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Oak Ridge National LaboratoryENERGY - SANDBOX FUSION ENVIRONMENT - EL NINO VS. GLOBAL WARNING PHYSICS - THE MOLECULAR BROOM ELECTRONICS - A SAFER INFORMATION HIGHWAY
ENERGY - SANDBOX FUSION ENVIRONMENT - EL NINO VS. GLOBAL WARNING PHYSICS - THE MOLECULAR BROOM ELECTRONICS - A SAFER INFORMATION HIGHWAY
Technology being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to save lives on the battlefield and in hospitals closer to home could one day be used in baby cribs to help prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Land mine detection and demining efforts of the Department of Defense are going high-tech with the assistance of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and nine other Department of Energy laboratories.
1) Fusion -- Smooth Skies; 2) Materials -- Letting Off Steam; 3) Space -- Next Stop, Mars; 4) Environment -- A Spreading Problem
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have devised an environmentally friendly method for preventing steam explosions, a leading cause of deaths and serious injuries among workers int he metal-casting industry worldwide.
Balloons intended to tell us something about weather and climate may pose a hazard to whales, seals and omther marine life, according to scientist Gerald K. Eddlemon at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are working with Honeywell Solid State Electronisc Center and Nonvolatile Electronics to refine a new type of computer memory that can survive power interruptions.
MEDICAL -- Special Delivery MUSIC -- Pickin' and grinnin' COMPUTING -- Perfect memory ENVIRONMENT -- New spin on laundry
The Vari-Wave microwave heating system, an award-winning technology developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, provides controlled and selective features not possible with conventional heating or traditional microwave techniques.
An advanced temperature sensor originally developed by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is allowing producers of galvannealed steel to tell in an instant if it is being processed correctly.
A minority-owned small business in New York and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are uniting to harness the power of knowledge through the innovative Community of the Future Initiative.
A new counterfeit-deterrencsystem has been developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The technology is based on a non-chemical tagging agent that is difficult to duplicate but easy to scan using a simple optical scanner.
1) Medicine -- Targeting Tumors, 2) Military -- M.A.S.H. Of Tomorrow, 3) Energy -- Partners In Fusion, 4) Oak Ridge G-Men
Tips from Oak Ridge National Laboratory: 1) Energy - What's Your R-Value? 2) Technology Transfer - The Long Arm Of ORCMT, 3) Environmental Management - Giving Waste The Cold Shoulder, 4) Computing - New 'Super'-Life For Old Computers
A new "DNA" biochip developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could revolutionize the way the medical profession performs tests on blood.
Mallinckrodt Medical Inc. has licensed an invention from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) that could save more than 100,000 people from having additional heart surgery.
NIGHT VISION -- Military and beyond ENERGY -- Lighting tomorrow's way COMPUTING -- Passing today's chips
Sarcon Microsystems sees a bright future in infrared imaging, a technology developed in part at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that could ultimately save lives on roads, in buildings and in the sky.
The "nose on a chip" is being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Microsensors will be able to sniff out mercury, natural gas, carbon monoxide and other chemicals.
1) Technology Transfer -- the Wonder Hinge, 2) Genetics -- Angelman Syndrome Model Developed, 3) Energy -- Popeye Power, 4) Physics -- Quantum Growth of Thin Films and Magic Numbers
Next-generation computing is just a processor or two away for the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which has been designated by DOE to evaluate the first in a new line of supercomputers from the Colorado Springs, Colo.-based SRC Computers Inc.
A chemical-biological mass spectrometer (CBMS) that will accurately detect deadly chemical and biological warfare agents and warn soldiers to wear prtective gear or to avoid contaminated areas is being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command.
GENETICS -- Sweet dreams HEALTH -- Pass the purslane? TRANSPORTATION -- Diesels to the rescue ENERGY -- Fuel cells on a diet
With MicroCAT, developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, researchers no longer will have to rely on visible genetic markers and physical examinations to discover the presence of mutations.
1- EVOLUTION -- A sprinkle a day, 2- CHEMICALS -- The real thing, 3- ENERGY -- A cool innovation, 4- AUTOMOBILES -- An "Audi body experience'
Burn victims may be spared the agony of today's treatment method with a technique being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that uses a lidar system and laser to map and automatically burn away dead tissue.
Low-quality images from video cameras at convenience stores and banks can thwart efforts to capture and convict robbers, so the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is working on a tool to bring criminals to justice.
1) CHEMISTRY -- Abracadabra . . . Oil and water don't mix. Or do they? 2) PHYSICS -- Revolutionary discovery in kinetic chemistry. 3) TRANSPORTATION -- Keep on truckin'...accidents involving truck rollovers. 4) PHYSICS - The sharpest view of a silicon valley...electron microscopes
Thousands of accidents involving truck rollovers could be prevented with an onboard warning system being developed by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and a diverse group of partners.
Findings at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory may lead to new advanced materials. The discovery lies in a technique involving micro-droplets of an evaporating solution. The process allows chemists to work at the molecular level with a variety of chemical compounds called polymers, which make upmany of the products we use every day.
Computing capabilities at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are taking a giant leap forward with the acquisition of an IBM RS/6000 SP supercomputer.
Drivers contending with cellular phones, electronic mail, pagers and congested highways may benefit from work being done at ORNL. Using a driving simulator and a specially equipped 1999 car, researchers will be studying the effect of information overload on drivers.
1) MEDICAL -- Focusing on brain injuries, 2) LAW ENFORCEMENT -- Semi-lethal force, 3) ENERGY -- New climate technology gets tryout, 4) BIOLOGY -- Predicting protein shapes
1) Super-sensitive chemical detectors; 2) Computer model may balance power generation, environmental concerns; 3) Electric bus of the future; 4) A safer automotive workplace
Poco Graphite is expanding its product base with Grafoam, a material developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that could lead to more powerful laptop computers and better aerodynamics in automobiles.
COMPUTING--Probe opens possibilities, BIOLOGY--Person on a chip?, NANOTECHNOLOGY--The direct approach, CLIMATE--Fooling Mother Nature
The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is tackling the data storage challenge with Probe, a newly established distributed test bed for storage-intensive applications.
ENERGY -- A cool concept, INSTRUMENTATION -- Sensor in a drum, ENVIRONMENT -- Compare from your chair, ENERGY -- Putting a tiger in your tank.
People with head injuries may one day be screened on site for brain damage using a portable instrument and a technique being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratoary.
Light-colored roofs that reflect the sun's heat can save consumers' money, and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is working with the roofing industry to predict the amount of savings and establish standards to help consumers compare materials.
BIOLOGY -- Spinach and chips, CHEMISTRY -- New tool for archaeologists, BIOLOGY -- 10 billion for dinner, ELECTRONICS -- New smart surfaces, ENVIRONMENT -- Reigning in uranium
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are applying the use of positrons, or anti-electrons, to the task of measuring tiny defects, called vacancies, in the surface of common material.
Solar energy could get a mega-boost, effectively gaining a three-fold improvement over conventional technology, with a system being developed at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
1- Energy: solar energy; 2- Environment: a cleaner fuel; 3- Electronics: a deeper shade of purple; 4- Military: weighing on the fly.
Armed with an automated weigh-in-motion system being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. military forces could increase mobility and decrease mistakes when loading vehicles on transport planes and ships.
Exposures to environmental tobacco smoke may be lower than earlier studies indicated for bartenders, waiters, and waitresses, according to Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers.
Flat-screen, high-definition televisions and flat-panel displays could be more affordable with an emerging ORNL technology that could lower the cost of owning and operating these modern marvels.
Electronic transistors may one day be replaced by all-optical transistors, which are in early stages of development at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Scientists have a new X-ray crystal microscope to study interconnects and other materials made up of small disoriented crystal blocks called grains because of the work of researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
An instrument that can detect tiny (nano) explosions could lead to an inexpensive hand-held device to screen people and luggage at airports or to detect land mines.