Editorial:
Challenging Scientific Myths
This issue of the ORNL Review is dedicated to research taking place at Oak Ridge National Laboratory that hopefully will change public attitudes about a number of contemporary scientific myths. More...

Featured Research: Scientific Myths

MYTH: Ethanol forces a choice between food and fuel
REALITY: A new generation of cellulosic ethanol will not require a reduction of the food supply. More...

MYTH: America does not have enough biomass to displace gasoline
REALITY: U.S. lands can produce the ethanol to displace one-third of petroleum. More...

MYTH: Alzheimer's is an incurable disease
REALITY: Computer simulations indicate new drugs may reverse the course of the disease. More...

MYTH: ORNL glows in the dark
REALITY: The Laboratory has removed decades of legacy waste. More...

MYTH: Enormous super computers are making research impractical
REALITY: New techniques make it possible to handle staggering amounts of data. More...

MYTH: Recycling spent nuclear fuel increases the risk of weapons proliferation
REALITY: New recycling technologies can reduce the inventory of plutonium. More...

MYTH: More nuclear power could eliminate the need for coal
REALITY: Coal is likely to remain an important piece of the U.S. energy portfolio. More...

MYTH: Only an engineer can operate a zero-energy house
REALITY: ORNL's high-tech houses use low-tech operation. More...

MYTH: Lighter cars are less safe than heavier vehicles
REALITY: New materials can make cars lighter and as safe as heavier vehicles. More...

MYTH: Wireless technologies are inherently unreliable
REALITY: Modern wireless technologies are actually cheaper and more reliable. More...

News & Notes

Striving for the Best
More than 1,200 corporate leaders, elected officials and citizens attended dedication ceremonies in August 2008 for the newly renovated Oak Ridge High School. More...

New Science & Technology Park at ORNL
Groundbreaking ceremonies in August for the first building to be constructed at the new Oak Ridge Science and Technology Park symbolize the Laboratory's latest effort to partner with private companies. More...

"Greening" the ORNL Campus
Since the 1950s, most buildings on ORNL's main campus have been heated or cooled by the centrally located steam plant. More...

Making America More Competitive
Approximately 250 leaders of America's research community convened in August at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the National Science and Technology Summit to suggest ways to strengthen economic competitiveness. More...

A CLOSER LOOK

Jeff Smith
UT-Battelle was awarded the contract to manage Oak Ridge National Laboratory in late 1999. The point person responsible for modernizing ORNL was Jeff Smith, an Ohio native and former environmental researcher, who would be ORNL's new Deputy Director of Operations. More...

RESEARCH HORIZONS

Still the Leader
Oak Ridege National Laboratory has won 140 R&D 100 Awards in the past 45 years. ORNL researchers received six R&D 100 Awards in 2008. More...

AWARDS

...And the Winners Are...
Accomplishments of Distinction at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. More...

WEB ONLY FEATURES

Reference Desk:
View videos, guides, and papers associated with the various research projects mentioned in this issue of the ORNL Review. More...

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