When fulfilled holiday wish lists include a new smartphone, upgraded laptop or the latest game console, their retired predecessors might be in cluttered junk drawers or landfills by January. Thanks to a new method developed by scientists at the Department …
The Department of Energy (DOE) recently rolled out the Generator Scorecard, a tool developed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in collaboration with the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). Designed to automate generator performance …
Andrew Gettelman, an atmospheric scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), has been elected as president of the Atmospheric Sciences section of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). This milestone reflects both his outstanding …
Four Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) engineers received awards at the annual meeting of AIChE (the American Institute of Chemical Engineers) for research related to Hanford Site cleanup. The event, held Oct. 27–31 in San Diego, united academic …
A team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently participated on a series of conference panels exploring how new and evolving technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), can support emergency managers’ responsibilities but also the …
The future of emergency management (EM) is changing fast—and so is the science and technology to protect it. The December 2024 issue of the Domestic Preparedness Journal highlighted the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on emergency …
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) chemical engineer Mariefel Olarte grew up in the Philippines as the eldest of six kids. Her interest in science was inspired by her parents and her grandmother, who was a sixth-grade science teacher. Today, she …
Most people think of bumpy airplane rides when they hear the word “turbulence.” For Xiangyu Li, an Earth scientist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), turbulence means so much more. “Turbulence is everywhere, from eddies in a stream to the …
One of the most pressing challenges facing the environmental remediation field is the recruitment and retention of skilled professionals. “With approximately 44% of our workforce eligible for retirement by 2030, steady hiring remains one of our biggest …
As electricity use rises to power transportation, buildings, and more, researchers estimate that the western United States will need 400 additional gigawatts (GW) of generation capacity by 2050. A new report shows that floating offshore wind could bring …
The Science Doping, the process of adding small amounts of foreign atoms to a material, is an effective way of adjusting material properties, such as conductivity, magnetism, and catalytic activity. However, the effects of doping, particularly how it …
The Science Cloud computing provides convenient access to resources such as networks, servers, storage, applications, and services. A research team converted several sets of computational chemistry software and libraries to a cloud-compatible format. Using …
The Science The human body comprises trillions of cells with hundreds of different cell types, which are spatially organized along with their extracellular matrix to form tissues and organs with diverse functionalities. Spatial proteomics for proteome …
RICHLAND, Wash.— Geochemist Kevin Rosso, a senior scientific leader at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has been named a Battelle Fellow, the highest recognition at PNNL for leadership and accomplishment in science. He …
Adam Attarian, an applied mathematician and data scientist in the Applied Artificial Intelligence Systems group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), has been accepted into a fellowship sponsored by the Office of Economic Security and Emerging …
At Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), researchers are working to enable autonomous experimentation in biology, chemistry, and materials science. PNNL’s latest advancement toward achieving this goal is the development of CACTUS—the Chemistry …
The Science Soils contain significant amounts of carbon and represent a natural carbon sink that can help buffer carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. However, the molecular level details of how soil carbon becomes associated with minerals and …
The Science Demand for cobalt (Co) has surged due to its increased use in metal superalloys and cathodes for rechargeable batteries. Mafic and ultramafic rocks are low-grade Co ores, yet are abundant and have high durable CO2 storage potential. Researchers …
The momentum from Fusion XII, a three-day conference held at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in November 2024, continues into the new year as researchers launch new projects that exploit the resources of cloud computing to benefit their work. …
