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(Science Daily) Structural defects introduced into carbon nanotubes could lead the way to carbon nanotube circuits, research led by Vincent Meunier of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Computer Science and Mathematics Division shows.....1/14
(Science Daily) Before humans began emitting significant amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the atmospheric uptake and loss of carbon dioxide was approximately in balance. "Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere remained pretty stable during the pre-industrial period," said Gregg Marland of Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tenn....1/15 |
(Government Executive) "Modest investments sufficient to continue the research for alternative use for depleted uranium oxide have the potential to avoid significant disposal costs," the IG found. There could be other benefits as well. For example, Oak Ridge National Laboratory discovered in 2006 that depleted uranium aggregate could be combined with concrete to provide shielding for radiation from spent nuclear fuel...1/15
(ScienceMode) Smarter freight . . . ; Bumper crop . . . ; Defective circuits . . . 1/15
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DOE
(DOE Press Release) Thousands of high school and middle school students begin a journey this month that they hope will take them to the finals of the U.S. Department of Energy’s annual National Science Bowl®, America’s largest and most prestigious science competition for middle and high school students....1/12
(Atomic City Underground) According to the latest performance evaluations on Wackenhut's Oak Ridge security contracts, the company earned more than $2.5 milliion for the final six months of fiscal 2008....1/14
East Tennessee
(Tennessean) Congress on Wednesday backed up its promise to push for more federal oversight of coal ash in the wake of the massive TVA sludge spill last month in East Tennessee....1/15 |
National
(Washington Post) The problems are intensifying the pressure on the incoming Obama administration to allocate more of the $700 billion rescue program to financial firms...1/15 [Registration Required]
State & Regional
(Knoxville News Sentinel) Some posts unfilled; tuition at Knoxville campus may rise 9%...1/14
(Oak Ridger) Tennessee budget woes could force the layoffs of more than 2,000 state employees but a federal relief package for states could reduce that number, Gov. Phil Bredesen said Wednesday....1/14 |
