OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Clostridium thermocellum bacteria (gray/white) are deconstructing plant material (purple) in this image. The microbes digest and ferment plants simultaneously in a consolidated processing method to produce ethanol as a biofuel blendstock to power planes, ships and big rigs. Credit: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Using technology develope more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news: Usually surprises in the nuclear industry are unwelcomed, but earlier this year, Jason Johnson -- known as "JJ" to his co-workers -- received one he will cherish forever. Johnson is a senior operations technician with contractor Isotek, supporting the Uranium-233 Disposition Project. It's the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management's (OREM) highest-prior more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Tennessee farmers and ranch hands whose tools or equipment were damaged by Tropical Storm Helene may be eligible for disaster assistance. FEMA assistance is available to replace disaster-damaged essential tools, supplies, equipment and items required for employment or self-employment. Coverage For Tools and Equipment Family-owned farms typically have a variety more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A visualization tool that tracks changes to the nation's forests in near-real time is helping resource managers pinpoint areas with the most damage from Hurricane Helene in the US Southeast. The ForWarn visualization tool was co-developed by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory with the U.S. Forest Service. The tool captures and analyzes satellit more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Frontier's improved speed marks a jump of roughly 150 petaflops, or 150 quadrillion calculations per second roughly equivalent to the performance of its predecessor supercomputer Summit, which was decommissioned last week. "We could already solve amazingly large problems on Frontier the biggest science problems on the planet," said Al Geist, an ORNL Corporate Fellow more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: This year's Association for Computing Machinery's Gordon Bell Prize in supercomputing goes to researchers led by the University of Melbourne who used the Frontier supercomputer to conduct a quantum molecular dynamics simulation 1,000 times greater in size and speed than any previous simulation of its kind. The team also includes researchers from AMD, QDX, and the De more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The winners of the climate prize, awarded by the Association for Computing Machinery, were announced on Nov. 21 at the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage, and Analysis in Atlanta, Georgia. "This is a tremendous honor and we are extremely proud of our achievement," said Marc Genton, Al-Khawarizmi distinguished professor of st more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: Edward Kelley, 35, of Maryville, Tennessee, was convicted following a three-day trial in the Eastern District of Tennessee of conspiracy to murder federal employees, solicitation to commit a crime of violence, and influencing a federal official by threat. The evidence presented at trial established that Kelley -- while awaiting trial for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach  more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists used neutron scattering to study how tweaking the ionic clusters in ionizable polymer solutions affects their structure. The polymer building blocks are marked in gold and the ionizable groups in red. Findings could open doors to lighter, more efficient clean energy devices. Credit: Phoenix Pleasant/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Electrolytes that convert che more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The coveted annual 2024 HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards are determined through a nomination and voting process with the global HPCwire community, as well as selections from the HPCwire editors. The awards are an annual feature of the publication and constitute prestigious recognition from the HPC community. They are revealed each year to kick off the annu more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Arthur Ragauskas, the University of Tennessee-ORNL Governor's Chair for Biorefining, and David Mandrus, a UT Knoxville professor, are named on the list with ORNL as their second affiliation. Easo George, who retired from ORNL as the Governor's Chair for Advanced Alloy Theory and Development, is named on the list for his work in materials science. "I came to the lab  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The White House issued the following news release on Nov. 21, 2024: Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individual to serve as a key leader in his administration: * Jim Coughlan, Nominee to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission Additionally, President Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as members of boards and commissions that are required, by statute or longstanding p more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A small sample from the Frontier simulations reveals the evolution of the expanding universe in a region containing a massive cluster of galaxies from billions of years ago to present day (left). Red areas show hotter gasses, with temperatures reaching 100 million Kelvin or more. Zooming in (right), star tracer particles track the formation of galaxies and their move more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Seven scientists affiliated with ORNL have been named Battelle Distinguished Inventors in recognition of being granted 14 or more United States patents. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Seven scientists affiliated with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been named Battelle Distinguished Inventors in recognition of being granted 14 or mor more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers have identified a molecule essential for the microbial conversion of less toxic inorganic mercury into the neurotoxin methylmercury, moving closer to blocking the dangerous pollutant before it forms. In 2013, scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory identified two genes required for methylmercury formation. Now, ORNL has assisted the University of Mi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- The White House announced the following nominations and withdrawals sent to the Senate on Nov. 21, 2024: * * * NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: * James Bernard Coughlan, of Illinois, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission for a term expiring December 16, 2030, vice Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, term expired. * Beth H. Harwell, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority for a term expiring May 18, 2029. ( more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA is hiring! Join the team that helps people in need before, during and after disasters. FEMA is seeking to fill multiple positions that help Tennessee residents recover from Tropical Storm Helene. Jobs are available in Knoxville and Nashville, and candidates with diverse experiences are encouraged to apply. These temporary positions start as 120-day appoin more PR