Press Highlights
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Popular Press
- Earth & Sky interview on SAMMS (aired on June 2, 2005)
- Soft Machines - Thoughts on the Future of Nanotechnology (Feb. 2005), "Anyone seen my plutonium?"
- Small Times (June 2, 2004), "A Soak Cycle at Inframat, and Pollutants Come out in the Wash"
- Eureka Alert! (March 31,2004), "PNNL develops mercury-absorbing pollution solution"
- Nanotechnologies (April 7, 2004), "News : Nanoporous Ceramic Hoovers up Mercury"
- Nanotechweb.org (April 6, 2004), "Nanoporous Ceramic Hoovers up Mercury"
- PNNL Breakthroughs (Spring-Summer 2004), "Advanced Nanoscale Materials: Mercury-watch out"
- Distributed Energy News (Spring 2004), "PNNL Develops Mercury-Absorbing Pollution Solution"
- Machine Design (2004), "Ceramic Soaks up Mercury Pollution"
- Water and Wastewater Newsletter (November 10,2003), "Nanotechnology : A New, Voracious Tool for "Absorbing" Mercury"
- Popular Science (March 1999), p. 34 "Metal Eaters"
- Business Week (September 14, 1998) p. 112, "Researchers Draw a Bead on Toxic Waste"
- R&D Magazine (September 1998), p. 141, "Super Sponge Captures Metal Ions"
- Discover Magazine (July 1998) p. 84, "Sucking Up Mercury"
- Discover Magazine (July 1998) p. 84, "Sucking Up Mercury"
- Scientific American (October 1997) pp. 46-48, "Heavy Metal Meets is Match"
Trade Journals
- Pollution Engineering (October 8, 2006), "Setting SAMMS Loose on Mercury"
- The Military Engineer (July-August 2006), page 43, in the Environment & Energy News section recognizing SAMMS development."Mercury Sponge Technology Goes from the Lab to Market"
- Foresight Nanotech Update #56 (Summer 2006), "Water and Nanotechnology: Experts Q&A"
- News: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (May 8, 2006), "Nano sorbents remove mercury and other contaminants from waste streams"
- MRS Bulletin (March 2006),"Technology Advances Section "Nanoporous Ceramic Adsorbent Removes Mercury and Other Environmental Contaminants"
- Sensors Magazine (February 2006), Nanoscale Materials: What They Could Do for Sensing Technology" "made the cover art"
- Physorg.com (November 12, 2005), " Nano-sponges for toxic metals"
- Hanford Technical Library Newsbridge (November 14, 2005), Nano World: Nano-sponges for toxic metals"
- Technology Trends Newsletter (US-EPA) (Sept. 2005), "Microscale Metal Sorbents Approach Commercial Use
- Technology Trends Newsletter (US-EPA) (Sept. 5, 2005),"Microscale Metal Sorbents Approach Commercial Use". Interviewed by Angela Hardin of Inside Energy (July 21, 2005).
- The National Journal of Technology Commercialization (February/March 2005), p. 20 TechComm. "Nanotechnology is Everywhere"
- ChemicalProcessing.com (June 29, 2005), "Nanotechnology Readies for a Wastewater Role"
- Environmental Science & Technology (October 27, 2004), "Novel Nanomaterial Strips Contaminants from Waste Streams"
- Membrance and Separation Technology News (May 2004), Vol. 22, No. 8)"SAMMS Adsorbs Mercury, Toxins" cover page feature article
- Chemical and Engineering News (October 15, 2001), p.32-34, "Silica Sorbents with a Taste for Metals"
- Chemical Engineering (September 1998), p. 17, "Mesoporous Ceramic Sucks up Metals from Solutions"
- Process Engineering (September 1998) p. 23, "True Grit Could Help in Clean-Up"
- R&D Magazine (September 1998), p. 141, "Super Sponge Captures Metal Ions"
- Process Engineering (September 1998) p. 23, "True Grit Could Help in Clean-Up"
- Hanford Reach (August 24, 1998) p. 4, "Gritty Research Leads Scientists to Metal Loving Discovery"
- Industrial Wastewater (July/August 1998) p. 24, "Water Technologies Ranked as Top Breakthroughs of Next Decade"
- Industrial Wastewater (July/August 1998) p.24, "Water Technologies Ranked as Top Breakthroughs of Next Decade"
- Environmental Health Perspectives (February 1998) pp. A74-A76, "Quick Fixes for Quicksilver"
- Environmental Health Perspectives (February 1998) pp. A74-A76, "Quick Fixes for Quicksilver"
- Nikkei Science (January 1998)
- Chemical & Engineering News (May 19, 1997) p 25, "Supersoakers for Heavy Metal"
- Chemical & Engineering News (May 19, 1997) pp. 46-47, "Coated Mesoporous Silica: Supersoaker for Heavy Metals"
News
- CNN Money Matters (July 26, 2007), "Nanotech Takes on Water Pollution"
- Small Times - Environment (Nov. 1, 2001), ""Tiny Sponges Show Some Promise in Mopping up Big Spills"
- Seattle Post - Intelligencer (Sept. 10, 2001) p. A1, "UW, Richland lab join in brave new world of nano"
- Tri-City Herald (April 11, 1999), p. D1 "PNNL focuses on healthy environment"
- Business Week (September 14, 1998) p. 112, "Researchers Draw a Bead on Toxic Waste"
- San Diego Earth Times (September 1998), "Gritty Research Leads Scientists to Metal-loving Discovery"
- Hanford Reach (August 24, 1998) p. 4, "Gritty Research Leads Scientists to Metal Loving Discovery"