Awards
- Team earns 2012 Innovation Award
In-situ TEM probe a platform for studying fundamental processes
Research Highlights
Carbon Nanotubes and Spheres
- Electrical Characteristics of Carbon Nanotube Devices Prepared with Single Oxidative Point Defects
- Creating a Captivating Cage for Carbon
New robust material could selectively trap energy-diluting impurities in natural gas - Designer Particle Proves Popular with ChemComm Readers
- Dropping nano-anchor
- Carbon Nanotube Arrays: Synthesis of Dense Arrays of Well-Aligned Carbon Nanotubes Completely Filled with Titanium Carbide on Titanium Substrates
- A Sweet Approach to Carbon Nanospheres
Catalysis and Photocatalysis
- Answering the Catalyst Conundrum
Scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory advance understanding of remarkable catalyst - The Cage Stage
Using 3-D silica nanocages to protect environmentally critical catalysts - Catalysis and Photocatalysis-Institute for Integrated Catalysis
- New Platform for Catalytic Design
Graphene and metal oxide combine to lock in power of platinum catalyst
Energy Production and Storage
- Room to grow
New lithium ion battery strategy offers more energy, longer life cycle - Teaming, Integration Lead to R&D 100 Award
Graphene nanostructures for lithium batteries enable rapid recharge of electric vehicles and consumer electronic products - Taking the Mystery Out of Photosynthesis
Theory, experiments uncover structure of oxygen-evolving complex - When Ions Attack
Scientists provide an atomic view of the destruction caused by radiation in extreme environments - Enhancement of the Hydrogen Storage Properties of Ammonia Boranein the MicroNanoPores of Mesoporous Silica
- Hydrogen Storage: Operando Methods in Catalysis
- Hydrogen Storage in Ammonia Borane
Environmental Fate and Transport
- Fate and Transport of Titanium Dioxide in Freshwater Mesocosms: This project will characterize and quantify titanium dioxide (titania, TiO2) nanoparticles during flow through a bench-scale aquatic system composed of different environmental media (i.e., water, sediment, and benthic/sediment dwelling invertebrates) to monitor the fate and transport of the material. Nanomaterial partitioning and complexation in water, sediment, and tissue media will be characterized using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, respectively. The data sets derived from this work will build the foundation for future use in fate and transport of other nanomaterials in different aquatic systems (i.e., freshwater, estuarine, and marine) and in building both process and empirical models that can be used to investigate environmental fate and transport and the ecological impact of nanomaterials.
- Fate, Transport and Transformation of silver nanoparticles in a Freshwater Mesocosm: This project will conduct static and flow-through, bench-scale mesocosm studies in order to investigate the chemical, physical and biological changes to silver nanoparticles in a riverine environment. A hydrodynamic model of the fate and transport of silver nanomaterial will be constructed on the basis of the information learned through these studies. The expected outcomes for the project are: 1) characterization of silver nanoparticles in Columbia River water and sediment; 2) evaluation of nanosilver bioaccumulation in benthic biota and changes to species diversity based on nanosilver dose; 3) predictive fate and transport model for nanosilver in a riverine system.
Environmental Use of Nanomaterials
- Designer Particle Proves Popular with ChemComm Readers
- New Technique Provides Sensitive Analysis of Atmospheric Particles
Using nanoDESI, scientists probe molecular chemistry of organic aerosols - Characterizing Nanoparticles Could Lead to More Efficient Carbon Tetrachloride Cleanup
- For Just One Drink of Water...
Gold Clusters
Nanomaterials and Nanomaterials Systems Properties
- Charging makes nano-sized electrodes swell, elongate and spiral
High-resolution video shows how batteries wear out over time -
Opposites Attract and Inspire Electrocatalyst
U.S., China team convince platinum and gold particles to come together and form nanocatalysts
Nanomaterials Synthesis
- Nanoparticles: Follow the ice tracks
Cerium oxide nanoparticles self-assemble into polycrystalline nanorods in ice moulds - Plant Material Could Play Key Role in Green Chemistry of Nanoparticles
- Wax, Soap Clean Up Obstacles to Better Batteries
Paraffin and surfactant oleic acid improve synthesis of lithium manganese phosphate electrodes - Wrapping Up Sensitive Molecules in Nanoparticles
Nanoparticles and Biological Systems
Nanotoxicology
- Kodali, Sharma Named Outstanding Postdocs for Nanotox Research
- Proteins Provide Clues to Nanomaterial Toxicity
- Improved Methods for Nanoparticle Toxicity Research
New Tools for Nanoscience and Technology
- The Birth of nanoDESI
New technique provides sensitive analysis of atmospheric particles - Scientific Stimulus Produces Results
A cascade of opportunities are unleashed by one instrument, a novel idea, and EMSL's intramural program -
The World's Smallest Flashlight?
Scientists focus light beyond the diffraction limit, creating nanometer-sized light source
Oxide Nanomaterials
- Nanoparticles Shape Up: Iron nanoparticles show a different side when they are formed at room temperature
- Research on spintronics materials graces cover of Materials Today
- Physics and Chemistry of Epitaxial Oxides
- Oxide Nanodots
Self-Assembly—A nano-material platform
- Self-Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports
- Self Assembled Monolayers on Mesoporous Supports (SAMMS): Surface Functionalized Mesoporous Materials
Sensors
- An Award-Winning Chemical Vapor Sensor
- Article on Using Carbon Nanoelectrodes to Sense Glucose Highly Cited
- Electrosynthesis of Nanofibers and Nano-Composite Films
- Nanomaterials for Selective Preconcentration (271)
- Nanotech Sensor for Pesticides and Nerve Agents Sizzles in Scientific Literature
- Small Sensing
Graphene-DNA biosensor selective, simple to create