PNNL scientists untangled a soil metagenome – all the genetic material recovered from a sample of soil – more fully than ever before, reconstructing portions of the genomes of 129 species of microbes.

PNNL researchers have uncovered the secret that enables Synechococcus 7002 to thrive under bright light: The organism, popular in research on biofuels and chemicals, triples in size to accommodate a rapid expansion of its cellular machinery.

The PNNL-led Battery500 consortium aims to significantly improve upon the batteries that power today's electric vehicles by almost tripling the specific energy in lithium batteries.

PNNL scientist Greg Kimmel has been elected to the rank of Fellow of the American Vacuum Society for his research on "water behavior."