Hands-on experiences for students in a variety of science disciplines are available through the Ecological and Physical Sciences Study Center coordinated by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.Celebrating its 15th year of operation, the center has worked with more than 130,000 ...
of-the-art energy efficient building technologies was announced today during a ceremony at Lenoir City's Harmony Heights subdivision.
The technologies will be tested through the Buildings Technology Center at the Departm...
A facility to test distributed generation energy for building applications was designated today as the 20th national user facility at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Three researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Virginia Dale, Al Geist and Richard Haire - have been named corporate fellows by UT-Battelle, ORNL managing contractor.ORNL Director and UT-Battelle Chief Executive Officer Bill Madia announced the appointments, which a...
A simple boarding pass could safeguard air travelers if an explosives detection system being developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Mass Spec Analytical is adopted.With the mass spectrometry-based instrument, a passenger's ticket would become a passive sampling device that detects even a bi...
Cottonwoods, hybrid poplars and aspens could play a role in improving the environment, displacing imported oil and creating domestic jobs, but first scientists from the Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and around the world have to sequence the Populus genome.Trees like cottonwood...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are testing a new wall system utilizing an extremely lightweight concrete building material that could be used in wall systems of future construction of homes and businesses.Researchers at ORNL's Buildings Technology Center, working with TVA and Babb Intern...