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Nested nanowells speed single cell studies

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

The nested nanoPOTS chip is the next generation of technology developed at PNNL to prepare single cells for proteomics.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health

Synthesizing nanomaterials from nature’s blueprints

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Molecular self-assembly expert Chun-Long Chen describes the challenges and opportunities in bio-inspired nanomaterials in a special issue of Chemical Reviews.

Journal: Chemical Reviews
Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

Probing how microbiomes affect our health

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Customized molecular tools identify specific microbial functions that are key to healthy people and environments.

New climate pledges, if fulfilled, now significantly more likely to prevent worst of global warming

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New climate pledges issued ahead of COP26 boost the chances of limiting global warming to 2 degrees, according to a new study in Science.

Journal: Science
Funder: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

Cellular quality-control system identified as a culprit in coronavirus infection

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The unfolded protein response plays a key role in how Middle East Respiratory Syndrome damages the lungs. MERS is much less common but much lethal than COVID-19, which is also caused by a coronavirus.

Journal: mBio
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Energy secretary, Washington governor dedicate energy sciences center at PNNL

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Fundamental research conducted at the $90-million research facility will help the nation meet its clean energy goals.

Not so basic: Advances in pH and phosphate monitoring enhance safety in nuclear fuel recycling

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Two PNNL interns are behind recent innovation in real-time testing and continuous monitoring for pH and the concentration of chemicals of interest in chemical solutions; outcomes have applicability not only to nuclear, but to industries.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Speedier manufacturing for stronger aluminum alloys

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Developed at PNNL, Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion, or ShAPE™, uses significantly less energy and can deliver components like wire, tubes and bars 10 times faster than conventional extrusion, with no sacrifice in quality.

Journal: Journal of Manufacturing Processes
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

PNNL wins R&D 100 awards

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL innovations won five awards in the competition results announced this week, with one of the laboratory's four awarded inventions garnering two awards. PNNL has received a total of 121 since the laboratory began submitting entries in 1969.

Scott chambers searches for new materials, one atomic layer at a time

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scott Chambers creates layered structures of thin metal oxide films and studies their properties, creating materials not found in nature. He will soon move his instrumentation and research to the new Energy Sciences Center.

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