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PNNL scientists tap nation’s fastest computers to explore critical science questions

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Researchers will explore climate, pathogens and energy-efficient microelectronics using 3 million node hours on the nation’s supercomputers.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

¬AI model harnesses physics to autocorrect remote sensing data

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Reports and Proceedings

Scientists are using AI to counter the effects of the atmosphere and provide clearer data to satellites, using physics-informed machine learning.

Funder: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Meeting: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium

National Innovator of the Year Honor goes to PNNL Energy Storage Expert

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Ji-Guang (Jason) Zhang of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been awarded the inaugural Department of Energy Lab Innovator of the Year Award, recognizing his contributions to research and his efforts to bring the benefit of new technologies to society as quickly as possible.

Metal alloys that can take the heat

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Complex metal alloys enter a new era of predictive design for aerospace and other high-temperature applications.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Designer peptoids mimic nature’s helices

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

PNNL researchers learn to control peptoid “handedness,” one key to precision drug delivery and diagnostics.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

When working out, males are programmed to burn more fat, while females recycle it—at least in rats

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Vigorous exercise burns fat more in males than in females, but the benefits of exercise are broad for both sexes.

Journal: Nature Metabolism
Funder: National Institutes of Health

First steps toward a whole-body map of molecular responses to exercise

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL contributes to a nationwide research consortium investigating the molecular mechanisms triggered by endurance training.

Journal: Nature

Roadmap to close the carbon cycle

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Reaching net-zero carbon emissions goals requires finding transformative paths to manage carbon in difficult-to-electrify economic sectors.

Journal: Nature Reviews Chemistry
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Critical minerals recovery from electronic waste

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A nontoxic separation process recovers critical minerals from electronic scrap waste.

Journal: RSC Sustainability
Funder: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Meeting: MRS

Beyond higher temperatures: Preparing for national security risks posed by climate change

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Climate scientists and national security experts at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are working together to explore the security consequences of the changing climate.

Funder: U.S. Department of Defense

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