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 )
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 )
FEBRUARY 20, 2023 Director's Column PNNL Scientists Work To Understand Alzheimer’s, Degenerative Brain Disorders Exploring why some brains are more resilient to the impact of Alzheimer’s disease could lead to improved diagnoses, treatment and prevention. ( 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 )
FEBRUARY 21, 2022 Director's Column PNNL Coronavirus Research Unlocks Clues for Fighting COVID-19 Studying MERS-CoV may lead to better treatments for a host of respiratory illnesses, including the many variants of COVID-19. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 7, 2016 Director's Column PNNL Puts Bacteria and Bugs to Work As a Department of Energy national laboratory, you would expect Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to perform research in chemistry, physics and engineering in support of our energy, environmental and security missions. ( Read More )