MAY 23, 2025 Research Highlight Unleashing Quantum Computing for Quantum Chemistry from Constrained Optimization Developing a new scheme to more efficiently solve quantum chemistry problems. ( Read More )
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 17, 2025 Article Democratizing Computational Chemistry with the Cloud PNNL Program Development Office Director Karl Mueller explains how the TEC4 project seeks to make advanced chemical computations accessible to all. ( Read More )
JANUARY 14, 2025 Research Highlight Porting Scalable Computational Chemistry to Cloud Computing Electronic structure codes in a cloud environment can enable efficient computational chemistry simulations. ( 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 )
JANUARY 10, 2025 Research Highlight Mineral Surfaces Stabilize Organic Matter through Patchy Multilayer Coatings Molecular simulations highlight the key interactions between mineral surfaces and organic matter that lead to carbon stabilization in soils. ( Read More )
JANUARY 10, 2025 Article New AI Agent Connects Computer Reasoning with Chemistry CACTUS provides AI-powered cheminformatics for autonomous science. ( 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 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 10, 2024 Research Highlight Polaritonic Chemistry with the Density Matrix Renormalization Group Method Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers developed a new theoretical method for studying highly correlated systems. ( 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 )
NOVEMBER 7, 2024 Article Longtime PNNL Collaborator Received Nobel Prize University of Washington Professor David Baker won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for computational protein design. ( 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 )
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 Research Highlight Observing the Mechanism of Protonation Site Switching in Hydrated Nicotine Proton shuffling in hydrated nicotine at low temperatures occurs via a Grotthuss mechanism, identified through experimental and computational work. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 Article DOE Vouchers Foster Collaboration between National Laboratories and Public Innovators PNNL Ocean Engineer James McVey collaborates with U.S. company Noria Energy on floating solar technologies through DOE voucher program. ( Read More )
AUGUST 22, 2024 Article Novel Computing Tool Learns the Language of Chemistry ChemReasoner combines decades of chemistry knowledge with large language models to propose strategies for effective new catalysts. ( Read More )
AUGUST 13, 2024 Research Highlight Simulations Identify How Critical Elements Distribute in Abundant Mineral Ores The atomic-level distribution of nickel and cobalt in forsterite depends on the concentration of the different elements. ( 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 )
JUNE 3, 2024 Research Highlight Developing New Computational Methods for Atomic-to-Mesoscale Chemistry A new study demonstrates a hybrid model that can simulate part of a system at the molecular scale and other parts at larger scales in a computationally efficient manner, providing greater simulation flexibility. ( Read More )
APRIL 25, 2024 Article Co-Designing the Future of Computational Chemistry New research informs the development of foundational models for computational chemistry through hardware-software co-design. ( Read More )