ICON science is a Department of Energy-developed framework to enhance scientific outcomes via more intentional design of research efforts across all domains of science.

Combining advanced powder synthesis with solid state processing allows researchers to streamline oxide dispersion-strengthened steel fabrication.

Ionic liquids bound to thin layers of graphene oxide produces more selective and efficient multi-layer membranes for water filtration.

Under high temperature conditions, hematite nanocrystals change shape to expose the (001) facet and attach to form one-dimensional chains regardless of their initial structure.

Researchers in the IDREAM Energy Frontier Research Center unearth new defects during gibbsite crystallization using a multi-instrument approach.

Different sized helium cavities that form after ion irradiation are unevenly distributed in a ductile-phase toughened tungsten composite.

Surface characterization allows researchers to explore the compatibility between different solvent-membrane combinations.

Using size-tunable ionic liquid clusters make electrochemical separations more efficient.

Newly determined energy transfer mechanisms help identify how water releases from and damages irradiated interfaces.

Developing an understanding of how water breaks apart after radiation exposure.

IDREAM researchers use fast force mapping to provide insights into the boehmite interfacial solution structure.

IDREAM researchers assess the potential of photon-in/photon-out XFEL techniques to explore early time reaction steps and ultimately improve nuclear waste processing strategies.

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

A team of researchers developed a simulation approach to identify how atomic structures can affect the phonon transport of energy and information in quantum systems near absolute zero temperatures.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers developed a patented, nearly non-destructive approach, known as liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry, to analyze nuclear samples.

New PNNL research provides the first direct evidence that amorphous intermediates influence subsequent crystallization outcomes using in situ imaging.

A strengthened softer alloy phase increases the toughness of a tungsten composite material.

Theoretical work shows that an important natural iron source can be described as a nanoscale composite of different, but experimentally indistinguishable, structures.

A new microbial community model reveals previous exposure to hydrologic variation influences a species’ specialized biogeochemical functions.

Detailed characterization of molecules in, under, and along the Columbia River reveal potential mechanisms for biogeochemical cycling.