Reaching Out to the Next Generation of Scientists
The Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis participated in the Salmon Summit in May 2010, with the activity "Green Power!" and "Water Chemistry."
A More Painless Extraction
PNNL and Argonne researchers developed and tested a chemical process that successfully captures radioactive byproducts from used nuclear fuel so they could be sent to advanced reactors for destruction while also producing electrical power.
Flow Battery Based on PNNL Chemistry Commissioned
A record-breaking vanadium flow battery that's based on PNNL chemistry has been installed at a power substation near Everett, Wash.
Scientists Investigate Use of AI to Speed Analysis of Nuclear Materials
Scientists have tapped AI and powerful computing to speed up how quickly officials are able to learn important details about nuclear events.
Next-gen Solvents Capture Carbon with Half the Energy
Power plants could capture their carbon emissions while using half the energy of traditional carbon capture methods with water-lean carbon capture solvents.
Steering the Future of Spent Nuclear Fuel
PNNL report reflects 10 years of dedication to effectively plan for the safe and uneventful removal of radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.
Catalysis Science, Scientists Featured on PBS Interstitial Video
Scientists at PNNL discuss options for storing solar, wind, and other intermittent power supplies as part of a new video featured on the Public Broadcasting System
Not Your Average Refinery
In a new review, PNNL researchers outline how to convert stranded biomass to sustainable fuel using electrochemical reduction reactions in mini-refineries powered by renewable energy.
Worldly Experience Is a Catalyst for Change
Bojana Ginovska leads a physical biosciences research team headed for PNNL's new Energy Sciences Center. She uses the transformative power of molecular catalysis and enzymes to explore scientific principles.
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.