AUGUST 4, 2022 Staff Accomplishment Liu Appointed to Task Force for Building Decarbonization Bing Liu was named to the newly established committee to further ASHRAE's decarbonization strategy. ( Read More )
AUGUST 2, 2022 Article Lithiation-Assisted Epitaxy for Materials Discovery A new approach to epitaxial growth can produce different complex oxides through ion movement. ( Read More )
AUGUST 1, 2022 Staff Accomplishment Ye Earns ASHRAE’s Homer Addams Award Yunyang Ye, a research engineer at PNNL, receives ASHRAE Homer Addams Award. ( Read More )
AUGUST 1, 2022 Research Highlight The Surprising Effect of Buried Homojunctions The buried interfaces between sections of a doped material can play a key role in the overall electronic properties of the system. ( Read More )
JULY 27, 2022 Feature Greener Air-Conditioning for a Warmer World Air-conditioning needs an energy overhaul—PNNL research provides a roadmap to get there using energy efficient adsorption cooling. ( Read More )
JULY 20, 2022 Feature Enriching Science Education with Thin Films Tiffany Kaspar’s work has advanced the discovery and understanding of oxide materials, helping develop electronics, quantum computing, and energy production. She strives to communicate her science to the public. ( Read More )
JULY 19, 2022 Feature Aluminum Alloy Manufacturing Now 50 Percent More Energy Efficient A new extrusion process eliminates pre-heating to provide significant energy savings during production of extruded aluminum alloys. ( Read More )
JULY 14, 2022 Article How Proteins Form Tooth Enamel Protein ribbons direct and facilitate the formation of a calcium-based mineral that forms tooth enamel. ( Read More )
JULY 5, 2022 Staff Accomplishment ASHRAE Recognizes PNNL’s Katipamula Srinivas Katipamula, a staff scientist at PNNL, has been honored with an ASHRAE Exceptional Service Award. ( Read More )
JULY 5, 2022 Staff Accomplishment Brambley Earns ASHRAE Honor Michael Brambley, a mechanical engineer at PNNL, receives ASHRAE Exceptional Service Award. ( Read More )
JUNE 30, 2022 Research Highlight Using AI to Explore Possibilities in Advanced Manufacturing PNNL researchers created a model that helps materials scientists not only predict what is, but what could be. ( Read More )
JUNE 29, 2022 Feature Cooking Up a Conductive Alternative to Copper with Aluminum The first-ever simulation of aluminum conductivity offers a recipe for an inexpensive, lightweight alternative to copper. ( Read More )
JUNE 28, 2022 Research Highlight Machine Reasoning for More Intelligent Microscopy PNNL researchers design an artificial intelligence-guided electron microscope in a Laboratory Directed Research and Development study. ( Read More )
JUNE 24, 2022 Article Directing Hydrogen for Bond Breaking Tuning the environment and platinum-group metal allows researchers to control which bonds the catalyst breaks using hydrogen. ( Read More )
JUNE 24, 2022 Research Highlight Revealing Oxygen Mixing Mechanisms at Surfaces Researchers are studying the chemical reactions that occur when oxygen mixes into the surface of oxide materials. ( Read More )
JUNE 21, 2022 News Release PNNL Scientist Jie Xiao Honored with E.O. Lawrence Award Jie Xiao, a world leader in electrochemical energy storage, has received the E.O. Lawrence Award from the Department of Energy. ( Read More )
JUNE 21, 2022 Director's Column For Some Tri-Cities Researchers at PNNL, a Little DIY Goes a Long Way Projects range from improving analytical instruments to producing precision prototypes. ( Read More )
JUNE 15, 2022 Staff Accomplishment Earth Scientist and Materials Scientist Joint Appointee Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards A PNNL scientist and an Oregon State University faculty member with a PNNL joint appointment were named recipients. ( Read More )
JUNE 14, 2022 Research Highlight Atomically Visualizing the Oxidation of Model Steel Combining multiple experimental techniques allowed researchers to observe the early stages of oxidation in a model material. ( Read More )
JUNE 13, 2022 Feature Exploring New Materials Through Collaboration Materials Scientist Jim De Yoreo guides a team that develops novel materials and understands how they form through collaboration and mentorship. ( Read More )