EGLIN AFB, Florida, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: After almost eight years, the Eglin icon, McKinley Climatic Lab, returns to 96th Test Wing possession as of Oct. 1. The realignment moves the lab from Arnold Engineering Development Complex back to the 96th Range Group. A 2016 Air Force Test Center consolidation moved the lab under the unit at Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. The return, to better align with local infrastructure and Eglin's tes  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs The significance of the static aircraft displayed outside the Main Gate and Gate 2 of Arnold Air Force Base goes beyond decorative purposes. The displays symbolize the importance of the work performed across Arnold Engineering Development Complex, headquartered at Arnold AFB. Testing conducted within AEDC facilities played a role in either the development   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: To better understand important dynamics at play in flood-prone coastal areas, Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists working on simulations of Earth's carbon and nutrient cycles paid a visit to experimentalists gathering data in a Texas wetland. There, the return of a key mangrove species holds important clues to current and future climate impacts in coastal ecosyst  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Attendees of the second collaborative ORNL-Vanderbilt University workshop met at ORNL. Credit: Alonda Hines/ORNL, U.S. Department of Energy When the second collaborative ORNL-Vanderbilt University workshop took place on Sept. 18-19 at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, about 70 researchers and students assembled to share thoughts concerning a b  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: ORNL researcher Sreenivasa Jaldanki was recently elevated to IEEE senior member. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Sreenivasa Jaldanki, a researcher in the Grid Systems Modeling and Controls group at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, was recently elevated to senior membership in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Enginee  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Michele Baker joined NNFD at ORNL in 2021. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Michele Baker considers her ability to plan one of her greatest strengths. Yet she didn't predict she'd move from ORNL's Emergency Management Team, where she'd worked for about a dozen years, to her current position as section head for Safety, Engineering and Support in the I  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 6 -- 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, a bastion of nuclear physics research for the past 80 years, is poised to strengthen its programs and service to the United States over the next decade if national recommendations of the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee, or NSAC, are enacted. "The 2023 Long Range Plan lays out a compelling vision for nuclear  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Susan Hubbard, ORNL's deputy for science and technology and Quincy Quick, TSU's associate vice president for Research and Sponsored Programs, sign a memorandum of understanding to strengthen research cooperation and provide diverse undergraduate students enriching educational research opportunities at the lab. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy The Depar  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Susan Hubbard, ORNL's deputy for science and technology and Can (John) Saygin, senior vice president for research and dean of the graduate college at UTRGV, sign a memorandum of understanding to strengthen research cooperation and establish a collaborative program for undergraduate research and education. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Para leer en e  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: ORNL collaborated with NASA to 3D print a lunar rover wheel based on a NASA design. The project demonstrated the potential of additive manufacturing for creating highly specialized parts needed for space exploration. NASA plans to test the printed wheel's performance to compare with a traditionally manufactured wheel that will be used on the moon next year. The OR  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The image conceptualizes the processing, structure and mechanical behavior of glassy ion conductors for solid state lithium batteries. Credit: Adam Malin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy As current courses through a battery, its materials erode over time. Mechanical influences such as stress and strain affect this trajectory, although their impacts on battery efficacy and   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2023: The United States Attorney's Office announced today that Dr. Michael Sawaf and his affiliated company Premier Dental Group PLLC of Knoxville, f/k/a Orthodontic Designs by Michael Sawaf, PLLC ("PDG"), have agreed to pay $985,541 to resolve allegations that they knowingly and improperly submitted false claims for dental services to TennCare in vi  more