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Outpacing climate change with atmospheric research collaboration
Tiny particles in air called aerosols create smog, seed clouds, and control how much of the sun's heat makes it through the atmosphere. And yet these particles are the least understood aspect of climate research. Now, two research institutions are working together to tackle the role of aerosols in climate change -- specifically how aerosols from pollution, oceans and wildfires contribute to shifting weather.
9.4.2008
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.
8.18.2008
Multithreaded supercomputer seeks software for data-intensive computing
The newest breed of supercomputers have hardware set up not just for speed, but also to better tackle large networks of seemingly random data. And now, a multi-institutional group of researchers has been awarded $4.0 million to develop software for these supercomputers. Applications include anywhere complex webs of information can be found: from internet security and power grid stability to complex biological networks.
7.14.2008
PNNL scientists receive four R&D 100 awards
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have won four of R&D Magazine's prestigious "R&D 100 Awards" for their contributions to developing a smart power grid, enhancing the quality of research materials, reducing environmental impacts of deicing activities, and improving the economics of biofuel production.
7.8.2008
PNNL researcher selected for prestigious symposium
Eric Smith, a radiation detection instrumentation specialist at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has been invited to participate in the 2008 U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium in September.
7.2.2008
PNNL named to CIO 100
CIO magazine has named the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to its 2008 list of the top 100 organizations worldwide that "exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excellence in information technology."
6.25.2008
PNNL to break ground on two new research facilities
Construction contractors will break ground later this week on two new, privately financed research facilities at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory campus in north Richland.
6.9.2008
Professional society honors PNNL scientist
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory chemist Julia Laskin has received the Biemann Medal, the highest honor granted to a young scientist by the American Society for Mass Spectrometry. Laskin accepted the award at the ASMS annual conference June 3 in Denver, where she also delivered a lecture on her research to the nearly 7,000 scientists attending the conference.
6.3.2008
PNNL, WSU to advance biomass research in new facility
Washington State University and the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory today dedicated a new building for the advancement of biomass research.
5.8.2008
Mike Kluse named director of U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Battelle announced today that Mike Kluse has been named as the new director of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Battelle manages the lab for DOE, which also approved Kluse as the permanent choice for this position.
5.1.2008