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Faster, more informed environmental permitting with AI-guided support

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Reports and Proceedings

Federal environmental permitting process to be fast-tracked with AI-powered tools and cloud-supported data analysis.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Delay and pay: Tipping point costs quadruple after waiting

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The cost of reversing the effects of climate change—restoring melted polar sea ice, for example—quickly climbs nearly fourfold soon after a tipping point is crossed, according to new work publishing in the journal npj Climate and Atmospheric Science on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Much work has been done to explore the environmental costs tied to climate change. But this new study marks the first time researchers have quantified the costs of controlling tipping points before and after they unfold.

Journal: npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Data scientist fixes his sights on speeding up drug discovery

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists are using artificial intelligence and powerful computing to sculpt new molecules in an effort to treat disease.

Funder: U.S. Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

How ‘clean’ does a quantum computing test facility need to be? PNNL scientists show the way

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

How to keep stray radiation from “shorting” superconducting qubits; a pair of studies shows where ionizing radiation is lurking and how to banish it.

Journal: PRX Quantum
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Hydropower digital twins solution helps with operator challenges

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A new digital twin platform can help hydropower dam operators by providing accurate and predictive models of physical turbines that improve facilities and enhance reliability.

Researchers develop high-tech methods to stem the flow of fentanyl

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Scientists are developing ways to detect and identify not only new, previously unseen forms of fentanyl but also newer and more dangerous synthetic opioids known as nitazenes.

Journal: Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
Funder: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Hunting for dark matter axions

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

The search for dark matter includes expertise in radio frequency signal detection, quantum sensing, and high-energy physics at PNNL.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Collaboration speeds complex chemical modeling

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Calculating quantum chemistry quickly allows scientists to refine their understanding of complex chemical systems.

Journal: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Scientists address risks to supply chain in a connected world

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Meeting Announcement

Protecting critical systems such as the electrical grid and water treatment plants from cyber-based risks to the supply chain is the focus of a new conference at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

Researchers eye ‘topological signatures’ of cyber threats

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL researchers are developing a new approach to explore the higher-dimensional shape of cyber systems to identify signatures of adversarial attacks.

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