Imaging ice microstructures formed by water freezing with atomic resolution for the first time.

Tailored assemblies mimic natural enzyme activity with significantly higher stability.

In high-entropy oxides, chromium tends to segregate during growth due to oxidation-induced migration of smaller, high-valence cations.

Soil mineral preferentially incorporates rare earth elements based on size, with implications for critical mineral extraction.

The ruthenium metal support affects the formation and stability of graphitic and pyridinic nitrogen in doped graphene.

Understanding molecular modifications of proteins in the red yeast could help scientists re-engineer the organism’s phenotype.

Delivering an integrated quantum-mechanical and experimental perspective on the effects of both intrinsic and externally applied electric fields at atomic-scale interfaces.

Researchers developed a way to precisely control dopant structures and locations in carbon-based materials.

The size of graphene oxide sheets affects the ability of assembled membranes and adsorbents to separate rare earth elements.

Trace amounts of iron and chromium can incorporate into gibbsite, affecting how the mineral dissolves.

Researchers developed a pathway for the solution synthesis of core–crown heterostructures with controlled electronic properties.

Under an optical field, nanoparticle attachment in a model system heavily depends on surface roughness.

Researchers at PNNL studied the effects of high temperatures and ionizing radiation on tungsten heavy alloys.

The correlation between weld flash emissions and melt pool composition can provide near real-time feedback on weld quality.

A PNNL team has developed an energy- and chemical-efficient method of separating valuable critical minerals from dissolved solutions of rare earth element magnets.

Increasing concentrations of ions slows the rate of particle aggregation in boehmite suspensions.

The structure and exposed surfaces of hematite particles affect their growth and dissolution.

Chromium cations better adapt to changes in oxygen stoichiometry than iron cations.

Molecular simulations highlight the key interactions between mineral surfaces and organic matter that lead to carbon stabilization in soils.

Using interfacial charge transfer to control cation charges in oxide superlattices offers insights for designing functional heterostructures.