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DOE grant advances research into new markets for corn

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The National Corn Growers Association, Archer Daniels Midland and the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will continue collaborating to explore new markets for corn with a $2.4 million research grant from DOE. The award enables NCGA, ADM and PNNL to extend their research on corn fiber utilization by two and a half years.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, Archer Daniels Midland, National Corn Growers Association

Warming study indicates water problems in the West

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New simulations by a group of leading global warming and climate change researchers suggest earlier melting of mountain snow packs and spring flooding could have a devastating impact on water resources in some parts of the U.S. West over the next half century.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

OSU, PNNL join forces in new microproducts institute

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Business Announcement

Oregon State University and the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory today agreed to form a research and educational center, called the Microproducts Breakthrough Institute, to develop and help market advances in the emerging and highly promising field of microtechnology.

Opportunity NOx

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers put their expertise in surface science and catalysis to work when they developed an effective plasma catalysis system for treating engine exhaust one of the first advanced emissions control technologies developed by the Laboratory.

Cooking up a better cathode

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are developing new cathode material for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). Their goal is to find a cathode material that will produce high power in the range of 600 to 800 degrees Celsius--low compared to the more typical SOFC operating temperature of 1,000 degrees Celsius.

Mozart—A genius at assessing your Web site

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed an Internet assessment tool, called Mozart, that quickly archives and analyzes entire Web sites based on search terms provided by the user and built-in search libraries containing hundreds of key phrases designed to find sensitive information.

New anode material bodes well

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientist Olga Marina is developing a new generation of non-metallic anodes for solid oxide fuel cells and she is seeing promising results. With support from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy, her work is part of a significant international research effort to identify alternatives to nickel in solid oxide fuel cells.

Something fishy?

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers are analyzing fish from about 500 randomly selected lakes and reservoirs across the country for ultra-low, trace levels of mercury and for specific forms of arsenic. The project, part of the National Fish Monitoring Study, is focused on freshwater game fish, such as lake trout, and bottom-dwelling fish, such as catfish.

Detecting and monitoring harmful algal blooms

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Marine Sciences Laboratory in Sequim, Wash., are working with the Olympic Region Harmful Algal Bloom (ORHAB) project to investigate the mechanisms driving harmful algal blooms. Harmful algal blooms (HABs), a common occurrence on the Washington coast, have led to closures of commercial, tribal and recreational shellfish harvest, which have resulted in millions of dollars in losses to the state's razor clam fishery in recent years.

Fuel cells for transportation

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are developing fuel cells that use a vehicle's existing fuel supply to provide auxiliary power for creature comforts, such as air-conditioning, keeping drinks cold in mini-refrigerators and viewing DVDs--all without running the vehicle's engine or draining its battery.