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1995 News Releases

• National laboratory opens doors to Puget Sound industry (11/28/95)
  From behind manned security gates to the bustling main streets of Tacoma, the Pacific Northwest's only national laboratory is on the move.
• National laboratory licenses alternative to incineration (11/13/95)
  A safe and cost-effective alternative to incinerating hazardous wastes is available now for laboratories and other commercial and government generators of organic wastes.
• "SLiME" at Hanford hints at potential for microbes on Mars (10/24/95)
  Two researchers from the Pacific Northwest Laboratory have discovered a microbial ecosystem that is not dependent on photosynthesis – as most known life forms are in one way or another. Instead, these microbes appear to thrive on chemical energy in basalt, a rock common to Earth and Mars.
• PNL spinoff will save companies millions in procurement costs (10/16/95)
  Software developed to administer a credit card program that is saving PNL more than $2 million in procurement costs this year is the basis for a new company that may help hundreds of government contractors, agencies and private companies achieve similar savings.
• Three PNL technologies named to top 100 list (9/25/95)
  What do new technologies for soil cleaning, ultrasonic imaging and emissions monitoring have in common? They all have made R&D Magazine's list of the top 100 technological developments of 1994 and they all were developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest Laboratory.
• Honey, I shrunk the sensor (7/21/95)
  Two Tri-Cities organizations are developing a miniaturized cooling component that, if successful, will reduce drastically the size and power requirements of these sensors as well as extend their lives from days to months and even years.
• What's in a name? – PNL goes national
  The Pacific Northwest Laboratory has added the word "National" to its name to reflect more accurately the laboratory's role as a major research facility that is working on many of the nation's toughest science and technology problems.
• EMSL researcher wins prestigious Coblentz Award
  X. Sunney Xie, a researcher at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, has won the 1996 Coblentz Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement by a young molecular spectroscopist under the age of 36.
• DOE chief commends PNL cost-cutting efforts
  Cost-saving efforts at Pacific Northwest Laboratory are being heralded as a model by Secretary of Energy Hazel O'Leary.
• Imaging device means new tool for doctors, new business for Tri-Cities
  Torn ligaments and other soft-tissue abnormalities may be diagnosed more quickly and accurately through a new ultrasonic imaging technology developed by Advanced Diagnostics Inc.
• Wiley elected to Smithsonian National Board
  Dr. William Wiley, senior vice president for science and technology policy for Battelle Memorial Institute, has been elected to the National Board of the Smithsonian Institution.
• PNL and The Nature Conservancy join forces to study Washington state lands
  Pacific Northwest Laboratory and The Nature Conservancy of Washington have signed an agreement to cooperate in the studies of plant and animal life on federal lands throughout the state.
• Microorganisms recruited for Hanford cleanup
  Deep underground at the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington, an army of microorganisms has been drafted by the PNL to help lean soils and groundwater tainted with nitrate and carbon tetrachloride.
• Technology transfer group honors PNL staff
  Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest Laboratory have captured top honors for moving technology to the public and private sectors.
• PNL science to help clean up nuclear waste
  The Pacific Northwest Laboratory is using its nuclear fuel expertise to help the U.S. Department of Energy solve one of Hanford's most urgent problems – safely storing more than 2,100 metric tons of highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel stored at the K Basins.
• PNL is wired: Lab places information on the Internet
  An an effort to meet public demand for more timely access to information, the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest Laboratory has developed an electronic "home page" that is accessible to anyone with an Internet connection.
• Twin buildings offer unique energy monitoring opportunity
  Two newly constructed buildings at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest Laboratory appear the same to the naked eye, but differ significantly in energy-efficiency features, providing a rare opportunity to determine firsthand the actual savings.
• Analytical tool opening new worlds in health, environmental cleanup
  The researchers are using a suite of nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers – including the world's most powerful commercial NMR – to find answers to biological and molecular problems related to human health and environmental restoration.
• Architects find energy efficiency just a click away
  Energy efficiency literally has been placed at the fingertips of architects nationwide thanks to a new software design system that automatically incorporates energy-saving features into computer-based designs.
• Microbe munchers take bite out of nitrate
  Vegetable oil is great for cooking french fries. But it is even better for energizing microbes. Scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest Laboratory believe vegetable oil may provide an inexpensive and effective way of stimulating microbes to eat toxic contaminants in water.
• A picture is worth a thousand, ten thousand – or is it ten million words?
  Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest Laboratory have pushed forward technological frontiers by developing new software tools that graphically display images based on word similarities and themes in text.
• Fiber-optic sensor sheds light on radioactive contaminants
  A new sensor developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest Laboratory can detect immediately two of the most prevalent contaminants left over from nuclear power generation and weapons development.
• Innovative medical technologies spurred by agreement
  Whether it's medics on a battlefield or paramedics in downtown Seattle, they all face the same race against the "golden hour" to save those suffering from internal injuries. Most victims die within this first hour if injuries are not accurately identified, diagnosed and treated – a small window of time to get critical information to physicians, especially from remote locations.