Highlights
- Just How Fast Can Bacteria Grow? It Depends.
Proteomics Data Validate Model of Bacterial GrowthDecember 2010
- Clustering Water, Hopping Protons
Scientists take unique research approaches to fuel cell puzzleDecember 2010
- Jae Edmonds to Serve on NRC Study Committee
December 2010
- L. Ruby Leung to Serve on NRC Study Committee
December 2010
- A Rare Form of Silver Observed During Routine Calibration
True signature of Ag(III) observed for the first timeDecember 2010
- Proteomic Profiling of Low-Dose Radiation Effects on Human Skin Cells
Unique radiation-responsive proteins affected by low doses of ionizing radiationDecember 2010
- Seeing Diffusion from the Atom's Perspective
A new approach to calculating uranium diffusion challenges traditional equationsDecember 2010
- FCSD Intern Wins at Poster Competition
December 2010
- Bill Morgan and Marianne Sowa Honored by Mutation Research
December 2010
- Forging Cloud Anvils
Pollution particles enlarge and extend the lifetime of storm cloudsDecember 2010
- Knocking Out Nitrogen Oxides
Expert discusses using small-pore zeolites to remove troublesome pollutant from exhaustDecember 2010
- Answering the Catalyst Conundrum
Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory advance understanding of remarkable catalystDecember 2010
- INCITE Award Leads to Insights about Interfaces
Scientists from US and Switzerland use supercomputers to gain answers about water, sulfur dioxideDecember 2010
- Electricity from the Sun
New methods to examine the potential of concentrating thermal solar powerDecember 2010
- Jordan Smith to Receive Best Postdoc Publication Award
December 2010
- Greg Kimmel Named American Physical Society Fellow
December 2010
- Check Out the Fundamental & Computational Sciences Achievements for 2010
December 2010
- Liem Dang Named American Physical Society Fellow
December 2010
- Glacier Melt and Human Vulnerabilities in Asia
Planning now for climate change effects on the Greater Himalayan regionNovember 2010
- U.S., Swiss Team Earns INCITE Award Around Complex Reactions
November 2010
- Understanding Protein Structure and Function is Goal of New NIH Project
Information can help treat disease, infectionsNovember 2010
- The Surface Swap
Oscillating layers of molecules on liquid's surface influence carbon captureNovember 2010
- Looking for Answers Around Grains of Sand
Experiments reveal unexpected precipitation behavior, insights for cleanup and carbon sequestrationNovember 2010
- The Chemistry of Carbon Sequestration
Geochemical expert discusses turning carbon dioxide into minerals, need for catalystsNovember 2010
- Mediation on the Molecular Level
Molecular interactions hold key to how nanoparticles behave in cellsNovember 2010
- A Solid Cold Solution
A catch-and-release solid-state fuel cell material operates coollyNovember 2010
- Identifying the Degradome
Protein pieces provide path toward early detection of breast cancerNovember 2010
- Power Plant Pollution's Bedtime Story
Aerosol particles form in nighttime plumes from coal-fired power plantsNovember 2010
- Monkeypox Study Reveals Clues to Virus's Role in Lung Disease
Findings might help better understand bronchitis, emphysema, other lung diseaseNovember 2010
- NanoDESI Proves Popular with Analyst Readers
November 2010
- Cold Skies
Researchers increase our understanding of how ice clouds formNovember 2010
- Peden, Szanyi Serve as Guest Editors on Special Issue of Physical Chemistry Journal
November 2010
- Dick Smith Named Scientist of the Year
November 2010
- Models Examine Nuclear Fuels
Designers of the next generation of uranium dioxide and other fuels gain valuable insightsOctober 2010
- Focusing on Aerosols Through the Macro Lens
Small-scale features inform large-scale impacts in climate change modelsOctober 2010
- Jim Fredrickson and Allan Konopka Join Editorial Board of ISME Journal
October 2010
- Jerry Allwine to Receive Prestigious Helmut E. Landsberg Award
October 2010
- Kathy Hibbard Appointed Chair of the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Program Committee
October 2010
- Kicking the Precious Metal Habit
Morris Bullock edited a book on replacing precious metal catalysts with iron, nickel and other earth-abundant metalsOctober 2010
- Radiation Tolerance? It's All in the Chemistry!
Materials studies could lead to tailored materials for immobilizing nuclear wasteOctober 2010
- Liem Dang Appointed to Journal of Physical Chemistry Advisory Board
October 2010
- Water's Choice
A tale of two numbers and the order they predictOctober 2010
- Zelenyuk Invited to Speak at National Academies Workshop
October 2010
- Kleese Van Dam Invited to Talk on Real-Time Analysis at NOBUGS
October 2010
- Award-Winning Ion Funnel Technology Gets Another License
Agilent introduces newest commercial version: iFunnelOctober 2010
- Shifting Showers
Researchers demonstrate how honeycomb clouds exhibit self-organizationOctober 2010
- Saving Tropical Forests
Agricultural improvements aid in reducing emissions and in keeping food affordableOctober 2010
- Trapped Toxins
Architecture of soil particles greatly influences if, when pollutants migrateOctober 2010
- Controlling Catalysts
University of Virginia expert discusses new ways to drive old reactionsOctober 2010
- The Molecule Movers
Fast and user friendly, nanoDESI shows off its ability to transfer fragile moleculesOctober 2010
- Who Killed the Graphite Anode?
PNNL researchers move silicon anode Li-ion battery technology forwardOctober 2010
- Dave Koppenaal Appointed to Editorial Board of Metallomics
October 2010
- Dick Smith Elected to Second Term on HUPO Board
October 2010
- Getting the Catalysts You Really Need
Creating catalysts should begin with what you want, not what you have, according to University of Delaware expertOctober 2010
- Long-Distance Communication, Microbial Style
Scientists demonstrate how microbes communicate without touchingOctober 2010
- Charles Long to Serve on The Open Atmospheric Science Journal Editorial Board
October 2010
- Dick Smith up for R&D Magazine's Scientist of the Year
September 2010
- New Tool Developed to Better Isolate Neutrophils
Better understanding and diagnoses of immune system injurySeptember 2010
- Jim Fredrickson Elected to International Microbial Ecology Board
September 2010
- Getting to the Root of Climate Change
PNNL scientists to probe proteomics of soybean root hairsSeptember 2010
- Konopka, Smith Elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
September 2010
- Looking for Secrets to Drug Addiction in Our Blood
September 2010
- Koppenaal Co-Editor-in-Chief of New Edition of Spectrometry/Spectroscopy Encyclopedia
Several PNNL staff contributedSeptember 2010
- César Izaurralde Appointed as Editorial Board Member of a New Peer-Reviewed Journal
September 2010
- Separating the Catalysts from the Chaff
New soft landing instrument prepares pure, undamaged samples for analysisSeptember 2010
- John Zachara Named Battelle Fellow
September 2010
- Designer Particle Proves Popular with ChemComm Readers
September 2010
- From Predictions to Reality: Genomics Reveals Microbe's Metabolic Potential
Systems-level understanding of Shewanella metabolism directed toward biofuel productionSeptember 2010
- New Technique Provides Sensitive Analysis of Atmospheric Particles
Using nanoDESI, scientists probe molecular chemistry of organic aerosolsAugust 2010
- Pushing the Envelope on Actinide Speciation
Distinguished scientist compares the relationship of ions in solution and in solid stateAugust 2010
- In Search of Haze
Researching the Effects Aerosol Particles have on the Earth's ClimateAugust 2010
- International Climate Change Assessment Gains Five PNNL Scientists
August 2010
- Steve Ghan Re-appointed to Journal of Geophysical Research Editorial Board
August 2010
- Clouds + Mineral Dust = Rain
Researchers size up ice nuclei to more accurately model climate changeAugust 2010
- Wax, Soap Clean Up Obstacles to Better Batteries
Paraffin and surfactant oleic acid improve synthesis of lithium manganese phosphate electrodesAugust 2010
- Charcoal Takes Some Heat Off Global Warming
Biochar can offset 1.8 billion metric tons of carbon emissions annuallyAugust 2010
- Breaking through the Barriers to Biofuels
Expert discusses the science and challenges of using pyrolysis to transform biomass into fuelsAugust 2010
- Bruce D. Kay Named American Chemical Society Fellow
August 2010
- An Alchemist's Dream: Superatoms Mimic Elements
July 2010
- Guang Lin Invited to Serve on Editorial Board for International Publication
July 2010
- Ian Gorton Selected as Laboratory Fellow
July 2010
- Battery Research Could Lead to Shorter Recharge Time for Cell Phones
Adding a bit of graphene to battery materials could dramatically cut the time it takes to recharge electronicsJuly 2010
- PNNL, Chinese Researchers Begin Cooperative Clean Energy Work
July 2010
- The World's Smallest Cup of Water
International team shows location of water relative to prototypical proteinJuly 2010
- It Takes "Guts" to Explore the Next Proteomics Frontier
Looking at bacterial communities in termite gut helps reconstruct metabolic pathwaysJuly 2010
- Thousands of New Proteins Discovered in Spinal Fluid
Research establishes healthy benchmark to aid in understanding neurological disordersJuly 2010
- When Ions Attack
Scientists provide an atomic view of the destruction caused by radiation in extreme environmentsJuly 2010
- PNNL Scientists Win R&D 100 Awards for Biology, Environment Technologies
Ion Mobility Spectrometer on a Microchip and IncubATR™—the Live-Cell MonitorJuly 2010
- Tony Janetos Selected as Laboratory Fellow
July 2010
- Kevin Rosso Selected as Laboratory Fellow
July 2010
- Daniel DuBois Selected as Laboratory Fellow
July 2010
- 2010 ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge Award
July 2010
- e-RESS Team Earns Regional Industrial Innovation Award
July 2010
- 2010 Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
June 2010
- New Analytical Platform is Making the Nearly Impossible Routine
Analytical 2 + 2 = 5!June 2010
- Breaking Good
Study examines durability of glass with ties to nuclear waste storageJune 2010
- Novel Indicators of Oxidative Stress in Disease
Proteomics study offers clues to how diseases such as Parkinson's progressJune 2010
- Wanted: Vacancies
Travelling atoms discard electrons that prove vital to bonding oxygen on catalyst, cleanupJune 2010
- Kimberly Tebrugge on Team Winning Highest Honors from PRSA
June 2010
- Jim Dooley Briefs White House Task Force on Status of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage
June 2010
- Small Particles, Big Impact
Distinguished professor discusses nanoparticles and the environment at PNNL seminarJune 2010
- Imaging Atoms and Revolutionizing Laptop Computers
June 2010
- Wei-Jun Qian Receives DOE Early Career Award
June 2010
- Chuck Long Appointed to International Radiation Commission Committee
June 2010
- Dick Smith Named One of Innovation magazine's "Best and the Brightest"
May 2010
- Rahul CARES Features Insider Look at Aerosol-Climate Field Study
May 2010
- Talented Mentors Recognized for Contributions to Teacher, Students
May 2010
- Scaling Goes eXtreme
Researchers reach 34K CPUsMay 2010
- Silica Cages Help Anti-Cancer Antibodies Kill Tumors in Mice
Honeycombed particles filled with cancer drug act like time-release capsules at tumor siteMay 2010
- Opposites Attract and Inspire Electrocatalyst
U.S., China team convince platinum and gold particles to come together and form nanocatalystsMay 2010
- Jim Morris, Kathy Ertell Appointed to National DOE Human Research Board
May 2010
- Steven Smith Served Key Role in National Academies Workshop on Climate Change Mitigation
May 2010
- New Insights Show Promise for Emissions Capture, Storage
May 2010
- Graphene-DNA Biosensor Selective, Simple to Create
Nanostructure could help diagnose disease, facilitate gene therapy, moreMay 2010
- Creating a Captivating Cage for Carbon
New robust material could selectively trap energy-diluting impurities in natural gasMay 2010
- Dehong Hu Selected as Senior Editor for International Journal
May 2010
- Strategy to Quantify, Purify Surface Proteins Also Shows Effects on Protein Translocation
Proteins expressed by Shewanella have novel roles in cell substratesMay 2010
- Mikhail Alnajjar Named to Editorial Board of Safety and Health Journal
April 2010
- PFLOTRAN: Advanced Computing Modeling for a Cleaner Environment
Innovative Computer Code Simulates Movement of Underground Contaminants at HanfordApril 2010
- Affordable Fuel Cells May Get Boost From Artificial Diamonds
U.S., China team show new electrolyte could lower internal temperatures and costsApril 2010
- Modeling Microbes and Minerals
Expert profiles microbe activity in acid mine drainageApril 2010
- Bill Morgan Elected to NCRP Board of Directors
April 2010
- Even Soil Feels the Heat
Soils release more carbon dioxide as the globe warmsApril 2010
- More Proof of Outer Membrane Cytochrome Role in Electron Transfer
Shewanella cytochromes reduce and transform the widespread mineral ferrihydriteApril 2010
- Brighter is Better
Seminar speaker describes potential of next-generation light sourcesApril 2010
- Understanding the Potential of a Single Crystal
Award-winning Croatian professor speaks at PNNL's geochemistry seminarApril 2010
- When the Air Turns Brown
Scientists discover reactions that create climate-changing brown carbon aerosolApril 2010
- Marianne Sowa Serves as Guest Editor for Special Issue of Mutation Research
April 2010
- Scientists Characterize Poorly Understood, Climate-Influencing Atmospheric Particles
Particle adsorption, shape, and coatings revealed by team using SPLAT IIApril 2010
- Some Choices Are Better Than Others in Studying the Universal Solvent
Scientists evaluate the accuracy of 7 different implementations of a popular approach to studying water's propertiesMarch 2010
- Jim Dooley Edits Special Issue of the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
March 2010
- Advanced Analysis Tools Aim to Reduce Uncertainty in Climate Data
March 2010
- Cutting Through Questions for a Molecular-Level Understanding of Solar Cells
Expert discusses molecular modeling and simulation at PNNL seminarMarch 2010
- Karin Rodland Named U.S. HUPO Board Member
March 2010
- Article on Molecular Simulation of Water Named Highly Innovative by Journal
March 2010
- Backhoes Back Off!
PNNL secondary network connection now provides seamless data transferMarch 2010
- Answers to Probing Questions
Scientists pioneer new analysis that tells how uranium oxides stick togetherMarch 2010
- Future Climate Scenarios: Getting a Better Look at the Big Picture
New approach to climate change could change how societies generate and use energyMarch 2010
- New Class of Catalyst Sports Shapely Selectivity
A unique three-dimensional structure gives catalyst high surface areaMarch 2010
- It Takes Some Chaos To Get Order
Deputy Director of Research at Molecular Foundry discusses material formation at seminar seriesMarch 2010
- Catalysis Researchers Named First Distinguished PNNL Post-Doc Fellows
March 2010
- First NMR Signal of a Copper Site in Azurin Obtained
High-field, low-temperature NMR harvests unprecedented characterization of metalloproteinsFebruary 2010
- Taking Infectious Disease in STRIDE
PNNL part of new systems biology center led by UWFebruary 2010
- William Gustafson Awarded Early Career Grant for Climate Research
February 2010
- PNNL Chief Scientist Addresses Congress on Geoengineering
Dr. Phil Rasch joins other panelists discussing the potential benefits, risks and costs of geoengineeringFebruary 2010
- Stalking the Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay
February 2010
- Measuring the Speed of Noble "Bubbles"
Scientists at PNNL devise new technique to determine diffusion in glassy materialsFebruary 2010
- Cracking the Codes of Building Energy Efficiency
U.S. and China launch collaboration on building energy codes compliance and trainingFebruary 2010
- Computational Science Programming Model Crosses the Petaflop Barrier
Global Arrays demonstrates petascale capability at SC'09February 2010
- The Package Matters
Tucking ammonia borane in mesoporous silica results in high-quality hydrogen at lower temperaturesFebruary 2010
- Team Solving Water's Mysteries Thanks to INCITE Award
February 2010
- Wendy Shaw Awarded Early Career Grant for Catalysis Research
February 2010
- PNNL Postdoc Wins DOD Breast Cancer Fellowship Award
February 2010
- Bacteria Are Better Gene Packers Than We Thought
Proteomics improve gene annotation and detectionJanuary 2010
- Liem Dang Named Adjunct Professor at Australian University
January 2010
- Dani López-Ferrer Wins Tech Transfer Award
High-pressure enzymatic digestion system licensed to Pressure BioSciences, Inc.January 2010
- If a Tree Falls in the Forest. . .
Scientists face carbon modeling challenges from increased natural disasters, plagues and manmade disturbancesJanuary 2010
- Jiwen Fan helps Demystify Pollution's Impact on Storm Clouds
Past studies showed conflicting conclusions, and now we know whyJanuary 2010
- Richard Smith Selected for Analytical Chemistry Award
January 2010
- The Efficacy of Bacteria
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientist sees her biogeochemistry work on coverJanuary 2010
- Are Radiation-Induced Bystander Effects a Universal Phenomenon?
Studies on human cells fail to find low-LET radiation-induced damage in untargeted cells.January 2010
- Finding the Perfect Spot to Rest
Scientists see carbon chains preferred locales on popular catalystJanuary 2010
- The Science of Moving Protons in Catalytic Reactions
Check out the new website for the Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis at PNNLJanuary 2010
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