JUNE 24, 2024 Director's Column New Manufacturing Approaches Taking Shape at PNNL Could Be the Future of the Industry PNNL’s patented Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE™) technique is an advanced manufacturing technology that enables better-performing materials and components while offering opportunities to reduce costs and energy consumption. ( 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 26, 2022 Director's Column PNNL Advances Science to Convert Plastics to Fuels From landfills to fill-ups: novel catalysts may make plastic upcycling cleaner and more cost-effective. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 22, 2021 Director's Column PNNL Researchers Are Turning Kitchen Waste Into Biofuels Can food waste help fuel the future? Researchers are working toward clean, cost-effective alternatives to today’s fossil fuels. ( Read More )