The Science An extreme heat event occurred near the North Pole in late December 2015. The near-surface air temperature was above 0 °C, exceeding the melting point for pure water ice. Although this event has been extensively studied, knowledge about similar …
The Science Aerosols, often emitted alongside greenhouse gases, can brighten clouds and cause significant cooling. However, the uncertainty associated with aerosol–cloud interactions (ACIs) is large and potentially significant enough to mask a sizable …
The Science Earth system models (ESMs) help us understand climate and environmental changes. With advances in computing power, ESMs can now be run at kilometer-scale (k-scale) resolutions, capturing very fine details to better predict extreme weather and …
Today’s manufacturing industry faces several challenges. Companies are looking for ways to increase efficiency, reduce costs, lower carbon emissions and improve their products—all while remaining competitive. At the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest …
The Science Two-dimensional (2D) materials have unique physical and chemical properties and potential for a wide variety of applications. Peptoids, a type of molecule, compose a class of sequence-defined polymers that mimic biological compounds and can …
With the advent of exascale computing, scientists can perform complex calculations to address difficult challenges in research for energy and national security. However, some problems are still inaccessible for even these powerful computers. For certain …
The Science Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) is a specialized mass spectrometry technique. It can be used to identify the composition of solid surfaces, providing elemental, isotopic, and molecular information with part per …
The Science Arctic Amplification (AA)—the amplified surface warming in the Arctic relative to the global mean—is a robust feature of climate change. However, there is a considerable spread in the reported magnitude of AA. While earlier observations and …
The Science The impact of aerosol–cloud interactions (ACIs) on the Earth’s radiative budget is among the most uncertain aspects of climate prediction. Earth system models estimate the contribution of ACIs to Earth’s energy budget in different climate …
RALEIGH, N.C.—A Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientist has been awarded the inaugural Department of Energy Lab Innovator of the Year Award, recognizing his contributions to research and his efforts to bring the benefit of new technologies to …
RICHLAND, Wash.—Just how much heat does city sprawl add to large-scale warming? That’s one longstanding question researchers sought to answer in a new study recently published in the journal One Earth. Once thought to cover too little of the Earth’s …
RICHLAND, Wash.—Cooks love stainless steel for its durability, rust resistance and even cooking when heated. But few know the secret that makes stainless steel so popular. It’s the metal chromium in stainless steel, which reacts with oxygen in the air to …
From the air you breathe to the seafood you eat, marine algae have some involvement—they consume carbon dioxide and produce oxygen through photosynthesis and feed fish and shellfish. One day, marine algae could also be used to make widely available eco- …
Scientists have developed a deep neural network that sidesteps a problem that has bedeviled efforts to apply artificial intelligence to tackle complex chemistry - a shortage of precisely labeled chemical data. The new method gives scientists an additional …
In a world increasingly powered by technology, the transfer of innovations from research institutions to industry often serves as both the conduit and catalyst of national progress, security, and prosperity. The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest …
Wanted: Algae industry partners and academic researchers to help find the best algae strains for biofuels and bioproducts to reduce the cost of producing bioenergy from algae feedstocks. The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory …
A detailed analysis of blood samples from Ebola patients in Sierra Leone is providing clues about the progression of the effects of the Ebola virus in patients and potential treatment pathways. A manuscript discussing the work, led by scientists at the …
Like iron flowing through the blood stream, iron minerals course through the ground. These minerals are used to make steel and other metal alloys used in everything from cell phone components and cars to buildings, industrial equipment and infrastructure. …
Siemens Corporation, a global energy and technology leader, and three Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories are teaming up to conduct integrated experiments within their respective research and development facilities to test and validate novel …
Avista and the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) announced they will enter an agreement to strengthen and expand their partnership at the frontiers of grid modernization. The scope of the new agreement includes …
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