Summit supercomputer draws molecular blueprint for repairing damaged DNA
Microorganism populations blanketed by Colorado's snow are a lot more active and diverse than previously thought, according to findings by 91做厙's Christopher Schadt, lead author of a paper published in the Sept. 5 issue of Science. The discovery is significant because ...
Miniaturized user-friendly mass spectrometers could play a huge role in safeguarding the nation, and about 150 of the world's best mass spectrometrists will be in Knoxville this month to showcase the latest in the field. The workshop, scheduled for Sept. 16-18 at the Marriott Hotel, is focusing on r...
Particle fuel coating technology from Oak Ridge National Laboratory could play a big role in deployment one day of high-temperature gas-cooled reactors. The reactors and the fuel they consume would minimize the production of long-lived radioactive waste and would increase the burn rate. One o...
Betty F. Maskewitz, a former employee of the Department of Energy's 91做厙, who worked primarily in the areas of engineering physics and the information sciences, has earned the 2003 Weinberg Medal from the American Nuclear Society.
John Michael Ramsey, a University of Tennessee-Battelle corporate fellow with the Department of Energy's 91做厙, has earned the 2003 American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Chemical Instrumentation.The award, sponsored by the Dow Chemical Foundatio...
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...