en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/audio_spots.cfm Audio news from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge National Laboratory science, science news, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL No webmaster@ornl.gov http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/audio_spots.cfm http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/rss/audio_news.gif Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090623-00 University of Tennessee head football coach Lane Kiffin helped the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory kick off its 2009 United Way campaign with a rally in front of hundreds of employees. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090618-01 WKU Students Work On Project With Oak Ridge National Lab Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090617-01 A record number of undergraduate and graduate students at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are learning firsthand about science and technologies that could change lives. Thu, 4 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090604-00 About 400 jobs will be created at a Louisville General Electric plant where a new electric water heater will be built. Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090529-00 Officials of the Department of Energy and UT-Battelle broke ground today on a $95 million Chemical and Materials Sciences facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Construction of the new laboratory facility is supported by funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act enacted by Congress earlier this year. Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090528-00 The Buildings Technology Center of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is joining an effort in Syracuse, N.Y., to gather information on the effectiveness of new energy efficient wall technologies. Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090513-00 High school students from across Tennessee enrolled in this academic year's Governor's Academy for Math and Science are concluding their work at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory almost nine months after they started, according to academy director Craig Green of the University of Tennessee. Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090513-01 Tractor-trailers may be able to improve fuel efficiency and increase the amount of cargo with single wide tires instead of the more conventional and thinner dual tires. Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090513-02 Governor Phil Bredesen today proposed the Volunteer State Solar Initiative, a comprehensive solar-energy and economic-development program that will use up to $62.5 million in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to advance job creation, education, research, and renewable-power production in Tennessee. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090428-00 Oak Ridge National Laboratory will be home to two of 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced today by the White House in conjunction with a speech delivered by President Barack Obama at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090425-00 OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 24, 2009 - U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, (D-New Mexico), who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, visited Oak ridge National Laboratory today said research taking place at the Spallation Neutron Source at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory works in concert with work taking place at the two national laboratories located in his state of New Mexico. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090422-00 A focus of Earth Day 2009 at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is encouraging employees to make environmentally friendly choices, according to the laboratory's Earth Day coordinator, Ramie Wilkerson.