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(Tennessee Journalist) Justin M. Beaver of the Computation Data Analytics Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory spoke Friday, April 13 at the UT Science Forum. Beaver’s talk, titled “Addressing Challenges in Cyber Security Through Intelligent Computing,” discussed the variety of cyber threats and new technology that Beaver’s team is developing to counteract security breaches...4/25
(Energy.gov)...The Energy Department's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has partnered with ClimateMaster -- a leading manufacturer of geothermal and water-source heat pumps -- to develop an appliance that could provide space conditioning and all domestic hot water needs while consuming at least 50% less energy than conventional minimum efficiency equipment...4/26 |
(Oak Ridger) Oak Ridge High School seniors Ziyuan Liu and Cassee Cain have been recognized in two resolutions recently presented by state Rep. John Ragan, R-Oak Ridge, according to a late Tuesday afternoon release...The team's mentors on the project were John K. Mueller and Boyd McCutchen Evans III of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory...4/24
(Scientific Computing) Researchers 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 low cost — if it can be achieved — would enable genomic sequencing to be used in everyday clinical practice for medical treatments and preventions," said Predrag Krstic, project director and former Oak Ridge National Laboratory physicist now at the University of Tennessee-ORNL Joint Institute for Computational Sciences...4/24 |
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DOE
(Knoxville News Sentinel) Earlier this week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its updated list of Top 50 Green Power Partnership organizations, which voluntarily use clean, renewable electricity "from resources such as solar, wind and low-impact hydropower."...4/25
(Knoxville News Sentinel) The National Park Service wants to save at least a part of K-25's North Tower in order to help preserve some of the historic site's authenticity for future viewers, and that could throw a wrench in the Department of Energy's proposed mitigation plan and efforts to complete demolition of the World War II-era structure...4/25
State & Regional
(Knoxville News Sentinel) More than 60,000 pages of Tennessee newspapers dating from 1850 to 1876 are now online at the Tennessee State Library and Archives...4/26 |
National
(NPR) Security professionals in both the U.S. government and in private industry have long feared the prospect of a cyberwar with China or Russia, two states capable of launching destructive attacks on the computer networks that control critical assets such as the power grid or the financial system. Now they face a new cyberthreat: Iran...4/26
(CS Monitor) A report by the American Lung Association finds that air pollution has fallen to its lowest levels since the group began collecting data in 2000. The ALA credits the Clean Air Act...4/25
East Tennessee
(WBIR-TV) ...Knox County received a passing grade for particle pollution based on year-round averages from the Environmental Protection Agency. But ozone levels during that three-year period led the association to assign an "F" grade. Nevertheless, it found air quality has been improving...4/25
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Oak Ridge teens recognized by Legislature
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