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China's decrease in cloud cover accompanied by increased average nighttime temperatures casts into shadows the generally accepted theory that ties increases in global nighttime temperatures to increased cloud cover. The time series analysis by ORNL's Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIA...
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An instrument that can detect tiny (nano) explosions could lead to a hand-held instrument to screen people and luggage at airports or to detect land mines. The technology is based on miniature micro-machined silicon cantilevers one-tenth the width of a human hair that can detect tiny forces caused b...
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Two researchers in the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have been named fellows by the American Physical Society. They are Dr. Steven Paul Hirshman of ORNL's Fusion Energy Division and Dr. Gene Ice of the Metals and Ceramics Division. Hirshman was honored for his many...
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Sherry Bartley Wright, project coordinator for Global Change and Developing Country Programs at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), was presented an international trophy by the International Energy Agency (IEA) for the third time in the last four years.
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Tougaloo College of Jackson, Miss., will host the 2000 Mississippi Science Bowl Saturday, Feb. 19, in partnership with the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) of Oak Ridge, Tenn. The Science Bowl is a fast-paced competition that offers teams of high school students a...
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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...
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Charles Coutant, senior research member in the Environmental Sciences Division of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been appointed to a national review panel to evaluate fisheries and aquatic resources research for the U.S. Geological Survey.