The underlying crystal structure of carbonate surfaces plays a key role in the formation of cobalt mineral structures on these surfaces.

A suite of new modeling methods gives researchers better tools to predict molecular behavior inside cavities.

PNNL has developed a next-generation electrical resistivity tomography system for DOE that uses E4D software and AI-enhanced modeling to produce real-time subsurface images that help guide environmental remediation decisions.

Through the Air Force Education with Industry program, PNNL is forging powerful connections between research, leadership, and industry.

Replacing commercial acid with acidic waste enables researchers to improve nickel extraction efficiency, lower projected costs, and improve process economics.

A microbial community expresses a phenotype of interest ~20 percent higher than the sum of each member species.

PNNL addresses vulnerabilities interconnected to operational technologies by improving cybersecurity with targeted tools and trainings.

A recent article highlighted a PNNL report focused on post-quantum cryptography and electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

RemPlex 2025 Global Summit on Environmental Remediation attendees share knowledge about cleanup and monitoring of complex sites worldwide; more than 100 presentations are posted online.

Structural proteomics reveal how cyanobacteria adapt to changing light.

Secretary Wright visited PNNL's campus in Richland, Washington, late last year to meet with innovators in chemistry, biology, computing, and more.

Researchers use multiomics to confirm role of lipid synthesis during infection, leading to model of how to restrict virus replication.

Localized gradients in magnetic fields have long-range effects on the concentration of rare earth ions in solution, facilitating field-driven extraction of critical minerals.

Studying a series of rare earth element compounds revealed differences in their magnetic behavior that will be leveraged for separations.

Nanosize platelets of an aluminum material slide and join in a staggered orientation to form larger crystals.

PNNL researchers Daniel Deng and Yehia Ibrahim join the 2025 class of National Academy of Inventors Fellows.

In a recent study, PNNL researchers found that noncrystalline mineral surfaces can bind microbial residues to build soil organic matter.

An approach combining multiple theories increases the accuracy of quantum-based simulations without increasing computational demands.

IDREAM researchers uncovered how dimeric complexes control how aluminum hydroxide minerals dissolve.

Hydrogen preferentially inserts at grain boundaries between interconnected chains of palladium nanoparticles, which have a lower energy barrier for hydrogen incorporation into the material.