A combined experimental and theoretical study identified multiple interactions that affect the performance of redox-active metal oxides for potential electrochemical separation and quantum computing applications.

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

Water affects the intermediates present on the surface of a metal oxide catalyst during ketonization.

Led by PNNL, the new Cathode-Electrolyte Interphase Consortium has been launched, involving 10 national laboratories and 10 universities.

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

Variations in burn severity are a key control on the chemical constituents of dissolved organic matter delivered to streams within a single burn perimeter.

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

Combining peptoids and carbon nanotube porins creates a new class of stable membranes with potential applications in separations science.

Newly developed models can help rapidly optimize systems to meet the need for rapidly deployable commercial carbon capture.

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

Hydrogen bonding and proton transfer control the identity and reactivity of molecules in highly concentrated and alkaline aluminate solutions.

A new system can convert common plastics into valuable fuel molecules.

Within zeolite pores, rates of alcohol dehydration increase with ionic strength until reaching a maximum and then decreasing.

Researchers combined crystallographic data and computational studies to investigate plutonium-ligand bonding within a hybrid material construct.

In a water-containing system, the open circuit potential stabilizes positively charged species and lowers the energy barrier of the reaction.

Harnessing the sea for decarbonized energy is the focus of a new collaboration between PNNL and the University of Guam.

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

Researchers developed a machine learning model that can analyze chemical reactions as they happen in an electron microscope.

PNNL researchers are moving energy research forward through collaborative projects with universities across the United States.

The nature of an iron oxide mineral and amount of light control electron movement from a light-absorbing molecule to the mineral, rather than the conditions of the surrounding aqueous environment.