OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: In the summer of 2023, Prasanna Balaprakash of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory was invited to speak at a roundtable discussion - hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation - that focused on the importance of academic artificial intelligence research and development. Later in the year  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers demonstrated that stainless steel and other metal alloys coated with hexagonal boron nitride, or hBN, exhibit non-stick or low-friction qualities along with improved long-term protection against harsh corrosion and high-temperature oxidation in air. Metal alloys -- mixtures of two or more metals -- are created to be strong, durable and resistant to corro  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers at Corning have found that understanding the stability of the rings of atoms in glass materials can help predict the performance of glass products. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Glass is being used in a wider range of high-performance applications, including those for consumers and industry, military and aerospace electronics, coatings and optics. B  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Jaswinder Sharma makes battery coin cells with a lightweight current collector made of thin layers of aligned carbon fibers in a polymer with carbon nanotubes. Credit: Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Electric vehicles can drive longer distances if their lithium-ion batteries deliver more energy in a lighter package. A prime weight-loss candidate is the cu  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Louise Stevenson uses her expertise as an environmental toxicologist to evaluate the effects of stressors such as chemicals and other contaminants on aquatic systems. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept of Energy Stepping into the Aquatic Ecology Laboratory at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, you can hear the sound of bubbling water. It's t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Merit Systems Protection Board issued the following case report for Jan. 12, 2024: * * * BOARD DECISIONS Appellant: Kristopher D. Kelly Agency: Tennessee Valley Authority Decision Number: 2024 MSPB 1 Docket Number: AT-0752-15-0064-A-1 Issuance Date: January 5, 2024 Appeal Type: Attorney Fee Petition Attorney Fees The appellant filed a Board appeal contesting his 2014 removal, and the administrative judge issued an initial decision reversing the action and fin  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: With 2023 in the books, DOE's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) is moving ahead with an ambitious slate of projects this year that will alter the site's skyline, remove inventories of nuclear waste and complete a major phase of cleanup. As in years past, OREM is focused on taking down excess contaminated facilities across th  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education issued the following news release: * * * Six schools phase out health physics programs entirely since previous report release * * * The number of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students who graduated in 2022 with degrees in health physics dropped to the lowest level in decades, while six schools in the survey have either phased out or are in the process of phasing out  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education issued the following news release: * * * Despite decreases in bachelor's and master's degrees, doctoral degrees reach highest level since 1966 * * * The overall number of nuclear engineering degrees awarded in 2021 and 2022 were at their lowest levels in more than a decade. However, the number of doctoral degrees awarded in 2022 was at the highest level recorded since 1966.  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release: A joint investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department has resulted in the arrest of three individuals for conspiring to distribute over 13 pounds of fentanyl-mixed pills in Nashville, Tennessee, announced United States Attorney Henry C. Leventis. The complaint charges Karl Chandler, Jr., 36, Jacquez McCoy  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Antonio Daniels, 43, of Nashville, Tennessee, was sentenced today to 165 months, or nearly 14 years, in federal prison to be followed by 5 years of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Henry C. Leventis. In July 2023, Daniels pled guilty to a four-count Indictment charging him with distributing, and possessing with the intent t  more