ORNL weigh-in-motion system could increase military mobility
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 30, 1999 — Armed with an automated weigh-in-motion system being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), U.S. military forces could increase mobility and decrease mistakes when loading vehicles on transport planes and ships.
Two ORNL researchers earn Beckman Award
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 21, 1999 — Two researchers at the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have been awarded the Arnold O. Beckman Award by the International Society for Measurement and Control.
Anti-Electrons Help Researchers Find Nano-Surface Defects in Gold
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 21, 1999 — Tiny defects in the surface of common material - from silicon to steel - determine the properties of material and how it can be used. Unfortunately, many of these pores, called vacancies, are so small they cannot be accurately measured.
International scientific journal establishes Oak Ridge office
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 20, 1999 — The British scientific publication New Phytologist has announced it has established its North American editorial operations at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) under the direction of Dr. Richard J. Norby, ORNL's Environmental Sciences Division senior staff researcher.
ORNL technology could make solar energy more viable
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Dec. 14, 1999 — Solar energy could get a megaboost, effectively gaining a threefold improvement over conventional technology, with a system being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
ORNL researcher elected fellow of American Nuclear Society
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 24, 1999 — Dr. Rusi Teleyarkhan, group leader and program manager in the Engineering and Technology Division of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been elected a fellow by the board of directors of the American Nuclear Society.
Lauf earns Tennessee Industrial Scientist of the Year Award
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 23, 1999 — Dr. Robert Lauf, group leader in the Metals and Ceramics Division of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been named 1999's Tennessee Industrial Scientist of the Year.
ORNL researcher Goyal honored as top 100 innovator by publication
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 22, 1999 — Amit Goyal, a researcher in the Superconductivity Technology Program of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), has been named by the MIT Technology Review as one of the top 100 innovators (TR-100) for the next millennium.
ORNL Awards of Excellence presented to three divisions
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 15, 1999 — Three divisions within the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have been presented Awards of Excellence.
Kirby heads program at ORNL's Buildings Technology Center
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 5, 1999 — Brendan Kirby has been named director of the Power Systems and Energy Policy Studies program at the Buildings Technology Center of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).