A process developed at PNNL that converts biomass and waste into a chemical intermediate or into gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel is available for commercial licensing.

A new simple and scalable synthesis produces nanoparticle assemblies that can perform catalytic hydrogen sensing at room temperature for the first time.

A study that combined experiments and theory showed how model enzymes control challenging reactions involving highly reactive carbocations.

By decreasing the amount of precious metal in a catalyst, the system increased its efficiency and selectivity for breaking apart plastics.

The Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines initiative recently outlined six years of research in a findings and impact report.

Tuning the environment and platinum-group metal allows researchers to control which bonds the catalyst breaks using hydrogen.

PNNL scientists have developed a new mass spectrometry method for in-depth analysis of proteins in individual cells.

Data from increasingly complex mass spectrometry instruments met with adaptable data analysis solution.

A comprehensive understanding of the electronic structure of uranyl ions provides insight into the chemistry of nuclear waste and uranium separation technologies.

Researchers characterize protein signatures that indicate Acute Kidney Injury in COVID-19 patients.

Simulations reveal advantages of using new model vs. allometric scaling for risk assessment.

PNNL researchers worked to decouple the effects that solvents impose on reactions catalyzed in the liquid phase.

A multi-institutional team has developed a deep learning framework to identify novel molecules as drug candidates.

New research finds that reaction rates for cyclic alcohol dehydration increase as ionic strength increases, independent of reaction mechanism.

Hypergraphs can more faithfully identify important genes in complex immune responses.

The web-based tool, called PLATIPUS, is publicly available and interacts with publications available in the CovidScholar database.

Local ionic strength within zeolite pores tailors the chemical potential of reacting molecules, leading to high cyclohexanol dehydration activity

New quantum chemistry pipeline can help predict the effects of bioengineering.

High-throughput biochemical assays targeting a vital viral protein identified one molecule out of more than 13,000 with promising antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2.

Tetranuclear molybdenum sulfide clusters encaged in zeolites mimic the FeMo-cofactor of nitrogenase, offering a new opportunity for improving industrial hydrotreatment processes.