2001 PNNL in the News Archive

Following are some online news articles regarding research and development at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory that have appeared in the print and electronic media. Many other stories have been published but are not available online or online access is limited to subscribers.

December 2001

"Richland man goes beyond energy efficiency," Tri-City Herald (December 30, 2001)
"Battelle gets highest rating ever," Tri-City Herald (December 21, 2001)
"Risky Ground – Finding buried land mines tests technology's limits," US News & World Report (December 24, 2001)
"Scanner lays threats bare," The (Portland) Oregonian (December 12, 2001)
"PNNL Technology Can Streamline Operations," Mechanical Engineering Magazine Online (December 2001)
"Tip Of The Cyber-Spear – Innovative Approaches For Safeguarding Computer Networks," Armed Forces Journal International (December 2001)

November 2001

"Fuel cell sandwich generates excitement," Los Angeles Times (November 19, 2001)
"Sun, wind, fuel cells will provide power, study predicts," Seattle Post-Intelligencer (November 16, 2001)
"DOE to extend Battelle's PNNL contract," Tri-City Herald (November 7, 2001)
"Tiny sponges show promise in mopping up some big spills," SmallTimes.com (November 1, 2001)

October 2001

"Tri-Cities firms take aim at bioterrorism," Seattle Times (October 30, 2001)
"Breathtaking breakthroughs," The (Portland) Oregonian (October 17, 2001)
"Disease scare is off base, experts say," Seattle Post-Intelligencer (October 16, 2001)
"Call it paranoia or vigilance, we are all a bit edgy," Seattle Times (October 13, 2001)
"PNNL wins conservation award," Tri-City Herald (October 8, 2001)
"Dealing With Bioterrorism," KUOW Radio (October 2, 2001)—RealPlayer required

September 2001

"Bioterrorism: Sniffing out threats from unseen enemy," Seattle Times (September 30, 2001)
"State and regional emergency teams race to prepare for the fallout from any terrorist attacks with biological weapons," The Oregonian (September 30, 2001)
"Region alert to bioterror, but health-care system underfunded," Seattle Post-Intelligencer (September 29, 2001)
"PNNL's outreach makes renowned lab better," EDITORIAL, Tri-City Herald (September 26, 2001)
"Scanner research could boost airport security," Spokesman-Review (September 22, 2001)
"3-D scanners readied for airports, Energy Department says," Seattle Post-Intelligencer (September 13, 2001)
"PNNL working out bugs in security device," Tri-City Herald (September 12, 2001)
"UW, Richland lab join in brave new world of nano," Seattle Post-Intelligencer (September 10, 2001)
"PNNL, Oregon colleges team up," Tri-City Herald (September 5, 2001)
"The 39th Annual R&D 100 Awards," R&D Magazine (September 2001)
- "Building Management Tool Proves Itself in Boot Camp"
- "New Catalyst Material: Helping Green Vehicles Grow" — scroll down
- "Tag-and-Scan System Inventories Quickly" — scroll down
- "Viscometer Improves Product Quality" — scroll down
"Hot Job, For A Robot," Popular Mechanics (September 2001)

August 2001

"Battelle technology reduces waste," Tri-City Herald (August 30, 2001)
"High-Tech System Reduces Stench of Outlook Dairy Pond," Yakima Herald-Republic (August 30, 2001)
"Rich ties with Richland: Battelle furthers Washington state-ORNL heritage," Knoxville News-Sentinel, (August 27, 2001)
"Smaller, brighter, cheaper lightbulbs get PNNL boost," Tri-City Herald (August 26, 2001)
"Air-pollution study gets off the ground," Seattle Post-Intelligencer (August 20, 2001)
"PNNL, UW labs study cell signaling," Tri-City Herald (August 20, 2001)
"PNNL to receive $2 million in grants," Tri-City Herald (August 17, 2001)
"Science Education," KUOW radio show "Weekday" (August 13, 2001)
"Sonar studied for fish survival," Tri-City Herald (August 9, 2001)
"Russian, PNNL scientists advance U.S. seed production, oil remediation, " KUOW radio (August 8, 2001) — RealPlayer required
"Horror Is The Mother Of Invention," KOMO-TV (August 7, 2001)
"PNNL captures picture of fish passage with acoustic camera," KUOW radio (August 7, 2001) — RealPlayer required
"Electronic spin doctors attrached to a new magnetic memory solution," SmallTimes.com (August 6, 2001)
"Charging Gas Cleans Diesel Exhaust," Popular Mechanics (August 2001)

July 2001

"PNNL finds new method to clean up diesel exhaust," Tri-City Herald (July 25, 2001)
"Manure Converted to a Variety of Products," NationalGeographic.com (July 18, 2001)
"Strobe lights aim to keep fish in Lake Roosevelt," Tri-City Herald (July 11, 2001)
"Got Manure? Scientists Plan to Extract Key Chemicals From Manure," ABCNews.com (July 10, 2001)
"Discover Magazine Innovation Awards: Combined optical and magnetic microscope," Discover (July 2001)
"Discover Magazine Innovation Awards: Saving the children," Discover (July 2001)
"The Energy Web," Wired (July 2001)
"Products of Innovation: Developing the next big thing," Horizon Air Magazine, (July 2001)

June 2001

"Brown gold: Manure has a commercial potential that's not to be sniffed at," New Scientist (June 30, 2001)
"Heroes of scientific innovation honored," USA Today (June 12, 2001)
"Looking in a live cell: PNNL microscope wins Discover innovation award," Tri-City Herald (June 12, 2001)
"PNNL scientist receives $100,000 honor for land mine detection tool," Tri-City Herald (June 12, 2001)
"Washington scientists take 4 of 9 tech awards," Seattle Post-Intelligencer (June 12, 2001)
"'Pit Viper' touted for Hanford cleanup," Seattle Times (June 10, 2001)
"'Pit Vipers' ease Hanford work," Tri-City Herald (June 6, 2001)
"Seattle museum makes good use of PNNL-generated technology," Tri-City Herald (June 4, 2001)
"Advanced energy systems: Reducing energy systems to the mesoscopic scale," Mechanical Engineering (June 2001)
"Bigger and Better: Easy-to-use software helps wrest cost savings from large-boiler installations," Mechanical Engineering Power supplement (June 2001)
"Down to Basics: UW's partnership with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory could push Washington state into the forefront of nanotechnology research," Washington CEO (June 2001) — scroll down

May 2001

"Cost main hurdle for fuel-cell, expert says," Edmonton Journal (May 25, 2001)
"PNNL shops for new supercomputer," Tri-City Herald (May 22, 2001)
"PNNL joins labs to make faster chips," Tri-City Herald (May 17, 2001)
"PNNL offers teachers close look at Arid Lands Ecology Reserve," Tri-City Herald (May 9, 2001)
"Keeping the flow in nuclear plants," Mechanical Engineering (May 2001)

April 2001

"Turn on the juice," New Scientist (April 28, 2001)
Dealing with a slumbering hulk," Science Magazine (April 20, 2001)
"PNNL, UW team up to form institute," Tri-City Herald (April 18, 2001)

March 2001

"PNNL gel may change drug obstacles," Tri-City Herald (March 30, 2001)
"PNNL could aid nuclear test ban treaty, general says," Tri-City Herald (March 21, 2001)
"Partnership pursues new uses for corn," Tri-City Herald (March 13, 2001)
"U.S. to study global warming at UMCP," Baltimore Sun (March 13, 2001)
"PNNL device going down with Mir," Tri-City Herald (March 12, 2001)
"PNNL, partner gather brainstorm on climate," Tri-City Herald (March 12, 2001)
"PNNL studies quake potential at Rattlesnake Ridge," Tri-City Herald (March 6, 2001)
"The Real Threat To America's Power," Fortune (March 5, 2001)
"Flexible Glass, Flexible Screens," Popular Mechanics (March 2001)

February 2001

"Sen. Cantwell gets lesson on science of PNNL, DOE," Tri-City Herald (February 20, 2001)
"Climate costs," Science Magazine (February 9, 2001)
"Fuel cells: new adventures for electrochemistry," Mechanical Engineering (February 2001)
"Warning: hot brakes," Mechanical Engineering (February 2001) — scroll down

January 2001

"Land-mine detection beckons scientists," Tri-City Herald (January 15, 2001)
"Scientists build high-tech toys for mission to save salmon," The Spokesman-Review, (January 15, 2001)
"Cyber Sleuths: Net experts trace and chase e-bandits," Horizon Air Magazine, (January 2001)