Recent News
Best of Both Worlds
A new nuclear magnetic resonance capability developed at the Department of Energy's EMSL, called DMAT, holds promise to open new doors in catalysis and biology research. The DMAT, or discrete magic angle turning, apparatus and method was developed by researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Institute for Interfacial Catalysis, EMSL, and PNNL and merited a United States patent. Full story
Iron Mineral Limits Mercury Toxicity
In a recent study highlighted in Science, researchers from Rutgers University, the Department of Energy’s EMSL, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory showed that a simple iron mineral transforms Hg(II) to gaseous Hg(0). The mineral known as magnetite turns Hg(II) into Hg(0) in just minutes. Subsurface bacteria cannot add a methyl group to the gaseous mercury, so it does not become the neurotoxic methylmercury. Full story
Integrating Resources at EMSL Helps Scientists Win R&D 100 Award
By integrating a combination of inventions and approaches in the Department of Energy’s EMSL, scientists achieved at least a 40-fold increase in the sensitivity of mass spectrometers and earned an R&D 100 Award for their efforts. Full story
New version of GA Toolkit released
Global Arrays Toolkit Version 4.2 includes significant updates to support EMSL users who perform large-scale computational research. GA 4.2 lends support for several new platforms including an optimized port for Cray XT5, a petaflop Linux supercomputer and BlueGene/P, the second generation of Blue Gene supercomputer. Full story
First research fellows named
Scott Chambers and Herman Cho were named the first Wiley Research Fellows. Chambers was selected for his scientific and technological leadership in growing well-defined oxide films and surfaces. Cho was chosen for his leadership in developing EMSL’s radiological nuclear magnetic resonance capabilities. As Fellows, Chambers and Cho will contribute to the laboratory's decision-making processes. Full story
Kukkadapu Recognized as International Leader in Mössbauer Spectroscopy
EMSL research Ravi Kukkadapu received two international honors in the Mössbauer spectroscopy community. At the International Conference on the Applications of the Mössbauer Effect, he was featured as an emerging leader in the Mössbauer community. In addition, he was invited to give a keynote address at the Clay Minerals Group of the Mineralogical Society in the United Kingdom. Full story
Metal Detection
Using resources at the DOE's EMSL, researchers found that 99Tc in natural subsurface sediments that has been reduced by Fe(II) associated with certain mineral phases may be exceedingly resistant to oxidation and, therefore, remobilization. Full story
