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Newswise: Establishing Ethical Nanobiotechnology
Released: 12-Jul-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Establishing Ethical Nanobiotechnology
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL’s wide-ranging report maps the current nanobiotechnology landscape, flags potential concerns, and details the need for an organizing body to coordinate currently disparate disciplines.

   
Newswise: Adding Snow to Estimates of Spring Flooding
Released: 11-Jul-2023 4:30 PM EDT
Adding Snow to Estimates of Spring Flooding
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

By adding rain, snow, and rain-on-snow precipitation data to a background model, a new scheme pinpoints local flood risks in order to improve the design of small-scale hydrological infrastructure.

Newswise: Next-generation Flow Battery Design Sets Records
Released: 10-Jul-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Next-generation Flow Battery Design Sets Records
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A new flow battery design achieves long life and capacity for grid energy storage from renewable fuels.

Newswise: Stressed for a Bit? Then Don’t Click It, Cybersecurity Experts Advise
Released: 5-Jul-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Stressed for a Bit? Then Don’t Click It, Cybersecurity Experts Advise
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Workers feeling a specific form of stress are more likely than others to become the victims of a phishing attack, according to a new study.

   
Newswise: Chemists Are on the Hunt for the Other 99 Percent
Released: 30-Jun-2023 12:10 PM EDT
Chemists Are on the Hunt for the Other 99 Percent
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL scientists are creating new ways to learn more about the vast sea of unknown compounds.

Newswise:Video Embedded proteins-predict-significant-step-toward-development-of-diabetes
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28-Jun-2023 3:00 PM EDT
Proteins Predict Significant Step Toward Development of Diabetes
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists have taken an important step forward in predicting who will develop Type 1 diabetes months before symptoms appear.

Newswise: New nationwide modeling points to widespread racial disparities in urban heat stress
Released: 23-Jun-2023 5:05 PM EDT
New nationwide modeling points to widespread racial disparities in urban heat stress
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

By combining satellite data with temperature and humidity modeling, researchers pinpoint who in the U.S. is most vulnerable to heat stress.

Newswise: When Materials Discovery Glitters
Released: 14-Jun-2023 4:35 PM EDT
When Materials Discovery Glitters
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A new database of understudied quantum materials has been created by researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and provides an avenue to discover new materials.

Newswise: A Baking Soda Solution for Clean Hydrogen Storage
Released: 12-Jun-2023 5:10 PM EDT
A Baking Soda Solution for Clean Hydrogen Storage
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL scientists investigate the promising properties of a common, Earth-abundant salt.

Newswise:Video Embedded long-duration-energy-storage-the-time-is-now
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Released: 25-May-2023 2:35 PM EDT
Long-Duration Energy Storage: The Time Is Now
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Findings in a new PNNL report show long-duration energy storage will be a necessity in decarbonizing the grid and recommends the planning and procurement process to identify those needs start immediately.

Newswise: Math Primes High-Performance Computing for the Age of AI
Released: 23-May-2023 6:20 PM EDT
Math Primes High-Performance Computing for the Age of AI
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

To overcome high-performance computing bottlenecks, a research team at PNNL proposed using graph theory, a mathematical field that explores relationships and connections between a number, or cluster, of points in a space.

Newswise: New AI Model Aims to Plug Key Gap in Cybersecurity Readiness
Released: 23-May-2023 1:05 AM EDT
New AI Model Aims to Plug Key Gap in Cybersecurity Readiness
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Researchers have knitted together three large databases of information to help cybersecurity experts detect and prevent attacks.

Newswise:Video Embedded drones-fly-low-and-slow-for-radiation-detection
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Released: 18-May-2023 6:10 PM EDT
Drones Fly Low and Slow for Radiation Detection
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Unoccupied aerial vehicles, better known as drones, have rapidly advanced from a quirky, high-flying novelty to a versatile workhorse.

Newswise: Sustaining U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Could be Key to Decarbonization
Released: 2-May-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Sustaining U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Could be Key to Decarbonization
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

As the world races to discover solutions for reaching net zero carbon emissions, a PNNL analysis quantifies the economic value of the existing nuclear power fleet and its carbon-free energy contributions.

Newswise: PNNL Scientist Inspires Next Generation at the National Science Bowl
Released: 24-Apr-2023 6:05 PM EDT
PNNL Scientist Inspires Next Generation at the National Science Bowl
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Physicist Emily Mace will share her science journey and an interactive presentation about her current research with middle school and high school students from across the country at the National Science Bowl.

Newswise:Video Embedded recycled-aluminum-offers-energy-emissions-and-electric-vehicle-battery-range-savings
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Released: 18-Apr-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Recycled Aluminum Offers Energy, Emissions and Electric Vehicle Battery Range Savings
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scrap aluminum can now be collected and transformed directly into new vehicle parts using an innovative process being developed by the automotive industry, in particular for electric vehicles.

Newswise: More Frequent Hurricanes Raise Risk to U.S. East and Gulf Coasts
Released: 7-Apr-2023 7:50 PM EDT
More Frequent Hurricanes Raise Risk to U.S. East and Gulf Coasts
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

New research finds that global warming will bring stronger and more frequent hurricanes to U.S. coasts, up by a third compared to current levels.

Newswise: The Flightpath from a Groundbreaking Catalyst to Jets that Soar on Renewable Fuel from Waste
Released: 4-Apr-2023 2:35 PM EDT
The Flightpath from a Groundbreaking Catalyst to Jets that Soar on Renewable Fuel from Waste
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL-developed catalytic process and catalyst to upgrade ethanol to sustainable aviation fuel wins American Chemical Society award.

Newswise: Across the Divide: Manufacturing Better Batteries
27-Mar-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Across the Divide: Manufacturing Better Batteries
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL battery researcher Jie Xiao collaborates with academic and industry partners to address scientific challenges in manufacturing lithium-based batteries.

Newswise: BIGTUNA Bioimaging Tool Helps Researchers See Small
Released: 29-Mar-2023 6:55 PM EDT
BIGTUNA Bioimaging Tool Helps Researchers See Small
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A new nano-optical bioimaging technology in development at PNNL enables researchers to watch climate-bellwether microbes exchange metabolites and other essential signals.



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