PNNL has created and licensed a system that sniffs out trace levels of fentanyl, other drugs and explosives through the air.

Chemist Wendy Shaw, a nationally recognized scientific leader, has been chosen to serve as the associate laboratory director for PNNL's Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate.

PNNL’s Yong Wang has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering and will be inducted in October.

Researchers have created an algorithm that slashes the calculations necessary to prepare and customize data for quantum computing.

Chemist Zheming Wang is the newest AAAS Fellow, joining the ranks of astronaut Mae Jemison, and Steven Chu, 1997 Nobel laureate in physics who served as the 12th U.S. Secretary of Energy.

Scientists are exploring how web search engine technology might also keep the lights on, the water running and the trains moving.

Mini flow cell battery provides the first step toward an AI-driven, robotic energy storage discovery laboratory.

PNNL and one of the world’s largest tire makers will work to develop a commercially viable process that converts ethanol derived from sustainable sources or waste, like recycled tires, to butadiene, synthetic rubber’s main ingredient.

A new analysis shows how renewable energy sources like solar, wind and hydropower respond to climate patterns, and how utilities can use this data to save money and invest in energy storage.

Federal environmental permitting process to be fast-tracked with AI-powered tools and cloud-supported data analysis.

Scientists are developing ways to detect previously unseen forms of fentanyl as well as other synthetic opioids known as nitazenes.

Protecting critical systems such as the electrical grid from cyber-based risks to the supply chain is the focus of a new PNNL conference.

The speed and agility of cloud computing opens doors to completing advanced computational chemistry workflows in days instead of months.

The National Transmission Planning Study presents several transmission expansion scenarios that would reliably support the growing demand for energy across the nation.

New transmission lines and renewable energy projects would bring economic and climate change benefits to the Western United States’s electricity grid.

Three PNNL technologies have been named 2024 R&D 100 Award winners.

The Grid Storage Launchpad will enable researchers to accelerate and validate new battery materials and systems.

Climate change is bringing more extreme summer weather, from heat waves to hurricanes, that can disrupt the flow of electricity. Here’s how PNNL scientists are working on solutions to protect the nation’s electric grid.

Researchers will explore climate, pathogens and energy-efficient microelectronics using 3 million node hours on the nation’s supercomputers.

Scientists unravel a secret to oil production in plants, opening up the possibility of increasing production for biofuels and other applications.