Fall Pathways to Excellence Event Celebrates PNNL Staff Achievements
PNNL’s fall Pathways to Excellence award ceremony celebrated nearly 50 staff for their contributions across science, engineering, operations, and STEM education.
SPP Technologies Available for Licensing
Solid phase processing (SPP) technologies are available for licensing from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. SPP techniques reduce energy use in manufacturing and deliver higher-performing components for a range of materials.
Lithium Extraction Nanoparticle Research Earns Regional FLC Award
PNNL receives a 2023 Federal Laboratory Consortium Far West Regional Award for a technological innovation that could help make the U.S. a producer of critical minerals used in electronics and energy production.
Greener Air-Conditioning for a Warmer World
Air-conditioning needs an energy overhaul—PNNL research provides a roadmap to get there using energy efficient adsorption cooling.
FasTreat: A New Way to Heat Treat Materials
The Future of Cooling? A Molecular Pump
Researchers at PNNL have introduced an alternative method using a molecular-based pump that could potentially use a quarter less energy than the age-old mechanical pump.
PNNL Wins R&D 100 Awards
PNNL has received 119 R&D 100 Awards since 1969, when the laboratory began submitting entries in the contest that recognizes top 100 inventions each year.
STERADIAN: Thermal Emission Coating to Improve Heat Exchange Efficiency
Energy Technologies Move Closer to Commercial Use
Federal and industry-matched funding will move 11 technologies closer to commercialization where they could one day help bolster U.S. competitiveness.
Efficient Dehumidifier Makes Air Conditioning a Breeze
PNNL’s energy-efficient dehumidifier may reduce energy consumption by up to 50% in residential A/C systems and increase the range of electric vehicles by up to 75%. The system has been licensed to Montana Technologies.