MAY 20, 2025 Research Highlight Ion Behavior Near Interfaces Affects Aggregation Increasing concentrations of ions slows the rate of particle aggregation in boehmite suspensions. ( Read More )
JANUARY 14, 2025 Research Highlight Unraveling Doping Effects on the Structure and Electronic Properties of Perovskite Oxides Chromium cations better adapt to changes in oxygen stoichiometry than iron cations. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 18, 2024 Research Highlight Unraveling Charge Transfer at Oxide Heterointerfaces Using interfacial charge transfer to control cation charges in oxide superlattices offers insights for designing functional heterostructures. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 13, 2024 Article How the Grid Storage Launchpad is Accelerating EV Research PNNL's new energy storage facility now houses the Lab's vehicle battery research programs, which have more lab space and a slew of new capabilities. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 12, 2024 Research Highlight Molecular-Level Understanding of How Electrolytes Affect Boehmite Particle Aggregation New IDREAM research explores the effects of electrolyte species on boehmite nanoparticle aggregation in legacy wastes. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 5, 2024 Research Highlight Crystallization of Calcium Carbonate Via a Dense Liquid Phase Calcium carbonate mineralization occurs through a multi-step process that begins with a dense liquid phase. ( Read More )
OCTOBER 30, 2024 Article Using Electron Microscopy to Understand Quantum Behavior A newly funded project will develop the fundamental understanding of phenomena that underpin material properties important for quantum applications. ( Read More )
OCTOBER 10, 2024 Article New Funding for Fusion Materials Projects PNNL researchers will pursue both fundamental and applied projects with this support from the Department of Energy ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 Research Highlight Residual Impurities Affect the Stability of Hydrogen Atoms in Irradiated Gibbsite Hydrogen atoms released and trapped in irradiated gibbsite are destabilized by synthetic-precursor residuals. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 Research Highlight An Alternate Approach to Fabricating Strengthened Steel Combining cold spray deposition and friction stir processing for a more efficient route to oxide dispersion strengthened steel. ( Read More )
JULY 23, 2024 Research Highlight Understanding the Forces that Regulate Crystallization by Particle Attachment Fully identifying what controls nanocrystal assembly requires incorporating non-traditional forces into models. ( Read More )
JULY 12, 2024 Research Highlight Characterizing Tungsten-Based Materials in a Simulated Fusion Environment Researchers studied the boundary precipitation of tungsten heavy alloys in an extended high temperature irradiation environment ( Read More )
JUNE 28, 2024 Research Highlight Ionizing Radiation Stabilizes Gibbsite and Boehmite against Decomposition When exposed to a sufficiently high dose of ionizing radiation, gibbsite and boehmite are less susceptible to dehydration-induced breakdown. ( Read More )
MAY 28, 2024 Article DOE Nuclear Energy Leader Michael Goff Visits PNNL The Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy acting assistant secretary makes his first visit to a national laboratory in his new role, touring PNNL's Radiochemical Processing Laboratory. ( Read More )
MAY 24, 2024 Article Ceramic Metal Composites: Possibilities for Immobilizing Nuclear Wastes PNNL researchers review ceramic-metal composite technology for immobilizing radioactive wastes from nuclear reactors, including advanced reactors. ( Read More )
APRIL 30, 2024 Research Highlight Attosecond X-rays Provide a Snapshot of Liquid Water IDREAM scientists capture electronic response to ionization. ( Read More )
APRIL 3, 2024 Research Highlight Cation Effects on Radicals from Nitrite IDREAM research shows the size of cations in highly concentrated nitrite solutions affects the production of radicals. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 16, 2024 Article Machine Learning Provides Chemistry of Uranium Insight for Advanced Reactors PNNL researchers use chemometric analysis to model chemistry in molten salt. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 6, 2024 Research Highlight Surface Defects and pH Alter Gibbsite Dissolution Mechanisms Differences in water interactions lead to two gibbsite dissolution pathways modulated by solution acidity. ( Read More )
JANUARY 24, 2024 Article Studying Scarce Electrons Combining X-ray-based techniques allows researchers to locate and characterize small concentrations of electrons in complex semiconductor films. ( Read More )