ORNL Review Archive

Vol. 46, No. 2, (Fall 2013)

Science in Sync

Editorial: Transformational potential
Features: Multi-faceted forecasting ... 3D printing rises to the occasion ... Tag-team R&D ... Hunting for hydrogen ... Diversify, replace, recycle ... Potent partnerships ... Better biofuels
A Closer View: Ben Preston
Research Horizons: ORNL research reveals new challenges for mercury cleanup ... ORNL finding goes beyond surface of oxide films ... New algorithm enables unprecedented sampling, modeling of Arctic

Disruptive Materials

Editorial: Driving innovation in the 21st Century
Features: Disruptive materials ... Nanotech toolbox ... Materials for measuring the universe ... Growing graphene ... Heavy-metal fishing ... Rethinking nuclear fuel design ... Blood, sweat and serendipity ... Something new under the sun
A Close View: Kinga Unocic
Research Horizons: ‘Zoomable’ map of poplar proteins offers new view of bioenergy crop ... ORNL scientists solve mercury mystery ... Mobility and risk

Titan Rising

Editorial: Driving R&D through supercomputing
Features: Solvable problems ... Moving to Titan ... Programming Titan ... Virtual reactor ... Joining forces for biofuels ... Behind the data ... Climate models for a changing world ... Modeling material defects
A Closer View: Jeff Nichols
Research Horizons Oxygen-23 Loses Its Halo ... ORNL/UTK Team Maps the Nuclear Landscape

Innovation Nation

Editorial: Generating Innovation
Features: Innovation drives the nation ... Printing out the future ... Next-gen engineers ... Synergistic R&D ... Strategic science ... Competitive advantage ... Keeping it fresh ... 10,000 feet down ... Waterproof warriors
A Closer View: Lonnie Love
Research Horizons: GE turbomachinery ... Titan rising

Zoom in on Nanoscience

Editorial: Nanoscience in the 21st century
Features: Creative synergy ... Vascular voyage ... Better batteries from the ground up ... Probing nanopores ... Designing materials for the future ... Speed-reading DNA ... A closer look at catalysts ... Molecular machinery
A Closer View: Sean Smith
Research Horizons: Quantum advantage

Igniting Industry

Editorial: Delivering the Science
Features: Boosting business, creating jobs ... Getting an edge on the competition ... Neutrons probe inner workings of batteries ... Air-conditioning the desert ... Designing a smart truck ... A bioenergy ecosystem ... Power from the sea ... Industrial-strength scholars
A Closer View: Mike Paulus
Research Horizons: Computing for the next generation

Nuclear 2.0

Editorial: Ready to Lead
Features: Nuclear 2.0 ... Catalyzing Reactor Research ... Designer Fuels ... Advanced Medical Isotopes ... Inventing the Future ... Bird’s-eye View ... LandScan Looks to the Future ... From Sand Buckets to Passive Safety ... An Elegant Solution
A Closer View: Kelly Beierschmitt
Research Horizons: Unraveling a Twister
Awards: And the Winners Are. . .

Global Security Technologies

Editorial: Renewing the Commitment
Features: Staying a Step Ahead ... The Ultimate Threat ... The Sum of All Fears ... Lifesaving Technologies ... Smaller is Better ... Finding the Right Match ... Saving Lives (sidebar) ... Avoiding the Great Compromise
A Closer View: Brent Park
Research Horizons: Natural dissolved organic matter plays dual role in cycling of mercury ... Neutron scattering study yields new insights into virus life cycle
Awards: And the Winners Are. . .

The Next Generation of Biofuels

Editorial: A Legacy Continues
Features: It Might Just Happen ... Two Steps Forward ... Sugar-Coated ... Finding a Path ... A Predictable Change ... But Are They Compatible? ... A Sustained Effort ... Something Special
A Closer View: Martin Keller
Research Horizons: ORNL Researchers Win Nine R&D 100 Awards
Awards: And the Winners Are. . .

Delivering Even More Science

Editorial: A Higher Expectation
Features: Delivering the Science ... Spallation Neutron Source User Program ... The Next Small Thing ... Magic Secrets ... A Helping Hand
A Closer View: Tom Ballard
Research Horizons: Z-contrast microscope first to resolve, identify individual light atoms ... Measurement and the “circle” of research
Research Horizons: And the Winners Are. . .