JANUARY 6, 2025 Director's Column Reflecting on 2024: PNNL’s Contributions to National Security, AI and Energy PNNL’s year in review includes highlights ranging from advancing soil science to understanding Earth systems, expanding electricity transmission, detecting fentanyl, and applying artificial intelligence to aid scientific discovery. ( Read More )
MAY 24, 2024 Director's Column PNNL Researchers Studying Marine-Based Global Warming Solutions Researchers are leveraging the ocean’s natural processes to advance approaches to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it in the ocean. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 Director's Column PNNL Researchers Using AI to Aid Disaster Response and Recovery PNNL’s software tool brings together artificial intelligence and satellite imagery to help responders assess damage and take action. ( Read More )
JULY 24, 2023 Director's Column PNNL Researchers Are Mining Minerals from the Sea for Vital Energy Independence Research Algae can collect and concentrate rare earth metals from seawater—an alternative to imported sources mined from the ground. ( Read More )
JANUARY 30, 2023 Director's Column Can the Ocean Improve Your Life, Job and Health? In Pursuit of the ‘Blue Economy’ PNNL is making waves in pursuit of a blue economy. Researchers are advancing science and technology to expand—and protect—the gifts of the sea. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 Director's Column PNNL Scientists Working to Harness Wind for Clean Energy PNNL scientists are learning how to harness wind to secure a brighter, cleaner energy future. ( Read More )