The Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright paid his first visit to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) late last year. Wright met with leading innovators in chemistry, biology, and computing to learn more about PNNL’s steadfast …
Rebecca O’Neil, a research principal in the Energy and Environment Directorate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), was invited to testify before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Energy on January 13, 2026, at a …
It all started with a college field trip. Quin Miller, a chemist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), was an undergraduate geology major at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington when his class went to see the Wallula Basalt Pilot …
RICHLAND, Wash.—In a historic event decades in the making, the Hanford Site recently began immobilizing low-activity, radioactive waste by converting it into glass: a process known as vitrification. The event marked the successful start-up of Hanford’s …
The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Under Secretary for Science Darío Gil recently paid his first visit to DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), where he highlighted the critical role that PNNL plays in DOE’s mission to advance artificial …
As more aspects of daily life shift online, the physical infrastructure supporting that shift is growing rapidly—often faster than anyone expected. Data centers, which power everything from web searches to artificial intelligence, are growing in number in …
The Science Host lipid structures and abundances are observed to be significantly altered during infection, but the mechanisms regulating lipid synthesis and modification during coronavirus infection remain largely unknown. In this study, Pacific Northwest …
Many of the problems facing humanity today have already been solved in some fashion by living creatures. Long-time collaborators at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the University of Washington (UW) reviewed recent research advances in …
Every year, wildfire threatens lives, homes, and the nation’s power grid. In rare cases, power infrastructure itself can ignite fires, which can lead to power shutoffs for millions of customers. Although just 3 percent of wildfires are caused by power grid …
Maria Glenski believes that being a better mentor has made her a stronger researcher. Her commitment to developing others has been recognized with the 2025 Gold Stevie Award for Mentor/Coach of the Year in the government or nonprofit category. Glenski, a …
RICHLAND, Wash.—Battery companies can now apply to have their grid-scale energy storage systems independently tested at the Department of Energy’s Grid Storage Launchpad, housed at DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. To connect to the nation’s …
The Science Rare earth elements (REEs) are crucial for energy-related applications and are expected to play an increasingly important role in emerging technologies. However, these elements have very similar chemical properties and naturally coexist as …
The Science Magnetic beneficiation has historically been used as a solid-phase pretreatment step to upgrade low-grade ores to higher-grade concentrates by removing waste material. Magnetic fields are currently being explored for atom- and energy-efficient …
SEATTLE—Scientists are using generative AI to accelerate a key step in the defense against cyberattacks, performing complex operations in minutes instead of weeks. The team led by Loc Truong at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National …
Last month, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Advisor and GridWise Alliance Board member Brie Van Cleve joined national energy leaders at the annual gridCONNEXT® conference in Washington, D.C., where discussions centered on scaling grid …
Two distinguished electrical engineers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Yousu Chen and Jeff Dagle, have been named fellows of the IEEE. This respected recognition is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional contributions …
RICHLAND, Wash.—Two related discoveries detailing nanocrystalline mineral formation and dynamics have broad implications for managing nuclear waste, predicting soil weathering, designing advanced bioproducts and materials and optimizing commercial alumina …
PNNL computational scientist Jason McDermott is kicking off the New Year with hundreds of like-minded individuals at the annual Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (PSB). The symposium aims to capture databases, algorithms, interfaces, visualization, …
The Science In oriented attachment, already formed nanoscale crystals come together to create a larger single crystal—a process that significantly differs from classic crystal growth. Despite being observed in many materials systems, the fundamental forces …
Renyu Zheng, a graduate student at the University of Washington (UW) who has performed research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), was selected for the 2025 UW Chemical Engineering (ChemE) Department’s Faculty Lecture Award. The award is the …
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