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May 25 | News
Sensors that work flawlessly in laboratory settings may stumble when it comes to performing in real-world conditions, according to researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. These shortcomings are important as they relate to safeguarding the nation's food and water supplies.
May 10 | News
A carbon nanotube sponge that can soak up oil in water with unparalleled efficiency has been developed with help from computational simulations performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
May 9 | News
Shape-memory alloys are an engineer's dream, able to shape-shift spontaneously to accommodate changing operating conditions. A research team from NASA and the University of Central Florida is studying the internal mechanisms of these real-life "transformers" at the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, with an eye toward increasing their use in everyday scenarios.
Apr 24 | News
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Yale University have developed a new concept for use in a high-speed genomic sequencing device that may have the potential to substantially drive down costs. The researchers have created nanopores with a radio frequency electric field capable of trapping segments of DNA and other biomolecules.
Apr 19 | News
The boundary between electronics and biology is blurring with the first detection by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory of ferroelectric properties in an amino acid called glycine. A multi-institutional research team used a combination of experiments and modeling to identify and explain the presence of ferroelectricity in the simplest known amino acid—glycine.
Apr 18 | News
According
to recent research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, light of specific
wavelengths can be used to boost an enzyme's function by as much as
30-fold, potentially establishing a path to less expensive biofuels,
detergents and a host of other products.
Apr 16 | News
Materials
such as bismuth samarium ferrite and lead zirconium titanate are often
called "materials on the brink" in reference to their enigmatic
behavior, which is closely tied to the transition between two different
phases. Recent electron microscopy sponsored by Oak Ridge National
Laboratory has helped build knowledge about these materials and related
flexoelectric theory, which describes materials that change polarization
when bent.
Apr 11 | News
Scientists
have for decades contemplated communicating via neutrinos when other
methods won’t do. For the first time, physicists and engineers at Fermi
National Accelerator Laboratory’s MINERvA detector have successfully
transmitted a message through 240 m of rock using these ghost-like
particles.
Apr 4 | News
Small-angle
neutron scattering instrument at the High Flux Isotope Reactor at Oak
Ridge National Laboratory can be used for a surprising variety of
biological studies. Recently, researchers in The Netherlands
successfully analyzed and characterized the internal protein structure
and composite particles of a cow named Martha.
Mar 29 | News
Scientists
have recently carried out the first investigation of 2D fermion liquids
using neutron scattering, and discovered a new type of very short
wavelength density wave. The team believes their discovery will interest
researchers looking at electronic systems, since high temperature
superconductivity could result from this type of density fluctuations.
