Microbes and viruses play key roles in carbon and nitrogen cycling in riverbed sediments.

A new study shows how organic molecules respond to global change varies according to functional traits and ecological processes.

A new simple and scalable synthesis produces nanoparticle assemblies that can perform catalytic hydrogen sensing at room temperature for the first time.

The buried interfaces between sections of a doped material can play a key role in the overall electronic properties of the system.

The size and concentration of ions influences the aggregation behavior of solutions of boehmite.

A novel combination of temperature and four-dimensional geophysical sensors revealed otherwise unseeable hydrologic dynamics below riverbed sediments.

Forms of nitrogen released by nitrogen-fixing bacteria differ across sampling scales and in structured environments.

Dominant and functionally important soil microbes show strong, predictable, and distinctly different associations with continental-scale gradients in climate, vegetation, and soil moisture.

PNNL researchers created a model that helps materials scientists not only predict what is, but what could be.

PNNL researchers design an artificial intelligence-guided electron microscope in a Laboratory Directed Research and Development study.

Researchers are studying the chemical reactions that occur when oxygen mixes into the surface of oxide materials.

Combining multiple experimental techniques allowed researchers to observe the early stages of oxidation in a model material.

The size of the alkali metal within the material influences the crystallization pathway.

Soil transplant experiment gives new insights into coastal forest resilience, rising seas, and increasing storms.

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

A novel ecological measurement uncovered interactions between river corridor organic matter assemblages and microbial communities, highlighting potentially important microbial taxa and molecular formula types.

Performing a network analysis of forces between particles reveals new insight into shear induced thinning and thickening in non-Newtonian fluids.

PNNL scientists have developed a new mass spectrometry method for in-depth analysis of proteins in individual cells.

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

New data analysis approach gives researchers deeper understanding of microbial ecology and evolution.