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 )
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 )
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 )