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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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-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-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: 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: 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: 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.



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