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Peace of Mind

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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.

Education - a key to advancing nonproliferation

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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.

Science-driven computing speeds up at PNNL

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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.

Cesium capsules hit cancer harder

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A shorter half-life and cesium radiation promise to make cesium-131 capsules harder on cancer and easier on the patient.

Smart building controls may solve energy problems

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Can information technology and smart building controls reduce the need for expensive new electricity transmission lines?

'Chemical dynamic' duo aids Navy

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Business Announcement

A new research effort is addressing 21st century energy needs of the U.S. Navy in a thoroughly modern way – on the computer. The research to develop new computational capabilities ultimately will lead to more efficient electric power for ships and tougher, lighter-weight materials. It will also help the Navy use energy resources more efficiently.

Funder: Office of Naval Research

Big hopes for tiny, new hydrogen storage material

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found a way to release hydrogen from a solid compound almost 100 times faster than was previously possible furthering hopes for a viable hydrogen storage medium. They will present their findings at the American Physical Society Meeting in Los Angeles on March 21, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in room 502B.

Meeting: American Physical Society

ICPB locks in license to improve plastics with corn

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The Iowa Corn Promotion Board, ICPB, has signed its first commercial license with Battelle to produce a new plastic additive made from corn that offers a variety of commercial advantages. The compound, isosorbide, can be used to improve the properties of plastic materials such as bottles. Research has shown the corn-based isosorbide will make these plastic bottles more rigid and stronger than the regular plastic bottles.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Dropping nano-anchor

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., and the University of Washington say they can control the deposition of anchor molecules on a carbon nanotube, 10,000 times smaller than a human hair, without muting the nanotube's promising physical properties.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy
Meeting: American Chemical Society 229th National Meeting

Newly patented system fights corrosion

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory made a key advance in developing a fully automated system that fights corrosion and wear and tear in even the hardest-to-reach places.

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