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- MSTD's Peter Blau, Jun Qu have active fall in publications
ORNL Today, Nov. 17, 2012 - A just released book co-published by ASTM International and SAE International, ASTM Handbook of Automotive Lubricants and Testing, contains chapters authored by Materials S&T Division researchers Peter Blau and Jun Qu. "Bench Performance Test Methods for Lubricated Engine Materials" was written by Peter Blau and Simon Tung; "Diesel Fuel Lubrication and Testing" is by Jun Qu.
- ORNL develops lignin-based thermoplastic conversion process
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 30, 2012 — Turning lignin, a plant's structural "glue" and a byproduct of the paper and pulp industry, into something considerably more valuable is driving a research effort headed by Amit Naskar of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
- ORNL recipe for oxide interface perfection opens path to novel materials
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 16, 2012 — By tweaking the formula for growing oxide thin films, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory achieved virtual perfection at the interface of two insulator materials.
- ORNL pushes the boundaries of electron microscopy to unlock the potential of graphene
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 15, 2012 — Electron microscopy at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is providing unprecedented views of the individual atoms in graphene, offering scientists a chance to unlock the material's full potential for uses from engine combustion to consumer electronics.
- Lance Snead ORNL's Scientist of the Year
(Knoxville News Sentinel) Lance Snead received top honors tonight at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's annual awards night. Snead, a researcher in the lab's Materials Science and Technology Division, received the Director's Award for Outstanding Individual Accomplishment in Science and Technology. He also got the Distinguished Engineer Award...11/16.
- Goyal receives WTN's World Technology Award
ORNL TODAY, Nov. 5, 2012 - Materials S&T Division researcher and Corporate Fellow Amit Goyal has received a World Technology Award from the World Technology Network for his work in materials. The awards are presented by WTN in association with Time, Fortune, CNN, Science/AAAS and MIT's Technology Review Magazine with a stated goal to recognize "individuals and companies for innovations of the greatest long-term significance" in their respective fields.
- Kelly Perry on assignment to Sen. Alexander
ORNL TODAY, Nov. 5, 2012 - Kelly A. Perry, an R&D associate in the Materials S&T Division's Microscopy group, has recently accepted an assignment in Sen. Lamar Alexander's office, a ranking member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development.
- MIT team uses graphene to filter water
PACETODAY.COM, Oct. 31, 2012 - (ShaRE User Research highlighting collaboration lead by Juan Carlos and published in ACS Nano) Much has been made of graphene’s exceptional qualities, from its ability to conduct heat and electricity better than any other material to its unparalleled strength: Worked into a composite material, graphene can repel bullets better than Kevlar.
- ORNL pushes the boundaries of electron microscopy to unlock the potential of graphene
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 15, 2012 — Electron microscopy at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is providing unprecedented views of the individual atoms in graphene, offering scientists a chance to unlock the material's full potential for uses from engine combustion to consumer electronics.
- The 2012 Recipient of the Willian Hunt Eisenman Award
ORNL Today, October 29, 2012 - Cited for "outstanding success in the development of new heat-resistant stainless steel and alloys with significant commercial industrial impact in advanced transportation, coal-fired generation, and nuclear power generation."
- Study confirms magnetic properties of silicon nano-ribbons
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., PHYSORG.COM, Oct. 17, 2012 - (ShaRE User Research highlighting collaboration lead by Juan Carlos and published in ACS Nano) Nano-ribbons of silicon configured so the atoms resemble chicken wire could hold the key to ultrahigh density data storage and information processing systems of the future. This was a key finding of a team of scientists led by Paul Snijders of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
- ORNL research uncovers path to defect-free thin films
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sep. 21, 2012 — A team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Ho Nyung Lee has discovered a strain relaxation phenomenon in cobaltites that has eluded researchers for decades and may lead to advances in fuel cells, magnetic sensors and a host of energy-related materials.
- ORNL researchers probe invisible vacancies in fuel cell materials
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 22, 2012 — Knowing the position of missing oxygen atoms could be the key to cheaper solid oxide fuel cells with longer lifetimes. New microscopy research from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is enabling scientists to map these vacancies at an atomic scale.
- ORNL technology moves scientists closer to extracting uranium from seawater
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 21, 2012 — Fueling nuclear reactors with uranium harvested from the ocean could become more feasible because of a material developed by a team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
- ORNL lands transportation materials awards
WASHINGTON, DC, Aug. 13, 2012 — ORNL has received two of seven awards announced Monday by DOE aimed at the development of lighter, stronger materials for greater vehicle fuel economy in the next generation of U.S.-made cars and trucks. The awards include $3.5 million to ORNL to fund a project for the "development and implementation of cost-effective and improved cast aluminum alloys that would enable the design of higher efficiency light-duty passenger vehicle engines." ORNL will work with the automaker Chrysler. The Materials S&T Division's Allen Haynes is the project manager, the lead researcher is MSTD's Amit Shyam.
- Hanson, Sales named UT-Battelle Corporate Fellows
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., July 23, 2012 — Paul Hanson and Brian Sales of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been recognized as UT-Battelle Corporate Fellows. Only researchers who have made significant contributions to science and technological fields are recognized by this fellowship each year.
- Powder Metal Gaining Interest in Titanium
AEROSPACE, June 25, 2012 -
(Bill Peter) Powder metal technology has garnered considerable interest in the global titanium industry. Several companies are exploring how leading edge, powdered metal techniques might be used as a lower-cost alternative to produce titanium. If such pilot programs are demonstrated to be commercially viable, they have the potential to open up a wider spectrum of commercial and industrial applications for titanium.
- ORNL home to new battery manufacturing R&D facility
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., June 25, 2012 — Future automotive batteries could cost less and pack more power because of a new manufacturing research and development facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
- ORNL wins nine R&D 100s, bringing total to 173
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., June 20, 2012 — Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have received nine R&D 100 awards. The awards, presented by R&D Magazine, recognize the top 100 innovations of 2012 and are sometimes referred to as the "Academy Awards of Science."
- ORNL microscopy reveals workings behind promising inexpensive catalyst
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., June 11, 2012 — A newly developed carbon nanotube material could help lower the cost of fuel cells, catalytic converters and similar energy-related technologies by delivering a substitute for expensive platinum catalysts.
- Teaming up on titanium: Australia joins forces with US
INDUSTRYSEARCH.COM, MAY 20, 2012 - US Energy Department Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with CSIRO to explore ways to improve efficiency for powders used as feedstock in the production of titanium components.
- ORNL microscopy yields first proof of ferroelectricity in simplest amino acid
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 19, 2012 — The boundary between electronics and biology is blurring with the first detection by researchers at Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory of ferroelectric properties in an amino acid called glycine.
- Friction Science and Technology - From Concepts to Applications
Mar, 29, 2012 -
In our latest episode, author Peter Blau discusses his book, Friction Science and Technology - From Concepts to Applications.
- ORNL microscopy inspires flexoelectric theory behind 'material on the brink'
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Apr. 13, 2012 — Electron microscopy, conducted as part of the Shared Research Equipment (ShaRE) User Program at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has led to a new theory to explain intriguing properties in a material with potential applications in capacitors and actuators.
- From bags to riches at ORNL?
KNOXNEWS.COM, Apr. 10, 2012 - Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers, headed by Amit Naskar of the Materials Science and Technology Division, got a bunch of attention in recent days for work published in the journal Advanced Materials.
- ORNL process converts polyethylene into carbon fiber
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Mar. 27, 2012 — Common material such as polyethylene used in plastic bags could be turned into something far more valuable through a process being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Amit Naskar).
- Stephen Pennycook Wins MRS Award for Work Using Aberration-Corrected Z-Contrast STEM
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Mar. 26, 2012 (Stephen Pennycook) —The Materials Research Society's (MRS) Innovation in Materials Characterization Award honors an outstanding advance in materials characterization that notably increases knowledge of the structure, composition, in situ behavior under outside stimulus, electronic behavior, or other characterization feature, of materials. This year's award will be presented to Stephen J. Pennycook, Corporate Fellow of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
- ORNL finding has materials scientists entering new territory
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., PHYSORG.COM., Feb. 21, 2012 — Solar cells, light emitting diodes, displays and other electronic devices could get a bump in performance because of a discovery at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that establishes new boundaries for controlling band gaps (Ho Nyung Lee) .
- ORNL's Amit Goyal selected as Materials Research Society Fellow
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 20, 2012 — Oak Ridge National Laboratory materials scientist and Corporate Fellow Amit Goyal has been named a 2012 Fellow of the Materials Research Society for distinguished research accomplishments and outstanding contributions to the worldwide advancement of materials research (Amit Goyal).
- ORNL's Zinkle elected to National Academy of Engineering
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., PHYSORG.COM, Feb. 9, 2012— Steven J. Zinkle, a senior materials researcher at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). National Academy of Engineering elects 66 members and 10 foreign associates (Steven J. Zinkle) .
- National Academy of Engineering elects 66 members and 10 foreign associates
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., PHYSORG.COM, Feb. 9, 2012 - The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 66 new members and 10 foreign associates, announced NAE President Charles M. Vest today. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,254 and the number of foreign associates to 206.
- Looks like the Grand Canyon at 450 mph
KNOXNEWS.COM BLOGS, Feb. 7, 2012 — This extraordinary color micrograph, which was produced by Lynn Boatner, Joanne Ramey and Tom Geer of ORNL's Materials Science & Technology Division, was chosen for the 2012 Buehler (manufacturer of scientific equipment) Microstructure Calendar (Lynn Boatner, Joanne Ramey, and Tom Geer).
- ORNL, partners earn FLC honor for cookstove technology
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Feb. 2, 2012 — Envirofit International, the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Colorado State University have won a Federal Laboratory Consortium award for excellence in technology transfer for a clean-burning cookstove designed for the developing world (Mike Brady).
- ORNL microscopy reveals 'atomic antenna' behavior in graphene
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Jan. 31, 2012 — Atomic-level defects in graphene could be a path forward to smaller and faster electronic devices, according to a study led by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Juan-Carlos Idrobo).
- Carbon fiber technology could revitalize manufacturing
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Jan. 30, 2012 — When it comes to carbon fiber technology, researchers are pursuing it because of two goals: Energy independence; and Revitalization of U.S. manufacturing. Cliff Eberle, technology development manager for Polymer Matrix Composites at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Lee McGetrick, director of the Carbon Fiber Technology Facility in the Horizon Center business park, spoke recently to the Friends of ORNL about carbon fiber and the new CFTF (Cliff Eberle).
- ORNL experiments prove nanoscale metallic conductivity in ferroelectrics
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Jan. 9, 2012 — The prospect of electronics at the nanoscale may be even more promising with the first observation of metallic conductance in ferroelectric nanodomains by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Sergei Kalinin).
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 15, 2013 - 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.
Lithium-sulfur battery research by a team of ORNL researchers was featured on the inside front cover of a recent issue of 
