IDREAM researchers show that high concentrations of sodium hydroxide significantly impact the molecular and macroscale properties of sodium nitrite solutions.

Arun Devaraj is one of two researchers selected for the 2022 Young Leaders Professional Development Award from The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society.

Researchers have discovered a news way to control the quantum behavior of semiconductor materials with laser light. The discovery could lead to a new kind of quantum material.

PNNL experts perform fundamental climate science work at multiple scales to understand impacts on energy, water, food, and infrastructure systems.

Proteomics revealed molecular mechanisms by which the drug Verapamil could prolong beta cell function in early-onset type 1 diabetes patients.

Measurements of forest after an anomalous seawater exposure event reveals carbon starvation as dominant process underlying deaths.

Under high temperature conditions, hematite nanocrystals change shape to expose the (001) facet and attach to form one-dimensional chains regardless of their initial structure.

Colleen Kaul was elected to a three-year term on the American Meteorological Society’s Energy Committee, which began January 2022.

Dr. Joseph Williams explained the importance of quantum technologies in space at the University of Washington.

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

Examining the vast scientific literature about the urban impact on weather and climate enabled researchers to synthesize current understanding and to inform future work.

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

Researchers in the IDREAM Energy Frontier Research Center unearth new defects during gibbsite crystallization using a multi-instrument approach.

PNNL researchers have uncovered a plant-derived process that leads to the formation of aerosol particles over the Amazon rainforest and potentially other forested parts of the world. 

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

PNNL bioenergy expert Karthikeyan Ramasamy was a co-guest editor in an American Chemical Society Energy & Fuels virtual special issue on advances in biomass and wastes thermochemical processing.

Quantum simulators help navigate noise on GPU-based HPC systems.

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.