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 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 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 )
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 )
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 )
MAY 28, 2024 Article DOE Nuclear Energy Leader Michael Goff Visits PNNL 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. ( Read More )
MAY 24, 2024 Article Ceramic Metal Composites: Possibilities for Immobilizing Nuclear Wastes PNNL researchers review ceramic-metal composite technology for immobilizing radioactive wastes from nuclear reactors, including advanced reactors. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 16, 2024 Article Machine Learning Provides Chemistry of Uranium Insight for Advanced Reactors PNNL researchers use chemometric analysis to model chemistry in molten salt. ( Read More )
JANUARY 24, 2024 Article Studying Scarce Electrons Combining X-ray-based techniques allows researchers to locate and characterize small concentrations of electrons in complex semiconductor films. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 20, 2023 Article PNNL Supports First-of-a-Kind Environmental Review for an Advanced Reactor The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the construction permit for Kairos Power’s Hermes molten salt test reactor project in Tennessee. ( Read More )
DECEMBER 19, 2023 Article Mapping the Assembly of Hybrid Materials Elias Nakouzi brings 3D atomic force microcopy expertise to a project focused on understanding how hybrid bio-based nanomaterials assemble. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 Research Highlight Guided Anisotropic Oxygen Transport in Vacancy-Ordered Oxides The pathway of oxygen ion movement can be controlled based on the initial structure and substrate of strontium iron oxide thin films. ( Read More )
AUGUST 21, 2023 Article Internships Empower Students to Grow STEM Identities Summer internship programs with partnering colleges provide pathways for students to explore careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. ( Read More )