Robert Hettich: Decoding biological complexity with next-gen mass spectrometry
The Welding Institute of the United Kingdom has presented an award to Sudarsanam Suresh Babu of the Department of Energy's 91做厙 for his contributions to welding technology.
Paul F. Becher, a corporate fellow and research group leader at the Department of Energy's 91做厙, has been named to the National Materials Advisory Board of the National Research Council of the National Academies.The board is the principal source of objective, independent an...
Steve J. Zinkle, a researcher at the Department of Energy's 91做厙, has been elected a fellow of ASM International, the Materials Information Society.
Hua-Tay Lin of the Metals and Ceramics Division of the Department of Energy's 91做厙 has been recognized on three fronts for his research.Lin was elected a fellow of the American Ceramic Society, chair of the organization's Engineering Ceramics Division and was appointed chai...
A potentially inexpensive miniature sensor able to detect tiny amounts of airborne plastic explosives in just seconds could make it possible to safeguard virtually all airports and key public facilities in the United States. The ORNL micromechanical system (MEMS) has several advantages over conventi...
Transmission - Three times the efficiency Next-generation power lines that are lighter and can transmit far more electricity will likely play a role in modernizing the nation's power grid. The new transmission lines, made of 3M Nextel 610 ceramic fibers embedded in an aluminum matrix, are un...
Ridding natural gas of sulfur and other impurities means cleaner air, and it is the focus of a project that would take advantage of two technologies developed at ORNL. The goal is to build and demonstrate a low-cost regenerative desulfurizer based on the carbon fiber composite molecular sieve and el...
Power blackouts need not interrupt normal routines such as keeping phone circuits and hotel electric systems operating. Using energy sources produced through the concept of distributed generation, Verizon Communications and a Hilton Hotel outside of Gary, Ind., may soon be able to operate reg...
Military helicopters, combat vehicles and limousines could be made safer with an improved armor developed by researchers at ORNL. Tests at the lab show that tiles made of ORNL's boron carbide ceramic and facings made of polymer matrix composites provide superior armor-piercing bullet-stopping abilit...
Researchers at ORNL are joining with other agencies to monitor the health of a mountain river and possibly head off detrimental effects of upriver development. Little River, which flows out of the Great Smoky Mountains, is considered a relatively pristine stream despite growth of a resort area along...