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New protein probes find enzymes for biofuel productionFebruary 2013
Results: New protein probes developed at Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory are now helping scientists find the best
biomass-to-biofuel production enzymes that nature has to offer. To help find
these microbe-made enzymes, called glycoside hydrolases (GHs), a team of PNNL
scientists built a suite of chemical probes purposefully designed to bind to
known GH active sites.
Toxicologists to Receive Best Paper Award from International Society
February 2013
Congratulations to a team of Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory toxicologists and their colleagues whose journal article was
selected as the 2012 best paper by the Biological Modeling Specialty Section of
the Society of Toxicology (SOT). "Comparative
Computational Modeling of Airflows and Vapor Dosimetry in the Respiratory
Tracts of Rat, Monkey, and Human" was selected from more than 1,000
publications.
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For the first time, scientists saw how titanium dioxide surface defects halt photodecompositionFebruary 2013 - Julia Laskin Named Wiley Research Fellow
February 2013 - Steven Smith Contributes Expertise for Concentrating Solar Power Technology
February 2013 - Lanthanum Chromium Oxide's Energetic Dance with Light
Experimental measurements and modeling resolve two decades of debateFebruary 2013 - Johannes Lercher Honored with 2013 Tanabe Prize for Catalysis
February 2013 - Chun Zhao Served as Guest Editor of Aeolian Research
February 2013 - Extraterrestrial Effects on Climate? Not So Much.
The influence of cosmic rays on cloud droplet formation explored in a global climate modelFebruary 2013 - Adding Natural Elements to Synthetic Catalysts Speeds Hydrogen Production
Scientists show how adding amino acids far from a catalyst's center can rev it upFebruary 2013 - Proton Delivery and Removal Can Speed or Distract Common Catalyst
Placing protons in the right spot lets catalysts avoid wasting time and energy on profligate reactionsFebruary 2013 - PNNL Scientist Invited to Participate in National EPA Advisory Panel
February 2013 - Visiting Postdoc Fellow Receives Young Scientist Paper Award
January 2013 - License Will Lead to Faster-Charging Batteries for Phones, Electric Vehicles
January 2013 - Feng Receives Thesis Award from Chinese-American Ocean-Atmosphere Association
January 2013 - PNNL Researchers Selected to Present at Biology Conference
January 2013 - Seeing a Common Catalyst with New Eyes
Chemical imaging microscope shows corrugated gamma-alumina surfaceJanuary 2013 - PNNL Computer Scientists Receive INCITE Awards
January 2013 - Batteries Lose in Game of Thorns
Scientists see how and where disruptive structures form and cause voltage fading January 2013 - The Biology of Plague
Systems approach used to investigate strains of YersiniaJanuary 2013 - Soot is Warming the Planet
Sunlight-absorbing black carbon emissions from human activities now #2 in climate warmingJanuary 2013 - Catalysis Research Star of New Newsletter, Video
January 2013 - Marginal Lands Are Prime Fuel Source for Alternative Energy
Natural vegetation equals feedstocks for biomass productionJanuary 2013 - An Unexpected Pairing of Frustrated Molecules
Scientists at PNNL explain how separated molecules get together to split hydrogenJanuary 2013 - Sebastien Kerisit Elected Geochemistry Program Chair for Prestigious Chemical Society
January 2013 - Cotton-Ball Clouds Contained
New modeling method captures clouds' shading effects January 2013 - PNNL, UW tackle big data with joint computing institute
Northwest Institute for Advanced Computing seeks solutions to real-world problemsJanuary 2013 - Yuehe Lin Elected to American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering's College of Fellows
January 2013 - Metabolomics Key to Identifying Disease Pathway
Research reveals lactic acid's role in lung diseaseJanuary 2013 - Soft Landing and Particle Coverage Key to Keeping or Losing Charge on Surfaces
New results may aid rational design of materials for sustainable energyDecember 2012