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8-Mar-2021
Radiation knows no bounds--but builds strong bonds between two communities
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
On the looming 10th anniversary of the Fukushima disaster at the Daiichi Power Station in Japan, PNNL looks back at the science and solidarity it has shared with Fukushima and its nuclear cleanup effort.
2-Mar-2021
Real-time monitoring tool speeds up advanced nuclear reactor development
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Innovative technology combines continuous, remote, real-time testing and monitoring of byproduct gasses, paving the way for faster advanced reactor development and testing.
1-Mar-2021
The right stuff to find the right materials
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
As he prepares to enter PNNL's Energy Sciences Center later this year, Vijayakumar 'Vijay' Murugesan is among DOE researchers exploring solutions to design and build transformative materials for batteries of the future.
26-Feb-2021
A faster path to carbon-free power
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PNNL streamlines environmental review process for advanced reactors, saving years and millions of dollars toward deployments of new nuclear power projects.
26-Feb-2021
PNNL Energy Sciences Center will help realize clean energy future
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
New 140,000-square-foot facility will advance fundamental chemistry and materials science for higher-performing, cost-effective catalysts and batteries, and other energy efficiency technologies.
15-Feb-2021
A new era of accelerator science
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PNNL's Jan Strube and colleagues from Germany and Japan outline the future of particle physics research using linear colliders, which could improve our understanding of dark matter and help answer fundamental questions about the universe.
11-Feb-2021
Molecular details reveal new clues about common brain tumor
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
The largest and most detailed molecular analysis yet of an aggressive brain cancer, called glioblastoma, reveals fundamental details that drive its growth.
8-Feb-2021
Deep learning trains buildings to optimize efficiency
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
New approach allows nonexperts to optimize control of a building's energy systems without adding computing power or proprietary software.
5-Feb-2021
Residential batteries for solar power benefit owners and grid
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PNNL researchers simulated residential battery use and found in-home energy storage can benefit both the power grid and homeowners.