APRIL 15, 2026 Article Predicting Viral Hijacking Through Genome-Scale Modeling Integrating new functions into a genome-scale model enabled researchers to simulate and experimentally validate viral hijacking pathways. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 30, 2025 Research Highlight Growing Mesocrystals Through Nanoplatelet Oriented Sliding and Attachment Nanosize platelets of an aluminum material slide and join in a staggered orientation to form larger crystals. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 17, 2025 Article PNNL Innovators Elected to the National Academy of Inventors PNNL researchers Daniel Deng and Yehia Ibrahim join the 2025 class of National Academy of Inventors Fellows. ( Read More )
NOVEMBER 21, 2025 Research Highlight Bridging Molecular and Macroscale Controls of Mineral Dissolution IDREAM researchers uncovered how dimeric complexes control how aluminum hydroxide minerals dissolve. ( Read More )
JULY 21, 2025 Research Highlight Ion Incorporation Affects Mineral Behavior Trace amounts of iron and chromium can incorporate into gibbsite, affecting how the mineral dissolves. ( Read More )
JULY 2, 2025 Article Salmon Summit Introduces Thousands of Students to Research at PNNL PNNL STEM Ambassadors engage students about salmon migration, hydropower, cybersecurity, water quality, and more at the annual Salmon Summit. ( Read More )
MAY 30, 2025 Research Highlight Evaluating the Performance of Ductile Phase Toughened Tungsten Under the Simulated Fusion Environment Researchers at PNNL studied the effects of high temperatures and ionizing radiation on tungsten heavy alloys. ( Read More )
MAY 20, 2025 Research Highlight Ion Behavior Near Interfaces Affects Aggregation Increasing concentrations of ions slows the rate of particle aggregation in boehmite suspensions. ( Read More )
JANUARY 10, 2025 Article New AI Agent Connects Computer Reasoning with Chemistry CACTUS provides AI-powered cheminformatics for autonomous science. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 12, 2024 Research Highlight Molecular-Level Understanding of How Electrolytes Affect Boehmite Particle Aggregation New IDREAM research explores the effects of electrolyte species on boehmite nanoparticle aggregation in legacy wastes. ( Read More )
NOVEMBER 7, 2024 Article Longtime PNNL Collaborator Received Nobel Prize University of Washington Professor David Baker won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for computational protein design. ( Read More )
OCTOBER 10, 2024 Article New Funding for Fusion Materials Projects PNNL researchers will pursue both fundamental and applied projects with this support from the Department of Energy ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 Research Highlight Residual Impurities Affect the Stability of Hydrogen Atoms in Irradiated Gibbsite Hydrogen atoms released and trapped in irradiated gibbsite are destabilized by synthetic-precursor residuals. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 Research Highlight An Alternate Approach to Fabricating Strengthened Steel Combining cold spray deposition and friction stir processing for a more efficient route to oxide dispersion strengthened steel. ( Read More )
AUGUST 13, 2024 Article A Tiny Tag for an Untaggable Fish A new mini-acoustic transmitter and tagging procedure is able to provide data on small, sensitive fish species like the American shad. ( Read More )
AUGUST 6, 2024 Article PMedIC Empowers Students in Biomedicine PMedIC, the PNNL and OHSU joint research collaboration, contributes to student success and impact in biomedicine. ( Read More )
JULY 24, 2024 Research Highlight Predicting Metabolic Potential in Bacteria From Limited Genome Data ( Read More )
JULY 22, 2024 Research Highlight Enormous Diversity and Biogeochemical Potential Is Contained within the Soil Virosphere A compilation of soil viral genomes provides a comprehensive description of the soil virosphere, its potential to impact global biogeochemistry, and an open database for future investigations of soil viral ecology. ( Read More )
JULY 12, 2024 Research Highlight Characterizing Tungsten-Based Materials in a Simulated Fusion Environment Researchers studied the boundary precipitation of tungsten heavy alloys in an extended high temperature irradiation environment ( Read More )
JUNE 28, 2024 Research Highlight Ionizing Radiation Stabilizes Gibbsite and Boehmite against Decomposition When exposed to a sufficiently high dose of ionizing radiation, gibbsite and boehmite are less susceptible to dehydration-induced breakdown. ( Read More )