RICHLAND, Wash.—After thousands of years as a highly valuable commodity, silk continues to surprise. Now it may help usher in a whole new direction for microelectronics and computing. While silk protein has been deployed in designer electronics, its use is …
In the drive toward clean and reliable energy goals, the ocean offers potential for power generation from waves, tides, ocean currents, and temperature and salinity gradients. Yet there are lingering questions and data gaps around the potential …
The Science Hurricanes rapidly cool the sea surface by mixing cooler, deep waters with warmer surface waters. The upper-ocean temperature and distribution of nutrients are significantly altered in the aftermath of these large weather events—this is known …
The Science The Delaware River Basin, a coastal watershed in the Mid-Atlantic region, has a long history of severe flooding with significant socioeconomic impacts. This research uses a process-based modeling approach to analyze hydrometeorological (like …
Researchers have used computational techniques to advance scientific discovery since the earliest days of computing. Now, scientific research is experiencing another leap forward with the intersection of high-performance computing, artificial intelligence …
RICHLAND, Wash.—If all the high-voltage transmission currently under construction and in advanced stages of permitting is built by 2030 in the Western United States—enabling the construction of new renewable energy projects—carbon dioxide emissions in the …
The Science Potential fusion power plants require materials capable of withstanding extreme conditions. Oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) steel represents a top candidate material, but current production is labor and cost intensive. Researchers combined …
The Science Researchers studied the behavior of lithium silicates under ion irradiation at high temperatures to emulate the conditions after one year inside the SlimCS DEMO fusion reactor. They first fabricated pellets of lithium orthosilicate (Li4SiO4) …
Staff at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Jonathan Forman, Raul Aranzazu, and George Bonheyo recently traveled to Cyprus to facilitate a multilateral workshop on chemical forensics investigations. The workshop, titled Saharan Fox, was hosted by …
In the wake of technological advances like higher-resolution imagery and artificial intelligence, what does the future of aviation security look like? How can science and technology improve the traveler experience while reducing risk? This was the focus of …
The Department of Energy (DOE) selected Gavin Cornwell, Sneha Couvillion, and Bo Peng of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to receive 2024 Early Career Research Program awards. The three researchers work in fields that represent major areas of …
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—An experiment designed to answer questions about the radiation environment for manned space missions launched from Kennedy Space Center today. For the five-day mission, experiments from the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest …
The Science The Southern Annular Mode (SAM), with an iconic dipolar zonal wind pattern centered around the axis of storm track, is the most dominant mode of variability orchestrating the weathers and wind from the subtropics to the pole. Its origin, …
The 2024 Waste Management Symposia honored Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers with “Papers of Note” awards on five papers and “Superior Paper” designations for 17 papers. The Waste Management Symposia is regarded as the world’s …
Aubrey Means, national security specialist, and Kate Doty, advisor for treaties and agreements at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), recently visited the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to deliver lectures on international law, arms …
The Science Developing oxidation-resistant materials requires understanding the initial oxidation of surfaces, including the formation of thin passivating layers that protect the bulk of the alloy. Researchers studied the oxidation of different …
The Science Understanding global monsoons (GM) and projecting future changes relies heavily on climate models. However, climate models generally show pronounced biases in GM simulations, and the reasons for this remain unclear. In this study, researchers …
Sequim, WASH.—Officials gathered at the Sequim campus of the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory today to dedicate DOE’s first hybrid-electric research vessel, RV Resilience. The event marks the start of a new era of marine energy …
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced today that Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) was selected to receive funding for a computational materials science project under the Basic Energy Sciences program. The project, called “Navigating the …
The complicated chemistry of legacy nuclear waste presents a challenge in environmental management. The presence of radioactive ions induces chemical changes that range from faster than the blink of an eye to decades in the making. Since 2016, researchers …
