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Materials scientist James de Yoreo receives Distinguished Scientist Fellow award

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

The US Department of Energy's Office of Science bestows one of its highest honors on PNNL materials scientist James De Yoreo.

PNNL waives fee to test-drive portfolio of intellectual property

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Business Announcement

To help spur economic development and assist in the battle against COVID-19, PNNL is making available its entire portfolio of patented technologies on a research trial basis -- at no cost -- for six months.

Marine energy devices likely pose minimal impacts to marine life, report shows

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

On World Oceans Day, an international team of marine scientists reports that the potential impact of marine renewable energy to marine life is likely small or undetectable.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, Ocean Energy Systems

Global environmental changes leading to shorter, younger trees

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Ongoing environmental changes are transforming forests worldwide, resulting in shorter and younger trees. Researchers found that a range of factors, including rising temperatures and carbon dioxide levels, have caused a dramatic decrease in the age and stature of forests.

Journal: Science
Funder: US Department of Energy's Office of Science

Onboard separation technology set to improve fuel economy

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Business Announcement

A technology developed by researchers at PNNL could pave the way for increased fuel economy and lower greenhouse gas emissions as part of an octane-on-demand fuel-delivery system. The system separates ethanol-blended gasoline into high- and low-octane fuel components, metering out the appropriate fuel mixture to the engine depending on the power required.

Funder: US Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

New study confirms important clues to fight ovarian cancer

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study comparing cancerous tissue with normal fallopian tube samples advances important insights about the rogue cellular machinery that drives a majority of ovarian cancers.

Journal: Cell Reports Medicine
Funder: National Institutes of Health

Software flaws often first reported on social media networks, PNNL researchers find

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Software vulnerabilities are more likely to be discussed on social media before they're revealed on a government reporting site, a practice that could pose a national security threat, according to computer scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Journal: PLOS One
Funder: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Scientists explore links between genetics, gut microbiome and memory

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists have traced the molecular connections between genetics, the gut microbiome and memory in a mouse model bred to resemble the diversity of the human population. Researchers from two US Department of Energy national laboratories identified lactate, a molecule produced by all species of one gut microbe, as a key memory-boosting molecular messenger.

Journal: Microbiome
Funder: PNNL, Berkeley Lab, Office of Naval Research

A leap in using silicon for battery anodes

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists have come up with a novel way to use silicon as an energy storage ingredient. They've developed a nanostructure incorporating carbon nanotubes to strengthen the material and modify the way silicon interacts with lithium, a key component in batteries used in electric cars and other devices.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: US Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Energized by enzymes -- nature's catalysts

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are using a custom virtual reality app to design an artificial enzyme that converts carbon dioxide to formate, a kind of fuel. PNNL's Wendy Shaw and Aaron Appel organized a session at the 2020 #AAASmtg and invited colleagues from across the nation to share what they've learned.

Meeting: 2020 AAAS Annual Meeting

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