OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: ORNL Composites Innovation staff members David Nuttall, left, and Vipin Kumar use additive manufacturing compression molding to produce a composite-based finished part in minutes. AMCM technology could accelerate decarbonization of the automobile and aerospace industries. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 3 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 2, 2023, entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Tennessee - First Quarter 2023": * * * From December 2022 to March 2023, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Tennessee were 162,157, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 137,669, the U.S  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: By Kenneth Lewis, Public Affairs Specialist Fort Campbell's Mahaffey Middle School (MS), a Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) institution, took a dynamic stride in educating its students about the significance of energy conservation and water preservation. On October 19th, the school hosted the Kentucky Science Center's innovative energy outreach program, "Captai  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2023: EM's steady work removing old, contaminated structures at Oak Ridge is paving the way for new uses of land, including a site where the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Lithium Processing Facility. The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) and contractor   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Waiting for answers surrounding a healthcare condition can be as stressful as the condition itself. Maria Mahbub, a research collaborator at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is developing technology that could help providers and patients get answers sooner. Healthcare providers often look to trusted documentation known as clinical practice guidelines, or CPG, as a roa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56817) involving Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, Tennessee: * * * Rep Org: Tennessee Div of Rad Health Licensee: Eastman Chemical Company Region: 1 City: Kingsport State: TN License #: R-82007-K28 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Andrew Holcomb HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 10/25/2023 Notification Time: 17:38 [ET] Event Date: 10/25/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [EDT] Last U  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56817) involving Eastman Chemical Co., Kingsport, Tennessee: * * * Rep Org: Tennessee Div of Rad Health Licensee: Eastman Chemical Company Region: 1 City: Kingsport State: TN License #: R-82007-K28 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Andrew Holcomb HQ OPS Officer: Ernest West Notification Date: 10/25/2023 Notification Time: 17:38 [ET] Event Date: 10/25/2023 Event Time: 00:00 [EDT] Last U  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers determined that a connected and automated vehicle, or CAV, traveling on a multilane highway with integrated traffic light timing control can maximize energy efficiency and achieve up to 27% savings. In a demonstration, a plug-in hybrid passenger vehicle in electric mode was driven down a busy corridor in Chattanooga, Tenness  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: In response to a renewed international interest in molten salt reactors, researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a novel technique to visualize molten salt intrusion in graphite. During ORNL's revolutionary Molten Salt Reactor Experiment, or MSRE, in the 1960s, scientists first demonstrated the feasibility of nuclear f  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Sphagnum mosses dominate peatlands that store about a third of the world's terrestrial carbon. A type of peat moss has surprised scientists with its climate resilience: Sphagnum divinum is actively speciating in response to hot, dry conditions. To illuminate how S. divinum adapts, ORNL researchers developed resources, including a database with all of S. divinum's  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: ORNL's Sarah Walters leverages her anthropology expertise to study cultural information, such as funeral rites, as part of the lab's Population Density Tables, or PDT, project. Credit: Lena Shoemaker/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy What do ship ports and cemeteries have in common? According to Sarah Walters, an anthropologist at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Natio  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: ORNL's Sarah Walters leverages her anthropology expertise to study cultural information, such as funeral rites, as part of the lab's Population Density Tables, or PDT, project. Credit: Lena Shoemaker/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy What do ship ports and cemeteries have in common? According to Sarah Walters, an anthropologist at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Natio  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 3 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2023: * * * Conference to Include Keynote Speakers on Government Contracting, Empowerment and Education, Tradeshow, Networking, and Award Show * * * On Nov. 3, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will share insight on how women-owned businesses can get certified for federal contracts through its Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program (WOSB) at the MogulCon Busi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, Henry C. Leventis, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: David Haley, 65, of Clarksville, Tennessee was sentenced yesterday to two years in federal prison for filing false tax returns that omitted income he earned from his business, announced U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis for the Middle District of Tennessee and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Departm  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, Kevin G. Ritz, issued the following news release: One of five former Memphis Police Department officers facing federal charges in the tragic killing of Tyre Nichols pled guilty in federal court today. Desmond Mills, Jr., 33, appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Mark S. Norris today and pled guilty to civil rights and conspiracy charges arising out of the January 7 incident. On September 12, a federal g  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, Henry C. Leventis, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Former supervisory state corrections officer, Kenan Lister, was sentenced to two years in prison followed by two years of supervised release today after he pleaded guilty to two civil rights offenses, announced United States Attorney Henry C. Leventis for the Middle District of Tennessee In April 2022, Lister pleaded guilty to one count o  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2023: A Tennessee man has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges related to his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. 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 Tyler Roberts, 34, of Knoxvill  more