Released: 17-Feb-1998 12:00 AM EST
Story ideas from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

ENERGY - SANDBOX FUSION ENVIRONMENT - EL NINO VS. GLOBAL WARNING PHYSICS - THE MOLECULAR BROOM ELECTRONICS - A SAFER INFORMATION HIGHWAY

Released: 14-Jun-1997 12:00 AM EDT
ORNL Work For Army Could Save Lives At Home
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 24-Jun-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Land mine detection captures attention of ORNL, DOE labs
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 12-Jul-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Story Ideas From Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

1) Fusion -- Smooth Skies; 2) Materials -- Letting Off Steam; 3) Space -- Next Stop, Mars; 4) Environment -- A Spreading Problem

Released: 12-Aug-1997 12:00 AM EDT
ORNL Devises Way to Prevent Steam Explosions
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 12-Aug-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Weather Balloons Could Forecast Gloom for Whales
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 12-Aug-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Power Interruptions No Problem for New Computer Memory System
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.

Released: 13-Aug-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Story Ideas from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

MEDICAL -- Special Delivery MUSIC -- Pickin' and grinnin' COMPUTING -- Perfect memory ENVIRONMENT -- New spin on laundry

Released: 12-Sep-1997 12:00 AM EDT
ORNL-developed technology means business for Lambda
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 13-Sep-1997 12:00 AM EDT
ORNL system helping U.S. steel industry get tougher
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 16-Sep-1997 12:00 AM EDT
DOE's ORNL, Phone Home new partners for the future
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

   
Released: 20-Sep-1997 12:00 AM EDT
ORNL technology helping N.Y. company battle piracy
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 1-Nov-1997 12:00 AM EST
Story Ideas From Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

1) Medicine -- Targeting Tumors, 2) Military -- M.A.S.H. Of Tomorrow, 3) Energy -- Partners In Fusion, 4) Oak Ridge G-Men

Released: 10-Dec-1997 12:00 AM EST
Story Ideas from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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

Released: 11-Dec-1997 12:00 AM EST
ORNL DNA biochip provides answers in matter of minutes
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 21-Jan-1998 12:00 AM EST
Invention for Concentration of Rhenium Radioisotopes
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 7-Feb-1998 12:00 AM EST
Story ideas from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

NIGHT VISION -- Military and beyond ENERGY -- Lighting tomorrow's way COMPUTING -- Passing today's chips

Released: 25-Mar-1998 12:00 AM EST
Knoxville company looking to grow with ORNL technology
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 29-Apr-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Nose on a chip provides low-cost chemical detection
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 29-Apr-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Story Ideas From Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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

Released: 5-Jun-1998 12:00 AM EDT
ORNL to evaluate novel supercomputer
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 20-Jun-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Warfare Agent Mass Spectrometer Being Built at ORNL
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 18-Aug-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Story Ideas From Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

GENETICS -- Sweet dreams HEALTH -- Pass the purslane? TRANSPORTATION -- Diesels to the rescue ENERGY -- Fuel cells on a diet

Released: 23-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
MicroCAT Welcome to Geneticists and Mice
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 3-Nov-1998 12:00 AM EST
Story Ideas from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

1- EVOLUTION -- A sprinkle a day, 2- CHEMICALS -- The real thing, 3- ENERGY -- A cool innovation, 4- AUTOMOBILES -- An "Audi body experience'

Released: 3-Feb-1999 12:00 AM EST
Developing Technique to Help Burns Heal Faster
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 10-Feb-1999 12:00 AM EST
ORNL giving criminals one less reason to smile
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 26-Mar-1999 12:00 AM EST
Story Tips from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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

Released: 26-Mar-1999 12:00 AM EST
ORNL part of team to keep trucks on wheels
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 1-Apr-1999 12:00 AM EST
ORNL discovery may lead to new thinking, materials
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 16-Apr-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Research Boost with New Teraop Computer
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 15-Jun-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Information overload drives project
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 16-Jun-1999 12:00 AM EDT
ORNL News Tips for June 1999
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

1) MEDICAL -- Focusing on brain injuries, 2) LAW ENFORCEMENT -- Semi-lethal force, 3) ENERGY -- New climate technology gets tryout, 4) BIOLOGY -- Predicting protein shapes

Released: 23-Jul-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Story tips from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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

Released: 13-Aug-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Texas Company Adding ORNL Material to Portfolio
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 14-Sep-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Story Tips from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

COMPUTING--Probe opens possibilities, BIOLOGY--Person on a chip?, NANOTECHNOLOGY--The direct approach, CLIMATE--Fooling Mother Nature

Released: 13-Oct-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Test Bed for Storage-Intensive Applications
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 20-Oct-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Story Tips from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

ENERGY -- A cool concept, INSTRUMENTATION -- Sensor in a drum, ENVIRONMENT -- Compare from your chair, ENERGY -- Putting a tiger in your tank.

Released: 20-Oct-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Method to Detect Brain Injuries
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 2-Nov-1999 12:00 AM EST
Helping Industry Establish Value of Cool Roofs
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 9-Nov-1999 12:00 AM EST
Story Tips from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

BIOLOGY -- Spinach and chips, CHEMISTRY -- New tool for archaeologists, BIOLOGY -- 10 billion for dinner, ELECTRONICS -- New smart surfaces, ENVIRONMENT -- Reigning in uranium

Released: 22-Dec-1999 12:00 AM EST
Anti-Electrons Find Nano-Surface Defects in Gold
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 22-Dec-1999 12:00 AM EST
ORNL Technology Could Make Solar Energy More Viable
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 22-Dec-1999 12:00 AM EST
Story Tips: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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.

Released: 31-Dec-1999 12:00 AM EST
Weigh-in-Motion System Increases Military Mobility
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 9-Feb-2000 12:00 AM EST
Exposures to Second-Hand Smoke Lower than Believed
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Exposures to environmental tobacco smoke may be lower than earlier studies indicated for bartenders, waiters, and waitresses, according to Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers.

Released: 9-Feb-2000 12:00 AM EST
ORNL Story Tips - Feb. 2000
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 15-Feb-2000 12:00 AM EST
Optical Switching: Shakeup in Electronics
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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.

Released: 15-Feb-2000 12:00 AM EST
New Tool Gives Inside Look at Materials
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.

Released: 22-Feb-2000 12:00 AM EST
Technology Detects Explosives with Mini-Explosions
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.


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