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Oak Ridge National Laboratory

‘We’re at the start of Manhattan Project 2’: U.S. energy secretary visits Oak Ridge

Pierce Gentry, WUOT

March 3, 2025

Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced at Oak Ridge National Laboratory on Friday that his department will move to promote the development of nuclear energy there, primarily with the intent to fuel advancements in artificial intelligence technologies.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Bill Hagerty, climate, climate change, Department of Energy, nuclear energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, WUOT

Quantum science in Middle Tennessee

Katherine Ceicys

August 6, 2024

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Quantum science is taking off here in Middle Tennessee!

Filed Under: Programs, Science Tagged With: Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU, Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, quantum science

NashVillager Podcast: Supercomputers in Tennessee

Nina Cardona

July 26, 2024

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Has Tennessee become the new epicenter for the global race to build the fastest computer? Plus the local news for July 26, 2024.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, supercomputer

Nashville rainstorms are getting wetter. How much? 12% wetter in the past five decades.

Caroline Eggers

May 16, 2023

From a basic perspective, more rain can mean more flooding. But the science of how climate change affects flooding is a little more complex.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, flood, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, rain

A Battery Made From Plants? Tennessee Researchers Are Working On It

Bradley George

August 16, 2013

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Lab say they’ve made a new kind of battery, using a byproduct of turning wood into paper. It’s one of several battery technologies coming out of Oak Ridge.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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