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Vol. 52, No. 3, (Summer 2019)
- Editorial: The grand grid challenge
- To the Point: Genetics pioneer Liane Russell dies, researchers look for ways to repurpose soft drinks, quantum security gets practical, designed polymers for better batteries
- The Power Grid: Defending the grid: Solutions for power system vigilance and resilience, Real communities test ORNL microgrid controller, DarkNet: Lighting up a secure grid communication network, Gig City grid: A conversation with EPB’s Jim Ingraham
- Focus on Microscopy: Microscopy technique offers an up-close view of proteins
- Infographic: ORNL on the grid
- Focus on Neutrons: Low-temp catalysis promises huge energy savings, Study of exotic ice questions water theory
- Focus on Physics: The human element, Expanding the periodic table
- Focus on Computing: Solving a beta decay puzzle, Summit expedites analysis of genetic disease origins, Supercomputing for long-lasting batteries
- Eugene Wigner Distinguished Lecturer: K. Barry Sharpless
- Why Science? Young researchers explain
- Time Warp: Fifty years after Apollo 11, ORNL ‘moon scoop’ remains a source of family pride
Vol. 52, No. 2, (Spring 2019)
- Editorial: Making the most of quantum science
- To the Point: New supercomputer announced, AI matches patients with clinical trials, company licenses tech that turns CO2 into ethanol, ORNL researchers elected to fellowships
- Quantum Science: Quantum of science, Quantum computing is ideal for quantum problems, New materials for sensors, computers, encryption and more, Cooking up quantum materials
- Focus on Computing: Company pursues unique engine design with supercomputing, ORNL team uses supercomputing to fight addiction
- Infographic: Using a quantum computer
- Focus on Neutrons: UT–ORNL team measures accelerator beam in six dimensions, ‘Chemical sponge’ removes toxic gases from our air, Antibacterial nanoparticles on a mission to save your teeth
- Focus on Physical Sciences: Chemists improve carbon dioxide capture, Self-sensing materials can monitor their own well-being
- Focus on Power: Seeing double: Digital twin for a secure, resilient grid
- Focus on Biology: Tree of life: Poplar studies yield human cancer insights
- Focus on Buildings: 3D printing shapes building industry
- Eugene Wigner Distinguished Lecturer: Richard Roberts
- Why Science? Young researchers explain
- Time Warp: When Oak Ridge was gated, but muddy
Vol. 52, No. 1, (Winter 2019)
- Editorial: The amazing impact of ORNL isotopes
- To the Point: Three from ORNL become APS fellows, wireless vehicle charger rivals wired systems, accelerator beam measured in 6D, ORNL geospatial data aids disaster relief
- Isotopes: Isotopes to the rescue, How do you want your isotope? ORNL on the red planet, Radiation, meet cancer cell, Made in the USA: Key isotopes for medical diagnostic imaging
- Focus on Computing: Titan advances cancer therapy, the first atomic nucleus on a quantum computer
- The Art of Science: The Art of Science
- Focus on Physical Sciences: Researchers take temperatures at the nanoscale
- Focus on Power: Power to the people: Solutions for a better Puerto Rico grid
- Focus on Buildings: Vacuum insulation panels open the door to self-healing buildings
- Focus on Climate: Investigating arctic ecosystems: A conversation with Stan Wullschleger
- Focus on ITER: ITER’s ‘burning plasma’: One giant step toward fusion energy
- Early Career Award Winners: Unveiling quantum materials with neutrons: A conversation with scientist Huibo Cao, flash of light: A conversation with spectroscopist Ben Doughty
- Eugene Wigner Distinguished Lecturer: Michael Berry
- Why Science? Young researchers explain
- Time Warp: We won the war. What's next?
Vol. 50, No. 3, (Fall 2017)
Science and Security- Editorial: Science and security
- To the Point: ORNL welcomes new lab director and deputy for science, bacteria breaks down methylmercury, and neutrons and an elusive quantum state
- National Security at ORNL: The science behind national security, new marching orders: Fast-attack submarine officer and F-35 test pilots among those with one-year assignments at lab, eye of the beholder: Identity science comes of age, have you seen these genes?
- Focus on Computing: Titan digs deep with 3-D map of Earth's interior, virtual laser lab simulations create new insight
- Infographic: The promise of exascale computing
- Focus on Nuclear: Nuclear startup aided by high-performance computing
- Focus on Cybersecurity: Guarding the grid: Exploring methods to protect critical infrastructure
- Focus on Neutrons: Start your engines: Neutrons get a look inside a running engine, neutrons zero in on elusive magnetic Majorana fermion
- Focus on Biology: Neutrons provide the first nanoscale look at a living cell membrane
- Focus on Physical Sciences: More efficient turbine engines trace roots back a quarter century, small nanoparticles have surprisingly big effects on polymer nanocomposites
- Eugene Wigner Distinguished Lecturer: Thomas Friedman
- Why Science? Young researchers explain
- Time War: ORNL, Rickover and the nuclear Navy
Vol. 50, No. 2, (Spring 2017)
Fundamental science at ORNL- Editorial: ORNL is fundamentally strong
- To the Point: ‘Mouse House’ inspires breakthrough research, automation aids space fuel production, and nickel-78 is ‘doubly magic’
- Fundamental Science at ORNL: Fundamentally strong: ORNL dives into basic science ... Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility: Tackling big questions with computation ... Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences: Small worlds, big discoveries ... ORNL’s Neutron Science User Facilities: Neutrons unlock the mysteries of materials
- Focus on Neutrons: Neutrons and quantum spin liquids: Exploring the next materials revolution
- Focus on Neutrinos: Lab in a gold mine looks at matter– antimatter imbalance
- Infographic: Why is there matter?
- Focus on Data: Cancer research accelerates via deep learning
- Focus on Nuclear: ALICE experiment re-creates the universe’s first split second ... Superior supercomputer parallelism for subatomic particle research
- Focus on Physical Sciences: Quantum materials promise exciting technologies for energy and electronics
- Eugene Wigner Distinguished Lecturer: Yuri Tsolakovich Oganessian
- Researcher Spotlight: Batteries and fertilizer: A conversation with ORNL chemist Gabriel Veith
- Why Science? Young researchers explain
- Time Warp: Liane Russell, pioneer of fetal rad safety
Vol. 50, No. 1, (Winter 2017)
Big opportunities at the nanoscale- Editorial: Big opportunities at the nanoscale
- To the Point: Spallation Neutron Source turns 10, tennessine joins the periodic table, and a happy accident advances ethanol production
- Tiny Scale, Giant Accomplishments: Exploring the 2-D nanomaterials frontier ... high-impact MIT research comes to ORNL ... Oak Ridge company to produce graphene in mass ... skilled researchers using advanced microscopes
- Focus on Computing: ORNL system unites imaging and computing in search for new materials ... team uses Titan to improve fission modeling
- Infographic: New technologies to make your home more efficient
- Focus on Imaging: Seeing through concrete
- Focus on Neutrons: Neutrino experiments explore the unknown with ORNL expertise, equipment
- Focus on Physical Sciences: Scientists find a cheaper way to extract uranium from seawater ... Speedy ion conduction in solid electrolytes clears road for advanced
- energy devices
- Focus on Nuclear: Indispensable nuclear modeling software gets a makeover
- Eugene Wigner Distinguished Lecturers: Brad Filippone ... Charles Holliday
- Why Science? Young researchers explain
- Time Warp: Weinberg takes a flier on computing at ORNL
Vol. 41, No. 3, ( 2008)
Scientific Myths- Editorial: Challenging scientific myths
- Features: Ethanol forces a choice between food and fuel ... Alzheimer's is an incurable disease ... ORNL glows in the dark ... Enormous supercomputers are making research impractical ... Recycling spent nuclear fuel increases the risk of weapons proliferation ... Only an engineer can operate a zero-energy house ... Lighter cars are less safe than heavier vehicles ... Wireless technologies are inherently unreliable
- A Closer View: Jeff Smith
- Research Horizons: Still the Leader
- Awards: And the Winner Is ...
Vol. 41, No. 2, ( 2008)
Extreme Science- Editorial: Extreme Science
- Features: Miraculous Coatings … Under Extreme Pressure … Extremely Strong … Extremely Waterproof … Molecules in Jail … Defying Traditional Behavior … Where It All Began … The Universe Is Us … Predictions at the Extreme
- A Closer View: Michelle Buchanan
- Research Horizons: Feeling the Heat ... The Next Small Thing
- Awards: And the Winner Is ...
Vol. 41, No. 1, ( 2008)
Pursuing Energy Options- Editorial: The South’s Energy Laboratory
- Features: Southern Solution … The Missing Piece … A Different Path … Facing the Right Direction … Giving Back … Southern Teamwork … Reducing the Appetite … The Ultimate Solution
- A Closer View: Dana Christensen
- Research Horizons: Extending the Half-Life … A Renewed Interest … Mouse-Like … Modeling Metal Fuels …
- Awards: And the Winners Are...
Vol. 17, No. 4, ( 1984)
- Acid Rain and Dry Deposition of Atmospheric Pollutants: ORNL Studies the Effects. Acidic precipitation and atmospheric deposition may be involved in the decline of some forests and in the elevation of aluminum levels in streams. ORNL researchers play an important role in pinpointing the effects of atmospheric pollutants on vegetation, fish, and surface waters.
- Photosynthetic Water Splitting. Using light and algae or nonliving systems, ORNL scientists have photosynthetically split water into oxygen and hydrogen, a clean fuel and chemical feedstock.
- Simulating Processes Within the Earth: Experimental Geochemistry at ORNL. Geochemists at ORNL are using unique devices to simulate in a very short time the chemical processes that form rocks and minerals. The basic research may help solve problems affecting geothermal power, nuclear waste isolation, and exploration for ores and natural gas.
- Drinking Water and Cardiovascular Disease. An epidemiological study of Wisconsin farmers indicates that persons with cardiovascular disease drink softer water than persons without the disease.
- Environmental and Health Impacts of Water Chlorination. ORNL chemist Bob Jolley was the first to identify potentially hazardous organic compounds formed by adding chlorine to wastewater. He has also led an effort to identify drinking water compounds that cause thyroid disease.
- Groundwater Pollution: Environmental and Legal Problems. A book edited by two ORNL researchers discusses the implications of groundwater pollution caused by human discharges of synthetic chemicals. ORNL scientists' attempts to monitor and prevent deteriorative groundwater quality are explored.
- From the Editor. Water is this issue's theme
- Books. E. G. Silver reviews Before It's Too Late: A Scientist's Case for Nuclear Energy.
- Take a Number
- Technical Capsules Structure of water studied; Iodine hydrolysis and reactors; ORNL has four IR 100 winners
- Awards and Appointments
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