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 )
APRIL 25, 2022 Director's Column Tri-Cities Scientists ‘Magically’ Mining Metals From Water PNNL and industry developing a faster, less expensive way to extract lithium for batteries used in cell phones and electric vehicles. ( Read More )
MARCH 21, 2022 Director's Column Advances in Renewable Energy Are Being Made by PNNL Scientists Recognizing how innovation and clean technologies at the very edge of the grid can work together to transition the electricity system, PNNL takes a multidisciplinary approach to advancing and integrating renewable energy solutions. ( Read More )
JANUARY 24, 2022 Director's Column PNNL Leads Coastal Study to Help Prep for Wildfires, Floods and Climate Change COMPASS points to understanding nature’s transition zones—areas that can be dry land at times and under water at others. ( Read More )
APRIL 19, 2021 Director's Column Every Day is Earth Day for Some PNNL Researchers Understanding the Earth as a complex, dynamic system includes investigating what happens on, above and below its surface. ( Read More )