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The road to exascale computing is a long one, but the Georgia Institute of Technology, a new leader in high-performance computing research and education, continues to win new awards and attract new talent to drive technology innovation. From algorit…
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers Jeremy Busby, De-en Jiang and Sergei Kalinin are among 13 Department of Energy scientists to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, or PECASE.
The PECASE, one of the nat…
VEHICLES — Charge on the fly . . .
A prototype charging system for electric and hybrid vehicles is helping demonstrate a technology that could one day play a key role in the electrification of America’s highways. The bench-scale prototype develo…
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 21, 2010 — Tin may seem like the most unassuming of elements, but experiments performed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are yielding surprising properties in extremely short-lived isotopes near tin…
Four East Tennessee homes completed this month showcase how scientific research can make dramatic changes in the cost of heating and cooling our homes.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony held today celebrated the opening of all four homes as laboratories,…
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sept. 15, 2010 — New insight into the structure of switchgrass and poplars is fueling discussions that could result in more efficient methods to turn biomass into biofuel.
Researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Na…
GEOLOGY — Penetrating pores . . .
Using neutron scattering to examine rock formations in Texas, Wisconsin and other parts of the country, Larry Anovitz, David Cole and Gernot Rother of Oak Ridge National Laboratory are gaining insight into littl…
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., August 27, 2010 — Technology developed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory that extends the life of light-emitting diode lamps has been licensed to LED North America.
The agreement signed today exclusive…
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., August 23, 2010 — Nanoscale simulations and theoretical research performed at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are bringing scientists closer to realizing graphene’s potential in electronic applications.
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The ability to make atomic-level changes in the functional components of semiconductor switches, demonstrated by a team of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, North Carolina State University and University of Tennessee physicists, could lead to huge changes in the semiconductor industry. The results are reported in the June 13 issue of Science.