during a lunchtime program.

Ex-Knoxvillian wins Oak Ridge bicycle race    Audio Clip
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 26, 2009 — Former Knoxvillian John Hart came home to East Tennessee to win the Oak Ridge Velo Classic bicycle race Sunday around Oak Ridge's historic Jackson Square.

Audio Spot: ORNL to assist Nissan with electric car power recharge needs    Audio Clip
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 6, 2009 — Nissan's plan to build 5,000 short-haul electric cars with a range of 100 miles will get a boost from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Audio Spot: Knox science teachers receive ORNL science briefings    Audio Clip
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 6, 2009 — A number of science teachers in Knox County Schools are receiving briefings this summer on research taking place at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Oak Ridge Supercomputers Provide First Simulation of Abrupt Climate Change     Audio Clip
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., July 16, 2009 — At the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the world's fastest supercomputer for unclassified research is simulating abrupt climate change and shedding light on an enigmatic period of natural global warming in Earth's relatively recent history. The work, led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), is featured in the July 17 issue of the journal Science and provides valuable new data about the causes and effects of global climate change.