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Laboratory receives third 'Outstanding' rating

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

For the third consecutive year, the U.S. Department of Energy's Richland Operations Office awarded Battelle the highest possible rating for its operation of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

The science of materials that build themselves

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Years before nanotechnology became the buzzword at research institutions across the country, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory were studying how molecules arrange themselves to form materials on the nanoscale.

Study of ice leads to cool new research

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory who studied how ice on comets can store large quantities of gas and release them as the comets near the sun are applying the same approach to new research. They're learning more about how nano-structures could be used to control and enhance chemical reactivity.

Ukraine project earns international recognition

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory received the International Energy Project of the Year Award 2000 in recognition of its efforts to promote energy efficiency at the Gostomel glass plant in Ukraine and reduce its reliance on power generated at Chornobyl reactors. Since 1996, Pacific Northwest and its partners, the Ukranian Energy Efficiency Center and Industrial Real Estate, have worked with Gostomel to develop a comprehensive energy-efficiency program and attract financing for implementation.

Nanotechnology moves into the spotlight

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

It's science on the smallest of levels. It's the truth in the statement that good things come in small packages. Nanotechnology is an area of research and development that centers on phenomena that occur at dimensions so tiny that they're hard to imagine -- in the range of one billionth of a meter. Yet the potential impacts are tremendous.

Going deep for research

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Pacific Northwest's scientific dive team collects valuable information about the marine environment that simply is not available in any other way. For example, they use underwater videography and hydroacoustics to study fish behavior and conduct population assessments.

Making the most of metal oxides on the nanoscale

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

On first blush, two scientists striving to exploit unique electronic and magnetic properties of metal oxides that occur in the nanoscale may seem to be working toward the same end. They're using the same equipment and some of the same methods, but their research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and its potential applications are quite different.

Diagnostics software powers the bottom line

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

High operations and maintenance expenses can quickly eat away a company's profits. On the flip side, finding a way to keep equipment running efficiently can improve productivity and greatly reduce costs.

New companies have roots at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Over the last 35 years, more than 30 companies based on technologies developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have sprouted up. The latest, Wave ID, is a wireless communication company formed in late 2000.

Minding mines—new landmine detection device developed

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are building a portable system to detect landmines that is especially useful in locating those most difficult to spot—landmines that contain little or no metal.