Archives

2009

December

Cockroaches offer inspiration for running robots
Oregon State University - 12/28/2009
Lunar Power Solutions Could Impact Earth
University of Idaho - 12/23/2009
It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Mutivity
University of Idaho - 12/22/2009
Research Highlight -- A Search for Stability for Platinum Catalysts
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 12/17/2009
Within a cell, actin keeps things moving
University of Oregon - 12/17/2009
NASA tech zooms in on water and land
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 12/15/2009
Pollution alters isolated thunderstorms
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 12/15/2009
Lighting the Way to Hydrogen Fuel Cells
University of Idaho - 12/15/2009
Research Highlight -- Oh, the Secrets Ice Crystals Will Tell!
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 12/14/2009
Pandemic toolkit offers flu with a view
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 12/14/2009
WSU Researcher Helping Turn Algae to Fuel
Washington State University - 12/11/2009
New Stem Cell Delivery System May Aid Cartilage Regeneration
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 12/09/2009
WSU Veterinary Researcher Awarded $3.4 Million by NIH
Washington State University - 12/08/2009

November

Long-Term Contact Lens Use Potentially Riskier Than Laser Surgery
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 11/24/2009
UW to be pilot site for smart grid technology
University of Washington - 11/24/2009
Research Highlight -- Building Better Biofuels
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 11/17/2009
ISB to Play Key Role in National Effort to Map Cancer Genome
Institute for Systems Biology - 11/10/2009
Community Study on Victims of Cardiac Arrest Completed
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 11/06/2009
Chemo-Radiation Before Prostate Removal May Prevent Cancer Recurrence
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 11/04/2009
Helmsley Trust Grant Advances OHSU’s Search for a Diabetes Cure
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 11/03/2009

October

Research Highlight -- China Shows Promise in Carbon Capture and Storage
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 10/29/2009
WSU Researchers Work To Build The Smart Grid
Washington State University - 10/29/2009
Research Highlight -- Scientists Show Strontium's Swimming Skills
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 10/27/2009
Research Highlight -- Where Did the Uranium Go?
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 10/26/2009
Why sex with a partner is better
University of Oregon - 10/21/2009
It takes two to tutor a sparrow
University of Washington - 10/21/2009
Infant sucking habits may affect how baby talks
University of Washington - 10/20/2009
Stem Cell Transplants May Prevent Devastating Eye Diseases
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 10/19/2009
Research Highlight -- Building Up Broken Bones
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 10/14/2009
Carbon capture shows major potential in China
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 10/14/2009
Emission capture study funded for paper industry
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 10/13/2009
Do Sex Hormones Influence the Immune System? OHSU Scientists Investigate
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 10/08/2009
Surgery Is An Option For Some Patients Hoping To Get A Good Night's Rest
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 10/07/2009
Genome-wide hunt reveals new genetic links in autism
University of Washington - 10/07/2009

September

Research Highlight -- Small, Smaller, Smallest
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 09/25/2009
Catalytic Catamarans: Catalyst sports platinum rafts
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 09/24/2009
A flash of light turns graphene into a biosensor
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 09/24/2009
High-tech nuke detectors check Puget Sound small vessels for WMD
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 09/24/2009
UW lab demonstrates 3-D printing in glass
University of Washington - 09/24/2009
http://www.pnl.gov/news/release.aspx?id=403
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 09/21/2009
Research Highlight -- Truth Is Stranger Than Science
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 09/17/2009
Salmon migration mystery explored on Idaho's Clearwater River
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 09/17/2009
Zinc deficiencies a global concern
Oregon State University - 09/17/2009
Research Highlight -- Hot and Cold Moves of Cyanide and Water
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 09/14/2009
Research Highlight -- Electron Demolition Derby
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 09/14/2009
Research Highlight -- Ice Gets Bent Out of Shape
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 09/10/2009
Research Highlight -- Better Way to Measure Particle Shape Proves Popular
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 09/09/2009
Electrical circuit runs entirely off power in trees
University of Washington - 09/08/2009
Seeing Double? A Type of Antibiotic May be the Cause
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 09/03/2009
Hot and cold moves of cyanide and water
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 09/03/2009
The science of ocean observing
Oregon State University - 09/02/2009
Boron-based compounds trick a biomedical protein
University of Oregon - 09/02/2009
The Shape of Things to Come
Washington State University - 09/01/2009
PNNL awarded $6.8 million for marine, river power studies
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 09/01/2009

August

Research Highlight -- What's Up with Those Ice Clouds?
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 08/31/2009
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute Findings Help to Advance Radiation Medicine
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 08/31/2009
Counting duplicated genome segments now possible
University of Washington - 08/30/2009
Turning back the clock: Fasting prolongs reproductive life span
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 08/27/2009
Eat, Sleep, Stay Warm: How Our Bodies Find the Balance
Washington State University - 08/12/2009
Beep, beep, oops, what was I doing?
University of Oregon - 08/06/2009
Research Highlight - Collision Science
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 08/05/2009
It’s Not Easy Being Gene Suppressed
University of Idaho - 08/05/2009
New clues about a hydrogen fuel catalyst
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 08/05/2009
Research Highlight -- Finding Value in Supercritical Fluids
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 08/03/2009
Regular yoga practice is associated with mindful eating
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 08/03/2009
OHSU Researchers to Test Gammaglobulin Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 08/03/2009
OHSU to Study Whether Low-Fat Dieting Benefits Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 08/03/2009

July

First Major Bariatric Surgery Study Finds Low Risk
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 07/30/2009
Idaho Keeps Pace in Genetic Research Arms Race
University of Idaho - 07/30/2009
Research Highlight -- When Small Is Better
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 07/28/2009
Statistics Help Tell Evolutionary Tale
University of Idaho - 07/27/2009
New supercomputer to reel in answers to some of earth's problems
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 07/27/2009
Technology improves salmon passage at hydropower dams
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 07/23/2009
New windows opened on cell-to-cell interactions
University of Oregon - 07/22/2009
Changes in White Matter May Predict Dementia Risk
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 07/21/2009
PNNL wins 2 R&D 100 awards for human health, renewable energy advances
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 07/20/2009
OHSU Geneticist’s Analysis Figures in Key Discovery
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 07/20/2009
Research Highlight -- On the Light Path to Bioenergy
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 07/20/2009
Sea lampreys jettison one-fifth of their genome
University of Washington - 07/20/2009
Research Highlight - Targeting Toxins
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 07/15/2009
New geothermal heat extraction process to deliver clean power generation
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 07/15/2009
Water Research Plays Critical Role in Hanford Clean-up
Washington State University - 07/14/2009
Longevity pill on the horizon?
University of Washington - 07/09/2009
Diets bad for teeth are also bad for the body
University of Washington - 07/09/2009
Research Highlight - Teaching Catalysts to Play Ball
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 07/06/2009
Your Body is a (Bacterial) Wonderland
University of Idaho - 07/06/2009

June

Research Highlight -- A Window on Hydrate Lattices
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 06/22/2009
Improved method developed to test carcinogen risk
Oregon State University - 06/18/2009
Research Highlight -- "Breathing" Bacterium's Role in Remediation
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 06/16/2009
TRAPping proteins that work together inside living cells
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 06/15/2009
Discovery raises new doubts about dinosaur-bird links
Oregon State University - 06/09/2009
Landmark Stem Cells Trial Yields Positive Results
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 06/08/2009
Research Highlight -- Thawing the Mystery of Extra Ice Crystals
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 06/05/2009
Research Highlight -- Where in the Water Are Hydroxide Ions?
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 06/03/2009
Transforming roofs from wasted space to energy source
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 06/03/2009
Federal Stimulus Money Boosts WSU Vancouver Research
Washington State University - 06/01/2009

May

Research Highlight -- The Curious World of Water and Ions
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 05/29/2009
All the carbon counts
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 05/28/2009
Capturing the birth of a synapse
University of Oregon - 05/27/2009
Plastic that grows on trees, part two
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 05/19/2009
Of body and mind, and deep meditation
University of Oregon - 05/19/2009
How Solid Is Concrete's Carbon Footprint?
Washington State University - 05/18/2009
New tool isolates RNA within specific cells
University of Oregon - 05/18/2009
Research Highlight -- Ions Disturb Water's Structure in Unexpected Ways
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 05/15/2009
Discovery in amber reveals ancient biology of termites
Oregon State University - 05/14/2009
Physicists take first steps to harness antimatter
Washington State University - 05/12/2009
OHSU Researchers Study Idling Brain
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 05/07/2009
Low-cost process produces natural gas from algae
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 05/06/2009
Research Highlight -- Upregulated Protein Jumpstarts DNA Repair Process
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 05/01/2009

April

Smart Charger Controller simplifies electric vehicle recharging
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 04/30/2009
Potentially harmful chemicals found in forest fire smoke
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 04/29/2009
DOE to establish Energy Frontier Research Center at PNNL
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 04/29/2009
New “Hurricane” Wavemaker Installed at OSU
Oregon State University - 04/28/2009
New Diagnostic Advance Seen for Head, Throat Cancer
Oregon State University - 04/28/2009
OHSU to Study New Radiation Technology for Head, Neck Cancer
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 04/27/2009
WSU Prepares for Role in Monitoring Swine Influenza Outbreak
Washington State University - 04/27/2009
Research Highlight -- Getting Molecules To Hold Still and Blink
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 04/27/2009
WSU Veterinary Cardiologist Discovers Gene for Heart Disease
Washington State University - 04/27/2009
Clouds: Lighter than air but laden with lead
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 04/19/2009
New Drug for Advanced Prostate Cancer Shows Promise
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 04/16/2009
Plant Diseases Often Caused By Multiple Attacks
Oregon State University - 04/06/2009
Research Highlight -- Iron Takes Full Ten Rounds to Destroy Toxin
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 04/06/2009
WSU Physicist Discovers New Atomic Oscillation
Washington State University - 04/01/2009
Evolutionary Engineering of an Ecosystem
University of Idaho - 04/01/2009

March

New Approach Discovered to Lowering Triglycerides
Oregon State University - 03/30/2009
Research Highlight -- New Methods Detect Radionuclides in Groundwater
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 03/25/2009
Advance Made in Turning Water, Sunlight Into Fuel
Oregon State University - 03/19/2009
Dancing 'adatoms' help chemists understand how water molecules split
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 03/16/2009
Green Supercomputer Installed at WSU
Washington State University - 03/12/2009
A dead gene comes back to life in humans
University of Washington - 03/05/2009
Research Highlight -- Visualizing Every Breath You Take
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 03/04/2009

February

Invasive Parasite Spreading Among West Coast Estuaries
Oregon State University - 02/26/2009
WSU Researchers Aim to Measure Greenhouse Gas From Space
Washington State University - 02/23/2009
Decoding short-term memory with fMRI
University of Oregon - 02/20/2009
Research Highlight -- Better Bioremediation at Uranium Mill Tailings Site
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 02/18/2009
Nanoparticle toxicity doesn't get wacky at the smallest sizes
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 02/14/2009
Biofuels, like politics, are local
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 02/13/2009
Seeing the forest AND the trees helps cut atmospheric carbon dioxide
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 02/13/2009
Findings May Lead to New Cancer Therapies
Oregon State University - 02/12/2009
Empathetic Mice May Open Door to Decoding Autism
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 02/11/2009
New Guideline for Prescribing Opioid Pain Drugs Published
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 02/11/2009
Marijuana Use Linked to Increased Risk of Testicular Cancer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 02/09/2009
Cancer diagnosis: Now in 3-D
University of Washington - 02/09/2009
Routine Scans for Low-Back Pain Do Not Help Outcomes
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 02/06/2009
Sea Level Rise Could Be Worse Than Anticipated
Oregon State University - 02/05/2009
Research Highlight -- Water, Water Everywhere
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 02/03/2009
Discovery fleshes out metabolism of key environmental and energy bacteria
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 02/03/2009

January

Research Highlight -- Paying Less to Tackle Climate Change
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 01/23/2009
Transplant Program Tops in Expected One-Year Survival Rate
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - 01/22/2009
Cancer and Alcohol Research Reveals Potential New Therapies
Washington State University - 01/22/2009
PNNL helps protect first responders
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 01/21/2009
OHSU in Nationwide Congenital Heart Disease Study
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 01/20/2009
Dirty snow causes early runoff in Cascades, Rockies
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory - 01/12/2009
OHSU School of Dentistry Resident Uncovers Mechanisms for Dental Pain
Oregon Health & Sciences University - 01/07/2009