ORNL Review Archive

Vol. 49, No. 3, (Fall 2016)

Empowering our next generation

Editorial: Empowering our next generation
To the point: The consequences of vehicle automation, from childhood tinkerer to supercomputing expert, carbon releases in the Arctic, and more
Early-Career Researchers at ORNL: Looking to the future of science ... When soils exhale ... Where there's a willow, there's a way ... Computing by the atom ... Better computing through math
Focus on Manufacturing: Printed components benefit from manufacturing–computing collaboration
Focus on Transportation: Plug-free wireless charging demonstrated at ORNL
Infographic: Carbon Fiber Technology Facility
Focus on Computing: Broadening the bilayer ... Biofuel researchers use Titan to probe ‘lignin shield’
Focus on Physical Sciences: ORNL researchers invent a tougher plastic—and it’s 50 percent renewable too ... Halogen atom competition leads researchers toward better solar films
Focus on Neutrons: Neutron ‘splashes’ reveal signature of exotic particles
Focus on Nuclear: Charmed half-life: Target used to discover element 117 took a circuitous route to Russia
Focus on Imaging: Building better geothermal models
Focus on Buildings: ORNL refrigerator cools with magnetism, not Freon
Eugene Wigner Distinguished Lecturers: Alton Romig Jr.
Why Science? Young researchers explain
Time Warp: The short life of a neutron

The past, present and future of clean energy R&D

Editorial: The past, present and future of clean energy R&D
To the point: Partnering with business, unleashing solar power, personal achievements, and more
ORNL and Clean Energy Research: ORNL and clean energy, In praise of the power grid, ORNL researchers go for a big impact, Grad students create biotech company
Focus on Quantum Computing: Staying ahead of Moore’s law
Focus on Critical Materials: Two birds, one stone
Infographic: ORNL Clean Energy Collaborations: ORNL regional partnerships
Focus on Medical Isotopes: Methods for medicine
Focus on Nuclear: Researchers re-create reactor in virtual form, Materials research brings fusion power closer to reality
Focus on Physical SciencesSolvents save steps in solar cell manufacturing
Focus on ComputingModeling next-generation lasers for tumor removal, Simulating tumor cells, sickle cell anemia and drug delivery
Eugene Wigner Distinguished LecturersRoald Hoffmann, Andrew Briggs
Why Science? Young researchers tell us
Time Warp: Oil crisis in ‘70s highlighted need for coherent energy policy

ORNL science is helping the environment

Editorial: ORNL finds solutions to environmental problems
To the Point: Giant biosimulations, “white 2 graphene,” a national park, and more
ORNL Science Protects the Environment: Finding scientific solutions to environmental problems ... ORNL process isolates troublesome cesium ... Researchers use soybean oil to reduce uranium in groundwater
Infographic: Vehicle Systems Integration Laboratory: Vehicle analysis without the vehicle
Focus on Mercury: ORNL scientists solve the mystery of mercury
Focus on Computing: Building bacteria’s photosynthetic engine ... Shining a light on subsurface flows
Focus on Health: Cataloging drug candidates at the petascale
Focus on HFIR: Beautiful refueling
Eugene Wigner Distinguished Lecturers: Frances H. Arnold ... C.N.R. Rao
Why Science?: Young researchers tell us
Time Warp: Molten Salt Reactor Experiment: Alvin Weinberg’s magnum opus

Boosting the economy with ORNL tech

Editorial: Boosting the economy with ORNL tech
To the Point: Better graphene, tunable polymers, a better yeast, and more
Boosting High-Tech Business: ORNL shares its know-how ... ORNL national reach ... Technology in the wider economy ... ORNL tech successes ... Who is ORNL’s next big tech success story?
Focus on Nuclear: An isotope for space exploration ... Controlling ITER with fuelers, ticklers and terminators
Infographic: Powering Space Exploration: From Oak Ridge to Pluto and beyond
Focus on Neutrons: The pressure is on ... Neutron scientists explain the magnetism of plutonium
Focus on Physical Sciences: Helium ‘balloons’ harness 18 complex materials ... Atomic shaking turns an insulator into a metal ... Scientists develop promising oxygen ‘sponge’
Focus on Integrated Energy Demonstration: All together now
Focus on Climate: Landmark SPRUCE experiment expected to clarify ecosystem responses to climate change
Eugene Wigner Distinguished Lecturers: Siegfried Hecker ... Harold Kroto
Why Science? Young researchers tell us
Time Warp: Alvin Weinberg and scientific diplomacy in the Cold War

Growing with ORNL's science and technology

Editorial: Growing with ORNL's science and technology
To the Point: Nuclear collaboration, tropical forest study, and more
A Leap Forward for Supercomputing: Summit will take computing to new heights ... Titan has a very good year ... Superconductor simulated without cutting corners ... Titan simulates the complexities of engines ... Team builds the Milky Way, star by star
Focus on Neutrons: Sleuthing with neutrons
Close-Up: The Spallation Neutron Source
Focus on Transportation: Framework helps cars, traffic lights communicate ... Heat engine gets modern makeover for car and home ...
Focus on Physical Sciences: Researchers build a better atom trap ... Penciling patterns in polymers at the nanoscale
Focus on Buildings: Collaboration works to keep the warm side warm and the cool side cool ... Cheap sensors improve indoor environment ... Researchers use neutron imaging to peek inside heat exchanger
Focus on ITER: US ITER pushes ahead
Eugene Wigner Distinguished Lecturers : Susan Soloman ... Ada Yonath
Why Science? Young researchers tell us
Time Warp: HFIR turns 50

Brave New Nanoworld

New Light on Exploding Stars

Measurement Technologies

Departments

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Technical Capsules. EPA adopts ORNL test to determine hazardous-waste toxicity; ORNL computer model demonstrates learning; antibody-laser technique may detect toxic chemicals; five Oak Ridge developments win 1987 IR 100 awards.
News Notes. Restart plans for HFIR, other reactors; Numerical Linear Algebra Year observed; 11th Distinguished Scientist named; ORNL researchers facilitate cleanup at TMI; compression of ORNL waste demonstrated; stimulating transfer of ORNL technologies.
Books. The Dragon's Tail: Radiation Safety in the Manhattan Project is reviewed.
Awards and Appointments

Departments

Editorial: The Review is 20 years old
Awards and Appointments
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News Notes. ORR shut down permanently; fusion magnets set records; JET installs ORNL fusion-fuel pellet gun; ATF vessel installed; ORNL alloy and Advanced Servomanipulator licensed
Books. Survival Strategies for New Scientists by Carl J. Sindermann is reviewed