Follow that Ion
When a large molecule with several extra protons softly lands on a surface, little happens to the molecule, but a lot happens to the protons, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Some of the protons, positively charged subatomic particles, dissipate on impact. Others stay with the molecule through the landing and only slowly leave the scene... More
Review of Sensors for Radionuclide Monitoring Featured on Journal Cover
To detect very small quantities of mobile radioactive elements in the groundwater at former nuclear weapons production sites, researchers have developed a new type of sensor... More
Science of Special Polymers in Nerve Agent Detectors Graces Journal Cover
Sensing traces of nerve gas or bomb-making chemicals in the air relies on specially designed polymers to capture and concentrate the right molecules... More
Enloe Selected for Laboratory Director's Award of Administrative Excellence
Congratulations to Sonia Enloe on receiving a 2008 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Director's Award of Administrative Excellence. The award was presented at the PNNL Office Professionals Conference on April 22 by Laboratory Director Mike Kluse... More
New EMSL Wing Dedicated to Memory of IIC Founding Director
Space to think, dream, and do. That's what the new wing of a major research facility dedicated in memory of Professor J. Mike White, founding director of the Institute for Interfacial Catalysis, will provide for nearly 100 people... More
SPLAT Makes its Mark in Flying Research Laboratory
"The captain has turned off the seatbelt sign, and you are free to explore the mysteries of the universe." Science fiction? Not for the 80-person team of U.S. and Canadian scientists flying over the North Slope of Alaska in an intensive month-long field study in April. The group's mission: to measure, with great precision and detail, key elements of the atmosphere to help reveal how the Earth's climate is changing... More
