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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 29-Dec-2025 22:12 ET (30-Dec-2025 03:12 GMT/UTC)

Modeling agriculture matters for carbon cycling

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

More realistically representing crops and agricultural practices dramatically improves simulations of carbon and energy exchange.

Journal: Biogeosciences

Answering big questions with thin oxide films

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Thin oxide films play an important role in electronics and energy storage. Researchers in PNNL’s film growth laboratory create, explore, and improve new thin oxide films.

Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Want MORE National Science Bowl? For Arpit Ranasaria, the answer has always been yes!

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL researchers developed a new model to help power system operators and planners better evaluate how grid-forming, inverter-based resources could affect the system stability.

Mentors matter: Championing the future STEM workforce

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Isidro Garcia flourishes in his STEM career through internships and mentoring.

Metal alloys to support to nuclear fusion energy

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Tungsten heavy alloys show promise for nuclear fusion energy development, according to new research conducted at PNNL.

Journal: Scientific Reports
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Was that explosion chemical or nuclear?

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

New PNNL research makes it easier to differentiate between chemical and nuclear explosions.

Journal: Pure and Applied Geophysics
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Defense

Tracking explosions with toughened-up tracers

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL researchers created rugged, adaptable, mass-manufacturable luminescent particle tracers for use in harsh environments.

Journal: MRS Communications
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

First-generation students in STEM career pathways

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Abigail Gutierrez Deniz is a first-generation, Latina student working to pursue her goal of working in cybersecurity.

Detecting nuclear threats with artificial reasoning

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL researchers use machine learning and data analytics to assist with detection of nuclear proliferation and nuclear material trafficking.

Mentoring the next generation STEM workforce

DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Mentoring interns creates opportunities to inspire the future, diverse workforce with pathways into STEM careers.

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