Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Press Releases

• Published on February 14, 2018 - 17:20 GMT

  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, OHSU create joint research co-laboratory to advance precision medicine

  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and OHSU today announced a joint collaboration to improve patient care by focusing research on highly complex sets of biomedical data, and the tools to interpret them. The OHSU-PNNL Precision Medicine Innovation Co- …

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• Published on February 5, 2018 - 18:36 GMT

  From laboratory to marketplace

  New solutions for cybersecurity, energy and medical research are in the hands of companies who can use them to create new products and services, thanks to efforts to transfer them from the lab to industry. The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest …

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• Published on January 31, 2018 - 18:39 GMT

  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, University of Washington team up to make the materials of tomorrow

  Many innovations of 21st century life, from touch screens and electric cars to fiber-optics and implantable devices, grew out of research on new materials. This impact of materials science on today's world has prompted two of the leading research …

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• Published on January 30, 2018 - 21:43 GMT

  Corralling xenon gas out of waste streams

  From space propulsion to lighting to surgical anesthesia, the applications and needs for xenon gas are growing. And the good news is that researchers are advancing the science to more easily remove xenon from waste streams and collect the low amounts of it …

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• Published on January 25, 2018 - 19:21 GMT

  Tiny particles have outsize impact on storm clouds, precipitation

  Tiny particles fuel powerful storms and influence weather much more than has been appreciated, according to a study in the Jan. 26 issue of the journal Science. The research focuses on the power of minute airborne particles known as aerosols, which can …

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• Published on January 18, 2018 - 16:28 GMT

  Let the good tubes roll

  Materials scientists, led by a team at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, designed a tiny tube that rolls up and zips closed. These hollow nanotubes are thousands of times smaller than a strand of human hair and could …

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• Published on December 14, 2017 - 19:19 GMT

  New catalyst meets challenge of cleaning exhaust from modern engines

  As cars become more fuel-efficient, less heat is wasted in the exhaust, which makes it harder to clean up the pollutants are being emitted. But researchers have recently created a catalyst capable of reducing pollutants at the lower temperatures expected …

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• Published on December 11, 2017 - 18:32 GMT

  Science influencers: PNNL scientists among world's most highly cited

  Eight researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are leading the way in solving the world's biggest challenges, as evidenced by other researchers referencing their papers. These citations are tracked by …

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• Published on December 5, 2017 - 22:03 GMT

  PNNL's Parker wins prestigious award for lifetime of energy efficiency efforts

  The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance has named Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Graham Parker winner of its Tom Eckman Leadership in Energy Efficiency Award for Lifetime Achievement.  The award recognizes Parker for a career spanning more …

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• Published on December 1, 2017 - 15:52 GMT

  A triple-threat against cyberthreats

  The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has licensed three of its most unusual technologies for preventing cyberattacks to Cynash Inc., a startup company funded by IP Group, an intellectual property commercialization company. …

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• Published on November 28, 2017 - 19:03 GMT

  ANS dedicates Nuclear Historic Landmark Award to PNNL

  The American Nuclear Society honored the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Radiochemical Processing Laboratory with the ANS Nuclear Historic Landmark Award for its notable research and work in the areas of reactor …

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• Published on November 28, 2017 - 18:30 GMT

  Predicting the future of lightweight vehicle composites

  Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, along with experts from industry and academia, have developed predictive engineering tools for designing new, economical, and lightweight automotive composites.  This …

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• Published on November 20, 2017 - 18:06 GMT

  PNNL wins seven R&D 100 Awards

  The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is the recipient of seven awards, selected by R&D Magazine, as part of the top 100 innovative scientific breakthroughs of the year. The magazine announced the winning technologies at …

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• Published on November 18, 2017 - 09:54 GMT

  Unlocking the secrets of Ebola

  Scientists have identified a set of biomarkers that indicate which patients infected with the Ebola virus are most at risk of dying from the disease. The results come from scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory …

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• Published on November 13, 2017 - 17:41 GMT

  National Grid and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to collaborate on transmission grid modernization and energy storage ...

  National Grid, a leading US transmission company, and the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have entered into an agreement to work together on research in the areas of transmission grid modernization and energy storage …

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• Published on November 9, 2017 - 06:30 GMT

  Findings mark a significant step forward for geoengineering studies

  Using a sophisticated computer model, scientists have demonstrated that a new research approach to geoengineering could potentially be used to limit Earth's warming while reducing some of the risks and concerns identified in past studies, including …

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• Published on November 1, 2017 - 19:14 GMT

  Scientists create unprecedented catalog of microbial life on planet Earth

  Scientists have taken the most extensive snapshot ever of the vast microbial life on Earth. By drawing on more than 27,000 samples of soil, tissue, and water from the Arctic to Antarctica, more than 300 scientists at scores of institutions worldwide have …

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• Published on October 25, 2017 - 21:25 GMT

  Leung to serve on National Academies' Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate

  Dr. L. Ruby Leung, a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory atmospheric scientist, has accepted an invitation to serve on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate. The board works to …

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• Published on October 23, 2017 - 21:02 GMT

  Art and science: A winning combination

  Not one, but two images took top honors in Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's 2017 Science as Art contest.  Online voting by staff and the public resulted in a tie this year.  The Science as Art contest has been a regular fixture at the Department …

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• Published on October 20, 2017 - 09:01 GMT

  How low can you go?

  Very low levels of radiation can tell scientists a lot about our world. New approaches and techniques for measuring very low or trace levels of radiation have recently been featured in a special issue of the Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes which …

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