Recent News Releases

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Paul Gilna to lead ORNL's BioEnergy Science Center OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 9, 2010 — Dr. Paul Gilna is joining the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory as director of the DOE BioEnergy Science Center (BESC).
Semi-finalists named for Global Venture Challenge 2010 OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 9, 2010 — Student teams from 22 universities have been selected to advance to the semi-final round of the 2010 Global Venture Challenge hosted March 25-26 by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
New facility expected to clarify ecosystem responses to climate change OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 5, 2010 — Scientists hope to get a glimpse of the future with a proposed experiment facility in northern Minnesota that would allow them to adjust temperatures and levels of carbon dioxide across a broad range of possibilities projected by climate models.
Four ORNL researchers selected for Recovery Act early career funds OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 4, 2010 — Four Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are among the 69 scientists that will receive five-year research grants as part of the Department of Energy's new Early Career Research Program.
New ORNL system provides hybrid electric autos with power to spare OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 4, 2010 — An advancement in hybrid electric vehicle technology is providing powerful benefits beyond transportation.
New neutron studies support magnetism's role in superconductors OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 2, 2010 — Neutron scattering experiments performed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory give strong evidence that, if superconductivity is related to a material's magnetic properties, the same mechanisms are behind both copper-based high-temperature superconductors and the newly discovered iron-based superconductors.
UT-Battelle licenses tissue regeneration technologies to NellOne Therapeutics, Inc. OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Jan. 28, 2010 — In a major step toward commercialization of a promising therapeutic treatment, Oak Ridge National Laboratory contractor UT-Battelle has exclusively licensed patents on inventions based on the Nell-1 gene to NellOne Therapeutics, Inc. (NellOne), a company spun out of the Department of Energy laboratory.
Supercomputing time awarded to design transformational lithium air battery OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Jan. 26, 2010 — The Department of Energy announced today that 24 million hours of supercomputing time out of a total of 1.6 billion available hours at Argonne and Oak Ridge National Laboratories have been awarded to investigate materials for developing lithium air batteries, capable of powering a car for 500 miles on a single charge.
U.S. ITER awards agreement for Tokamak Cooling Water System OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Jan. 19, 2010 — The U.S. ITER Project Office at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has awarded a basic ordering agreement for design and fabrication of the Tokamak Cooling Water System (TCWS) - a major U.S. contribution to the ITER Project - to AREVA Federal Services LLC of Charlotte, N.C.
Bhaduri appointed to prestigious Mapping Science Committee OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Jan. 12, 2010 — Budhendra Bhaduri of Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been selected to serve a three-year term on the Mapping Science Committee of the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council.
ORNL hosting fourth annual Global Venture Challenge    OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Jan. 7, 2010 — Oak Ridge National Laboratory invites universities to apply to compete in the fourth annual Global Venture Challenge to be held March 24-26.
Nagler, Zinkle elected fellows of AAAS OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Jan. 6, 2010 — Two researchers at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory--Stephen E. Nagler and Steven J. Zinkle--have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
UT-Battelle community giving tops $2 million in 2009 OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 22, 2009 — Led by two legacy gifts and a record United Way campaign, UT-Battelle and ORNL staff contributed more than $2 million to a variety of local projects and initiatives in 2009.
UT-Battelle employees increase efforts to help communities OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 21, 2009 — More than 800 employees of UT-Battelle have provided volunteer time to community service projects in East Tennessee during 2009.
UT-Battelle's delivery of science highlights strong DOE performance ratings OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 16, 2009 — Led by a number of scientific breakthroughs and operational milestones at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UT-Battelle has again earned high performance ratings from the Department of Energy.
Knoxville team wins Tennessee Lego Tournament    OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 15, 2009 — A group of Knoxville students ages 9 to 14 will head to Atlanta in April to compete in the World First Lego Tournament after winning the state tournament Dec. 5 in Cookeville.