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ORNL goes solar with 288-foot span of panels

Technology / Energy

created Jan 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Oak Ridge National Laboratory wants its energy operations to be as advanced as its energy research.


New imaging method lets scientists 'see' cell molecules more clearly

Biology /

created Jan 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Scientists have always wanted to take a closer look at biological systems and materials. From the magnifying glass to the electron microscope, they have developed ever-increasingly sophisticated imaging devices.


Spallation Neutron Source gets initial go-ahead on second target

Spallation Neutron Source gets initial go-ahead on second target

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The U.S. Department of Energy has given its initial approval to begin plans for a second target station for the Spallation Neutron Source, expanding what is already the world's most powerful ...


DOE's Oak Ridge supercomputer now world's fastest for open science

DOE's Oak Ridge supercomputer now world's fastest for open science

Electronics / Hardware

created Nov 10, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (13) | comments 0

The latest upgrade to the Cray XT Jaguar supercomputer at the Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has increased the system's computing power to a peak 1.64 "petaflops," or ...


Oak Ridge pegged for national ecological network

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 26, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dozens of instruments to be deployed on the Oak Ridge Reservation and other sites around the nation will provide valuable information related to climate change, biodiversity and invasive species, infectious diseases and ...