en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00 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 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT Software developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory can help emergency responders predict where power outages are likely when a storm hits, which can minimize the amount of time people are in the dark. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=166&Article=1 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT Computer aficionados now have a new virtual encyclopedia focused on high-performance computing trends, architecture, software, applications, facilities and sponsors. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=166&Article=2 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT By coupling quantum light sources with quantum information squeezed through nano-scale triangular holes strategically etched into a thin layer of silver, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have demonstrated a path to sensors and information processing up to 10 times better than what was previously possible with plasmonics. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=166&Article=3 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT Researchers from disparate scientific disciplines will gather at Oak Ridge National Laboratory May 21-23 for a conference aimed at building global networks to tackle some of society's most challenging biomedical pr http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=166&Article=4 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT At the Climate Change Science Institute at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, researchers are helping accelerate development of a model that the climate science community depends upon to generate simulation data for periodic planetary assessments. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=166&Article=5 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT With the introduction of Prosolia's flowprobe, researchers have an instrument that could accelerate drug discovery, aid in cancer research and improve the way scientists perform hundreds of tests. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=163&Article=1 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT ORNL's supercomputers are allowing climate scientists to zoom in on smaller and smaller areas to try to determine whether local and regional droughts influence climate extremes on a larger scale. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=163&Article=2 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT Aggressive government policies, technological advances and increased use of alternative fuels will be needed to reduce petroleum consumption by 80 percent by 2050, according to a National Research Council report. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=163&Article=3 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT Recent technical enhancements at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's High Flux Isotope Reactor are providing researchers with a more comprehensive suite of characterization tools that could help extend the lives of U.S. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=163&Article=4 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT Recent droughts have drawn attention to the importance of water availability and management in agriculture and forestry, yet how plants absorb and distribute water is not well understood by scientists. http://www.ornl.gov/info/press_releases/rss_story_tip.cfm?ID=163&Article=5