The Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines initiative recently outlined six years of research in a findings and impact report.

A new perspective article discusses how integrating carbon dioxide capture and conversion in solvents can lead to cheaper and more efficient carbon management systems.

Tuning the environment and platinum-group metal allows researchers to control which bonds the catalyst breaks using hydrogen.

Researchers are studying the chemical reactions that occur when oxygen mixes into the surface of oxide materials.

The size of the alkali metal within the material influences the crystallization pathway.

Structural changes in heavy water occur at different temperatures than in standard water.

Providing a perspective on the importance of integrating experimental work with theory and simulations when designing new carbon capture solvents.

PNNL scientists developed new capabilities to study materials under extreme conditions.

Combining advanced powder synthesis with solid state processing allows researchers to streamline oxide dispersion-strengthened steel fabrication.

Performing a network analysis of forces between particles reveals new insight into shear induced thinning and thickening in non-Newtonian fluids.

Ionic liquids bound to thin layers of graphene oxide produces more selective and efficient multi-layer membranes for water filtration.

IDREAM researchers show that high concentrations of sodium hydroxide significantly impact the molecular and macroscale properties of sodium nitrite solutions.

Under high temperature conditions, hematite nanocrystals change shape to expose the (001) facet and attach to form one-dimensional chains regardless of their initial structure.

Researchers in the IDREAM Energy Frontier Research Center unearth new defects during gibbsite crystallization using a multi-instrument approach.

Different sized helium cavities that form after ion irradiation are unevenly distributed in a ductile-phase toughened tungsten composite.

Surface characterization allows researchers to explore the compatibility between different solvent-membrane combinations.

PNNL researchers utilized the Peeters-Devreese-Soldatov formulation to improve the accuracy of calculations for quantum chemistry.

Using size-tunable ionic liquid clusters make electrochemical separations more efficient.

Newly determined energy transfer mechanisms help identify how water releases from and damages irradiated interfaces.

Developing an understanding of how water breaks apart after radiation exposure.