Combining cold spray deposition and friction stir processing for a more efficient route to oxide dispersion strengthened steel.

An atomic sieving effect selectively promotes diffusion of some species, leading to different oxidation rates at surface facets.

Fully identifying what controls nanocrystal assembly requires incorporating non-traditional forces into models.

To improve our ability to “see” into the subsurface, scientists need to understand how different mineral surfaces respond to electrical signals at the molecular scale.

The surface oxygen functionality of graphene oxide may be tuned using ultraviolet light, affecting how differently charged ions move through the material.

Researchers studied the boundary precipitation of tungsten heavy alloys in an extended high temperature irradiation environment

When exposed to a sufficiently high dose of ionizing radiation, gibbsite and boehmite are less susceptible to dehydration-induced breakdown.

A new study examines the effect of peptoid sequences on the mechanisms and kinetics of their two-dimensional assembly on mica surfaces and how molecular interactions alter assembly kinetics.

The Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy acting assistant secretary makes his first visit to a national laboratory in his new role, touring PNNL's Radiochemical Processing Laboratory.

PNNL researchers review ceramic-metal composite technology for immobilizing radioactive wastes from nuclear reactors, including advanced reactors.

Two decades of advances have provided a clearer picture of the mechanisms of crystal assembly. This review highlights key breakthroughs in crystallization pathways of both soft and organic materials, emphasizing future research directions.

Twinned nanocrystals have unique physical and chemical properties, a variety of which are detailed by a new study. These findings can help guide future efforts in controlling twinning and detwinning in gold nanoparticles.

IDREAM scientists capture electronic response to ionization.

PNNL computing experts Robert Rallo and Court Corley contribute their knowledge to a recent DOE report on applications of AI to energy, materials, and the power grid.

IDREAM research shows the size of cations in highly concentrated nitrite solutions affects the production of radicals.

The world is becoming reliant on increasingly smaller sensors that improve daily life in many ways. A PNNL-led paper takes a closer look at these technologies and their future development for environmental and sensitive species monitoring.

Researchers investigated how stable nanoparticle suspensions form using facet engineering on hematite nanoparticles, demonstrating that controlling the faceting of nanoparticles can effectively maintain particle dispersity.

There are many ways that researchers at PNNL bring unique perspectives to the field of distributed wind. One is the fact that PNNL's distributed wind projects are all led by women.

PNNL researchers use chemometric analysis to model chemistry in molten salt.

Differences in water interactions lead to two gibbsite dissolution pathways modulated by solution acidity.