Highlights
- Controlling Proton Source Speeds Catalyst in Turning Electricity to Fuel
Nickel-based catalyst three times faster with adjustments to key acidApril 2013
- Fair-Weather Clouds Hold Dirty Secret
New study reveals particles that seed small-scale clouds over OklahomaApril 2013
- Keqi Tang Named Battelle Distinguished Inventor
April 2013
- Jun Liu Honored by National Lab for Outstanding Materials Innovations
April 2013
- Atmospheric Bit Players Take Stage
Influence of particles on regional water cycle and climate over CaliforniaApril 2013
- When Pollution Gets a Whiff of Trees
City and tree emissions mix it up causing poor air qualityApril 2013
- Dick Smith to Receive Award for Distinguished Contribution in Mass Spectrometry
April 2013
- Motivating Carbon Dioxide
Scientists show what it takes to get the potential fuel feedstock to a reactive spot on a model catalystApril 2013
- PNNL Researchers Discuss Increasing Interest in Scientific Fields via Women @ Energy
April 2013
- Smashing Glass at the Molecular Level
Scientists show how cracks propagate through thick and thin layers of frozen liquid waterApril 2013
- Cybernetic Model Developed to Predict Shewanella Metabolic Behavior
Detailed network-based dynamics address metabolic pathways, dynamic regulationApril 2013
- Reining in Rain's Reign
A unique calibration technique uncovers the details of precipitation in a climate modelApril 2013
- Making the Case for Regional Modeling
Tackling global environmental issues means adopting smaller, regional approachApril 2013
- Transformations Newsletter Presents Catalysis and Sustainable Energy
April 2013
- Clouds Pull Rank in the Tropical Atmosphere
A decade of data discloses the influence of clouds on the tropical energy balanceMarch 2013
- Striking While the Iron Is Hot
Chromatography combined with database search strategy identifies hard-to-find heme proteinsMarch 2013
- A New Method for Measuring the Viscosity of Nanoparticles
First direct determination of the chemical diffusivity and viscosity of secondary organic aerosolsMarch 2013
- Nigel Browning Elected Microscopy Society of America Fellow
March 2013
- Chemical Society Symposium to Honor Catalysis Research of Dan DuBois
March 2013
- Unlocking the Parkinson's Puzzle
Developing an assay to identify components in protein structures to aid diagnosis, treatmentMarch 2013
- Water for Power
Reducing power plant greenhouse gas emissions and the effect on water useMarch 2013
- Catalysts' Outer Coordination Spheres Take Their Place in the Spotlight
Invited review shows influence and gives state of the science on exterior structuresMarch 2013
- Yong Wang Elected Fellow at Royal Society of Chemistry
March 2013
- One Year into Three-Year Bio-Based Jet Fuel Project
March 2013
- Rivers Run Right Through It...The Model
New river-routing model improves simulations of water movement within the Earth's systemMarch 2013
- Jim Dooley to Serve on the Technical Program Committee for GHGT12
March 2013
- Reaching Ambitious Greenhouse Gas Concentration Goals
Technology improvements reduce cost of reaching goals, but not essential to meet themMarch 2013
- Water Supply and Demand
Scenarios to project global demand water use over the 21st centuryMarch 2013
- Observing Chemistry of Atmospheric Particles and Droplets with New Mass Spectrometry Techniques
Review article reached the International Reviews in Physical Chemistry most read listMarch 2013
- A Long Way from Home: Saharan and Asian Dust and Particles End Journey in California
Study shows that aerosols from one side of the world influence rainfall in anotherMarch 2013
- A Decade and Counting
An assessment of atmospheric research in the equatorial western PacificMarch 2013
- Seeing the Messages Microbes Send
Novel chemical imaging instrument shows how bacteria support diverse, nearby coloniesMarch 2013
- Xiaohong Liu, Editor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
March 2013
- 20 Years Serving Science
The ARM Climate Research Facility has amassed climate data and key accomplishments over the last two decadesFebruary 2013
- Photobioreactor Enables Systems Biology Studies of Cyanobacteria
Feedback-controlled LEDs provide repeatability, larger samplesFebruary 2013
- Daniel Chavarria Selected to Present at 2013 IEEE CCGrid Conference
February 2013
- The Short and the Long of Storms
Tracing a storm's life with a trifecta of dataFebruary 2013
- No Downtime for Communication
New framework allows for asynchronous communication in exascale machinesFebruary 2013
- Zizwe Chase Wins Oral Presentation Award at WSU's Wiley Exposition
February 2013
- Dust Dries Clouds by Gobbling Up Water Vapor
Scientists show how different cloud seeds can influence the greenhouse effectFebruary 2013
- Nigel Browning Discusses Watching Atoms Move at AAAS 2013
February 2013
- Dick Smith to Serve as Associate Editor of Clinical Proteomics
February 2013
- Jim Dooley Authored Thoughtful Editorial on Avoiding Scientific Plagiarism
February 2013
- Synthetic Molecule First Electricity-Making Catalyst to Use Iron to Split Hydrogen Gas
Fast and efficient biologically inspired catalyst could someday make fuel cells cheaperFebruary 2013
- Maria Vlachopoulou Named "New Face of Engineering" by IEEE
February 2013
- BPA Findings Highlighted at AAAS Annual Meeting
Meta-analyses of bisphenol A studies show human exposure is likely to be too low for estrogenic effectsFebruary 2013
- Ions Shed Water to Slide into the Perfect Pore
Metal ions refuse to lose for large gaps, but will for a tighter fitFebruary 2013
- Protein Probes for Biomass
New protein probes find enzymes for biofuel productionFebruary 2013
- Catalyst Becomes More Selective After Oxygen Atoms' Departures
For the first time, scientists saw how titanium dioxide surface defects halt photodecompositionFebruary 2013
- Julia Laskin Named Wiley Research Fellow
February 2013
- Chun Zhao Served as Guest Editor of Aeolian Research
February 2013
- Toxicologists to Receive Best Paper Award from International Society
February 2013
- Johannes Lercher Honored with 2013 Tanabe Prize for Catalysis
February 2013
- Lanthanum Chromium Oxide's Energetic Dance with Light
Experimental measurements and modeling resolve two decades of debateFebruary 2013
- Extraterrestrial Effects on Climate? Not So Much.
The influence of cosmic rays on cloud droplet formation explored in a global climate modelFebruary 2013
- Steven Smith Contributes Expertise for Concentrating Solar Power Technology
February 2013
- Adding Natural Elements to Synthetic Catalysts Speeds Hydrogen Production
Scientists show how adding amino acids far from a catalyst's center can rev it upFebruary 2013
- Proton Delivery and Removal Can Speed or Distract Common Catalyst
Placing protons in the right spot lets catalysts avoid wasting time and energy on profligate reactionsFebruary 2013
- PNNL Scientist Invited to Participate in National EPA Advisory Panel
February 2013
- License Will Lead to Faster-Charging Batteries for Phones, Electric Vehicles
January 2013
- Feng Receives Thesis Award from Chinese-American Ocean-Atmosphere Association
January 2013
- PNNL Researchers Selected to Present at Biology Conference
January 2013
- Seeing a Common Catalyst with New Eyes
Chemical imaging microscope shows corrugated gamma-alumina surfaceJanuary 2013
- PNNL Computer Scientists Receive INCITE Awards
January 2013
- Batteries Lose in Game of Thorns
Scientists see how and where disruptive structures form and cause voltage fadingJanuary 2013
- Visiting Postdoc Fellow Receives Young Scientist Paper Award
January 2013
- The Biology of Plague
Systems approach used to investigate strains of YersiniaJanuary 2013
- Soot is Warming the Planet
Sunlight-absorbing black carbon emissions from human activities now #2 in climate warmingJanuary 2013
- Catalysis Research Star of New Newsletter, Video
January 2013
- An Unexpected Pairing of Frustrated Molecules
Scientists at PNNL explain how separated molecules get together to split hydrogenJanuary 2013
- Marginal Lands Are Prime Fuel Source for Alternative Energy
Natural vegetation equals feedstocks for biomass productionJanuary 2013
- Sebastien Kerisit Elected Geochemistry Program Chair for Prestigious Chemical Society
January 2013
- Cotton-Ball Clouds Contained
New modeling method captures clouds' shading effectsJanuary 2013
- Yuehe Lin Elected to American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering's College of Fellows
January 2013
- PNNL, UW tackle big data with joint computing institute
Northwest Institute for Advanced Computing seeks solutions to real-world problemsJanuary 2013
- Metabolomics Key to Identifying Disease Pathway
Research reveals lactic acid's role in lung diseaseJanuary 2013
- Chemical Probe Finds Fungal Organism Function
Activity-based protein profiling suggests how fungus becomes pathogenicJanuary 2013
- A Pathway for Protons
Efficient delivery to material's center turns oxygen cleanly into waterJanuary 2013
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