PNNL researchers outline open problems in different scientific areas in the Journal of Combinatorics.

Research from PNNL and the University of Washington demonstrates the extension of the MBE for periodic systems and its use to decompose the lattice energies of different ice polymorphs.

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.

PNNL welcomes new joint appointments to expand the research productivity and scientific impact of both PNNL and the university partners, broadening the base of expertise at each institution and helping to build interdisciplinary teams.

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.

The work by the team at PNNL takes a critical step in leveraging ML to accelerate advanced manufacturing R&D, specifically for manufacturing techniques without access to efficient, first-principles simulations.

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.