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Binder leads ORNL's Nuclear Science and Engineering Directorate OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 2, 2012 — Jeffrey Binder has been appointed associate laboratory director for Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
UT-Battelle donates $60,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sep. 28, 2012 — UT-Battelle today presented Second Harvest Food Bank with the first $20,000 installment of a three-year commitment of $60,000 to help the local organization feed hungry East Tennesseans.
ORNL research uncovers path to defect-free thin films OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sep. 21, 2012 — A team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Ho Nyung Lee has discovered a strain relaxation phenomenon in cobaltites that has eluded researchers for decades and may lead to advances in fuel cells, magnetic sensors and a host of energy-related materials.
ORNL roof and attic design proves efficient in summer and winter OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sep. 10, 2012 — A new kind of roof-and-attic system field-tested at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory keeps homes cool in summer and prevents heat loss in winter, a multi-seasonal efficiency uncommon in roof and attic design.
ORNL's newly licensed neutron detector will advance human disease research OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Sep. 19, 2012 — A neutron detector developed for studies focused on life science, drug discovery and materials technology has been licensed by PartTec Ltd. The Indiana-based manufacturer of radiation detection technologies is moving the technology developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory toward the commercial marketplace.

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SNS researchers overcome the freezing sample problem in biostudies Researchers at the Spallation Neutron Source BASIS beam line at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have successfully developed a method to study biomolecules (proteins) at temperatures far below freezing using a lithium chloride preparation in the aqueous solvent that prevents freezing. — Sep. 13, 2012