OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Human geography researchers use residential census data and open-source information to create models of populations across the globe. However, census data for some parts of the world are sparse. To provide a more comprehensive view of the world and its inhabitants, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are turning to satellite images  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. Asphalt Paving Systems, Inc. (APS), an asphalt paving company with offices in Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Tennessee, agreed to pay $1.25 million and furnish comprehensive injunctive relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, A  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A digital construction platform in development at Oak Ridge National Laboratory is boosting the retrofitting of building envelopes and giving builders the tools to automate the process from design to installation with the assistance of a cable-driven robotic crane. Approximately 50 million buildings in the U.S. have poor thermal insulation. This leads to increased c  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Humans can learn a lot from the environment around them, particularly from the study of animals and their biology. Their primal instincts, ways of living and unique bodily processes can offer valuable insights into our own understanding. This summer, Elton Aba an intern at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, collaborated with researchers to expl  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The award is presented to authors of the best paper on ship production delivered at a SNAME event. In September 2023, Feng and Chen presented "Develop a Fast Analysis Solver for Welding Sequence Optimization" at the SNAME Maritime Convention in San Diego. The paper by Feng, Chen and researchers from Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries de  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release: A CDC Food Safety Alert update regarding a multistate outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections has been posted at https://www.cdc.gov/listeria/outbreaks/delimeats-7-24.html Key Points: * Since the last update on August 8, 2024, 14 more illnesses have been reported bringing the total to 57. All 57 people have been hospitalized and 9 deaths   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Alicia Manjon Sanz's drive and natural curiosity about the composition of materials earned her the Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher fellowship in 2011, and her work carried her through Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan before bringing her to Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2020. Sanz is a neutron scattering scientist working at the Spallation Neutron Source, or   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news: The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor UCOR last week celebrated achieving Vision 2024, the culmination of 20 years of cleanup at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP). This effort -- one of the nation's largest environmental cleanup projects -- transformed a former Manhattan Project and Cold War-era uranium enrichment comp  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: WARTBURG, Tennessee: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the winners of the 2024 Obed Wild and Scenic River photo contest. Photographers were invited to submit striking digital images highlighting the spectacular views, dark night skies, recreational opportunities, and diversity of life in the park. Entries to the contest were judged by members of the Southern Appalachian   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: ORNL's Joshua New was celebrating his birthday and preparing to ice climb Alaska's Godwin Glacier when he received his highest career honor to date. The computer scientist and distinguished R&D staff member at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory was named the 2024 Researcher of the Year by R&D World magazine as part of its R&D 100 Professional A  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A sensor on the electric grid picks up a strange blip in current or voltage. What's happening, and will it cause an outage? Usually, a utility worker must travel in person to check. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new automated drone inspection system that can respond rapidly to unusual electric grid behavior,   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Using a polymer to make a strong yet springy thin film, scientists led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are speeding the arrival of next-generation solid-state batteries. This effort advances the development of electric vehicle power enabled by flexible, durable sheets of solid-state electrolytes. The sheets may allow scalable production o  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A study by more than a dozen scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory examines potential strategies to integrate quantum computing with the world's most powerful supercomputing systems in the pursuit of science. The study published in Future Generation Computing Systems takes a big-picture look at the states of quantum computing and cla  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: A Tennessee man was sentenced today on a felony charge related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Michael Asbury, 44, of Knoxville  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: A Tennessee man was sentenced today on a felony charge related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Michael Asbury, 44, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was se  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: Memphis, TN - Today, U.S. Marshals captured Memphis murder suspect, Deario Wilkerson, 20, after he fell through the ceiling from the attic space where he was hiding. On April 2, 2024, Troy Cunningham was found shot to death at the 1500 block of N. Merton Street in Memphis, Tennessee. On May 9th, an arrest warrant for first degree murder and reckless endangerment-dea  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory added a new neutron scattering instrument to its powerhouse of discovery at the Spallation Neutron Source, charting new territory for neutron imaging through artificial intelligence. In July, DOE's Office of Science approved the final commissioning of the Versatile Neutron Imaging Instrument, or VENUS. "It's   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Mohamad Zineddin, a distinguished researcher in nuclear and radiological engineering, recently received the Roger Howsley Award for Excellence in Nuclear Security. This distinction, bestowed by the World Institute for Nuclear Security and the Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, recognizes individual contributions to the field of nuclear security. "The effect  more