The same technology that enables soldiers to see in the dark can also help protect birds and bats near offshore wind turbines. Night vision goggles use thermal imaging, which captures infrared light that's invisible to the human eye. Now, researchers …
Jiwen Fan of the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been selected to receive a 2017 Early Career Research Program award from the U.S. Department of Energy. Fan is one of 57 recipients nationwide — including 21 at national …
Almost 200 scientists representing 12 countries came together at a recent conference to share insights into the world of the very small: microbes. From Aug. 1 to 3, researchers discussed microbial communities from across the globe. Some grow on teeth, …
Both businesses and homeowners are increasingly using distributed wind power thanks to innovative business models and other trends, according to a new report released today. The 2016 Distributed Wind Market Report offers the fifth annual analysis of …
More than 70 students and community members joined the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory staff over the weekend for an immersive and fun experience in cybersecurity education. From simple computer viruses to complex, targeted …
A team of physicists, including three from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has found a big fingerprint of one of the smallest particles -- the neutrino -- that interacts only weakly with matter. The work will …
A chemical physicist at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been selected for membership in the Washington State Academy of Sciences. Bruce Kay will join other scientists and engineers from across the state being …
About 15 percent of all energy usage in the U.S. goes toward cooling. New research from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory may ultimately help lower energy consumption for air conditioning by engineering tiny porous …
A unique user facility that has helped scientists around the world shape their ideas and obtain answers to some of the most challenging scientific questions is celebrating two decades of achievement next week. Scientists, community leaders and others will …
If you are awaiting exciting news from your friend, what is the better way to read your email? As it comes in, or after a batch collects? Well, if you read it as it comes in, you will surely get the news faster. Now, a team led by computer scientist …
Scientists sometimes undergo marathon lab sessions late at night as they race to explain the world's unsolved mysteries. Research technician Jesse Lang takes such endurance to new levels when he spends his free time running 100-mile races. Lang's …
Findings and recommendations to enhance the resilience of the nation's electric power grid were released today in a new congressionally mandated report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Jeff Dagle, chief electrical …
Some Department of Energy facilities experience thousands of attempted cyberattacks every day. But the FLOWER software app, developed and patented by DOE's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has been used by other tools and cyber analysts to detect …
The advanced batteries that will power tomorrow's electric vehicles are closer to being a reality thanks to more than $5.7 million in funding awarded to 15 different projects through the Department of Energy's Battery500 consortium. The new …
Ruby Leung of the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been named a Battelle Fellow — the highest recognition from Battelle for leadership and accomplishment in science. She is one of eight Battelle fellows at PNNL. Leung is …
The lighter the vehicle the farther it travels on a gallon of fuel. That's the driver behind the four new projects designed to overcome technical hurdles in reducing the weight of vehicle components. The projects are part of a first round of industrial …
The molten glass pictured here is 11 times hotter than boiling water. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory mix the heated silica sand and chemicals with radioactive waste, a process called vitrification. Once the mixture cools, it can …
A nuclear engineer at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been named a fellow of the National Society of Professional Engineers. Steve Short is one of 14 professional engineers from across the country selected for the …
A catalysis researcher at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been elected to the rank of fellow in the American Vacuum Society. Zdenek Dohnálek was recognized for his contributions toward understanding the elementary …
Two organizations dedicated to energy efficiency in buildings have named the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory the government winner of their annual sustainability award. PNNL is being honored with the International Code …
