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13-Apr-2005
Partnering paves way for science solutions The word partnership conjures up the image of a couple--a couple of people, a couple of businesses, a couple of governments--coming together to work on a relationship, business venture or project. Many partnerships are still based on two. But that premise is rapidly changing--especially in science. Contact: Virginia Sliman
13-Apr-2005
Corporate care for the community Managing a national laboratory extends beyond serving the scientific and technical needs of clients. It also means serving the needs of the local community. Since 1965, Battelle, which operates Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy, has contributed more than $13 million in charitable contributions to the communities in which PNNL staff live--Richland, Kennewick, Pasco, Seattle and Sequim, Wash. Contact: Virginia Sliman
11-Apr-2005
Director of global design effort announced at international linear collider workshop The 2005 International Linear Collider Workshop kicked off March 18 by announcing the director for the newly formed Global Design Effort (GDE) for the proposed electron-positron collider. Contact: Heather Rock Woods
5-Apr-2005
Greater security with EM coil An electromagnetic coil system developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory adds truth serum to treaty verification by narrowing the uncertainty for what's inside a sealed container. Contact: Virginia Sliman
5-Apr-2005
Seismic detectives go underground Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are using data gathered by seismology stations to develop a mathematical framework for identifying and locating seismological events around the world. Their work, part of the National Nuclear Security Administration's Ground Based Nuclear Explosion Monitoring Research and Engineering Program, will be used by the U.S. government to monitor explosions and weapons tests. Contact: Virginia Sliman
5-Apr-2005
PNNL scientist just keeps on giving Aaron Diaz, a staff scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, is the first PNNL staff member to win a Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Award. Diaz also is awarded the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation's Homeland Security Award. Contact: Virginia Sliman
5-Apr-2005
Recycling a legacy of the Cold War The tons of surplus plutonium stockpiled in the United States and the former Soviet Union are no longer of interest to anyone...except perhaps terrorists. This realization led to an agreement between the United States and the Russian Federation to dispose of 35 metric tons of plutonium each by removing the plutonium "pits" from the nuclear weapons and turning them into nuclear power plant fuel. Contact: Virginia Sliman
5-Apr-2005
Peace of Mind Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, many Russian weapons scientists frequently found themselves with little work, no pay for the work they were doing and crumbling facilities. Russian and U.S. government officials were concerned that former weapons scientists may be tempted to go to work for countries with active nuclear programs, so they worked together to come up with a way to reduce that incentive. Contact: Virginia Sliman
5-Apr-2005
Education - a key to advancing nonproliferation Cultivating minds in science and technology has always been a focus at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, but an international need for nonproliferation experts is now a driving force to create new nonproliferation education programs and expand the breadth and depth of existing ones. Contact: Virginia Sliman
4-Apr-2005
X-ray blaze on an invisible world The way that a horse trots intrigued Leland Stanford. After a term as California's governor and with a fortune assembled from building the US transcontinental railway, Stanford lived the life of a country gentleman near his Palo Alto Stock Farm. Contact: Heather Rock Woods
4-Apr-2005
Science from a hole in the ground When Alice famously went down the rabbit hole, she ended up in Wonderland. Now, a group of US scientists from fields as diverse as microbiology and particle physics, rock mechanics and molecular evolution are proposing to go down their own version of the rabbit hole into the scientific wonderland of a Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory. Contact: Judy Jackson
1-Apr-2005
In 'ocean floor' lab at Brookhaven scientists create, study methane hydrates Scientists at BNL have recreated the high-pressure, lowtemperature conditions of the sea floor in a tabletop apparatus for the study of methanehydrates, an abundant but currently out-of-reach source of natural gas trapped within sediments below the ocean floor. Contact: Brookhaven Bulletin
1-Apr-2005
Cesium capsules hit cancer harder A shorter half-life and cesium radiation promise to make cesium-131 capsules harder on cancer and easier on the patient. Contact: Breakthroughs
1-Apr-2005
Smart building controls may solve energy problems Can information technology and smart building controls reduce the need for expensive new electricity transmission lines? Contact: Breakthroughs
1-Apr-2005
Science-driven computing speeds up at PNNL One of the world's fastest scientific computers will be used by a new directorate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to enable large-scale scientific discoveries. Contact: Breakthroughs
31-Mar-2005
Understanding the mysteries of high-temperature superconductors High-temperature superconductors (HTSCs) operate in mysterious ways, but scientists are starting to understand their peculiarities by using a state-of-the-art spectroscopy system at SSRL. Contact: The Interaction Point
31-Mar-2005
Gamma-ray bursts shower the universe with metals According to the results from a Livermore computer model, some of the small change jingling in your pocket contains zinc and copper created in massive gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) that rank as the most impressive light shows in the universe. Contact: Jason Pruet
24-Mar-2005
Enhanced national security through international research collaborations National security today requires broad and effective engagement in the international arena. Contact: Science & Technology Review
11-Mar-2005
Shaping future In its next-generation aircraft carrier, the Navy, with assistance from Sandia, is seeking to reduce manpower by 10 to 30 percent, but not by heaping more work on individual sailors. The goal is to use increased technology and improvements to carrier air wing flight operations, maintenance, and support functions to reduce the overall workload per sailor. Contact: Michael Padilla
11-Mar-2005
Improving automative coating "Clearcoats" applied over layers of automotive paint not only enhance automobile appearance, but also serve as a first line of defense against attack from moisture, acid rain, and ultraviolet radiation. Contact: Nigel Hey
11-Mar-2005
SPEAR3 'breathes' in response to temperature changes As the sun rises each day, warming the grounds and buildings of SLAC, the entire SPEAR3 facility expands in response. The change is minuscule, on the scale of a few microns--far too slight to observe with the naked eye. Contact: The Interaction Point
9-Mar-2005
More power to the GRID On August 16, 2004, a year and two days after the largest power blackout in U.S. history, 3M announced the first commercial sale of an advanced conductor for overhead power lines. Contact: ORNL Review
9-Mar-2005
Industrial efficiency Improving the efficiency of manufacturing processes is an important component of ORNL's energy mission. Over the years Oak Ridge materials researchers have pursued this goal for a variety of industries through the Department of Energy's Industrial Technologies Program (ITP). Contact: ORNL Review
8-Mar-2005
Letting the sunshine in The outlook is sunny for the Laboratory's prospects of commercializing hybrid solar lighting (HSL). The ORNL technology uses sunlight to reduce the need for indoor electric lighting, the largest consumer of electricity in commercial buildings. Contact: ORNL Review
8-Mar-2005
Pushing the envelope If ORNL's Jeff Christian could have his way, next-generation houses in East Tennessee would generate as much electricity as they consume. Contact: ORNL Review
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