RICHLAND, Wash.—The National Academy of Inventors and the Department of Energy have selected Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s Scott Whalen as DOE National Innovator of the Year. Whalen, a prolific inventor with 23 granted and 13 pending U.S. patents …
The Science The next generation of gas separations membranes will need to be more selective for target gases without compromising on permeability. Meeting these goals requires innovative solutions, including altering the diffusion of the gas molecules. …
The Novel Applications for Synchronized Power Instrumentation (NASPI) community advanced grid measurement innovation at the Spring 2026 NASPI Work Group Meeting and Vendor Show. Utilities, researchers, vendors, and students gathered to collaborate on …
With the computing crunch caused by the generative AI (GenAI) boom, it’s more important than ever for scientific workflows to intelligently divvy out power. Now, a research team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has successfully tackled the …
RICHLAND, Wash.—A major step in energy storage development hummed to life this month as researchers flipped on a new battery production line at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The production line, made up of 16 pieces of …
In the wake of an infectious disease, the health of humans, animals, plants, and the environment presents a complicated nexus with global impacts. A new report highlights a public workshop hosted by the National Academies Forum on Microbial Threats to …
Picture a drill spinning so fast that the friction it generates can soften and mix metal, allowing it to transform the microstructure of those metals to repair or strengthen them. This advanced manufacturing technology—called friction stir—produces …
Beneath the glow of exhibit hall banners and the hum of thousands of conversations championing AI as the next engine of economic strength and national security, quieter discussions were taking shape at the AI+ Expo in Washington, D.C., about empowering …
Imagine a pond’s surface on a completely windless day — no boats, no fish, no disturbances. Even then, if you zoomed in close enough, you wouldn’t find complete stillness — tiny ripples would remain, not because something is stirring the water, but because …
Molecular Foundry The Molecular Foundry provides access to expertise, instrumentation, and tool development for research at the smallest scales. Since phenomena at the nanoscale touch nearly every field of science, the Foundry brings together a broad range …
Reiner Kruecken, an internationally recognized nuclear physicist, has been named the Associate Laboratory Director (ALD) for the Physical Sciences Area of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). His appointment was approved by the University …
Q: What are the most important scientific challenges that these first-gen systems will help scientists solve that classical computers can’t today? At AQT, a lot of the work that we do is focused on using first-generation quantum systems to understand the …
RICHLAND, Wash.—A research team at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has deployed AI agents with the potential to accelerate the recovery of critical minerals from real-world industrial waste in days instead of the months or …
At a recent annual geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) conference, Senior Data Scientist Adam Attarian participated in a panel discussing how national laboratories are delivering science, technology, and partnerships to enhance modeling, analysis, and …
RICHLAND, Wash.—Securing a domestic supply of radium-226 (Ra-226) is a strategic priority for the United States, and a new interagency effort is delivering results. The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Isotope R&D and Production (IRP), within …
RICHLAND, Wash. — In a year marked by growing integration across its research programs, the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has selected two senior leaders with strong technical backgrounds to fill roles focused on advancing …
From writing emails to generating computer code, much of the artificial intelligence prevalent in our daily lives has succeeded by mastering one domain: text. However, this leaves a major blind spot in the physical sciences, where models depend on the high …
Hsin-Mei Kao, an Oregon State University (OSU) graduate student working at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) with scientists Yingge Du and Zihua Zhu, received the Edwin Fuller Student Poster Award first prize at the American Ceramic Society ( …
RICHLAND, Wash.—Traditionally, biotechnology researchers have modified genes when engineering microbes for more robust and efficient production of biofuels and bioproducts. But researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are using …
Stephen Hernandez and Kaley Walker hail from vastly different backgrounds. Yet, their shared passion for service to the nation led them to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Hernandez and Walker are among the 72 fellows who have the distinction …
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