MAY 9, 2024 News Release Study Shows How Night Shift Work Can Raise Risk of Diabetes, Obesity New research sheds light on the biomolecular dangers of night shift work. ( Read More )
MAY 1, 2024 News Release When Working Out, Males Are Programmed to Burn More Fat, while Females Recycle It—at Least in Rats Vigorous exercise burns fat more in males than in females, but the benefits of exercise are broad for both sexes. ( Read More )
MARCH 4, 2024 News Release Scientists Put Forth a Smarter Way to Protect a Smarter Grid PNNL scientists have put forth a new approach to protect the electric grid, creating an approach that sorts and prioritizes cyber threats on the fly. ( Read More )
MARCH 1, 2024 News Release PNNL Scientists Help Pinpoint Molecular Switch Active in Type-1 Diabetes Scientists have learned more about how to protect the insulin-producing cells that die in patients with Type 1 diabetes. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 8, 2024 News Release EMSL User Project Leads to Key Molecular Culprit Active in COVID-19 PNNL researchers helped identify a fragment from the SARS-CoV-2 virus that spurs severe illness. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 2, 2024 News Release Proteins Suggest a Path to Reduce Drug Resistance in a Form of Cancer Scientists have learned more about how drug resistance develops in patients with acute myeloid leukemia and how the process might be slowed. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 26, 2023 Director's Column From Safer Travel to Tracking Extreme Storms and More: PNNL’s Year-End Review From energy storage to cybersecurity, this 2023 wrap-up offers a glimpse of PNNL innovations with a seasonal twist. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023 News Release PNNL Collaborates with Microsoft, Micron to Bring Computational Chemistry to the Masses PNNL is collaborating with Microsoft, Micron and other partners to make computational chemistry broadly available. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023 News Release Researchers Create a New Window on Leading Genetic Cause of Alzheimer’s Scientists have opened a new view into the workings of the central nervous system, finding a diverse set of important molecules. ( Read More )
AUGUST 3, 2023 News Release Researchers Strengthen Defenses Against Common Cyberattack Scientists have developed a better way to recognize denial-of-service internet attacks, improving detection by 90 percent. ( Read More )
JULY 5, 2023 News Release Stressed for a Bit? Then Don’t Click It, Cybersecurity Experts Advise 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. ( Read More )
JUNE 29, 2023 News Release Proteins Predict Significant Step Toward Development of Diabetes Scientists have taken an important step forward in predicting who will develop Type 1 diabetes months before symptoms appear. ( Read More )
MAY 30, 2023 Director's Column Tri-Cities Researchers’ Discovery Could Mean Cheaper Bio-Based Fuel By mimicking nature, scientists make a breakthrough in breaking down wood. ( Read More )
MAY 22, 2023 News Release New AI Model Aims to Plug Key Gap in Cybersecurity Readiness Researchers have knitted together three large databases of information to help cybersecurity experts detect and prevent attacks. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 20, 2023 Director's Column PNNL Scientists Work To Understand Alzheimer’s, Degenerative Brain Disorders Exploring why some brains are more resilient to the impact of Alzheimer’s disease could lead to improved diagnoses, treatment and prevention. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 16, 2023 News Release Cybersecurity Defenders Are Expanding Their AI Toolbox Scientists have taken a key step toward harnessing a form of AI known as deep reinforcement learning to protect computer networks. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 9, 2023 News Release Harmful Effects of Long-Term Alcohol Use Documented in Blood Protein Snapshot A detailed snapshot of proteins by PNNL scientists marks a big step toward a diagnostic blood test for a deadly form of liver disease. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 27, 2022 Director's Column From Fighting Nuclear Threats to Building Better Batteries, Tri-Cities Scientists Rocked 2022 PNNL’s contributions over the last year span scientific discovery, sustainable energy and national security. ( Read More )
NOVEMBER 21, 2022 Director's Column Researchers at PNNL to Dig into Soil Returning from Space Studying how microorganisms behave in space could facilitate farming in the final frontier and lead to better crops on Earth. ( Read More )
OCTOBER 25, 2022 News Release COVID-Causing Virus in Air Detected with High-Tech Bubbles Scientists can detect the virus that causes COVID-19 by using a bubble that spills its contents like a piñata when encountering the virus. ( Read More )