RICHLAND, Wash.—In the near future, rubber tires on cars, trucks, airplanes and more could be made from plant matter, waste and recycled tires. The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is teaming up with Bridgestone, one of the …
In August 2024, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) inaugurated the Grid Storage Launchpad (GSL): a new, 93,000-square foot facility that will advance the future of energy storage across the entire research pipeline, from fundamental research to …
RICHLAND, Wash.—Metal scrap can be directly transformed and upgraded into high-performance, high-value alloys without the need for conventional melting processes, according to a new study from researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest …
The Science Particle aggregation is a common occurrence in a variety of natural and anthropogenic settings, including legacy waste storage and processing. Just as varied are the factors that can affect aggregation mechanisms, including pH, electrolyte …
WASHINGTON, DC—On a power grid partly supported by wind turbines, solar panels and hydropower turbines, weather and climate patterns can significantly affect how much power is produced. And as more wind and solar are added to the grid, utilities will need …
Let it snow, but there’s a catch. Imagine the common phenomenon of lake-effect snow, where proximity to a body of water amplifies localized snowfall. Now, replace the lake with an industrial factory. A recent paper published in Science sheds light on how …
The Science The notion of photonic reagents, shaped light fields that work in concert with molecular degrees of freedom to control chemical reactivity, has captivated the imagination of scientists. Polaritonic chemistry represents an exciting …
WASHINGTON—Snow cover in the Sierra Nevada is expected to shrink overall as the climate warms, but avalanche frequency could remain the same or even increase at high elevations. That’s bad news for bighorn sheep that live there, according to new research …
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Senior Data Scientist Chris Vernon has been appointed to the editorial board of Scientific Data, the peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by Nature. “It is an honor to have this opportunity to contribute …
NASA’s Space Biology Program has awarded $2.5M in funding over 5 years to establish a new Washington state space life sciences consortium led by the University of Washington that will partner with researchers at Washington State University (WSU) and the …
More than 160 academic researchers, industry leaders, and policy experts from around the world gathered at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s (PNNL’s) Richland campus for the 9th annual International Conference on Sodium Batteries (ICNaB), held …
The Science Key to crystallization, understanding nucleation is essential to creating effective synthetic routes to materials and materials. While classical nucleation theory is accurate for some systems, many processes of interest involve complexity not …
The Science Developing approaches to separating critical materials that require few specialty chemicals and are energy efficient is essential to meeting the growing needs for these elements. Researchers in the Non-Equilibrium Transport Driven Separations ( …
Alison Delgado, an Earth scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), has been selected to serve as an author for the “Science of Response Management” chapter of the Sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA6). “Your experience and skillset make …
RICHLAND, Wash.—It began with a simple question. Can we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools and techniques to speed up the arduous federal environmental permitting process for proposed energy-related projects? The Department of Energy was tasked to …
This time of year, many of us are preparing our homes for holiday gatherings. But for some researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, working to make homes more energy efficient and environmentally friendly is a year- …
The Science Our heart health relies on removing extra cholesterol that builds up in arteries due to high levels of low-density lipoproteins, often referred to as “bad cholesterol.” High-density lipoproteins (HDL), or “good …
Mark Engelhard, a chemist in the Energy Processes & Materials Division at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), has been elected president of AVS Science and Technology of Materials, Interfaces, and Processing. His term starts in 2026. …
Clarivate’s 2024 list of the world's most Highly Cited Researchers includes 19 affiliated with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). To be included denotes exceptional influence—listed researchers have published multiple papers often cited by …
RICHLAND, Wash. —Tip the first tile in a line of dominoes and you’ll set off a chain reaction, one tile falling after another. Cross a tipping point in the climate system and, similarly, you might spark a cascading set of consequences like hastened warming …
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