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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 31-Oct-2025 18:11 ET (31-Oct-2025 22:11 GMT/UTC)

27-Jul-2022

Greener air-conditioning for a warmer world

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Air-conditioning needs an energy overhaul—PNNL research provides a roadmap to get there using energy efficient adsorption cooling.

Journal: Accounts of Chemical Research
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

20-Jul-2022

Enriching science education with thin films

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Tiffany Kaspar’s work has advanced the discovery and understanding of oxide materials, helping develop electronics, quantum computing, and energy production. She strives to communicate her science to the public.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

19-Jul-2022

Aluminum alloy manufacturing now 50% more energy efficient

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A new extrusion process eliminates pre-heating to provide significant energy savings during production of extruded aluminum alloys.

Journal: Materials & Design

29-Jun-2022

Cooking up a conductive alternative to copper with aluminum

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

The first-ever simulation of aluminum conductivity offers a recipe for an inexpensive, lightweight alternative to copper.

Journal: Physical Review B
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

13-Jun-2022

Exploring new materials through collaboration

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Materials Scientist Jim De Yoreo guides a team that develops novel materials and understands how they form through collaboration and mentorship.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

7-Jun-2022

Mentoring the next generation of marine researchers

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Program pairs PNNL experts with aspiring UW undergraduates who learn through doing on laboratory projects.

7-Jun-2022

PNNL makes waves in new issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A new journal issue is dedicated to highlighting the Triton Initiative’s recent work advancing environmental monitoring of marine energy.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

16-May-2022

An electric connection: Homes helping the grid

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A new control system shows promise in making millions of homes contributors to improved power grid operations, reaping cost and environmental benefits.

26-Apr-2022

Smart lighting controls primed for data mining

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

The smarter our buildings become, the more data they generate. Lighting controls data, in particular, could prove valuable for facilities managers, manufacturers, and lighting designers. But as valuable as the data are, the buildings industry is still learning how to interpret and leverage the data.

Journal: Energy and Buildings
Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

25-Apr-2022

Seeking energy frontiers

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Morris Bullock has led PNNL's pursuit of the efficient conversion of electrical energy and chemical bonds through control of electron and proton transfers.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy