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https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/slowing-climate-change-possible-heres-how-nations-could-make-it-happen Slowing Climate Change is Possible—Here’s How Nations Could Make it Happen | Feature | PNNL Policy changes in power, energy, buildings, and more could help slow global temperature rise, according to a new report with co-authors from PNNL’s Joint... climate changecould makefeature pnnlslowingnations https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/flow-across-scales-quantum-computing-boost Flow Across Scales with a Quantum Computing Boost | Feature | PNNL A potential quantum advantage for fluid dynamics simulations from molecular to atmospheric scales with a new formula for success. across scalesquantum computingfeature pnnlflowboost https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/stereo-vision-improves-fly-data-offshore-wind-power Stereo Vision Improves "Fly-By" Data for Offshore Wind Power | Feature | PNNL The stereo vision feature in ThermalTracker2 lets researchers see the exact position of birds and bats that could be affected by offshore wind turbines. offshore wind powerstereo visionfeature pnnlimprovesfly https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/going-bat-bats-tags Going to Bat for Bats… with Tags | Feature | PNNL PNNL researchers are developing and evaluating bat tagging and tracking tools that will help design solutions to protect the bat population from wind turbines. feature pnnlgoingbattags https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/remotely-possible-possible-remotely From “Remotely Possible” to “Possible Remotely” | Feature | PNNL As COVID-19 was limiting in-person contact, halting travel, and creating additional barriers, researchers at PNNL were working to find solutions on how they... feature pnnl https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/cold-spray-help-keep-turbines-spinning Cold Spray to Help Keep Turbines Spinning | Feature | PNNL PNNL’s suite of Solid Phase Processing tools like Cold Spray is helping to strengthen hydroelectric dam materials such as turbines. cold sprayhelp keepfeature pnnlturbinesspinning https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/consumers-guide-rooftop-solar-and-home-energy-storage A Consumer’s Guide to Rooftop Solar and Home Energy Storage | Feature | PNNL If you’re not sure whether rooftop solar panels and battery energy storage systems are right for you, start with this new guide from PNNL researchers. rooftop solarenergy storagefeature pnnlguide https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/walls-energy-savings-and-comfort Walls for Energy Savings and Comfort | Feature | PNNL A multi-institute research team is exploring ways to improve residential walls across America, making homes warmer and drier and delivering significant energy... energy savingsfeature pnnlwallscomfort https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/forging-future-finesse-metals-manufacturing Forging the Future with Finesse in Metals Manufacturing | Feature | PNNL From vehicles and airplanes to solid-phase processing of metals—how Curt Lavender and his team at PNNL solve industry problems with practical ingenuity. feature pnnlforgingfuturefinessemetals https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/air-rock-carbon-mineralization-store-carbon-dioxide-deep-underground From Air to Rock: Carbon Mineralization to Store Carbon Dioxide Deep Underground | Feature | PNNL PNNL undergraduate intern Madeline Bartels leads research to verify and quantify carbon mineralization at an unprecedented small scale. deep undergroundfeature pnnlairrockcarbon https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/battery-energy-storage-systems-are-here-your-community-ready Battery Energy Storage Systems Are Here: Is Your Community Ready? | Feature | PNNL Battery energy storage systems are being proposed in municipalities across the U.S. PNNL researchers can help community planners guide safe siting and... battery energy storagecommunity readyfeature pnnlsystems https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/riveting-technology-enables-lightweight-magnesium-fasteners-fuel-efficiency Riveting Technology Enables Lightweight Magnesium Fasteners for Fuel Efficiency | Feature | PNNL Rotational Hammer Riveting, developed by PNNL, joins dissimilar materials quickly without preheating rivets. The friction-based riveting enables use of... technology enablesfuel efficiencyfeature pnnlrivetinglightweight https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/hands-glove-box Hands in the Glove Box | Feature | PNNL PNNL welcomed United Kingdom researcher for a six-week hands-on research exchange to develop nuclear forensic techniques. glove boxfeature pnnlhands https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/was-explosion-chemical-or-nuclear Was That Explosion Chemical or Nuclear? | Feature | PNNL New PNNL research makes it easier to differentiate between chemical and nuclear explosions. feature pnnlexplosionchemicalnuclear https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/molecules-batteries-and-beyond-celebrating-pnnls-energy-storage-legacy From Molecules to Batteries and Beyond: Celebrating PNNL’s Energy Storage Legacy | Feature | PNNL For nearly 20 years, PNNL has invested in a multidisciplinary effort to develop better batteries. energy storagefeature pnnlmoleculesbatteriesbeyond https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/long-duration-energy-storage-time-now Long-Duration Energy Storage: The Time Is Now | Feature | PNNL Findings in a new PNNL report show long-duration energy storage will be a necessity in decarbonizing the grid and recommends the planning and procurement... long duration energyfeature pnnlstoragetime https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/sustaining-us-nuclear-power-plants-could-be-key-decarbonization Sustaining U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Could be Key to Decarbonization | Feature | PNNL As the world races to discover solutions for reaching net zero carbon emissions, a PNNL analysis quantifies the economic value of the existing nuclear power... nuclear power plantsfeature pnnlsustainingcouldkey https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/virtual-learning-tools-connect-global-partners-national-security-training Virtual Learning Tools Connect Global Partners for National Security Training | Feature | PNNL In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, PNNL pivoted to online learning approaches to conduct critical national security training across the globe. virtual learningtools connectglobal partnersnational securityfeature pnnl https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/how-does-river-breathe How Does a River Breathe? | Feature | PNNL PNNL scientists have been studying how rivers and streams breathe. Their research focuses on respiration, organic matter, and natural disturbances that affect... feature pnnlriverbreathe https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/new-generator-rolls-ocean-energy New Generator Rolls into Ocean Energy | Feature | PNNL New PNNL-developed nanogenerator harnesses the renewable energy in ocean waves to power sensors that provide critical weather and wave information. ocean energyfeature pnnlnewgeneratorrolls https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/offshore-wind-research-buoys-float-californias-waters Offshore Wind Research Buoys Float into California’s Waters | Feature | PNNL PNNL deployed two research buoys in waters off the West Coast for the first time in deep water, supporting a DOE and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management effort... offshore windfeature pnnlresearchbuoysfloat https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/drones-fly-low-and-slow-radiation-detection Drones Fly Low and Slow for Radiation Detection | Feature | PNNL PNNL researchers explore the feasibility of using low-flying drones to survey sites for low levels of radiation. radiation detectionfeature pnnldronesflylow https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/new-minds-new-mines New Minds for New Mines | Feature | PNNL A decade after working as a post-bachelor’s researcher at PNNL, chemist Quin Miller is helping develop the workforce for the critical minerals-focused mines of... feature pnnlnewmindsmines https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/watershed-moment-key-findings-about-potential-drinking-water-contamination A Watershed Moment: Key Findings About Potential Drinking Water Contamination | Feature | PNNL An analysis of land use in watersheds that supply drinking water to over a hundred United States cities identified a wide range of exposure to potential... drinking water contaminationwatershed momentkey findingsfeature pnnlpotential https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/hunting-dark-matter-axions Hunting for Dark Matter Axions | Feature | PNNL The search for dark matter includes expertise in radio frequency signal detection, quantum sensing, and high-energy physics at PNNL. dark matterfeature pnnlhuntingaxions https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/new-energy-storage-system-strengthens-air-force-bases-resilience New Energy Storage System Strengthens Air Force Base’s Resilience | Feature | PNNL PNNL teamed up with multiple agencies to install a battery energy storage system at a South Dakota Air Force base. new energy storageair forcefeature pnnlsystemstrengthens https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/identifying-elements-carbon-storage Identifying the Elements for Carbon Storage | Feature | PNNL Led by interns from multiple DOE programs, a newly expanded dataset allows researchers to use easy-to-obtain measurements to determine the elemental... carbon storagefeature pnnlidentifyingelements https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/researchers-explore-biomining-seaweed-critical-minerals Researchers Explore ‘Biomining’ Seaweed for Critical Minerals | Feature | PNNL Seaweed could be a new source of critical minerals for electronics, vehicles, and buildings. researchers explorecritical mineralsfeature pnnlseaweed https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/marine-and-coastal-research-laboratory-past-present-future Marine and Coastal Research Laboratory—Past, Present, Future | Feature | PNNL The Marine and Coastal Research Laboratory (MCRL), part of PNNL, in Sequim, Washington, is the U.S. Department of Energy’s only marine research facility. It... coastal researchpresent futurefeature pnnlmarine https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/how-much-dam-water-needed-fish-and-energy How Much Dam Water is Needed for Fish and Energy? | Feature | PNNL New research identifies the most important factors in successful fish passage, pointing toward new options for flexible dam operations. dam waterfeature pnnlmuchneededfish https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/clean-energy-one-community-time Clean Energy, One Community at a Time | Feature | PNNL PNNL researchers are working to provide the technical assistance and expertise needed for communities to shape their clean energy future. clean energyone communitytime featurepnnl https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/wind-and-wildlife-interactions-world-wide-solution-cannot-be-one-size-fits-all Wind and Wildlife Interactions: A World-Wide Solution Cannot Be "One Size Fits All" | Feature | PNNL one size fitswildlife interactionsworld widefeature pnnlwind https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/pooling-our-knowledge-and-protecting-wildlife-adaptive-management Pooling Our Knowledge and Protecting Wildlife with Adaptive Management | Feature | PNNL protecting wildlifemanagement featurepoolingknowledgeadaptive https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/tackling-one-most-extreme-environments-earth-nuclear-waste Tackling One of the Most Extreme Environments on Earth: Nuclear Waste | Feature | PNNL New funding spurs a new approach to researching the effective retrieval and processing of legacy radioactive waste. Four-year focus of the IDREAM EFRC will... extreme environmentsnuclear wastefeature pnnltacklingone https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/breakthrough-could-bring-friction-stir-welding-assembly-lines Breakthrough Could Bring Friction Stir Welding to Assembly Lines | Feature | PNNL A breakthrough at PNNL could free friction stir from current constraints—and open the door for increased use of the advanced manufacturing technique on... friction stir weldingbreakthrough couldassembly linesfeature pnnlbring https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/are-microgrids-key-grid-resiliency Are Microgrids a Key to Grid Resiliency? | Feature | PNNL With an eye on renewable, accessible, and resilient power, PNNL researchers show hyper-local microgrids are a viable option, if designed with the right mix of... grid resiliencyfeature pnnlmicrogridskey https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/doe-funded-wind-profilers-feed-national-weather-forecasts DOE-Funded Wind Profilers Feed National Weather Forecasts | Feature | PNNL national weather forecastsfeature pnnldoefundedwind https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/hydrogen-energy-guam-using-seawater-electrolysis Hydrogen Energy for Guam Using Seawater Electrolysis | Feature | PNNL Converting seawater into hydrogen fuel using electrochemistry offers a renewable energy future for Guam. hydrogen energyfeature pnnlguamusingseawater https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/curb-doorstep-driving-efficiencies-delivering-goods From Curb to Doorstep: Driving Efficiencies for Delivering Goods | Feature | PNNL A webapp developed by PNNL in collaboration with the University of Washington to help drive efficiencies for urban delivery drivers is now in the prototype... feature pnnlcurbdoorstepdrivingefficiencies https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/simulating-role-grid-forming-inverters-future-electric-grid Simulating the Role of Grid-Forming Inverters in the Future Electric Grid | Feature | PNNL PNNL researchers developed a new model to help power system operators and planners better evaluate how grid-forming, inverter-based resources could affect the... future electricfeature pnnlsimulatingrolegrid https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/dam-operators-keep-their-cool-cold-spray-repairs Dam Operators Keep their Cool with Cold Spray Repairs | Feature | PNNL cold sprayfeature pnnldamoperatorskeep https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/smart-lighting-controls-primed-data-mining Smart Lighting Controls Primed for Data Mining | Feature | PNNL Lighting control data are critical for optimizing the design and operation of future lighting systems for the benefit of occupants and energy efficiency. smart lightingdata miningfeature pnnlcontrolsprimed https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/robotics-and-ai-power-biotechnology-advances-pnnl Robotics and AI Power Biotechnology Advances at PNNL | Feature | PNNL Automated liquid handling, combined with data analysis and AI, optimizes microbiological growth conditions at PNNL. ai powerroboticsbiotechnologyadvancespnnl https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/pnnl-scientists-keep-biofouling-bay PNNL Scientists Keep Biofouling at Bay | Feature | PNNL Researchers at PNNL are now leading research to mitigate biofouling and its impacts on the environment and industry scientists keeppnnlbiofoulingbayfeature https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/pnnl-using-5g-unlock-new-potential PNNL Using 5G to Unlock New Potential | Feature | PNNL One year ago, Verizon announced a partnership that made PNNL the U.S. Department of Energy’s first national laboratory with Verizon 5G ultra-wideband wireless... using 5gunlock newpnnlpotentialfeature https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/oh-buoy-pnnl-researchers-dive-data-delivered-new-jersey-coast Oh Buoy! PNNL Researchers Dive into Data Delivered from New Jersey Coast | Feature | PNNL pnnl researchersdata deliverednew jerseyohbuoy https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/pnnl-ai-accelerating-us-bioeconomy At PNNL, AI Is Accelerating the U.S. Bioeconomy | Feature | PNNL Predicting how organisms’ characteristics respond to not only their genes, but also their environments (a nascent field called predictive phenomics), is... pnnlaiacceleratingubioeconomy https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/pnnl-and-femp-release-new-version-building-energy-efficiency-assessment-software PNNL and FEMP Release New Version of Building Energy Efficiency Assessment Software | Feature | PNNL Buildings account for around 40 percent of our nation's energy use and consume 75 percent of our nation’s electricity each year. Energy use is also one of the... release newbuilding energyefficiency assessmentsoftware featurepnnl https://www.pnnl.gov/news-media/pnnl-makes-waves-new-issue-journal-marine-science-and-engineering PNNL Makes Waves in New Issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering | Feature | PNNL A new journal issue is dedicated to highlighting the Triton Initiative’s recent work advancing environmental monitoring of marine energy. makes wavesnew issuemarine sciencepnnljournal