en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 18:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/newsroom.cfm Oak Ridge National Laboratory conducts basic and applied research that provides innovative solutions to complex problems. webmaster@ornl.gov 131 22 http://www.ornl.gov http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/rss/logo.gif Fri, 17 May 2013 16:14:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/features/get_feature.cfm?FeatureNumber=f20130517-00 Researchers with the BioEnergy Science Center led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory have charted 500 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals in the center's five and half years of operation. Fri, 10 May 2013 13:08:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/features/get_feature.cfm?FeatureNumber=f20130510-00 Through a project with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Hardin Valley Academy's Noah Kaye has earned the Boy Scouts of America's Hornaday Award and redbreast sunfish have some new hangouts. Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20130510-00 Materials science and physics research led by early career Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists received a boost this week from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Early Career Research Program. Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20130510-01 A new 1,500-square-foot zero-energy structure has been built on the Clinton High School campus with the help of a $15,000 corporate gift from UT-Battelle. Mon, 6 May 2013 16:35:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/features/get_feature.cfm?FeatureNumber=f20130506-00 Hundreds of science-minded students bypassed Saturday morning cartoons this semester, opting instead to participate in the first year of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Science Saturdays program. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:14:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/features/get_feature.cfm?FeatureNumber=f20130430-00 The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors, the Department of Energy's first Innovation Hub, has enlisted top scientists and engineers from around the U.S. to improve the nuclear reactors that provide about 20 percent of the nation's electricity. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20130429-00 Meredith Graves, a senior at Hardin Valley Academy, is the recipient of the 2013 UT-Battelle Scholarship to the University of Tennessee. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:12:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/features/get_feature.cfm?FeatureNumber=f20130426-00 U.S. economic losses from extreme weather could at least double by 2050, according to an Oak Ridge National Laboratory analysis published this month in the online edition of the journal Global Environmental Change. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20130415-00 Two researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been elected to fellowship in the American Physical Society (APS). Xiaoguang Zhang and Eliot Specht were named APS fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to physics. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20130415-01 Once they've finished powering electric vehicles for hundreds of thousands of miles, it may not be the end of the road for automotive batteries, which researchers believe can provide continued benefits for consumers, automakers and the environment. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20130412-00 Retired Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher and UT-Battelle Corporate Fellow Richard Haire has received the 2013 Glenn T. Seaborg Award by the American Chemical Society. The Seaborg Award is one of the top recognitions in the field of nuclear chemistry. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20130412-01 The Department of Energy has announced renewed funding at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's BioEnergy Science Center (BESC). Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/get_press_release.cfm?ReleaseNumber=mr20130410-00 Oak Ridge, Hardin Valley, Halls and Roane County high schools will be among more than 300 teams competing in the FIRST Robotics World Competition April 24-27 at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis. Mon, 6 May 2013 13:58:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/story_tips.cfm Story ideas from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The latest tips include: "Power Grid - Preparing for natural disasters ," "Computing - Spotlight on super machines," "Plasmonics - Revolutionary sensors ," "Biomedical - Bridging the gap," "Climate - Model improvements"