MARCH 24, 2022 Research Highlight Benchmarking the Community Land Model Over the Contiguous United States Researchers used ground-based and remote-sensed datasets to comprehensively validate a tool for simulating land surface processes. ( Read More )
MARCH 23, 2022 Research Highlight Understanding the Interfacial Compatibility Between a Potential CO2 Separation Membrane and Capture Solvents Surface characterization allows researchers to explore the compatibility between different solvent-membrane combinations. ( Read More )
MARCH 23, 2022 Research Highlight Freeze-Thaw Cycles Alter Soil Structure in Thawing Permafrost Soil pores are reorganized when newly thawed permafrost soils experience freeze-thaw cycling. ( Read More )
MARCH 23, 2022 Research Highlight A New Methodology for Generating Building Temperature Setpoint Schedules New work developed a methodology to generate building temperature setpoint schedules for use by modelers in large-scale building energy simulations. ( Read More )
MARCH 22, 2022 Feature Energy Codes Pilot Study Takes Flight in New York Applying new approaches in energy codes may support improved building efficiency and decarbonization in the Big Apple and beyond. ( Read More )
MARCH 22, 2022 Feature Detail Matters for Understanding COVID-19 Impacts on Electricity Use COVID-19 changed when and where we use electricity. Researchers showed that commonly available total demand data masked the actual changes. ( Read More )
MARCH 21, 2022 Research Highlight In-Plant Biochemistry Governs High Altitude Fine Particles over the Amazon Combining aircraft measurements and regional modeling allowed researchers to identify the role of in-plant biochemistry in secondary organic aerosol formation. ( Read More )
MARCH 21, 2022 Research Highlight Eclipse VOLTTRON™ Energizes Innovations The PNNL-developed Eclipse VOLTTRON™ software platform continues to support new applications in energy efficiency and clean energy. ( Read More )
MARCH 18, 2022 Research Highlight A High-Performance Miniature Ion Mobility Spectrometer Development of a one-meter path length miniature ion mobility spectrometer based on multilevel structures for lossless ion manipulations. ( Read More )
MARCH 16, 2022 Research Highlight New Data-Driven Algorithm Improves Reservoir Simulations for National-Scale Hydrology Storage Targets and Release Function Inference Tool uses data to infer the operating policies of large reservoirs on a national scale. ( Read More )
MARCH 14, 2022 Research Highlight Ocean Engineering for a Sustainable Future with Emma Cotter Ocean engineer Emma Cotter supports the Triton Initiative's environmental monitoring projects. ( Read More )
MARCH 8, 2022 Research Highlight Increasing the Accuracy of Quantum Algorithms PNNL researchers utilized the Peeters-Devreese-Soldatov formulation to improve the accuracy of calculations for quantum chemistry. ( Read More )
MARCH 7, 2022 Research Highlight Representing River Networks in an Unstructured Mesh Framework A new hexagonal framework helps more accurately model watersheds at a range of scales. ( Read More )
MARCH 7, 2022 Research Highlight Enhancing Electrochemical Separations with Hydrophobic Ionic Liquid Clusters Using size-tunable ionic liquid clusters make electrochemical separations more efficient. ( Read More )
MARCH 7, 2022 Feature Newly Released Data Show How Fish Pass Through Dams A unique data set following Chinook salmon as they negotiate hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River is now available to researchers worldwide. ( Read More )
MARCH 4, 2022 Research Highlight Novel Energy Exchange Mechanisms Lead to Water Ionization and Desorption from Nanoparticle Interfaces Newly determined energy transfer mechanisms help identify how water releases from and damages irradiated interfaces. ( Read More )
MARCH 2, 2022 Research Highlight Particle Acidity and Diffusion Limitations Govern Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation Using unique laboratory single-particle measurements to understand some of the most uncertain processes affecting secondary organic aerosol formation. ( Read More )
MARCH 2, 2022 Research Highlight Analysis of Urban Teleconnections Reveals Wide Disparities in Potential Drinking Water Contamination A multisectoral analysis that combines land use data with hydrological simulations reveals wide disparities in potential source water contamination. ( Read More )
MARCH 2, 2022 Research Highlight Predicting How Soil Microbes Breathe: Diffusion Limitations Matter Study reveals importance of accounting for micrometer scale distribution of substrates to predict carbon emissions from soil. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 28, 2022 Feature A “Rock Star” System for Geothermal Energy Members of a geothermal energy collaboration go deep—real deep—to install a first-of-its kind system for evaluating interactions among water and rock. ( Read More )