ORNL Review Archive

Vol. 43, No. 1, (Winter 2010)

Delivering the Science

Editorial: Taking Down the Fence
Features: Delivering the Science ... High Temperature, High Stakes ... One of a Kind ... Nuclear Needs ... Fast Times at ORNL ... A State of Flux ... Standing in Line
A Closer View: Herb Debban
Research Horizons: Up-to-Date Research
Awards: And the Winners Are. . .

Of Scale and Science

Editorial: Of Scale and Science
Features: Now, The Science ... Where None Have Gone Before ... Cross Pollination ... Imitating Mother Nature ... An International Affair ... Instruments of Change ... Unconventional Understanding ... Doubling Down
A Closer view: Ian Anderson
Research Horizons: Heal Thyself
Awards: And the Winners Are. . .

America's 10 Energy Challenges

Editorial: Solving the Big Problems
Features: Both Directions at Once ... Becoming Part of the Process ... Anxiety Attack ... Food or Fuel? ... Too Much Gas ... The Nuclear Option ... Breaking the Grid Lock ... What’s In Store ... Inexhaustible ... Protecting from the Unthinkable
A Closer View: Thomas Zacharia
Research Horizons: Bionic Science ... Breaking the Law
Awards: And the Winners Are. . .

American Science Takes the Lead

Editorial: A Vision Realized
Features: The Gamble That Paid ... Kraken Rising ... Superconductivity from Supercomputers ... Going Underground ... Hotter Than The Sun ... The Performance Police ... Doubling Fuel Efficiency ... Invisible Means of Support
A Closer View: James Hack
Research Horizons: Cosmic Cauldrons
Awards: And the Winner Is ...

Scientific Myths

Editorial: Challenging scientific myths
Features: Ethanol forces a choice between food and fuel ... Alzheimer's is an incurable disease ... ORNL glows in the dark ... Enormous supercomputers are making research impractical ... Recycling spent nuclear fuel increases the risk of weapons proliferation ... Only an engineer can operate a zero-energy house ... Lighter cars are less safe than heavier vehicles ... Wireless technologies are inherently unreliable
A Closer View: Jeff Smith
Research Horizons: Still the Leader
Awards: And the Winner Is ...

Extreme Science

Editorial: Extreme Science
Features: Miraculous Coatings … Under Extreme Pressure … Extremely Strong … Extremely Waterproof … Molecules in Jail … Defying Traditional Behavior … Where It All Began … The Universe Is Us … Predictions at the Extreme
A Closer View: Michelle Buchanan
Research Horizons: Feeling the Heat ... The Next Small Thing
Awards: And the Winner Is ...

Pursuing Energy Options

Editorial: The South’s Energy Laboratory
Features: Southern Solution … The Missing Piece … A Different Path … Facing the Right Direction … Giving Back … Southern Teamwork … Reducing the Appetite … The Ultimate Solution
A Closer View: Dana Christensen
Research Horizons: Extending the Half-Life … A Renewed Interest … Mouse-Like … Modeling Metal Fuels …
Awards: And the Winners Are...

A Matter of Degrees

Greening the Real World

Editorial: Energy Solutions for the Real World
Features: A Glimpse of the Energy Future ... Components of a “Zero-Energy”House ... Green Is this Season’s Color ... Building the Cars of Tomorrow ... Losing Weight ... Cleaner and Greener ... Simply Electric
A Closer View: Jeff Christian: Zero Sum Game
Research Horizons: Still Pursuing the Electric Car ... New“Arms”for Disabled Soldiers
Awards: And the Winners Are…

The Resurgence of Bioenergy

Editorial: A Transformational Change
Features: America Responds ... The People’s Tree ... Next-Generation Fermentation ... The Business of Biomass ... Enzymes in Motion
A Closer View: Jeremy Smith
Research Horizons: Taking the Long View ... In Memory of Alvin Weinberg
Awards: And the Winners Are ...