Proposing a new synthetic route to layered materials that demonstrate efficient photocatalysis.

Irradiation in a sodium hydroxide solution increases the dissolution rate and particle roughness of gibbsite compared to dry irradiation.

Elias Nakouzi brings 3D atomic force microcopy expertise to a project focused on understanding how hybrid bio-based nanomaterials assemble.

Resolving how nanoparticles come together is important for industry and environmental remediation. New work predicts nanoparticle aggregation behavior across a wide range of scales for the first time.

1-propanol converts from a monomer into a trimer at aluminum sites within zeolite pores.

NRC Chair Christopher Hanson tours the nondestructive examination laboratories and learns more about PNNL’s broad support to the NRC mission.

Researchers designed a new, highly efficient, stable redox-active material from neutral red dye that can efficiently capture CO2 from air.

Leaders from the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy visited PNNL October 19–20 for a firsthand look at capabilities and research progress.

Researchers demonstrated a path to quantitatively map hydrogen pick up in model steels.

The pathway of oxygen ion movement can be controlled based on the initial structure and substrate of strontium iron oxide thin films.

Surface composition can control the electronic properties of buried interfaces.

Oxide/metal interfaces act as the primary path for oxygen to move to and around nanoscale protective oxide layers.

A poem inspired by radioactive tank waste—“Can a Scientist Dream it Alone?”—was awarded first place in the Department of Energy’s Poetry of Science Art Contest.

A suite of experiments provide insight into how diopside reacts with carbon dioxide to form stable carbonate species.

New research reveals enhanced CO2 transport across a polyether ether ketone membrane and water-lean solvent interface

Simulations show an amorphous intermediate that allows impurities to incorporate into crystallizing calcium carbonate.

Bradley Crowell with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission sees advanced materials integrity, radiological measurement, and environmental capabilities on his first visit to PNNL.

PNNL energy storage experts express need for continued investment in developing and deploying long-duration energy storage.

A crystalline silicate framework forms through a non-classical, multi-step nucleation mechanism based on structurally precise clusters.

A new review describes the insights that may be gained into important electrochemical processes using ion soft landing.