MAY 30, 2025 Research Highlight Evaluating the Performance of Ductile Phase Toughened Tungsten Under the Simulated Fusion Environment Researchers at PNNL studied the effects of high temperatures and ionizing radiation on tungsten heavy alloys. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 Research Highlight An Alternate Approach to Fabricating Strengthened Steel Combining cold spray deposition and friction stir processing for a more efficient route to oxide dispersion strengthened steel. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 Research Highlight Studying Lithium Silicates to Fuel Fusion Reactions PNNL researchers studied the microstructure of lithium silicates under emulated fusion conditions. ( Read More )
JULY 12, 2024 Research Highlight Characterizing Tungsten-Based Materials in a Simulated Fusion Environment Researchers studied the boundary precipitation of tungsten heavy alloys in an extended high temperature irradiation environment ( Read More )
NOVEMBER 22, 2023 Research Highlight Creating Quiet Cables for Rare Physics Events Researchers designed ultra-low radiation cables to reduce background noise for highly sensitive neutrino and dark matter detectors. ( Read More )
MAY 11, 2022 Research Highlight No Ball Milling Needed: Alternative Oxide Dispersion-Strengthened Steel Manufacturing Combining advanced powder synthesis with solid state processing allows researchers to streamline oxide dispersion-strengthened steel fabrication. ( Read More )
APRIL 1, 2022 Research Highlight Revealing the Distribution of Helium Cavities in a Toughened Tungsten Composite Different sized helium cavities that form after ion irradiation are unevenly distributed in a ductile-phase toughened tungsten composite. ( Read More )
MARCH 23, 2022 Research Highlight Understanding the Interfacial Compatibility Between a Potential CO2 Separation Membrane and Capture Solvents Surface characterization allows researchers to explore the compatibility between different solvent-membrane combinations. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 4, 2022 Research Highlight Reviewing Radiation’s Effects on Materials IDREAM researchers assess the potential of photon-in/photon-out XFEL techniques to explore early time reaction steps and ultimately improve nuclear waste processing strategies. ( Read More )
