Jesse Labbé: Innovating biotechnology for energy, security and health
Two new division directors have been named at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Peter T. Cummings, director of the Nanomaterials Theory Institute of the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society
Preliminary results of an optical sensing technique for early detection of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, are encouraging, according to developer Justin Baba of Oak Ridge National Laboratory. While traditional techniques involve cost-intensive physical examinations and often unnecessar...
With federal requirements calling for a 90 percent reduction in particulates from diesel engines by 2007, Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are working with Industrial Ceramic Solutions of Oak Ridge, Tenn., in testing a cylindrical silicon carbide fiber filter to capture the diesel soot befo...
The Department of Energy's Spallation Neutron Source, located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is homing in on this year's completion, with focus being directed to the neutron analysis facility's scientific instruments. The SNS's instrument team has successfully installed the liquids reflectometer ...
Tiny insects that feast on juvenile pinon pine needles can have a dramatic impact on soil microclimates, which can cause a cascade effect sufficient to cause changes on a far greater scale. In a study conducted in northern Arizona by a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Aimee Classen, resea...
Studying very small biological nanomaterials and their properties may become easier as the result of development of an electrically charged imaging technique at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.Oak Ridge researcher Sergei Kalinin says aiming an electric pulse at a biological...
Advancing wireless technology operating under extreme conditions typical of industrial settings is the goal of work taking place at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Researcher Wayne Manges says different industries encounter communications challenges as a result of harsh environments.
Registration has opened for high school-aged teams to enter the 2006 Tennessee Science Bowl scheduled Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Blount County Pellissippi State campus.Science Bowl coordinator Marie Westfall of Oak Ridge Associated Universities says the Science Bowl is open to high school students, h...
Battery-powered toys, radios, and portable electronic devices make fun Christmas gifts - until the batteries run down.