PNNL's body scanner garners federal commercialization award
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14-Dec-2004
The secret life of acid dust
DOE/Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
Dry dust reacts with gaseous pollutants to form dewy particles whose sunlight-reflecting and cloud-altering properties are unaccounted for in atmospheric climate models, according to a new study from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
- Funder
- DOE/US Department of Energy
- Meeting
- AGU 2004 Fall Meeting
1-Dec-2004
Nonproliferation: Traditional and nontraditional approaches
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Tom Shea and Carol Kessler discuss the issues involved in nonproliferation and international nuclear arms.
12-Nov-2004
Investigating the Columbia River and Estuary: A primary focus of research
DOE/Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryPeer-Reviewed Publication
What is considered perhaps the northwest's most valuable natural resource will be the primary focus for hundreds of environmental science professionals as they convene for the Fourth Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry World Congress conference in Portland this November.
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- US Department of Energy's Office of Science
- Meeting
- Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry World Conference
1-Nov-2004
Keeping the power on by linking the grid
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
On the afternoon of August 14, 2003, an estimated 50 million people in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States and part of Canada suddenly lost electric power in a blackout that lasted up to four days in some areas. The massive outage represented 61,800 megawatts of lost power, cost the United States an estimated $10 billion, and drew attention to a critical need for improved power system reliability.
1-Nov-2004
First on the block for first line of defense
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Results of the testing will be available to agencies in the business of first response, including law enforcement, fire patrols, hazardous material experts and other emergency first-responders needing specific tools for effective threat detection.
1-Nov-2004
Landing on it's feet: Hospital reduces patient falls
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
After accumulating a higher-than-average number of patient falls in recent years, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Pasco, Wash., was able to land on its feet last year with the help of Battelle engineers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
1-Nov-2004
Toxins and pathogens be warned
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Imagine munching on a hamburger boldly knowing that it was not contaminated with E. coli or sipping a cold glass of water confident it was truly clean. Due to advances at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, these ideas may become a reality. A team of PNNL researchers is developing a method to detect contaminants in food, water and air supplies.
12-Oct-2004
PNNL set to take advantage of new high-speed network connection
DOE/Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryBusiness Announcement
A new fiber optic network that connects Richland to Seattle will allow Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to increase the amount of data the research facility can exchange with the U.S. and international science communities by as much as 300 times current rates.
12-Oct-2004
PNNL technology closes the 'lid' on Chevy Malibu Maxx
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
A technology first optimized at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been applied by General Motors to the liftgate of the 2004 Chevy Malibu Maxx.