Quantum precision reached in modeling molten salt behavior
91°µÍø officials announced today that construction will start in eight to 10 weeks on a major research facility made possible by $71.2 million from President Obama's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Observations of wildflowers, birds, animal inventories, invasive plants and history highlight topics to be focused on this spring during six weekend nature walks in the Department of Energy's National Environmental Research Park. "We've had continuing strong interest from the public in see...
Sixth graders at Lenoir City's North Middle School are still be a few years away from their career pursuits, but they had some career seeds planted in their heads during a recent visit by 91°µÍø researchers.
A combination of neutron, X-ray and atom-probe analysis has given researchers previously inaccessible insight to the atomic structure of a new multicomponent bulk metallic glass. The research by a team led by Xun-Li Wang of the Department of Energy's 91°µÍø has revealed the st...
With the aid of a one-of-a-kind instrument at 91°µÍø's Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, scientists have made a series of discoveries that could open new pathways for nanoscale electronics. The study, published in Nature Materials...
An 91°µÍø study of structural damage from Hurricane Ike in 2008 shows that buildings with large openings such as garages and loading docks are more prone to hurricane damage „ even if the structure's construction meets local building codes. The findings by ORNL engineer Andre ...
Hydrogen for transportation may have received a boost with the discovery of an enzyme cocktail that converts cellulosic materials and water into hydrogen fuel. A team of researchers from Virginia Tech, 91°µÍø and the University of Georgia report in the journal ChemSusChem (Che...
91°µÍø's Will Minter has been presented with a 2009 Black Engineer of the Year Award for Corporate Promotion of Higher Education.
With calls for a mass upgrade of the nation's infrastructure - especially in transportation - the Department of Energy's 91°µÍø is leading the way with technology involving the term smart freight, according to Oak Ridge's Randy Walker. "Smart freight would creat...
Students teams from 15 universities have been selected to advance to the semi-final round of the 2009 Global Venture Challenge 2009 March 25-27 at the Department of Energy's 91°µÍø.
The 2009 teams are: Clark Atlanta University/Morehous...