The Key Role of Hydride Transfer in Chloride Catalyzed Upcycling of Polyethylene
Recycling polyolefin materials is challenging. One waste management strategy is plastic upcycling. New work demonstrates a single-step upcycling route coupling cracking and alkylation, recycling carbon and keeping valuable resources active.
Fabrication of New Radioactive Material Transportation Packaging Under Way
A PNNL team is leading the design, fabrication, and regulatory testing, and delivery of new packaging units that will be used to ship radioactive materials safely and securely.
IAEA Deputy Director General Visits Richland and Sequim Campuses
Visit featured information exchange and tours of PNNL work and facilities that relate to the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Tracking the Neural Network’s Nuclear Clues
A 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan that knocked out a nuclear power plant helped inspire PNNL computational scientists looking for clues of future nuclear reactor mishaps by tracking radioactive iodine.
PNNL Scientist Elected AAAS Fellow
Chemist Zheming Wang is the newest AAAS Fellow, joining the ranks of astronaut Mae Jemison, and Steven Chu, 1997 Nobel laureate in physics who served as the 12th U.S. Secretary of Energy.
PNNL Wins 2 R&D 100 Awards for Underground Cleanup, Carbon Capture
PNNL tools that track underground contaminants and speed carbon capture technology development are among R&D Magazine's 100 most innovative scientific breakthroughs of the year.
PNNL Supports White House Efforts on Soil
PNNL is supporting today's announcement by the White House about efforts related to soil sustainability by sponsoring research projects through two research initiatives.
Sawdust Reinvented into Super Sponge for Oil Spills
Oil spills could be cleaned up in the icy, rough waters of the Arctic with a chemically modified sawdust material that absorbs up to five times its weight in oil and stays afloat for at least four months.
Many Muons: Imaging the Underground with Help from the Cosmos
New approach to monitoring sequestered carbon dioxide movement to be presented at AGU.
The Art of Discovery: PNNL's Science as Art Calendar Available Online
2017 Science as Art calendar now available online