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OCTOBER 19, 2017
News Release

How Low Can You Go?

PNNL scientists served as lead guest editors for a special issue of the Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes.
APRIL 26, 2017
News Release

Steel Structure Shelters Sarcophagus at Chernobyl

April 26 marks the 31st anniversary of the explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant's Unit 4 reactor. Battelle researchers at PNNL were involved in an international consortium to look at long-term safety and containment of Unit 4. T
APRIL 26, 2017
News Release

Video Captures Bubble-blowing Battery in Action

PNNL research has created a unique video that shows oxygen bubbles inflating and later deflating inside a tiny lithium-air battery. The knowledge gained from the video could help make lithium-air batteries that are more compact, stable and
JANUARY 18, 2016
Director's Column

PNNL Making Cleaner and More Efficient Vehicles

As Tri-Citians, we're fortunate that we don't have the frustrating traffic and long commutes that our friends in Seattle and Portland endure. And with lower prices at the pump, we don't think much about fuel efficiency.
MAY 11, 2015
News Release

Out with Heavy Metal

PNNL researchers have demonstrated a process for the expanded use of lightweight aluminum in cars and trucks at the speed, scale, quality and consistency required by the auto industry.