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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have created a continuous thermo-chemical process that produces useful biocrude from algae. The process takes just minutes and PNNL is working with a company which has …
A researcher at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and her colleague at ecosVS have been recognized with two ChemLuminary awards from the American Chemical Society. PNNL's Janet Bryant and ecosVC's Judy Giordan …
Two years ago, the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory established a proving ground in Richland for the next step in supercomputing development. Called the Center for Advanced Technology Evaluation, CENATE's participating …
Cars and trucks might one day run on biofuel made from seaweed with the help of two technologies being developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The two technologies are among 18 new projects receiving $22 million …
Voting is now open for the People's Choice award in Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's 2017 Science as Art contest. Polls will close at 5:00 p.m. on Sept. 22. To vote, simply visit the PNNL Facebook page and "like" your favorites to …
