Released: 6-Nov-1998 12:00 AM EST
Software helps firms map mountains of information
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Overwhelmed by the information age? Mired in document dumps from your favorite Internet search engine? Searching for meaning in the morass of e-mail messages? The United States intelligence community found itself in much the same situation several years ago and turned to the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for help. The solution was software and visualization tools that graphically show clusters of similar themes within thousands of documents.

Released: 9-Jan-1999 12:00 AM EST
TechNotes -- PNNL's quarterly tipsheet
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Research Highlights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Released: 30-Jul-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Eddies and echoes to thwart smugglers
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Two technologies developed at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will make it more difficult for smugglers to slip illicit items past border enforcement agents.

Released: 31-Jul-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Pacific Northwest developments named in top 100 list
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Technologies developed at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have claimed three of the top 100 slots in R&D magazine's list of the most significant innovations of the past year.

Released: 21-Aug-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Secretary Pena, industry leaders to discuss vehicles of the future
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Secretary of Energy Federico PeÃ’a and senior executives from the Big Three automakers, the IBM Corporation and Northwest aluminum, transportation and electric utility companies will gather for a summit in Seattle later this month to discuss the development of technologies needed to create motor vehicles of the future, including cars that get 70 to 80 miles to the gallon.

   
Released: 5-Sep-1997 12:00 AM EDT
New training program to help countries stop smugglers
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Border and customs agents from Hungary, Slovakia and the former Soviet Union will be coming to Washington state this fall to participate in a new training program designed to prevent smuggling of items ranging from blue jeans to nuclear eactor components.

Released: 11-Sep-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Electrically based technologies heat up the cleanup market
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Technologies that promise faster, cheaper and more effective cleanup of certain contaminated soils now are available commercially through a new company formed jointly by Battelle and Terra Vac Corporation of Irvine, Calif.

Released: 11-Sep-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Basin traps air pollution in Mexico City -- International Study has implications for U.S. cities
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

The first detailed measurements in Mexico City of pollutants such as peroxyacetal nitrate show concentrations similar to those that burned eyes and lungs in Los Angeles in the early 1970s, according to preliminary results of a field study conducted earlier this year. Peroxyacetal nitrate also is implicated in the production of ozone, another irritant that makes breathing difficult. The international study has implications for U.S. cities

Released: 4-Dec-1997 12:00 AM EST
3D visualization software to help with information overload
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Starlight, an advanced three-dimensional visualization technology, has been developed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Wash., to help solve the problem of information overload. Already in use by the U.S. intelligence community, Starlight can be applied to a variety of other fields, such as medical data analysis, environmental security and current events monitoring.

Released: 10-Jan-1998 12:00 AM EST
National laboratory known for environmental science turns attention to solving agriculture and food processing challenges
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, a leader in environmental and energy sciences, is focusing its scientific and technological resources on the emerging problems of agriculture and food production.

Released: 19-Apr-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Environment Wins in Technology Forecast
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

By the year 2008, drinking water will be safer, lighter weight cars will get 80 miles to a gallon and food crops will be engineered genetically to require less pesticide and fertilizer.

Released: 23-May-1998 12:00 AM EDT
New technology keeps evidence close to the vest
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are teaming with Mnemonic Systems Inc. on an interactive system that will enable law enforcement personnel to quickly capture, store and relay vast amounts of information at crime scenes and other field scenarios.

Released: 5-Jun-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Spinach enzymes neutralize explosives
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered that nitroreductase enzymes found in spinach and other natural compounds can eat, digest and transform explosives such as TNT. The process reduces dangerous explosives to low toxicity byproducts that can be used by industry or reduced further to harmless products such as carbon dioxide and water.

Released: 8-Jul-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Pacific Northwest Developments Earn Spots in Top 100 List
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Seven Pacific Northwest National Laboratory technologies -- most of which offer environmental solutions -- have landed on R&D Magazine's list of the 100 most significant innovations of 1997.

Released: 21-Jul-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Groundwater Injection Process Filters Contaminants
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A new technique may be able to remove deadly contaminants from groundwater more easily and less expensively. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers have created In-Situ Redox Manipulation to remediate contaminated groundwater at up to 60 percent savings over 10 years when compared to current remediation methods.

3-Aug-1998 12:00 AM EDT
System Offers Breath of Relief to Workers
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

When workers believe they have been exposed to dangerous chemicals on the job, they often must provide a sample of blood or urine and wait three weeks or more to learn their fate. A breath-analyzing device developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory eases the uncertainty by providing immediate results of chemical exposure using a non-invasive technique.

Released: 19-Aug-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Gritty Research Leads Scientists to Metal-Loving Discovery
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Tiny grains of ceramic material inhabited by hungry molecules are looking like enormously effective options for cleaning up contaminated waterways and recovering precious metals.

Released: 4-Dec-1998 12:00 AM EST
Surf's up: Computer wavelet tool filters information
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers are developing an escape from information anxiety - "Topic Islands" (tm). This new interactive software program transforms data from large documents into visualizations and excerpted summaries. It recognizes themes and the evolution of topics within a document then breaks it into easily understandable sections.

Released: 5-Dec-1998 12:00 AM EST
Tracking a Legacy of Waste in West Siberian Basin
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Fifty years ago in the West Siberian Basin, Russian scientists began discharging liquid radioactive waste to rivers and reservoirs and injecting waste into the groundwater. Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory now are leading the United States' contribution to the joint contaminant transport modeling project.

Released: 29-Jan-1999 12:00 AM EST
Climate Model Predicts Wet Winters, Dry Summers for Northwest
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Farming and snow skiing may not be the same in the Northwest if carbon dioxide levels double as projected by 2080, according to a scenario produced by a new regional climate change model. The model, created by researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, indicates the Northwest will have significantly warmer and wetter winters in 80 years unless carbon dioxide emissions are reduced greatly.

Released: 31-Mar-1999 12:00 AM EST
Research highlights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Research Highlights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: 1) Glass half full, half empty with ion trap, 2) A bird's eye view of public lands, 3) Pint-sized heat pumps, 4) Pulp "Fix-ion".

Released: 28-Apr-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Bees the Buzz in Landmine Detection
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory engineers have modified commercially available radio-frequency tags, which store information and can be used to track items such as clothing, to serve as high-tech "backpacks" for bees to see if they can be used to locate millions of landmines scattered worldwide.

Released: 13-May-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Radar Camera Aims High for the Air Force
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

When a U.S. fighter pilot is flying over enemy territory, he must deal with the issue of whether or not his stealth fighter can be detected by radar. Now, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a hand-held, holographic camera that can assist ground crews in verifying the condition of an aircraft's stealth characteristics.

Released: 1-Jul-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Tipsheet
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

1- Glass fibers lead to scintillating discovery; 2- Building a green thumb for research; 3- Crush and color car part; 4- Researchers provide "shock" treatment.

Released: 4-Dec-1999 12:00 AM EST
Sensor Could Increase Safety of Eye Surgery
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A new sensor being developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory reduces eye surgery risks by alerting surgeons to the location of critical retinal tissues.

Released: 4-Dec-1999 12:00 AM EST
Spinal Cord Patients Can Rehabilitate Online
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A new computer program now being tested could help reduce some of the difficulties associated with a spinal cord injury by providing at-home rehabilitation assistance.

Released: 20-Jan-2000 12:00 AM EST
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Tipsheet -- Winter 2000
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

1- Device sounds off on cracks; 2- "Doctored up" cotton for improved healing; 3- Marine ecological assessment in Hong Kong waters; 4- Chemical management made easier.

Released: 15-Mar-2000 12:00 AM EST
Laboratory Wins Awards for Commercializing Technology
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

The Federal Laboratory Consortium has honored researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for their efforts in moving three technologies from the laboratory into the marketplace.

Released: 21-Apr-2000 12:00 AM EDT
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: TechNotes
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's quarterly news tipsheet.

Released: 5-Aug-2000 12:00 AM EDT
Pacific Northwest Lab Wins Three R&D 100 Awards
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Researchers at DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and their collaborators have developed three of the 100 most significant innovations of 2000, according to R&D Magazine. Resulting technologies are reducing losses on food production lines, helping to ensure the safety of food and may replace glass with engineered plastics in electronic display panels.

Released: 5-Aug-2000 12:00 AM EDT
Pacific Northwest National Lab: Research Highlights
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

1- Maximizing miniature power producers; 2- Tags target inventory of Army weaponry; 3- Chemistry stops chromium contamination; 4- Energy efficiency at "core" of home.

Released: 27-Oct-2000 12:00 AM EDT
Physics Key to Detection
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Creating a technology that can quickly and easily detect landmines can be as daunting a challenge as removing the deadly weapons. But a promising detector being built at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory promises to do just that.

Released: 27-Oct-2000 12:00 AM EDT
Pacific Northwest National Lab: Research Highlights
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Quarterly research highlights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Released: 30-Nov-2000 12:00 AM EST
Wireless Technology Spins Off to Serve Private Sector
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A wireless communication technology capable of tracking items ranging from honeybees to soldiers will be the foundation of a new company. The startup company, called Wave ID, will license proprietary technology developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and will be financed partially by Battelle, which operates the laboratory for the Department of Energy.

Released: 12-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
Research Highlights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

1- System is "black box" for power grid; 2- Biotechnology cleans up chlorinated solvents Purifier detects pathogens at "point-of-use"; 3- Stabilizing plutonium less expensively

Released: 23-Feb-2001 12:00 AM EST
Laboratory Wins Awards for Commercializing Technology
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have been recognized by the Federal Laboratory Consortium for their efforts in the commercialization of important laboratory-developed technologies.

Released: 12-Mar-2001 12:00 AM EST
DOE and the University of Maryland Form Joint Global Change Research Institute
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Together, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Maryland are creating a Joint Global Change Research Institute in College Park that will investigate the scientific, social and economic implications of climate change, both nationally and globally.

30-Mar-2001 12:00 AM EST
Polymer Gel Holds, Therapeutics Delivery and Tissue Engineering
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A new polymer-based material with unique gelling properties useful in medical applications ranging from targeted cancer treatment to tissue engineering has been developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Released: 7-Apr-2001 12:00 AM EDT
Research Highlights from PNNL April 2001
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Quarterly news highlights from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington state.

Released: 24-Apr-2001 12:00 AM EDT
New Technology Reduces Noxious Emissions
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

By combining an electrically charged gas with a specialized catalyst, researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have successfully reduced harmful oxides of nitrogen in a diesel engine by half.

Released: 7-Oct-2005 9:00 AM EDT
Air Quality in West Going South
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

By mid-century, air quality throughout the Western United States will deteriorate, according to a new EPA-funded computer simulation by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Released: 14-Oct-2005 4:30 PM EDT
Wetness-Defying Water?
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory group discovers a paradox: hydrophobic H2O.

Released: 11-Jan-2006 3:00 PM EST
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Unveils GridWiseTM Initiative
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory announced today the launch of the Pacific Northwest GridWiseTM Demonstration Projects, a regional initiative to test and speed adoption of new smart grid technologies that can make the power grid more resilient and efficient.

Released: 17-Jan-2006 8:15 PM EST
Haze Dynasty
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A research team has found that while cloud cover in China has been decreasing for the past 50 years, cloud-free days do not mean sunshine. Smog is to blame.

Released: 5-Feb-2006 4:10 PM EST
Synchronized Flights Reveal Intriguing Information about Ice Particles
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

In the clouds above Darwin, Australia, pilots guided by a team of international climate scientists are now one week into a series of carefully orchestrated flights to obtain key in situ data about tropical clouds.

Released: 16-Feb-2006 8:30 PM EST
PNNL Recognized for Commercializing Technology
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been recognized for transferring technologies that treat and cure cancer, uniquely analyze massive sets of data, neutralize toxic chemicals from the environment and increase surgical implant success rates.

Released: 16-Feb-2006 8:30 PM EST
Legendary Mathematician Joins National Laboratory
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Benoit Mandelbrot takes on new challenges in advanced mathematics for computational science.

16-Feb-2006 8:35 PM EST
Grand Challenges, National Lab-Style
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A leading molecular sciences research facility in the Pacific Northwest is seeing early promise from its two scientific "grand challenges" that have been investigating enigmas in microbiology and biogeochemistry.

17-Feb-2006 12:00 AM EST
New Nano-Canary in the Nanotoxicology Coalmine: the Body Itself
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

With an eye on disembodied cells and virtual organs, researchers attempt to track biological changes as they occur.

Released: 30-Mar-2006 5:00 PM EST
From Europa to the Lab, a New Recipe for Oxygen on Icy Moons
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Extraterrestrial ice as a source for oxygen has presented the tantalizing possibility of complex life elsewhere in our solar system. But how hydrogen peroxide emerges from ice to become life-sustaining oxygen has been unclear...until now.


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