en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:00 EDT http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/story_tips.cfm Story ideas from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. webmaster@ornl.gov http://www.ornl.gov http://www.ornl.gov/ornlhome/rss/story_tips.gif Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EDT Fuel economy ratings for the new 2010 model year automobiles are now posted at the www.fueleconomy.gov web site, which Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed and maintains for the U.S. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=110&Article=1 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EDT By discovering a technique to guide the ferroelectric switching process in bismuth ferrite, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Nina Balke has moved one step closer to developing more rugged memory and logic devices. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=110&Article=2 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EDT Heavy trucks are a little less heavy but just as safe and rugged because of steel rail frames provided by Metalsa Roanoke, which enlisted the help of Cam Hubbard and the High Temperature Materials Laboratory User Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=110&Article=3 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EDT A new approach to crunching massive volumes of data uses neural networks, an architecture of multiple elements that is figuratively taught to pool imbedded information into results, like an artificial brain. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=110&Article=4 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EDT Graphene, a single-layer sheet of graphite, has potential as a remarkable material, particularly for electronics and composite applications. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=109&Article=1 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EDT Information sharing technologies at the heart of Web 2.0 are being integrated into an Oak Ridge National Laboratory freight tracking system that could revolutionize the industry. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=109&Article=2 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EDT Construction and installation has been completed recently on the newest instrument at the Department of Energy's Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=109&Article=3 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:00:00 EDT Advanced computer simulations could be a big hit for truckers and the people who design guardrails, protective barriers and roadway signs. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=109&Article=4