2002 PNNL in the News Archive

Following are some online news articles regardingresearch 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 2002

"Putting a lid on Chernobyl" Washington Post (Dec. 29, 2002) – must sign up for free subscription
Editorial: "Inconspicuous innovation" The Seattle Times (Dec. 28, 2002)
"Director of PNNL bids adieu" Tri-City Herald (Dec. 24, 2002)
"Battelle given outstanding rating for running PNNL" Tri-City Herald (Dec. 21, 2002)
Editorial: "PNNL's next director must build on vision" Tri-City Herald (Dec. 16, 2002)
"Plans announced for Reach museum" Tri-City Herald (Dec. 10, 2002)
"Science in the Service of Security" C&E News (Dec. 9, 2002) – ACS Publications Web Server that requires authorization with a User-ID and Password
"PNNL gets 1,000th patent" Tri-City Herald (Dec. 4, 2002)
"Can Global Warming Be Studied Too Much?" New York Times (Dec. 3, 2002) – must sign up for free subscription
"Isotope program at PNNL picking up steam" Tri-City Herald (Dec. 2, 2002)

November 2002

"Bioproducts laboratory should be an easy sell" Tri-City Herald (Nov. 30, 2002)
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"Tri-City arts community merging" Tri-City Herald (Nov. 28, 2002)
"Climate model predicts severe water problems in western U.S." Chemical & Engineering News (Nov. 25, 2002) – ACS Publications Web Server that requires authorization with a User-ID and Password
"PNNL-WSU Tri-Cities lab pitched" Tri-City Herald (Nov. 25, 2002)
"Warming study forecasts skimpy Cascades snowpack" Oregonian (Nov. 21, 2002)
"Global warming to hit rivers hard, analysis finds" The News Tribune (Nov. 21, 2002)
"Warming may hurt salmon, study says" Tri-City Herald (Nov. 21, 2002)
"PNNL, OSU join forces in microtechnology" Tri-City Herald (Nov.13, 2002)
"Science searches night for pollution" Detroit News (Nov. 7, 2002)

October 2002

"Researcher improves use of enzymes" The Plain Dealer (Oct. 17, 2002)
"Fuel cells power up" The Oregonian (Oct. 16, 2002)
"Tackling Bio-terrorism One Protein at a Time" Mechanical Engineering(Oct. 2002) – scroll down
"Green power to light up PNNL" Tri-City Herald (Oct. 2, 2002)
"Battelle operating PNNL with extended contract" Tri-City Herald (Oct. 2, 2002)
"DOE official delves into PNNL's future" Tri-City Herald (Oct. 1, 2002)
"PNNL an asset that fits Office of Science goals" Tri-City Herald (Oct. 1, 2002)
"Sounding Out Hiding Places" Popular Mechanics (October 2002)

September 2002

"Biotech has been good to Washington; now state needs to be good to it" Seattle Times (Sept. 29, 2002)
"Decoding Diseases" Popular Mechanics (September 2002)
"Finding a rogue germ – quickly" The Oregonian (Sept. 11, 2002)
"PNNL in Richland developing technologies to help protect U.S. against attacks" Tri-City Herald (Sept. 11, 2002)
"Waste Not, Want Not" WCBS The Osgood Files (Sept. 9, 2002)
"Structure of antibiotic-resistance enzyme determined" Chemical & Engineering News (Sept. 9, 2002)– ACS Publications Web Server that requires authorization with a User-ID and Password
"PNNL protecting the borders" Tri-City Herald (Sept. 8, 2002)

August 2002

"There's No Place to Hide" Wired News (Aug. 26, 2002)
"Locke hails energy technology initiative" Spokesman-Review (Aug. 22, 2002)
"Fluid Handling and Fluid Power" Mechanical Engineering (Aug. 2002)
"PNNL scientists torture world's toughest bacterium" Tri-City Herald( Aug. 13, 2002)
"A new image" Tri-City Herald (Aug. 5, 2002)
"Virtual images may help spot real threats" Seattle PI (Aug. 5, 2002)
"Local lab helping fight against smuggling of mass destruction weapons" KOMO4-TV, Seattle, WA (Aug. 1, 2002)

July 2002

"Lab gets money for protein study" The Oregonian (July 31, 2002)
"Powell resigns as PNNL Director" Chemical & Engineering News (July 26, 2002)
"Less snow might fall, state scientists predict, but who's listening?" Seattle Times (July 26, 2002)
"Lab head retires to seek a better balance" Nature (July 25, 2002) – scroll down
"Richland lab wins grant to study microbial proteins" Seattle Times (July 24, 2002) – scroll down
"PNNL gets grant for gene research" Tri-City Herald (July 24, 2002)
"PNNL director decides to resign" Tri-City Herald (July 20, 2002)
"Farm waste may be a terrific thing to keep in mind" Seattle PI (July 19, 2002)
"4 groups researching crop waste" Tri-City Herald (July 18, 2002)
"PNNL, Russians team up to fight autoimmune diseases" Tri-City Herald (July 7, 2002)
"Picture this" Nature (July 4, 2002) – pdf file, takes a few moments to load

June 2002

"Coroners tout bioterrorism defense role," Seattle PI (June 13, 2002)
"DOE to boost supercomputer," Mechanical Engineering (June 2002) – scroll down

May 2002

"Fuel Cells," KUOW Radio NPR affiliate, Seattle, WA (May 29, 2002) – mp3 player required
"NW air monitors head to ground zero," The (Portland) Oregonian (May 21, 2002)
"Cellular Future," Chemical & Engineering News (May 20, 2002)
"Geobiologists: As diverse as the bugs they study," Science (May 10, 2002)

April 2002

"Modeling gets big boosts," Chemical & Engineering News (April 29, 2002) – ACS Publications Web Server that requires authorization with a User-ID and Password
"PNNL buys 2nd fastest computer," Tri-City Herald (April 17, 2002)
"PNNL chemist gets national notice," Tri-City Herald (April 17, 2002)
"Tri-Cities lab to build supercomputer," Spokesman-Review (April 17, 2002) – registration required
"Late Arrival," Science (April 12, 2002) – scroll down
"Heavenly Signs of Global Warming?" ABCNews.com (April 10, 2002)
"PNNL medical system being tested," Tri-City Herald (April 3, 2002)
"PNNL puts together sky lab," Tri-City Herald (April 3, 2002)

March 2002

"16-ton magnetic spectrometer installed at lab," Tri-City Herald (March 14, 2002)
"A big machine that looks at little things," The (Portland) Oregonian (March 13, 2002)
"PNNL to be home to world's largest superconducting magnet," Tri-City Herald (March 10, 2002)
"The exhaust pipe on your car would be just a tea kettle," Seattle PI (March 7, 2002)
"Detecting the deadly," Everett Herald (March 4, 2002)
"Hanford researchers work to pass the time," Tri-City Herald (March 4, 2002)

February 2002

"Seeing With Sound: Acoustic Device Gives X-Ray Vision to Customs Agents," ABCNews.com (February 28, 2002)
"Seeing With Sound: Acoustic inspection device offers way to 'look into' containers for contrabands," TechTV (February 27, 2002)
"Hydrogen sparks hope fuel cells will burn clean, but obstacles litter the way," USA Today (February 25, 2002)
"Leading by example," Chemical & Engineering News (February 25, 2002) – ACS Publications Web Server that requires authorization with a User-ID and Password
"PNNL plan aims to cut medical errors," Tri-City Herald (February 22, 2002)
"Using Weed Whackers To Help Defend Against Terrorism," KOMO-TV Seattle (February 21, 2002)
"Homeland security push sparks ideas at Energy labs," Federal Computer Week (February 18, 2002)
- "Acoustic Inspection Device," Federal Computer Week (February 18, 2002)
"U.S. program puts Russian scientists to work," Potomac Tech Journal (February 18, 2002)
"Researching microarrays for bioremediation, team unearths bonus discovery," GenomeWeb.com (February 6, 2002)
"PNNL well positioned for funding," Tri-City Herald (February 5, 2002)
"Breathing Digital Air," Popular Mechanics (February 2002)
"Lura Powell brings good science to life at PNNL," Washington CEO Magazine (cover story), February 2002
"Partnerships for Progress," Washington CEO Magazine (cover story), February 2002
"This Virtual Lung Is A Model Breather," Mechanical Engineering (February 2002)

January 2002

"Fighting Anthrax With BEADS," ABCNEWS.COM (January 31, 2002)
"Women in Computing," KUOW (PBS-Seattle) (January 31, 2002) – mp3 player required
"New System Fights Anthrax, E. coli," TechTV (January 30, 2002)
"Detecting Landmines Safely: Device that looks for the explosive itself, not the casing, could save lives," TechTV (January 25, 2002)
"PNNL develops security system," Tri-City Herald (January 17, 2002)
"Scientists research effects of pesticides," Tri-City Herald (January 7, 2002)
"Battelle chemist breaking ice abroad," Tri-City Herald January 2, 2002)
"National Labs Focus on Tools against Terrorism in Wake of Airliner and Anthrax Attacks," Physics Today (January 2002)
"Year In Science – What Will Happen to Science Now?" Discover Magazine (January 2002)