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.

The award-winning PNNL innovation, called Mobile Source Transit Security, is an electronic system that keeps track of and secures radiological material in transit or at jobsites.

Tungsten heavy alloys show promise for nuclear fusion energy development, according to new research conducted at PNNL.

PNNL scientists carve a path to profit from carbon capture by creating a system that efficiently captures CO2 and converts it into one of the world’s most widely used chemicals: methanol.

Extreme winter storms are growing wetter and changing shape in the Western United States—such changes could compromise infrastructure designed to withstand only so much water.

New PNNL-developed nanogenerator harnesses the renewable energy in ocean waves to power sensors that provide critical weather and wave information.

New PNNL research makes it easier to differentiate between chemical and nuclear explosions.

PNNL’s contributions over the last year span scientific discovery, sustainable energy and national security.

New research findings published in Science Advances (November 2022), help explain the progression of Alzheimer-related dementia in each patient. The findings outline a biological classification system that predicts disease severity.

Iron-based fertilizer may stimulate plankton to pull carbon dioxide from the ocean, driving a carbon-negative process.

PNNL researchers created rugged, adaptable, mass-manufacturable luminescent particle tracers for use in harsh environments.

Studying how microorganisms behave in space could facilitate farming in the final frontier and lead to better crops on Earth.

Ancient seawater pockets offer a new source of clues to climate change in vanished oceans and our own.

The world's current climate pledges won't limit global warming to 1.5 °C. We will overshoot. A new study shows that more ambitious climate pledges could minimize the overshoot.

Abigail Gutierrez Deniz is a first-generation, Latina student working to pursue her goal of working in cybersecurity.

Direct visualization of metal atoms during shear deformation has broad applications from battery design to vehicle lightweighting.

PNNL researchers use machine learning and data analytics to assist with detection of nuclear proliferation and nuclear material trafficking.

Twenty years after the first radiation portal monitor was installed, PNNL continues supporting the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to detect and prevent terrorist weapons from crossing our borders.

Mentoring interns creates opportunities to inspire the future, diverse workforce with pathways into STEM careers.

A new discovery simultaneously reduces the need for rare and expensive platinum and improves its ability to speed up economically important chemical reactions.