PNNL experts perform fundamental climate science work at multiple scales to understand impacts on energy, water, food, and infrastructure systems.

Researchers in the IDREAM Energy Frontier Research Center unearth new defects during gibbsite crystallization using a multi-instrument approach.

Different sized helium cavities that form after ion irradiation are unevenly distributed in a ductile-phase toughened tungsten composite.

Soil pores are reorganized when newly thawed permafrost soils experience freeze-thaw cycling.

Newly determined energy transfer mechanisms help identify how water releases from and damages irradiated interfaces.

Materials scientist joins the editorial board of inaugural journal, Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering.

Developing an understanding of how water breaks apart after radiation exposure.

Chief Chemical Engineer Xiao-Ying Yu joins the editorial board of inaugural journal, Frontiers in Nuclear Engineering.

Steven Spurgeon, a materials scientist and microscopy researcher at PNNL, has accepted an affiliate associate professorship at the University of Washington Department of Physics.

COMPASS points to understanding nature’s transition zones—areas that can be dry land at times and under water at others.

PNNL materials scientist Olga Marina has been appointed to the board of the Gen IV International Forum’s Very-High-Temperature Reactor organization.

New role for Harker-Klimeš merges her expertise in marine energy research and her love for the ocean.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers developed a patented, nearly non-destructive approach, known as liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry, to analyze nuclear samples.

Ocean biogeochemical modeling software now available as open source to help researchers predict impacts of pollution, sea level rise, and climate change.

A strengthened softer alloy phase increases the toughness of a tungsten composite material.

Two PNNL interns are behind recent innovation in real-time testing and continuous monitoring for pH and the concentration of chemicals of interest in chemical solutions; outcomes have applicability not only to nuclear, but to industries.

Incorporating green infrastructure into flood protection plans alongside gray infrastructure can shield communities, reduce maintenance, and provide additional social and environmental benefits.

PNNL recognizes some of the outstanding postdoctoral researchers that move science forward during National Postdoc Appreciation Week.

PNNL paper in Nuclear Technology journal unveils modeling possibilities for TRISO used fuel, implications for reactor planning, and resulting carbon-free nuclear energy.

Extreme sea levels will become 100 times more frequent by the end of the century around the world, according to a new study.