Darrell Fisher, a radiation scientist with the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has been elected President of the Health Physics Society. [Full Story…]
The polaron model of semiconduction explains why electrons move so much slower in iron oxide than in a wire. [Full Story…]
PNNL’s detailed analysis of the resources needed to make, use and dispose of light bulbs found light-emitting diodes, also known as LEDs, are more environmentally friendly than compact fluorescent and incandescent lights. [Full Story…]
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found that their mass spectrometry-based technique, called PRISM, performed as accurately as standard clinical tests known as ELISAs. The technique should be able to speed up development of protein-specific diagnostic tests and treatment. [Full Story…]
A new material may be able to soak up enough trace uranium in sea water to help fuel future nuclear power plants. Tests by PNNL showed the material can soak up more than two times the uranium than a similar material developed in Japan. [Full Story…]
The ocean below Hurricane Omar revealed how fresh water can affect the intensity of tropical storms. [Full Story…]
Catalysis rides high in this year's duo of PNNL researchers-turned-ACS Fellows. [Full Story…]
Sherry L. Cady, an expert on how microbes living in extreme environments interact with and influence their surroundings, will serve as the chief science officer for DOE's EMSL, the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory on PNNL's campus. [Full Story…]
The Department of Energy’s Electricity Subsector Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model and accompanying survey tool will help utilities assess their own level of cybersecurity readiness. [Full Story…]
A team of contributors from universities, industry and national laboratories has created a publication aimed at helping industrial and institutional researchers work together more effectively. [Full Story…]