How ‘Clean’ Does a Quantum Computing Test Facility Need to Be? PNNL Scientists Show the Way
How to keep stray radiation from “shorting” superconducting qubits; a pair of studies shows where ionizing radiation is lurking and how to banish it.
Pollution Particles Spur More Mountain Snow
High concentrations of tiny pollution particles can invigorate cloud formation and boost snowfall on mountains, according to a new study.
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
Scientists Study Under-appreciated Fish with Special Tag
PNNL is studying the movement of lamprey fish, which are culturally and historically important to the Pacific Northwest, on rivers and through hydroelectric dams.
PNNL Scientist Ruby Leung Appointed a Battelle Fellow
Ruby Leung, an expert on some of the most basic processes that influence our planet, has been named a Battelle Fellow – the highest recognition from Battelle for leadership and accomplishment in science.
Molecular-Level Understanding of How Electrolytes Affect Boehmite Particle Aggregation
New IDREAM research explores the effects of electrolyte species on boehmite nanoparticle aggregation in legacy wastes.
Improved Understanding of a Widely Used 'Thermometer' for Earth's Ancient Oceans
Scientists have improved our ability to interpret one of the most common measures of the temperature of Earth's oceans in the distant past.
ARM Site Hits Milestone: 25 Years Providing Data from the Great Plains
For 25 years, the Southern Great Plains observatory of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Climate Research Facility has produced data allowing scientists to better understand our planet.
PNNL Scientist Jiwen Fan Receives DOE Early Career Research Award
Jiwen Fan has been selected to receive a 2017 Early Career Research Program award from the U.S. Department of Energy and will use the award to study severe thunderstorms in the central United States.
Kevin Rosso Named American Geophysical Union Fellow
Geochemist Kevin Rosso named an American Geophysical Union fellow in recognition of his work leading the field of molecular geochemistry.