JULY 14, 2025 Director's Column PNNL Researchers Work to Make Industrial Catalytic Converters More Efficient Experiments focus on catalysts for off-road vehicles that optimize the use of critical minerals while lasting longer and costing less. ( Read More )
JANUARY 22, 2024 Director's Column Brighter, Whiter Snow Could Help Offset Global Warming. PNNL Scientists Study Why PNNL study explored multiple factors that could impact future snowpack—a critical source of water for communities, irrigation and energy generation. ( Read More )
NOVEMBER 21, 2022 Director's Column Researchers at PNNL to Dig into Soil Returning from Space Studying how microorganisms behave in space could facilitate farming in the final frontier and lead to better crops on Earth. ( Read More )
NOVEMBER 22, 2021 Director's Column 1st-of-a-Kind Project May Lead to Global Greenhouse Solutions PNNL is rock solid on carbon storage, building on successful demonstration in eastern Washington. ( Read More )
JANUARY 18, 2016 Director's Column PNNL Making Cleaner and More Efficient Vehicles As Tri-Citians, we're fortunate that we don't have the frustrating traffic and long commutes that our friends in Seattle and Portland endure. And with lower prices at the pump, we don't think much about fuel efficiency. ( Read More )