WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release: * * * $4.8 million for Delaware, $12.7 million for Louisiana, $14.2 million for Missouri, $11.2 million for Oklahoma, $15.8 million for Tennessee, and $9.8 million for Puerto Rico * * * The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today has approved and recommended for award applications from Del  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The word "shoddy" first came to use in 1832, referring to an early form of recycling in which old wool was shredded and spun with new wool to form a fabric. Nearly two centuries later, textile recycling still follows a similar process. But today's textiles are blends of different materials, from synthetics to natural materials. Additionally, garments are dyed or incl  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy has awarded an $88.8 million contract to Hensel Phelps for the construction of a facility to enrich stable isotopes at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Construction of the single-story, 64,000-square-foot U.S. Stable Isotope Production and Research Center (SIPRC), funded by DOE's Isotope Program (IP), is expected to take two years and be comp  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The RFI form queries respondents on current hardware and software offerings, strategies for engaging and educating stakeholders in the quantum field, and tools for managing resources and monitoring usage. Responses will inform the program on both immediate and near-term availability and opportunities in the field of quantum computing. Information provided by respond  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The world's fastest supercomputer could help bring up-to-the-minute, pinpoint weather forecasts weeks in advance to your laptop, tablet or phone. Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory used Frontier, the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility's 2-exaflop HPE Cray EX supercomputing system, to train the world's largest artificial inte  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A research team led by the University of Maryland has been nominated for the Association for Computing Machinery's Gordon Bell Prize. The team is being recognized for developing a scalable, distributed training framework called AxoNN, which leverages GPUs to rapidly train large language models, or LLMs. Winners of the Gordon Bell Prize will be announced at the Inter  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The American Nuclear Society has recognized Arnold Lumsdaine and Walid Metwally, group leaders within the Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, with ANS Presidential Citations. ANS Presidential Citations are awarded to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding effort for the benefit of the Society. The citations wil  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- 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 continue making steady progress on the construction of the Mercury Treatment Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex. "The work underway is moving this crucial infrastructure project closer to completion, and it will enable the next major phase of cleanup at Y-12," said Steve C  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Sierra Space Corporation have developed a new silicon-carbide-based thermal protection system, or TPS, for reusable commercial spacecraft. The TPS is composed of a tile face made from advanced materials and an insulative tile backing that, when installed on a space vehicle, will be able to   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: As population growth and extreme temperatures strain the United States power grid, utilities and equipment manufacturers are looking for ways to increase the amount of electricity the grid can carry. The Powerline Conductor Accelerated Testing Facility, or PCAT, located at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is one of the only facilities in the   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers used the world's fastest supercomputer to train an artificial intelligence model to draw up blueprints for the building blocks of life. "Think about a ChatGPT that designs proteins," said Arvind Ramanathan, a computational biologist at the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the study's senior author. "The goal is to come up with new d  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Elena Tajuelo Rodriguez, an R&D staff member in the Nuclear Structures and Construction group at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been recognized with the Mary Jane Oestmann Professional Women's Achievement Award. The award will be presented to her during the opening plenary session of the ANS 2024 Winter Conference. This designation is   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Teletrix, a company specializing in radiation training tools, has transitioned from a research and development license to a commercial license for its augmented reality, or AR, platform that simulates ionizing radiation. This advanced platform, known as VIZRAD AR, was developed using technologies licensed from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Homeowners and renters, including students, who had damage or losses when Tropical Storm Helene swept across Eastern Tennessee have until Tuesday, Jan. 7, to apply for FEMA disaster assistance. The application deadline was extended to give more time to residents who were affected by the storm Sept. 26-30 and need help to jumpstart their recovery. You may apply   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Y-12 National Security Complex issued the following news release: * * * Concord Christian School to develop self-sustaining tabletop aquaponics system * * * Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS), the managing and operating contractor for the Y 12 National Security Complex, has awarded a $5,000 grant to Concord Christian School. The goal of the grant, which was recommended by a group of Y 12 employees following a review of more th  more