en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:00 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 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20091116-02 An upgrade to a Cray XT5 high-performance computing system deployed by the Department of Energy has made the "Jaguar" supercomputer the world's fastest. Located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Jaguar is the scientific research community's most powerful computational tool for exploring solutions to some of today's most difficult problems. The upgrade, funded with $19.9 million under the Recovery Act, will enable scientific simulations for exploring solutions to climate change and the development of new energy technologies. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20091113-00 Activities that are saving water and helping the environment have earned UT-Battelle, which manages Oak Ridge National Laboratory, honors from the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20091113-01 The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory finished Fiscal Year 2009 in September with the second safest year in its history, according to Herb Debban, ORNL's associate laboratory director for Facilities and Operations. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20091111-00 Retired U.S. Army Major Gen. Warren Edwards told an Oak Ridge National Laboratory Veterans Day audience Wednesday that military personnel acted heroically in response to the recent Fort Hood shooting. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20091029-00 Activities that are saving water and helping the environment have earned UT-Battelle, which manages Oak Ridge National Laboratory, honors from the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20091020-00 An Oak Ridge National Laboratory technology for analyzing automotive engine oil has been licensed to a Texas firm that specializes in a broad suite of combustion engine lubrication and emissions testing services and equipment. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090928-00 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. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090917-00 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. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090917-01 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. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090917-02 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. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090910-00 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. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090831-01 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. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090827-00 Personnel at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory learned about practical green technology alternatives during a lunchtime program. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20090826-00 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.