Opinion: Use of Gloves in the Training/Testing of Explosives Detection Canines
Senior Research Scientist Kevin Good weighs in on the debate about whether or not to wear gloves when handling explosive materials for training.
Solver: Jenna Achenbach
During her 20-year career, Battelle Research Scientist Jenna Achenbach has worked to keep the world safe from infectious diseases.
Battelle Grants Support STEM Students of All Ages
Battelle's philanthropic efforts focus on education in the communities where we live and work. We recently awarded $650,000 to fund 43 programs.
Helping Spread Words of Warning about Mosquitoes
There aren’t many issues that unite all people in all countries, but here’s something we can all agree on: No one likes bug bites.
Inventors of the Year Have Diverse Talents
The science community is filled with some of the brightest people in the world. Battelle annually recognizes the cream of the crop.
Plastic-Degrading Enzyme Helps Us Minimize Our Footprints
Scientists are hoping their discovery of improving an enzyme that “eats” plastic will be a step forward in developing solutions for a global problem.
The DART Conundrum: Growing Demand with Shrinking Space
Labs specializing in DART research have dwindled while demand for the research has grown. Few labs have the ability and availability to do it well.
Attend the Industry’s Premier Environmental Remediation Conference
If you are facing challenging site conditions and looking for improved solutions to achieve site cleanup, the Chlorinate Conference is for you.
The Statistician Way to Win Your College Hoops Bracket
What’s your strategy for winning your bracket? Battelle statistician Andrew Landgraf uses machine learning and statistical modeling.
Inclusive Design: A Practical Approach
How do you make sure your medical device will meet the needs of your potential users? By using inclusive design to guide early concepting decisions.
The Science of Curling
At Battelle, we take science seriously. But we also take our hobbies just as seriously. That’s how one of our mechanical engineers feels about curling.
Don’t Let the Battery be the Boss
Many of the items we use every day are shaped the way they are because of the batteries used to power them. What if that were to change?
A Window to the Past
Recently, Battelle retiree William Weider visited the Columbus campus us to drop off some photography that he took beginning in the late 1950s.
Students Transform Lunchroom to Arcade
Eighth-graders at one school get to enjoy a much more lively lunch period this winter thanks to a project that allowed them to create large games.
Hardware vs. Software Vulnerabilities
The Intel chip vulnerability that has made recent headlines is a problem that will likely have lasting implications.
Four Components to a Smart City
A “smart city” is more than roads communicating with vehicles to help reduce congestion. It’s much, much more.
Patients as Partners in Med Device Development
Working on medical devices that address complex medical issues requires developers to go beyond basic human factors research and design principals.
Revolutionary, Not Evolutionary
That’s what Popular Science was looking for with its 30th annual Best of What’s New awards. And that’s exactly what Battelle delivered.
Finding the Middle Ground Between Research & Development
Has the medical device industry lost its research mojo? Most research focuses on incremental improvements rather than into new products.
Building the Antibiotic Pipeline for Resistant Pathogens
Antibiotic-resistant pathogens are on the rise. Why don’t we have more new antibiotics in the pipeline to combat them?
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