Five PNNL innovations earned 2026 R&D 100 Awards for advances in biotechnology, manufacturing, critical minerals, and nuclear security.

PNNL Launches Center for Robotics and Autonomy to advance trustworthy autonomous science at speed and scale.

Researchers build visibility for PNNL through involvement in national workshop reports while helping shape DOE’s future research priorities.

Genesis Mission awards to PNNL will advance scientific discovery, next-generation energy systems and advanced manufacturing, among others.

A team at PNNL support the Joint Actinide Shock Physics Experimental Research program.

New partnership agreement to focus on AI, robotics, and advanced energy systems.

Integrating multiple structural proteomics techniques helps unravel microbial responses to changing environments—key to developing next-generation biotechnology solutions.

Study shows the advantages of top-town proteomics for characterizing histones.

Scientists equipped research subjects with wristbands to measure many factors that contribute to their exposome.

Scientists are optimizing microbes to harvest critical minerals and produce bioproducts using AI and autonomous lab equipment.

At the summit, PNNL engaged with partners and investors, highlighting seven projects that accelerate the deployment of new energy technologies.

Integrating new functions into a genome-scale model enabled researchers to simulate and experimentally validate viral hijacking pathways.

Margaret Cheung elected to premier scientific society.

A microbial community expresses a phenotype of interest ~20 percent higher than the sum of each member species.

Automated liquid handling, combined with data analysis and AI, optimizes microbiological growth conditions at PNNL.

Autonomous science laboratories are taking shape quickly across the PNNL campus.

From exploring the development of transformative materials to strengthening biotechnology, six up-and-coming PNNL scientists were recognized for their scientific vision and prowess.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientists envision new research frontiers at the intersection of biology and AI

PNNL is central to the Genesis Mission, leading and participating in projects central to the nation’s security and international competitiveness.

Structural proteomics reveal how cyanobacteria adapt to changing light.