Archived Story Tips for 2001
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Medical—Instant diagnoses . . .
Detection and diagnosis of diseases could be simplified and made more accurate with an instrument being developed by researchers at ORNL.
Biology—Fetal development in spotlight . . .
Working with SpectruMedix Corp., researchers at ORNL could soon find mutations in mice in months instead of years.
Sensors—Miniature mobile snoop . . .
Most criminals know about robots armed with cameras and shotguns, but there's a new law enforcement weapon on the horizon.
Environment—The mercury mystery . . .
Thousands of landfills around the nation may be serving as bioreactors, turning inorganic mercury into methylated - or organic - mercury, according to a study by researchers at ORNL.
Physics—Looking for a break . . .
While Greg Maddux's curveball might break 19 inches at Atlanta's Turner Field, conditions at Denver's Coors Field can cut the amount of break by 10 percent, according to some groundbreaking research performed at ORNL.
Exploration—Real-world survivors . . .
According to popular culture, survival depends on rugged individualism, ruthless cunning and athletic prowess.
Engineering—Paying dividends for businesses . . .
ORNL researchers are saving key industries of the future hundreds of thousands of dollars in energy costs with a process that starts by simply taking a look around.
Medical—The digital pig . . .
Like the Visible Man and Visible Woman, the Digital Pig could serve as an important model in cardiovascular and pulmonary studies as well as other areas of biomedical research.
Environment—Zebrafish is perfect guinea pig . . .
Turning the drab brownish-gray zebrafish green isn't a St.
Health—Obesity gene discovered . . .
Genetically, mice are similar to humans, so the discovery of a fat gene in mice at ORNL could lead to a better understanding of why some people have more problems than others keeping their weight under control.
Exploration—Real-world survivors . . .
According to popular culture, survival depends on rugged individualism, ruthless cunning and athletic prowess.
Military—Not your father's tank . . .
Tomorrow's ground combat system will bear little semblance to today's tank.
Energy—Power to the people . . .
Power market restructuring in California has focused the nation's attention on the problems, but they can be fixed as the market is allowed to adjust.
Health—Better CPR a heartbeat away? . . .
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) could get a beneficial jolt because of an ORNL study that has produced some startling results.
Transportation—Safer skies . . .
Air travel could become even safer in the future because of work being done by researchers at ORNL and the National Transportation Research Center.
Environment—Ocean's biology under spotlight . . .
For the first time, scientists have a clear picture that shows regions of the ocean where limited iron dust deposition may be influencing ocean biological activity.
Vehicle Safety—Driving dangerously . . .
Drivers bombarded with phone calls, e-mails and other distractions are more likely to make mistakes.
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