Polyphase wireless power transfer system achieves 270-kilowatt charge, s...
Oak Ridge High School student Jana Elisabeth Black has received the 2006 UT-Battelle Scholarship worth up to $20,000.
Creative thinking and the unique capabilities of Oak Ridge National Laboratory could play a role in realizing some of the goals outlined in the comprehensive "Rising Above the Gathering Storm" report commissioned by The National Academies. ORNL's Craig Blue, deputy director of technology for th...
Estimates of increased plant respiration in response to higher global temperatures may be somewhat overstated as they have not taken into account plants' ability to adjust to changing conditions, according to researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In a Perspectives paper published Apri...
Celebrating the accomplishments of women in science will be the theme of a program Monday afternoon at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.Oak Ridge's Lynn Kszos says the program will focus on several highlights. "We will highlight the technical accomplishments of wome...
A center to prepare and measure radioactivity standards used for a new nuclear medicine technology has been dedicated at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.Michael Schultz of the National Institute of Standards and Technology says the center will focus on Positron Emissio...
Four public nature walks are planned this spring in four different areas of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Environmental Research Park. The schedule includes two wildflower walks April 8 and May 6, along with a couple of bird walks April 22 and April 30."Spring is a great time to exp...
Two small businesses owned by U.S. military veterans were recognized for their accomplishments today at the Seventh Annual Small Business Subcontractor Awards program, sponsored by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.Quality Waste Solutions, LLC earned the Service Disabled Vete...
More than 2 million hours of processing time on some of the world's most powerful computers could help Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers make significant strides in astrophysics, fusion and materials science.Two of the three ORNL projects funded through the Department of Energy's ...
Advancing hydrogen fuel cell technology as an alternative energy source to power automobiles is the goal of researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.Oak Ridge fuel cell director Tim Armstrong says engineers are developing a system to distribute hydrogen to future...
An infrared imaging technology used to study the composition of materials has been used by a researcher at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to find a hidden sketch covered over by an 1880s painting of a Civil War general.Oak Ridge researcher Ralph Dinwiddie says the unc...