Research organizations work toward compelling market-ready solutions for building operations.

New research makes molecular-level calculations of water faster and easier.

Microbes and viruses play key roles in carbon and nitrogen cycling in riverbed sediments.

Proteins from “auxiliary” genes in soil viruses play a role in the carbon cycle and climate, scientists have found.

New research shows that compressing quantum circuits decreases noise and increases the accuracy of quantum calculations.

Researchers isolated a molecular copper hydride monomer for the first time.

PNNL worked with the Department of Energy on the Commercial Packaged Boiler rule, which will help reduce energy use, enhance the environment, and save dollars.

A newly funded research project aims to develop theoretical approaches to describe strong interactions between confined light and molecules.

A new study shows how organic molecules respond to global change varies according to functional traits and ecological processes.

A process developed at PNNL that converts biomass and waste into a chemical intermediate or into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel is available for commercial licensing.

A new simple and scalable synthesis produces nanoparticle assemblies that can perform catalytic hydrogen sensing at room temperature for the first time.

A study that combined experiments and theory showed how model enzymes control challenging reactions involving highly reactive carbocations.

Researchers studied water cycling to assess the achievability of net-zero water usage at military installations in the Pacific Islands.

By decreasing the amount of precious metal in a catalyst, the system increased its efficiency and selectivity for breaking apart plastics.

The size and concentration of ions influences the aggregation behavior of solutions of boehmite.

PNNL internships in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) provide students with valuable opportunities for STEM careers.

A novel combination of temperature and four-dimensional geophysical sensors revealed otherwise unseeable hydrologic dynamics below riverbed sediments.

Forms of nitrogen released by nitrogen-fixing bacteria differ across sampling scales and in structured environments.

Dominant and functionally important soil microbes show strong, predictable, and distinctly different associations with continental-scale gradients in climate, vegetation, and soil moisture.

Protein ribbons direct and facilitate the formation of a calcium-based mineral that forms tooth enamel.