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(Knoxville News Sentinel)
Camden Hubbard of Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been elected a 2011 fellow of ASM
International. Hubbard heads the Diffraction and Thermophysical Properties research group in ORNL's Materials Science & Technology Division...8/3
(Automotive News)
As the infant carbon fiber industry takes shape, one company worth watching is Plasan Carbon Composites, the subsidiary of an Israeli maker of armor for military vehicles...To develop cheaper raw materials, Plasan and 13 other companies formed a research consortium in June with the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Plasan has assigned a researcher to work in Oak Ridge's labs, Staargaard says...8/1
(ASI) Oak Ridge National Laboratory recently announced that 14 companies have joined with the organization to establish the Oak Ridge Carbon Fiber Composites Consortium. The new endeavor will work to accelerate the development, demonstration and commercial application of new low-cost carbon fiber and composites materials in several industry sectors...8/3 |
(Automotive news) Expecting a surge in automakers' demand for carbon fiber, suppliers are gearing up to cut costs and produce the high volumes that the industry will need. In July, 14 companies announced a consortium with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to develop a carbon fiber that might cost as little as $5 to $7 a pound -- down from $15 to $20 a pound today. Oak Ridge is building a $35 million pilot plant that will produce up to 25 tons of carbon fiber a year. The partners will use the plant to test new raw materials...8/1
(Knoxville News Sentinel)
A dispute over how to bring power to a Hardin Valley industrial park could delay completion of the expansion of the National Transportation Research Center. The NTRC, a joint effort between Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee Center for Transportation Research, is on Cherahala Boulevard just off Hardin Valley Road...8/3 |
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DOE
(KNDO-TV) After two years of preparation and characterization, the Department of Energy's River Corridor contractor, Washington Closure Hanford, has begun remediation of one of the most hazardous burial grounds tackled to date on the Hanford Site's River Corridor...8/3
State & Regional
(Knoxville News Sentinel)
A rare and lovely flower with a fondness for Tennessee's harshest growing environments has been removed from the federal endangered species list...7/4 |
National
(NY Times) Timothy F. Geithner, the Treasury secretary and dean of President Obama’s economic team, is expected to stay through the president’s term after intense White House pressure, according to officials familiar with the discussions...8/3
East Tennessee
(Oak Ridger) Ben Terpstra wants the community to get involved in the Oak Ridge Community Solar Initiative.
Terpstra spoke last week about his idea of installing a solar power- generation facility at Oak Ridge High School, but he said he needs the community's support...8/2
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Honor for ORNL's Camden Hubbard