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An electricity meter that sometimes runs backwards is just one of the cool aspects of Department of Energy near-zero-energy homes.
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Carl Burtis, chief of clinical chemistry in the Health Services Division of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been granted an honorary doctorate of science degree from Purdue University.
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Thomas Lee Ferrell of the distinguished research staff in the Life Sciences Division of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society.Ferrell was selected for his invention of the photon scanning tunneling microscope. The microsc...
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Tuan Vo-Dinh, a UT-Battelle corporate fellow, director of the Center for Advanced Biomedical Photonics, and leader of the Advanced Biomedical Science and Technology Group in the Life Sciences Division of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
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After just two months, a partnership between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Institute at Biltmore has hit full stride in support of entrepreneurs and economic development in Western North Carolina.
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Environmental sustainability and reduction of waste at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have helped Battelle Memorial Institute earn a White House Closing the Circle Award for environmental stewardship.
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A technology with proven environmental, forensics and medical applications has received a shot in the arm because of an invention by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director Jeff Wadsworth today joined Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham in a commitment to help communities place a greater emphasis on science education. The Department of Energy, which oversees the nation's national laboratories, announced an initiative to promote...
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Physicist Jim Beene and materials scientist Steve Zinkle have been named UT-Battelle corporate fellows in recognition of their sustained and outstanding research contributions at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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Retired Army Maj. Gen. Dennis Jackson of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has received an association of cargo transportation and security professionals' highest award.