An innovative artificial enzyme has shown it can chew through woody lignin, an abundant carbon-based substance that stores tremendous potential for renewable energy and materials.

Road tripping? PNNL’s researchers driving science and technology for clean, efficient and convenient transportation.

Jinhui Tao is chairing and organizing a crystal growth and epitaxy conference, while other PNNL staff serve as session chairs.

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

Fu brings expertise in identifying defects in quantum materials to the PNNL.

New facility will accelerate energy storage innovation, increase clean energy adoption and grid resilience.

New PNNL report identifies best practices for equitable outcomes in the new energy economy.

Focused research studies of advanced algorithms and materials are setting the stage for the next generation of quantum computers.

Morris Bullock received an award and PNNL staff organized symposia and presented exciting research.

Materials scientist Arun Devaraj is committed to improving the quality and performance of metals with a big assist from atom probe tomography.

Scientists have created a battery designed for the electric grid that locks in energy for months without losing much storage capacity.

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

A bioinspired molecule can direct gold atoms to form perfect five-pointed nanoscale stars. The feat is the product of a collaborative team from PNNL and the University of Washington.

A paper published last year by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory was featured in the 2021 Editor’s Choice collection for the Cell Reports Physical Science journal.

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

COVID-19 changed when and where we use electricity. Researchers showed that commonly available total demand data masked the actual changes.

Recognizing how innovation and clean technologies at the very edge of the grid can work together to transition the electricity system, PNNL takes a multidisciplinary approach to advancing and integrating renewable energy solutions.

Semiconductor experiments reveal a surprising new source of conductivity from oxygen atoms trapped inside the material.

Technology designed to bolster the electric grid and store large amounts of energy from renewable sources is available for licensing.

Two PNNL staff recognized for work advancing materials synthesis and computational tools by selection to join the National Academy of Engineering.