Recent News & Features
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory wins grants for solar power research OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Oct. 11, 2012 — In a push to lower the cost of solar power, the Department of Energy has funded two projects at Oak Ridge National Laboratory focused on improving concentrating solar power collector and receiver performance.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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RSICC marks its 50th year One of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's longest-running institutions, the Radiation Safety Information Computational Center (RSICC), has its golden anniversary in November. To celebrate the Laboratory hosted a recognition ceremony on October 9 with Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy Peter Lyons keynoting the event. — Oct. 9, 2012
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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
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