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While Covid has ruled the headlines for two years running, a different epidemic is claiming the lives of more than 100,000 Americans every year.At the core of the opioid epidemic is fentanyl, the synthetic substance originally designed as…

A modeling study raises questions about how far respiratory droplets, like those that transmit the virus that causes COVID-19, can travel before becoming harmless. Can the airborne particles that carry the virus remain infectious not just…

Two years ago, the first case of COVID-19 emerged in the United States, right here in Washington state.As soon as the pandemic reared its head, scientists, including those at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National…

Two teams of researchers from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have shown that wind energy offers logistical, economic, and environmental value to consumers and utilities from the coast of Oregon to remote villages in…

Computerized maps and their multiple features are a marvel. They’ll get you from point A to point B. They’ll even get you to points C and D and to places in between while suggesting the best neighborhood shops for coffee, pizza, and…

Consider an eerie photograph of a forlorn ghost forest in a marsh where a thriving woodland once stood.Recall dramatic footage from earlier this year of people in western Washington trapped in their homes as floodwaters raged through…

Without thin films, there would be no modern electronics or high-quality mirrors. The semiconductor chips used in our cell phones and computers rely on thin films made of different materials, including metal oxides that contain at least…

A radically different manufacturing process can produce materials with enhanced properties, while using significantly less energy and a smaller manufacturing footprint. The process, called ShAPE™, was developed at Pacific Northwest…

For a year now, two offshore wind research buoys have been gathering oceanographic and meteorological measurements of the winds blowing off California’s northern and central coasts.These seagoing “workhorses” were launched by researchers…

When Hurricane Ida roared to shore in Louisiana last month, a system of flood gates, levees, and pumps largely kept the water out of New Orleans. Natural barriers such as wetlands, islands, and even oyster reefs also played a role by…