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The Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) will again sponsor two camps for elementary and middle school students this summer. The one-week camps offered will be Science Explorers, scheduled during the weeks of June 7 and June 14, and SciCops, scheduled for the week of ...
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Dr. Alvin W. Trivelpiece, Director of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has announced that Dr. David E. Moncton will become Project Director for the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at ORNL. Dr. Moncton succeeds Dr. Bill Appleton, who was promoted to the position...
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Dr. Lynn A. Boatner, Corporate Fellow and section head in the Solid State Division at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has been named a fellow of the Institute of Materials of the United Kingdom. The Institute is incorporated by Royal Charter to promote and develop al...
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Low-quality images from video cameras at convenience stores and banks can thwart efforts to capture and convict robbers, so the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is working on a tool to bring criminals to justice.
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Burn victims may be spared the agony of today's treatment method with a technique being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) that uses a lidar system and laser to map and automatically burn away dead tissue.
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Lonnie "Curt" Maxey of the Instrumentation and Controls Division of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is the recipient of the Arnold O. Beckman Award, presented by the Instrument Society of America.
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Joseph M. Wagovich has been named director of Communications and Public Affairs at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).Wagovich has more than 20 years of experience in creating and managing public relations programs in the aerospace, electronics, and energy technol...
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Developing lightweight, fuel-efficient cars of tomorrow without sacrificing safety is a major challenge, but it's being met head on by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).Researchers at ORNL, in collaboration with the National Highway Traffic Safety Admini...
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Dr. Michael Sale, research staff member in the Environmental Sciences Division of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been appointed to participate on a nationwide water resources study that will be submitted to the president of the United States and Congress ...
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John C. Miller, leader of the Life Sciences Division's Biochemistry and Biophysics Section at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).Miller is being recognized for his contrib...