Irradiated boehmite nanoplatelets form smaller aggregates and have a rougher surface than non-irradiated platelets.

Advances in understanding the nature of the chemical bond are featured in this special issue of The Journal of Chemical Physics.

A combined experimental and computational approach showed that the hydration shell of hydroxide has a four-coordinate binding.

A combined experimental and modeling study shows that electronic interactions direct how a metal-organic framework grows.

A new approach broadens the reach of quantum computers to previously challenging systems.

Researchers identified a new intermediate phase that forms during the crystallization of hydrated aluminum-containing salts.

PNNL research, featured on the cover of two science journals, describes advancements in using Raman spectrometry for Hanford Site nuclear waste remediation.

Combining multiple experimental techniques allowed researchers to observe the early stages of oxidation in a model material.

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

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.

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

IDREAM researchers use fast force mapping to provide insights into the boehmite interfacial solution structure.

IDREAM researchers assess the potential of photon-in/photon-out XFEL techniques to explore early time reaction steps and ultimately improve nuclear waste processing strategies.

Researchers achieved the complete assignment of the infrared spectrum of a hydronium-water “magic number” cluster reported in Science in 2004.

A team of researchers developed a simulation approach to identify how atomic structures can affect the phonon transport of energy and information in quantum systems near absolute zero temperatures.

New PNNL research provides the first direct evidence that amorphous intermediates influence subsequent crystallization outcomes using in situ imaging.

A strengthened softer alloy phase increases the toughness of a tungsten composite material.

Theoretical work shows that an important natural iron source can be described as a nanoscale composite of different, but experimentally indistinguishable, structures.

New study elucidates the complex relaxation kinetics of supercooled water using a pulsed laser heating technique at previously inaccessible temperatures.