By combining computational modeling with experimental research, scientists identified a promising composition that reduces the need for a critical material in an alloy that can withstand extreme environments.

Scientists are studying tiny subatomic particles that pass through humans and possess clues about the origins of the universe.

Researchers delivering new solutions to speed development and deployment of advanced reactor concepts.

Nuclear power figures prominently in our country's energy portfolio and is essential to our economic and environmental security.

Cybersecurity is increasingly top-of-mind and in the news. Individuals worry about identify theft and the compromise of financial and medical records. And the federal government battles myriad threats aimed at our national security.

Here at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, much of our physics research focuses on fundamental scientific discovery and national security.