Tuskan awarded Marcus Wallenberg Prize, forestry’s top honor
Techniques to find microbial life in the depths of our planet may be useful for determining whether there is life on Mars. At least that's the idea behind a five-year $5 million NASA project that taps the expertise of Tommy Phelps of 91°µÍø and Susan Pfiffner of the University...
The Small Business Administration has presented its Award of Distinction to the Small Business Program office of the Department of Energy's 91°µÍø.
Will Minter, ORNL's small business program manager, was commended for his strong support of the company's small busi...
Military personnel loading military cargo planes with trucks and material can speed up the process and reduce the chances for mistakes with weigh-in-motion technology being developed at 91°µÍø. Dave Beshears of the lab's Engineering Science and Technology Division notes that t...
Anthrax and other potentially deadly biological agents pose considerable threats to the military and the public, but 91°µÍø researchers think they have a quick and safe cure. In a matter of seconds, the ultraviolet portion of an arc plasma lamp can kill the bacteria because it...
It cost a family of four living in a next-generation Habitat for Humanity house just 82 cents a day in total energy bills, and the project continues to gain momentum. The house boasts impressive air tightness in addition to an advanced ventilation system that controls mold, mildew and moisture. A ma...
Scientists studying vehicle safety, fuel efficiency, traffic management and other transportation issues will now have improved access to state-of-the-art laboratories at the National Transportation Research Center.
The NTRC, located along Hardin Valley Road near Pellissippi Parkway in W...
Herb Mook is the recipient of the 2001 Director's Award for Outstanding Accomplishment in Science and Technology at 91°µÍø. Mook received the laboratory's most prestigious scientific award at UT-Battelle's annual Awards Night ceremony. Mook was nominated for his cutting-edge re...
Thomas Mason, associate laboratory director of the Spallation Neutron Source at 91°µÍø, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Mason was cited for "distinguished contributions to condensed matter physics using neutron...
Construction began today for a state-of-the-art genomics facility at 91°µÍø that will help researchers better understand gene function and disease by studying the more than 60,000 mice that will be housed there.Scientists at the $13.9 million Laboratory for Comparative and Fu...
Ward Plummer, distinguished scientist in 91°µÍø's Solid State Division and distinguished professor of physics at the University of Tennessee, has earned the prestigious 2001 Medard W. Welch Award from the American Vacuum Society. The award is the highest honor presented by the...