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 (PhysOrg) Taking a cue from Mother Nature, researchers at the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center have undertaken a first-of-its-kind study of a naturally occurring phenomenon in trees to spur the development of more efficient bioenergy crops....10/25
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(Knoxville News Sentinel) A joint University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Lab research and education center championed by former Gov. Phil Bredesen may soon bear his name. University trustees are expected to vote today to rename the program the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education in honor the former governor's push to strengthen the partnership between the UT and ORNL....10/28 |
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DOE
(DOE Press Release) When most people go to the car dealership, they take a hard look at the vehicle's window sticker. To help consumers sort through their options, the Energy Department's Clean Cities initiative just introduced the new Vehicle Cost Calculator and its accompanying widget on the Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicles Data Center....10/27
East Tennessee
(Chattanooga Times Free Press) U.S. Sen. Bob Corker brought a discussion about electricity and jobs by asking Tennessee Valley business and energy leaders to put their concerns on the table....10/28 |
National
(Washington Post) House speaker rejects Democrats' request because it contains $1.3 trillion in new tax revenue; he gives his most pessimistic outlook to date that supercommittee would achieve deficit target by its Thanksgiving deadline....10/28
(NPR) As the European debt crisis has deepened, it has highlighted this early 21st century shift: The United States is becoming more of a Pacific Rim country and less of a North Atlantic partner....10/28 |
(BBC) Scientists who announced that sub-atomic particles might be able to travel faster than light are to rerun their experiment in a different way. This will address criticisms and allow the physicists to shore up their analysis as much as possible before submitting it for publication....10/28
(PhysOrg) A new study in Austria has confirmed that spiders are extremely sensitive to vibrations, and determined they are the second most vibration-sensitive organism, topped only by cockroaches....10/28