SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 Research Highlight Seeing Ice Crystals at the Atomic Level Imaging ice microstructures formed by water freezing with atomic resolution for the first time. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 Research Highlight Crystalline Peptoid Nanomaterials for Promoting Carbon Dioxide Dissolution and Precipitation Tailored assemblies mimic natural enzyme activity with significantly higher stability. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025 Research Highlight When High Entropy Meets Epitaxy: Selective Oxidation and Chromium Segregation in Multicomponent Oxide Thin Films In high-entropy oxides, chromium tends to segregate during growth due to oxidation-induced migration of smaller, high-valence cations. ( Read More )
AUGUST 19, 2025 Research Highlight Molecular Insights into Rare Earth Element Transformations in Hydrothermal Fluids The first direct molecular-scale evidence of the temperature-driven transformation of the coordination environment of ytterbium at geologically relevant conditions. ( Read More )
AUGUST 15, 2025 Research Highlight Controlling Speciation of N-Doped Carbon Materials Researchers developed a way to precisely control dopant structures and locations in carbon-based materials. ( Read More )
JUNE 6, 2025 Research Highlight A Generalized Strategy for Synthesizing 2-D Core–Crown Heterostructures Researchers developed a pathway for the solution synthesis of core–crown heterostructures with controlled electronic properties. ( Read More )
JUNE 2, 2025 Research Highlight Rougher Materials Get Along Better: Surface Roughness Influences Nanoparticle Attachment Under an optical field, nanoparticle attachment in a model system heavily depends on surface roughness. ( Read More )
JANUARY 16, 2025 Article Global Experts Address Workforce Shortages in Environmental Remediation RemPlex and IAEA convene international leaders to tackle recruitment and retention in complex environmental cleanup efforts. ( Read More )
JANUARY 14, 2025 Research Highlight Unraveling Doping Effects on the Structure and Electronic Properties of Perovskite Oxides Chromium cations better adapt to changes in oxygen stoichiometry than iron cations. ( Read More )
JANUARY 10, 2025 Article New AI Agent Connects Computer Reasoning with Chemistry CACTUS provides AI-powered cheminformatics for autonomous science. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 18, 2024 Research Highlight Unraveling Charge Transfer at Oxide Heterointerfaces Using interfacial charge transfer to control cation charges in oxide superlattices offers insights for designing functional heterostructures. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 5, 2024 Research Highlight Crystallization of Calcium Carbonate Via a Dense Liquid Phase Calcium carbonate mineralization occurs through a multi-step process that begins with a dense liquid phase. ( Read More )
NOVEMBER 8, 2024 Research Highlight Determining Carbonation and Critical Mineral Recovery Potential in Mafic–Ultramafic Reservoirs New methodology can evaluate the potential for carbon storage and critical mineral recovery in undercharacterized geological settings. ( Read More )
NOVEMBER 8, 2024 Research Highlight Identifying Relationships Between the Structure and Composition in Olivine A new database allows researchers to connect lattice parameters and composition in olivine. ( Read More )
NOVEMBER 7, 2024 Article Longtime PNNL Collaborator Received Nobel Prize University of Washington Professor David Baker won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for computational protein design. ( Read More )
OCTOBER 30, 2024 Article Using Electron Microscopy to Understand Quantum Behavior A newly funded project will develop the fundamental understanding of phenomena that underpin material properties important for quantum applications. ( Read More )
AUGUST 9, 2024 Article Assessing Geomechanical Risk at Geologic Carbon Storage Sites Data from SOSAT web tool informs site selection and management for the subsurface injection of captured carbon dioxide. ( Read More )
AUGUST 6, 2024 Article PMedIC Empowers Students in Biomedicine PMedIC, the PNNL and OHSU joint research collaboration, contributes to student success and impact in biomedicine. ( Read More )
JULY 24, 2024 Research Highlight Predicting Metabolic Potential in Bacteria From Limited Genome Data ( Read More )
JULY 23, 2024 Research Highlight Understanding the Forces that Regulate Crystallization by Particle Attachment Fully identifying what controls nanocrystal assembly requires incorporating non-traditional forces into models. ( Read More )