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24-Sep-2020
A watershed study for wetland restoration
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Amy Borde and coauthors at PNNL's Marine and Coastal Research Laboratory developed a new predictive modeling tool for estuarine-tidal river research and management. A decade in the making, the innovative framework provides a means for understanding how both natural and human forces govern hydrology and plant communities in these complex wetland ecosystems, now and into the future.
22-Sep-2020
Network resilience is key to surviving compound hazard events, scientists say
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
As extreme weather and other events increase in frequency and intensity, cybercriminals ramp up attacks on technologies that tie together urban infrastructure systems, networks critical to the flow of data, people, goods, and services must be made more resilient to failure, according to a team of scientists.
18-Sep-2020
Not your average refinery
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PNNL researchers outline how to convert stranded biomass to sustainable fuel using electrochemical reduction reactions in mini-refineries powered by renewable energy.
15-Sep-2020
Tracking a pandemic -- through words
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Data-mining software developed at PNNL is helping analysts keep tabs on developments related to COVID-19. The technology automates the process of combing through tens of thousands of articles each day to provide relevant information about active and emerging biothreats, including the current pandemic.
14-Sep-2020
VOLTTRON™ goes to school
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
The PNNL-developed VOLTTRON™ software platform's advancement has benefited from a community-driven approach. The technology has been used in buildings nationwide, including most recently on a university campus.
11-Sep-2020
High-performance computing helps grid operators manage increasing complexity
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PNNL, in partnership with industry, has developed a computational tool called HIPPO, which accelerates the increasingly complex calculations grid operators must make in scheduling energy resources to meet the next day's forecasted electricity demand.
10-Sep-2020
When nano meets bio
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PNNL is one of 12 institutions in nine states taking part in a five-year, $20 million NSF-funded molecular-level research effort exploring the transformation, interactions, and impact of various nanomaterials released into the environment.
10-Sep-2020
PNNL team taps twitter to explore perspectives on COVID-19 response
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Scientists at PNNL have developed a tool called WatchOwl to collect more than 4 million tweets per day related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The scientists use natural language processing and deep learning to analyze tweets and reactions related to interventions like social distancing and movement restrictions.
4-Sep-2020
Taking stock of salmon survival, dams and science
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PNNL biologists have developed a more efficient way to estimate salmon survival through dams that uses solid science but saves over 42 percent of the cost.