Story Tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory - May 2009

The SNS has added another instrument to its eventual suite of 25. Wide tires on tractor-trailers can reduce the weight of a rig. In one of the largest experiments of its kind, thousands of cottonwood cuttings planted in common gardens in British Columbia, Oregon and California will help scientists determine which strains are best suited for cellulosic ethanol production. Fusion energy took a small step forward with a successful simulation performed on ORNL's Jaguar supercomputer.

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