Dedicated Optical Networks Transforming Computational Science and Collaboration
Collaborative visualization of large-scale datasets across geographically distributed sites is becoming increasingly important for many science domains ranging from biology to the subsurface... More
Review Article Chronicles Research on Versatile Bacterium
A microbe that mediates carbon and metal cycling in stratified marine and freshwater environments and serves as a model microbe for systems biology research is highlighted in a review article in Nature Reviews Microbiology... More
New Data Analysis Tools Advance Protein Research
From developing viable bioenergy to detecting disease, proteins are crucial structural and functional elements to all biological functions. Proteomics experts from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and two universities have collaborated to develop and deploy data analysis tools to further the field of protein research. Two of these tools are now available free of charge through publicly available websites... More
PNNL Research Shedding Light on Complex Reactions at Interfaces
Using computational resources from INCITE and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's NWICE, researchers are shedding light on complex chemical reactions at interfaces. The PNNL computational approach sought to resolve a mystery that had eluded experimentalists - where are hydroxide ions located on molecules as they move from the liquid to the gaseous state?... More
New SPIN Corrals Protein Molecules
When studying the proteins in pre-cancerous or other cells, researchers don't have a lot of material—just the contents of a few cells. When they add a sample to the mass spectrometer, the workhorse of protein studies, they don't want to waste any. That's where SPIN comes in. Developed by a research team at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, SPIN greatly increases the ability of mass spectrometers to analyze cell proteins and other extremely small samples... More
Pass the Proton, Please
Too many choices, not enough time. These words haunt those selecting materials for fuel cells—devices that use hydrogen to generate electricity, but not pollutants—for everything from locomotives to laptop computers. To focus on the most promising materials for fuel cells, designers need to know what is happening at the molecular level... More
Bruce Garrett Advises National Science Foundation Program
Congratulations to Dr. Bruce Garrett on becoming an advisor to a National Science Foundation Partnership in International Research and Education Program entitled Theoretical and Computational Chemistry: Potential Energy Surfaces, Collisions with Surfaces, and Electronic Non-Adiabatic Reactions... More
Chemists Make Beds with Soft Landings
Bedsprings aren't often found in biology. Now, chemists have succeeded in making a layer of tiny protein coils attached to a surface, much like miniature bedsprings in a frame. This thin film made of stable and very pure helices can help researchers develop molecular electronics or solar cells, or to divine the biology of proteins... More
Catalysis Takes Center Stage at Chemistry Conference
One way PNNL scientists are harnessing the power of catalysis is through hydrogen oxidation and production, two processes necessary for fuel cells to function. So far, however, such chemical conversions are expensive, requiring the precious metal platinum. DuBois is exploring how to design alternative catalysts that use inexpensive metals such as nickel and cobalt...More