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Vol. 35, No. 3, ( 2002)
New Pathways to Research- Materials Research at ORNL: A Distinguished Past, A Bright Future (Editorial by Jim Roberto)
- HTML User Centers Help U.S. Industry
- HFIR’s Cold Neutrons for New Materials Insights
- SNS Instruments for Materials Research
- Leading Nanofab Lab for ORNL
- Mapping Materials in 3D Using X rays
- Seeing the Unseen in a New Microscope Lab
- Environmentally Quiet Building
- Award-Winning Characterization Tool
- From Ordinary Alloys to Extraordinary Materials
- Niche Applications for ORNL’s Nickel Aluminides
- ORNL Breaks into Metallic Glass Field
- Materials Processing Using ORNL’s Powerful Lamp
- Making Better Billets
- Synthesizing Polymers to Make Sensors
- Nanoporous Materials for Novel Catalysts
- Exploring Carbon Nanotubes
- Self-Assembled Film for Aligning Carbon Nanotubes
- How Do Carbon Nanotubes Grow?
- Carbon Nanotubes and Chemistry
- Improving Superconductors and Semiconductors
- Unlocking Mysteries of the Nanoscale
- Neutron Science, Nanoscience, and New Simulations
- Predicting a Model Weld
- Novel Materials for Homeland Security
- Hot Spotter: Detecting Radiation from Suspicious Packages
- Faster Computers through Carbon Foam?
Vol. 35, No. 2, ( 2002)
Energy Security- Editorial: Energy Security—Providing Secure Energy Supplies and Protecting Our Energy Infrastructure
- Nuclear Energy: Assuring Future Energy Supplies
- Methane Extraction and Carbon Sequestration
- Gas Pipeline Safety: ORNL’s Role
- Energy from Biomass: Nature’s Power
- Fuel Cells for Buildings and Vehicles
- Clean Coal Power Technologies
- ORNL and Oil Research
- Water and Energy Security
- The Future of Fusion Energy: Meeting National Energy Goals
- ORNL Technologies for Energy Infrastructure Assurance
- Optical Seals for Containers
- Responding to Energy-Related Emergencies
- Power Grid of the Future
- Improving the Global Standard of Living: Aid from ORNL
Vol. 35, No. 1, ( 2002)
Supercomputing for Science- Supercomputing for Science—ORNL’s Commitment to Scientific Discovery
- A National Resource at ORNL: Supercomputers Support Superb Science
- ORNL’s Powerful Tools for Scientific Discovery
- New Home Planned for 10-Teraflops Supercomputer
- Developing Computer Tools for Scientists
- ORNL Leads Effort to Build Better Supercomputer Centers
- From the Stone Age to the Lego Block Age of Computing
- ORNL, IBM, and the Blue Gene Project
- Evaluating Supercomputer Performance
- Retaining and Retrieving Data More Effectively
- Networking: Making Faster Connections among Supercomputers
- Networking for More Powerful Supercomputers
- Visualization Tools: Interacting with Data in Many Dimensions
- Collaborations and Partnerships
- Modeling Magnetic Materials
- The Science Grid
- Designing Electronic Devices Using Supercomputers
- Simulating Supernovae on Supercomputers
- Probing Cells by Computer
- Modeling Blood Flow during CPR
- World-Class Climate Modeling
- SciDAC Funding for Local Climate Modelers
- Chemical Experiments and Predictions by Computer
- Computer Modeling Aids Understanding of Plasma Physics
- Car Crash Simulations May Improve Vehicle Efficiency
- Evaluating Vehicle Emissions Controls
- Computer Modeling and Homeland Security
Vol. 23, No. 4, ( 1990)
Disorder in Crystal Surfaces- ORNL and Antarctica
- Reducing Friction To Save Energy
- Differing Structures of Amorphous Solids
- The Verdict on Acid Rain
- ORNL's Contributions to NAPAP
- Awards and Appointments
- Educational Activities—Successful first Saturday Academy for Computing and Mathematics; photograph of Oak Ridge teacher in national magazine
- R&D Updates—ORNL waste site surveyed by mobile robot; ORNL materials aboard Ulysses space probe; ORNL procedure adopted by EPA
- Technical Highlights—Part of gene making fruit fly resistant to insecticides cloned; subtle DNA changes and trace levels of organics detected by two ORNL mass spectrometer systems; rat lung tumors targeted by ORNL's monoclonal antibodies; new theory on tokamak operations
- Technology Transfer—Optics MODIL organized; iron aluminide technology licensed to two firms
Vol. 23, No. 3, ( 1990)
ORNL's Future Missions- 2 Editorial—ORNL can help synthesize new materials, as called for by a recent National Research Council report.
- Robotics for Nuclear Reactors and Hazardous Environments
- Examining Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Chemicals
- Mechanisms of Radon Transport
- ORNL's Future Missions
- Awards and Appointments
- Take a Number
- Educational Activities—Science and Technology Alliance; memorandums of understanding
- User Facilities—Bioprocessing Research Facility examined
- R&D Updates—New findings on attic insulation and heat loss; ORNL contributions to shaping National Energy Strategy many and varied; computation speed record attained; U.S . civil defense's ability to meet threat of nuclear winter studied; ORNL tritium sales ended; support for Operation Desert Shield
- Technical Highlights—5 R&D 100 Awards for ORNL; new concept for producing very pure therapeutic drugs continuously
- Technology Transfer—Radiation detector for groundwater licensed; new R&D agreements allowed
Vol. 23, No. 2, ( 1990)
Visualizing Scientific Data- State of the Laboratory—1989
- Scientific Visualization: New Insights by Computer
- Improving Detection of Airport Explosives
- Microwave Processing of Radioactive Waste
- Take a Number
- Awards and Appointments
- User Facilities: The expanding Roof Research Center
- Educational Activities: Role models at ORNL for future women scientists; helping public-school science and math teachers
- Technical Highlights: Solar-powered infrared-emitting microchip being developed and tested; microbes aided by vegetation in decontaminating waste sites; revealing results of a carbon dioxide simulation model
- R&D Updates: World's longest dinosaur imaged by ORNL technique; SSC detector pre-proposal developed at ORNL; the HFIR restored to full-power operation
- Technology Transfer: Electrical solvent extraction technology, precision etching technology, and a radionuclide generator for diagnosing heart disease licensed
Vol. 23, No. 1, ( 1990)
Organ Images- Eureka! A Look at Inventing
- Iron Aluminides and the Inventor of the Year
- Human Behavior in Emergencies
- Environmental Protection in China
- Toward a One-Angstrom Electron Microscope
- ORNL's Impact on Radiation Protection Guidance
- Awards and Appointments
- Educational Activities—New initiatives pushed by President Bush, Secretary of Energy Watkins, Energy Systems, and state of Tennessee
- R&D Updates—New parallel computer at ORNL; Oak Ridge Detector Center established; effects of solar storms on U.S. electric power systems being studied
- Technical Highlights—New concept for increasing optical data storage; important human repair gene cloned; ORNL support for French fusion device; waste-managing microbes
- Technology Transfer—ORNL to collaborate with SEMATECH; computer security technology licensed
Vol. 21, No. 4, ( 1988)
Waste Management and Remedial Action- A New Way of Doing Business: An Interview with Tom Row
- The DOE Model
- The Energy Systems Approach
- Improving Waste Management Operations
- Waste Management Technology Center
- The Hazardous Waste Technology Program
- PCB-Eating Microbes
- Radioactive Waste Management R&D
- Grouts Solve Disposal Problems
- ORNL's New Environmental Projects
- Remedial Actions for ORNL's Environment
- QA in Waste Management
- Loss of Coolant: ORNL's Role in a Key Reactor Safety Experiment
- Awards and Appointments
- Books. ORNL researcher's book discusses the economics of recycling plastic waste
- R&D Updates. Roof Research Center dedicated; leaking Georgia cesium capsules probed
- Take a Number
- Technical Highlights. Two 1988 R&D 100 Awards for Oak Ridge; new ORELA positron source operating
- Technology Transfer. Triple-effect absorption chiller and diagnostic device licensed
Vol. 21, No. 3, ( 1988)
Supercomputers in Scientific Research- Supercomputers in Scientific Research
- Energy for Development: ORNL Returns to the Third World
- Designer Steels for Advanced Energy Applications
- New DNA Stain Aids Cell Studies
- Take a Number
- Awards and Appointments
- Books. Chaos, by James Gleick, reviewed by Woody Gove
- R&D Updates. Alvin Trivelpiece: ORNL's new director; two HHIRF devices operating; tritium pellet injector for fusion demonstrated; DOE Superconductivity Pilot Center located at ORNL
- Technical Highlights. Hood River Conservation Project an energy-saving success; decline in tree growth linked to aluminum "freed" from soil by acid rain
- Technology Transfer. Valley-Todeco licensed to make aircraft fasteners from ORNL alloy; metallamics to manufacture nickel aluminide products
Vol. 21, No. 2, ( 1988)
State of the Laboratory- State of the Laboratory: "Gee Whiz". Ceramics strengthened by microwaves, superconducting films, a computer program featuring a "bug" that learns, a microbe that destroys PCBs in soil, a laser having a tuning range 2000 times greater than its commercial counterpart, an energy-efficient liquid separation system, and chemically produced whiskers that strengthen ceramics are "gee whiz" achievements in 1987. In his final State of the Laboratory address as ORNL director, Herman Postma challenges the staff to set new directions and learn from past mistakes.
- Susan Whatley: From Fast Track to Slow Boat. Impelled by economic necessity and an enthusiasm for learning, Susan Whatley rose from secretary to engineer to manager to professional society president in a short time. Now retired, she and her husband are sailing around the world. Accompanying articles tell about ORNL's mentoring program and progress in affirmative action.
- Imaging the World's Longest Dinosaur. An ORNL acoustic technique for imaging underground features has determined the precise positions of buried bones of the longest dinosaur ever discovered and should help guide and hasten the excavation of this Seismosaurus.
- Awards and Appointments
- Take a Number
- Books. The Making of the Atomic Bomb is reviewed. Recent books authored or edited by ORNL staff members are listed.
- Technical Highlights. HFIR shutdown stops production of californium-252. A robot-like manipulator for NASA is being built at ORNL.
- R&D Updates. The HTML wins an award from Research & Development. Tumulus disposal of low-level wastes has been demonstrated.
- Technology Transfer. An ORNL surveying system has been licensed to Chemrad Corporation. 1987 patentees from ORNL are listed.