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• Just How Fast Can Bacteria Grow? It Depends.
  Proteomics Data Validate Model of Bacterial GrowthDecember 2010
• Clustering Water, Hopping Protons
  Scientists take unique research approaches to fuel cell puzzleDecember 2010
• Jae Edmonds to Serve on NRC Study Committee
  December 2010
• L. Ruby Leung to Serve on NRC Study Committee
  December 2010
• A Rare Form of Silver Observed During Routine Calibration
  True signature of Ag(III) observed for the first timeDecember 2010
• Proteomic Profiling of Low-Dose Radiation Effects on Human Skin Cells
  Unique radiation-responsive proteins affected by low doses of ionizing radiationDecember 2010
• Seeing Diffusion from the Atom's Perspective
  A new approach to calculating uranium diffusion challenges traditional equationsDecember 2010
• FCSD Intern Wins at Poster Competition
  December 2010
• Bill Morgan and Marianne Sowa Honored by Mutation Research
  December 2010
• Forging Cloud Anvils
  Pollution particles enlarge and extend the lifetime of storm cloudsDecember 2010
• Knocking Out Nitrogen Oxides
  Expert discusses using small-pore zeolites to remove troublesome pollutant from exhaustDecember 2010
• Answering the Catalyst Conundrum
  Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory advance understanding of remarkable catalystDecember 2010
• INCITE Award Leads to Insights about Interfaces
  Scientists from US and Switzerland use supercomputers to gain answers about water, sulfur dioxideDecember 2010
• Electricity from the Sun
  New methods to examine the potential of concentrating thermal solar powerDecember 2010
• Jordan Smith to Receive Best Postdoc Publication Award
  December 2010
• Greg Kimmel Named American Physical Society Fellow
  December 2010
• Check Out the Fundamental & Computational Sciences Achievements for 2010
  December 2010
• Liem Dang Named American Physical Society Fellow
  December 2010
• Glacier Melt and Human Vulnerabilities in Asia
  Planning now for climate change effects on the Greater Himalayan regionNovember 2010
• U.S., Swiss Team Earns INCITE Award Around Complex Reactions
  November 2010
• Understanding Protein Structure and Function is Goal of New NIH Project
  Information can help treat disease, infectionsNovember 2010
• The Surface Swap
  Oscillating layers of molecules on liquid's surface influence carbon captureNovember 2010
• Looking for Answers Around Grains of Sand
  Experiments reveal unexpected precipitation behavior, insights for cleanup and carbon sequestrationNovember 2010
• The Chemistry of Carbon Sequestration
  Geochemical expert discusses turning carbon dioxide into minerals, need for catalystsNovember 2010
• Mediation on the Molecular Level
  Molecular interactions hold key to how nanoparticles behave in cellsNovember 2010
• A Solid Cold Solution
  A catch-and-release solid-state fuel cell material operates coollyNovember 2010
• Identifying the Degradome
  Protein pieces provide path toward early detection of breast cancerNovember 2010
• Power Plant Pollution's Bedtime Story
  Aerosol particles form in nighttime plumes from coal-fired power plantsNovember 2010
• Monkeypox Study Reveals Clues to Virus's Role in Lung Disease
  Findings might help better understand bronchitis, emphysema, other lung diseaseNovember 2010
• NanoDESI Proves Popular with Analyst Readers
  November 2010
• Cold Skies
  Researchers increase our understanding of how ice clouds formNovember 2010
• Peden, Szanyi Serve as Guest Editors on Special Issue of Physical Chemistry Journal
  November 2010
• Dick Smith Named Scientist of the Year
  November 2010
• Models Examine Nuclear Fuels
  Designers of the next generation of uranium dioxide and other fuels gain valuable insightsOctober 2010
• Focusing on Aerosols Through the Macro Lens
  Small-scale features inform large-scale impacts in climate change modelsOctober 2010
• Jim Fredrickson and Allan Konopka Join Editorial Board of ISME Journal
  October 2010
• Jerry Allwine to Receive Prestigious Helmut E. Landsberg Award
  October 2010
• Kathy Hibbard Appointed Chair of the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Program Committee
  October 2010
• Kicking the Precious Metal Habit
  Morris Bullock edited a book on replacing precious metal catalysts with iron, nickel and other earth-abundant metalsOctober 2010
• Radiation Tolerance? It's All in the Chemistry!
  Materials studies could lead to tailored materials for immobilizing nuclear wasteOctober 2010
• Liem Dang Appointed to Journal of Physical Chemistry Advisory Board
  October 2010
• Water's Choice
  A tale of two numbers and the order they predictOctober 2010
• Zelenyuk Invited to Speak at National Academies Workshop
  October 2010
• Kleese Van Dam Invited to Talk on Real-Time Analysis at NOBUGS
  October 2010
• Award-Winning Ion Funnel Technology Gets Another License
  Agilent introduces newest commercial version: iFunnelOctober 2010
• Shifting Showers
  Researchers demonstrate how honeycomb clouds exhibit self-organizationOctober 2010
• Saving Tropical Forests
  Agricultural improvements aid in reducing emissions and in keeping food affordableOctober 2010
• Trapped Toxins
  Architecture of soil particles greatly influences if, when pollutants migrateOctober 2010
• Controlling Catalysts
  University of Virginia expert discusses new ways to drive old reactionsOctober 2010
• The Molecule Movers
  Fast and user friendly, nanoDESI shows off its ability to transfer fragile moleculesOctober 2010
• Who Killed the Graphite Anode?
  PNNL researchers move silicon anode Li-ion battery technology forwardOctober 2010
• Dave Koppenaal Appointed to Editorial Board of Metallomics
  October 2010
• Dick Smith Elected to Second Term on HUPO Board
  October 2010
• Getting the Catalysts You Really Need
  Creating catalysts should begin with what you want, not what you have, according to University of Delaware expertOctober 2010
• Long-Distance Communication, Microbial Style
  Scientists demonstrate how microbes communicate without touchingOctober 2010
• Charles Long to Serve on The Open Atmospheric Science Journal Editorial Board
  October 2010
• Dick Smith up for R&D Magazine's Scientist of the Year
  September 2010
• New Tool Developed to Better Isolate Neutrophils
  Better understanding and diagnoses of immune system injurySeptember 2010
• Jim Fredrickson Elected to International Microbial Ecology Board
  September 2010
• Getting to the Root of Climate Change
  PNNL scientists to probe proteomics of soybean root hairsSeptember 2010
• Konopka, Smith Elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
  September 2010
• Looking for Secrets to Drug Addiction in Our Blood
  September 2010
• Koppenaal Co-Editor-in-Chief of New Edition of Spectrometry/Spectroscopy Encyclopedia
  Several PNNL staff contributedSeptember 2010
• César Izaurralde Appointed as Editorial Board Member of a New Peer-Reviewed Journal
  September 2010
• Separating the Catalysts from the Chaff
  New soft landing instrument prepares pure, undamaged samples for analysisSeptember 2010
• John Zachara Named Battelle Fellow
  September 2010
• Designer Particle Proves Popular with ChemComm Readers
  September 2010
• From Predictions to Reality: Genomics Reveals Microbe's Metabolic Potential
  Systems-level understanding of Shewanella metabolism directed toward biofuel productionSeptember 2010
• New Technique Provides Sensitive Analysis of Atmospheric Particles
  Using nanoDESI, scientists probe molecular chemistry of organic aerosolsAugust 2010
• Pushing the Envelope on Actinide Speciation
  Distinguished scientist compares the relationship of ions in solution and in solid stateAugust 2010
• In Search of Haze
  Researching the Effects Aerosol Particles have on the Earth's ClimateAugust 2010
• International Climate Change Assessment Gains Five PNNL Scientists
  August 2010
• Steve Ghan Re-appointed to Journal of Geophysical Research Editorial Board
  August 2010
• Clouds + Mineral Dust = Rain
  Researchers size up ice nuclei to more accurately model climate changeAugust 2010
• Wax, Soap Clean Up Obstacles to Better Batteries
  Paraffin and surfactant oleic acid improve synthesis of lithium manganese phosphate electrodesAugust 2010
• Charcoal Takes Some Heat Off Global Warming
  Biochar can offset 1.8 billion metric tons of carbon emissions annuallyAugust 2010
• Breaking through the Barriers to Biofuels
  Expert discusses the science and challenges of using pyrolysis to transform biomass into fuelsAugust 2010
• Bruce D. Kay Named American Chemical Society Fellow
  August 2010
• An Alchemist's Dream: Superatoms Mimic Elements
  July 2010
• Guang Lin Invited to Serve on Editorial Board for International Publication
  July 2010
• Ian Gorton Selected as Laboratory Fellow
  July 2010
• Battery Research Could Lead to Shorter Recharge Time for Cell Phones
  Adding a bit of graphene to battery materials could dramatically cut the time it takes to recharge electronicsJuly 2010
• PNNL, Chinese Researchers Begin Cooperative Clean Energy Work
  July 2010
• The World's Smallest Cup of Water
  International team shows location of water relative to prototypical proteinJuly 2010
• It Takes "Guts" to Explore the Next Proteomics Frontier
  Looking at bacterial communities in termite gut helps reconstruct metabolic pathwaysJuly 2010
• Thousands of New Proteins Discovered in Spinal Fluid
  Research establishes healthy benchmark to aid in understanding neurological disordersJuly 2010
• When Ions Attack
  Scientists provide an atomic view of the destruction caused by radiation in extreme environmentsJuly 2010
• PNNL Scientists Win R&D 100 Awards for Biology, Environment Technologies
  Ion Mobility Spectrometer on a Microchip and IncubATR™—the Live-Cell MonitorJuly 2010
• Tony Janetos Selected as Laboratory Fellow
  July 2010
• Kevin Rosso Selected as Laboratory Fellow
  July 2010
• Daniel DuBois Selected as Laboratory Fellow
  July 2010
• 2010 ASCR Leadership Computing Challenge Award
  July 2010
• e-RESS Team Earns Regional Industrial Innovation Award
  July 2010
• 2010 Frontiers of Engineering Symposium
  June 2010
• New Analytical Platform is Making the Nearly Impossible Routine
  Analytical 2 + 2 = 5!June 2010
• Breaking Good
  Study examines durability of glass with ties to nuclear waste storageJune 2010
• Novel Indicators of Oxidative Stress in Disease
  Proteomics study offers clues to how diseases such as Parkinson's progressJune 2010
• Wanted: Vacancies
  Travelling atoms discard electrons that prove vital to bonding oxygen on catalyst, cleanupJune 2010
• Jim Dooley Briefs White House Task Force on Status of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage
  June 2010
• Small Particles, Big Impact
  Distinguished professor discusses nanoparticles and the environment at PNNL seminarJune 2010
• Imaging Atoms and Revolutionizing Laptop Computers
  June 2010
• Wei-Jun Qian Receives DOE Early Career Award
  June 2010
• Chuck Long Appointed to International Radiation Commission Committee
  June 2010
• Dick Smith Named One of Innovation magazine's "Best and the Brightest"
  May 2010
• Rahul CARES Features Insider Look at Aerosol-Climate Field Study
  May 2010
• Talented Mentors Recognized for Contributions to Teacher, Students
  May 2010
• Scaling Goes eXtreme
  Researchers reach 34K CPUsMay 2010
• Silica Cages Help Anti-Cancer Antibodies Kill Tumors in Mice
  Honeycombed particles filled with cancer drug act like time-release capsules at tumor siteMay 2010
• Opposites Attract and Inspire Electrocatalyst
  U.S., China team convince platinum and gold particles to come together and form nanocatalystsMay 2010
• Jim Morris, Kathy Ertell Appointed to National DOE Human Research Board
  May 2010
• Steven Smith Served Key Role in National Academies Workshop on Climate Change Mitigation
  May 2010
• New Insights Show Promise for Emissions Capture, Storage
  May 2010
• Graphene-DNA Biosensor Selective, Simple to Create
  Nanostructure could help diagnose disease, facilitate gene therapy, moreMay 2010
• Creating a Captivating Cage for Carbon
  New robust material could selectively trap energy-diluting impurities in natural gasMay 2010
• Dehong Hu Selected as Senior Editor for International Journal
  May 2010
• Strategy to Quantify, Purify Surface Proteins Also Shows Effects on Protein Translocation
  Proteins expressed by Shewanella have novel roles in cell substratesMay 2010
• Mikhail Alnajjar Named to Editorial Board of Safety and Health Journal
  April 2010
• PFLOTRAN: Advanced Computing Modeling for a Cleaner Environment
  Innovative Computer Code Simulates Movement of Underground Contaminants at HanfordApril 2010
• Affordable Fuel Cells May Get Boost From Artificial Diamonds
  U.S., China team show new electrolyte could lower internal temperatures and costsApril 2010
• Modeling Microbes and Minerals
  Expert profiles microbe activity in acid mine drainageApril 2010
• Bill Morgan Elected to NCRP Board of Directors
  April 2010
• Even Soil Feels the Heat
  Soils release more carbon dioxide as the globe warmsApril 2010
• More Proof of Outer Membrane Cytochrome Role in Electron Transfer
  Shewanella cytochromes reduce and transform the widespread mineral ferrihydriteApril 2010
• Brighter is Better
  Seminar speaker describes potential of next-generation light sourcesApril 2010
• Understanding the Potential of a Single Crystal
  Award-winning Croatian professor speaks at PNNL's geochemistry seminarApril 2010
• When the Air Turns Brown
  Scientists discover reactions that create climate-changing brown carbon aerosolApril 2010
• Marianne Sowa Serves as Guest Editor for Special Issue of Mutation Research
  April 2010
• Scientists Characterize Poorly Understood, Climate-Influencing Atmospheric Particles
  Particle adsorption, shape, and coatings revealed by team using SPLAT IIApril 2010
• Some Choices Are Better Than Others in Studying the Universal Solvent
  Scientists evaluate the accuracy of 7 different implementations of a popular approach to studying water's propertiesMarch 2010
• Jim Dooley Edits Special Issue of the International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control
  March 2010
• Advanced Analysis Tools Aim to Reduce Uncertainty in Climate Data
  March 2010
• Cutting Through Questions for a Molecular-Level Understanding of Solar Cells
  Expert discusses molecular modeling and simulation at PNNL seminarMarch 2010
• Karin Rodland Named U.S. HUPO Board Member
  March 2010
• Article on Molecular Simulation of Water Named Highly Innovative by Journal
  March 2010
• Backhoes Back Off!
  PNNL secondary network connection now provides seamless data transferMarch 2010
• Answers to Probing Questions
  Scientists pioneer new analysis that tells how uranium oxides stick togetherMarch 2010
• Future Climate Scenarios: Getting a Better Look at the Big Picture
  New approach to climate change could change how societies generate and use energyMarch 2010
• New Class of Catalyst Sports Shapely Selectivity
  A unique three-dimensional structure gives catalyst high surface areaMarch 2010
• It Takes Some Chaos To Get Order
  Deputy Director of Research at Molecular Foundry discusses material formation at seminar seriesMarch 2010
• Catalysis Researchers Named First Distinguished PNNL Post-Doc Fellows
  March 2010
• First NMR Signal of a Copper Site in Azurin Obtained
  High-field, low-temperature NMR harvests unprecedented characterization of metalloproteinsFebruary 2010
• Taking Infectious Disease in STRIDE
  PNNL part of new systems biology center led by UWFebruary 2010
• William Gustafson Awarded Early Career Grant for Climate Research
  February 2010
• PNNL Chief Scientist Addresses Congress on Geoengineering
  Dr. Phil Rasch joins other panelists discussing the potential benefits, risks and costs of geoengineeringFebruary 2010
• Stalking the Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay
  February 2010
• Measuring the Speed of Noble "Bubbles"
  Scientists at PNNL devise new technique to determine diffusion in glassy materialsFebruary 2010
• Cracking the Codes of Building Energy Efficiency
  U.S. and China launch collaboration on building energy codes compliance and trainingFebruary 2010
• Computational Science Programming Model Crosses the Petaflop Barrier
  Global Arrays demonstrates petascale capability at SC'09February 2010
• The Package Matters
  Tucking ammonia borane in mesoporous silica results in high-quality hydrogen at lower temperaturesFebruary 2010
• Team Solving Water's Mysteries Thanks to INCITE Award
  February 2010
• Wendy Shaw Awarded Early Career Grant for Catalysis Research
  February 2010
• PNNL Postdoc Wins DOD Breast Cancer Fellowship Award
  February 2010
• Bacteria Are Better Gene Packers Than We Thought
  Proteomics improve gene annotation and detectionJanuary 2010
• Liem Dang Named Adjunct Professor at Australian University
  January 2010
• Dani López-Ferrer Wins Tech Transfer Award
  High-pressure enzymatic digestion system licensed to Pressure BioSciences, Inc.January 2010
• If a Tree Falls in the Forest. . .
  Scientists face carbon modeling challenges from increased natural disasters, plagues and manmade disturbancesJanuary 2010
• Jiwen Fan helps Demystify Pollution's Impact on Storm Clouds
  Past studies showed conflicting conclusions, and now we know whyJanuary 2010
• Richard Smith Selected for Analytical Chemistry Award
  January 2010
• The Efficacy of Bacteria
  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientist sees her biogeochemistry work on coverJanuary 2010
• Are Radiation-Induced Bystander Effects a Universal Phenomenon?
  Studies on human cells fail to find low-LET radiation-induced damage in untargeted cells.January 2010
• Finding the Perfect Spot to Rest
  Scientists see carbon chains preferred locales on popular catalystJanuary 2010
• The Science of Moving Protons in Catalytic Reactions
  Check out the new website for the Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis at PNNLJanuary 2010