GT Medical Technologies Leases Space in APEL
GT Medical Technologies, a Tempe, Arizona-based company specializing in Surgically Targeted Radiation Therapy (STaRT) for operable brain tumors, leased 2,000 square feet of office and laboratory space in the Applied Process Engineering Laboratory (APEL), located in the Tri-Cities Research District (TCRD). The company’s GammaTile Therapy is designed for use on operable brain tumors to eliminate […]
Richland-Built Super Car Shatters World Speed Record
Richland-based SSC North America announced that the company’s newest car, the Tautara, broke the world speed record on October 10th when British race car driver, Oliver Webb, drove the super car an average of 316 mph on a seven-mile stretch of a remote Nevada highway. Richland native Jerod Shelby and his 24-employee company now produce the […]
Zhang Honored as PNNL Inventor of the Year
Energy storage expert Ji-Guang (Jason) Zhang was named the 2019 Inventor of the Year by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). He received the honor at the Laboratory’s annual Pathways to Excellence event on September 17th. The event, held virtually this year, recognizes staff members who received major awards, contributed to patents, and made key contributions to the […]
WSU Tri-Cities Modifies Spring 2021 Academic Calendar
WSU Tri-Cities published a modified academic calendar for the spring 2021 semester and will continue to operate in a mostly virtual learning format while offering a handful of in-person modules for approved courses. Instead of beginning after winter break on January 11th as previously scheduled, courses will begin one week later on January 19th. Additionally, to […]
TCRD Company Partners in Yet Another Small Modular Reactor Project
A third company with roots in the Tri-Cities Research District (TCRD) is engaged in cutting edge nuclear reactor technologies. Areva-Framatome, the French multi-national nuclear fuel producer that operates a nuclear fuel plant adjacent to the TCRD and Georgia-based General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems announced a collaboration to develop a new helium-cooled, 50 MWe small modular reactor. […]
Energy Northwest Involved in Two DOE Nuclear Power Plant Grants
Energy Northwest is involved in two Department of Energy (DOE) grant funding opportunities to demonstrate advanced nuclear power reactor designs for small modular reactors. The company is partnering with Washington-based Terrapower and Maryland-based X Energy for this project. The $160 million award is split between the two companies with the potential for additional federal funding […]
Areva-Framatome Completes $20 Million Scrap Uranium Recovery Facility
Areva-Framatome of Richland recently completed construction of a new $20 million facility to recover scrap uranium at its North Richland plant located adjacent to the Tri-Cities Research District (TCRD). Under construction for nearly three years, the 11,000-square-foot, high-bay facility replaces a 35-year-old facility located in one of the company’s buildings along Horn Rapids Road. The […]
PNNL Wins Six R&D 100 Honors
The R&D 100 Awards, now in its 58th year, recognize pioneering scientific technologies from industry, the federal government, and academia. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has been the recipient of 116 awards since the program’s inception. This year’s PNNL winners include: Millimeter-wave shoe scanner uses imaging to detect concealed objects in footwear and can potentially […]
SIGN and PNNL Develop New Imaging Technique to Read Half-Million Fracture X-Rays
SIGN Fracture Care International, located in the Tri-Cities Research District, manufactures stainless steel nails used in surgeries to treat long bone fractures in third-world countries. The firm estimates that SIGN-trained doctors have treated 250,000 patients over the past 20 years. During that time, the company has accumulated 500,000 X-rays of various procedure images and outcomes. […]
PNNL Taps Twitter to Determine National Perspectives on Covid-19 Response
In addition to tracking active diseases, like Covid-19, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) scientists are also tracking public reaction to the Covid-19 threat by data mining and analyzing four million tweets a day related to the pandemic. WatchOwl, a program funded by PNNL, is part of a broader research program at the laboratory to analyze […]