Tracking Explosions with Toughened-Up Tracers
PNNL researchers created rugged, adaptable, mass-manufacturable luminescent particle tracers for use in harsh environments.
First Responder Showcase Highlights PNNL Opioid Detection Solutions
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Virtual First Responder Capitol Hill Showcase highlighted PNNL work in fentanyl detection standards and database libraries.
Complicating the Opioid Epidemic: The Many Faces of Fentanyl
PNNL scientists are protecting first responders and others by expanding what’s known about fentanyl, the driver of the opioid epidemic.
Center Leverages PNNL Science and Technology for Chemical Security
PNNL is supporting the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate's Chemical Security Analysis Center in improving capabilities to enhance detection and analysis of chemical threats.
A Calling for Chemistry
Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow Ana Arteaga is fueling her curiosity by researching new areas of actinide chemistry.
It’s Elemental: Ultra-trace Detector Tests Gold Purity
Ultra-trace radiation detection technique sets new global standard for measuring the nearly immeasurable.
PNNL Scientists Tap Nation’s Fastest Computers to Explore Critical Science Questions
Researchers will explore climate, pathogens and energy-efficient microelectronics using 3 million node hours on the nation’s supercomputers.
Chemists Develop Contactless System to Detect Fentanyl, Other Drugs
PNNL has created and licensed a system that sniffs out trace levels of fentanyl, other drugs and explosives through the air.
Reflecting on 2024: PNNL’s Contributions to National Security, AI and Energy
PNNL’s year in review includes highlights ranging from advancing soil science to understanding Earth systems, expanding electricity transmission, detecting fentanyl, and applying artificial intelligence to aid scientific discovery.