An Out-of-the-Box Attack on Diabetes
The researchers treated human pancreatic islets with substances produced by the body and thought to be involved in the diabetes disease process.
PNNL Scientists Author Top Cited Paper
Two PNNL data scientists, Lauren Charles and Courtney Corley, were authors for one of the top 10 percent most cited PLOS ONE papers published in 2015.
Securing Radiological Sources on the Go
Radioactive materials are a critical tool in a number of industrial applications, particularly oil and gas drilling and welding. But, if they are lost or stolen, the materials could be used by terrorists to make dirty bombs.
PNNL’s Carl Imhoff addresses U.S. Senate Committee Regarding Wildfires and Power Grid Challenges
The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources invited Carl Imhoff to speak at a December 19 hearing on the impacts of wildfires on electric grid reliability and efforts to mitigate wildfire risk and increase grid resilience.
PNNL Emeritus Scientist Recognized for Contributions to Puget Sound
PNNL Emeritus Scientist Ronald Thom received the 2019 Environmental Leadership Award at the Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative Conference.
Forensic Proteomics: Beyond DNA Profiling
A new book by PNNL biochemist Erick Merkley details forensic proteomics, a technique that directly analyzes proteins in unknown samples, in pursuit of making proteomics a widespread forensic method when DNA is missing or ambiguous.
Nicole Nichols Speaks at AI Summit
Nicole Nichols, a senior researcher at PNNL, spoke during the AI: Policy Matters Summit in Seattle, Washington on December 12. The summit, hosted by TechAlliance, brought together more than 200 leaders from across Washington State.
PNNL and Other National Labs Share Grid Modernization Work at DistribuTECH International
PNNL and the 13 other national laboratories of the Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium (GMLC) will be sharing their R&D work and technologies for grid modernization at DistribuTECH International in San Antonio Jan. 28-30.
Smelling is Believing
Vapor detection technology developed at PNNL can quickly and accurately identify explosives, deadly chemicals, and illicit drugs.
Tool Could Keep Solar Power From Going Off The Grid
PNNL researchers are developing the only tool that can control large-scale distributed energy resources in real time.