RICHLAND, Wash.—Scientists have tapped artificial intelligence and powerful computing to take a first step to speed up how quickly officials are able to learn important details about nuclear events such as explosions, accidents or industrial emissions. …
Dušan Veličković, a mass spectrometry imaging scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), recently received a $2.1 million grant to develop techniques to understand how changes in carbohydrate structure affect human health. Through the five …
The Science Metals, including critical materials or harmful pollutants, can incorporate into minerals in small quantities. These metals act as dopants and can dramatically affect the minerals’ properties. The minerals can then store or transport the …
Quantum computing has arrived. Now, what do we do with it? Scientists have argued for decades that a computer operating in the quantum realm is uniquely suited to solving complicated quantum chemistry problems. But which ones? When there are more than 100 …
Eight researchers from the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have been newly elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS), joining 28 other new members in the 2025 cohort. One PNNL researcher was …
The Science Large clusters of organized thunderstorms known as mesoscale convective systems (or MCSs) account for roughly half of summer rainfall in the central and eastern United States. Mid-level perturbations (MPs) are weather patterns within mid-levels …
The Science Researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and Parallel Works, Inc., applied machine learning (ML) methods to predict how much oxygen and nutrients are used by microorganisms in river sediments. Their ML approaches considered …
The Science A largely unanswered question in coastal forest science is why trees die when exposed to rising sea levels. This study found that different mechanisms cause tree death depending on how quickly and severely sea water exposure occurs. With sudden …
The Science Atmospheric aerosol particles modulate climate and the Earth’s energy balance by scattering and absorbing sunlight. They also seed clouds, acting as cloud condensation nuclei (CCN). A key challenge in atmospheric modeling is deciphering how …
Four environmental remediation researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) were invited to speak at the Spring 2025 Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (FRTR), a premier interagency forum that advances technology solutions for …
For nearly a decade, the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has advanced its patented, award-winning Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE) technique. A pioneering technology for American manufacturing, …
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are helping to reduce the nation’s dependence on critical minerals and increase energy efficiency by improving the performance and longevity of catalysts for a variety of …
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is harnessing the power of data to help ensure a more resilient and reliable power grid. A notable example is the National Wind Power Database (NWPDB)—the largest existing dataset of wind power plant time series …
The Science A major challenge in understanding large river dynamics, such as the Amazon, is a process-based understanding that controls the deposition of river sediment on floodplains. Sediment deposition significantly shapes landscapes and ecosystems. …
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Chief Commercialization Officer Christina Lomasney was selected to lead a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Government-University-Industry-Philanthropy Research Roundtable (GUIPRR) panel. …
The Science Water quality changes in the immediate area of wildfires are commonly measured in streams and rivers. The spatial extent of these impacts downstream of burn areas, however, are more difficult to measure. This study used historical data, remote …
The Science When representing clouds in large-scale weather and climate systems, models often compute the rate of formation of rain droplets through cloud droplet collisions. When there are more aerosols that lead to smaller droplets, it becomes less …
The Science Current lake CH4 models either miss key processes or haven’t been tested with observations from diverse environments. Further, no Earth system model (ESM) has yet represented lake CH4 dynamics. This study therefore improved the Advanced Lake …
Emergency response agencies often use robotic technology to enhance their capabilities and improve response efficiency in hazardous environments and situations. Two new publications, developed in collaboration between the National Urban Security Technology …
The Science The prediction of rainfall over the Amazon rainforest by weather and climate models is highly uncertain, particularly for large rainstorms which are commonly seen during the wet season, from March to May. Using an advanced object tracking …
