Updated software improves slicing for large-format 3D printing
A new system to convert sunlight into electricity that will provide power to two buildings at Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is an early step to a technology of the future, according to laboratory director Thom Mason. "It's important that we don't just talk about...
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have helped develop a vehicular instrument capable of locating small and weak radiation sources on a 100-meter stretch of land.Oak Ridge design engineer Lorenzo Fabris says the vehicular instrument uses images ...
WASHINGTON, DC, Oct. 18, 2007 The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) today released a report, coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), titled "Effects of Climate Change on Energy Production and Use in the United States." The report summarizes what is known about potential effect...
Scientists in London will be able to use and manipulate, in real-time, leading multi-million dollar scientific instruments and technology in the United States, following this week's official launch of the Global Lab at Imperial College London.
The United Way campaign at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has experienced another record year, raising $916,298 for East Tennessee agencies.
A new superconducting wire that can carry increasing loads of electricity has been developed and tested at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Oak Ridge's Parans Paranthaman says the superconducting wire can dramatically increase energy efficiency." These superconducting wires have zero resistance," ...
Climate change may be atmospheric, but the secret to Earth's response could be buried underground. Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists are using new molecular tools to characterize microbial life beneath the soil and determine the role bacteria, protozoa, viruses and fungi play in helping plant...
A study of roofing damage incurred by Gulf Coast structures following Hurricane Katrina has found that buildings with steep sloped roofs held up better against the high-wind storm damage than buildings that had low sloped roofs. The study - conducted on behalf of The Roofing Industry Committee on We...
A novel body bag proposed by a researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory could be a lifesaver for people who have to handle victims of natural disasters, wars or other events that claim multiple lives. While the basic body bag has changed very little since its inception, Arpad Vass of the lab's Bi...
25 at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.Oak Ridge's Melissa Lapsa says use of solar energy is growing throughout the Southeast. "There are federal incenti...