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

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.

Semiconductor experiments reveal a surprising new source of conductivity from oxygen atoms trapped inside the material.

Two PNNL staff recognized for work advancing materials synthesis and computational tools by selection to join the National Academy of Engineering.

Steven Spurgeon, a materials scientist and microscopy researcher at PNNL, has been invited to join the editorial team at Microscopy and Microanalysis.

Carbon-neutral waste-to-fuel flow cell process generates its own energy.

A team of researchers developed a simulation approach to identify how atomic structures can affect the phonon transport of energy and information in quantum systems near absolute zero temperatures.

Molecular self-assembly expert Chun-Long Chen describes the challenges and opportunities in bio-inspired nanomaterials in a special issue of Chemical Reviews.

High-performance imaging provides a cornerstone for innovation at the Energy Sciences Center opening at PNNL.

Scott Chambers creates layered structures of thin metal oxide films and studies their properties, creating materials not found in nature. He will soon move his instrumentation and research to the new Energy Sciences Center.

Creating films with atomic precision allows researchers moving to the Energy Sciences Center to identify small, but important changes in the materials.

PNNL researchers can make methane from captured CO2 and renewably sourced hydrogen, offering a path toward cheaper synthetic natural gas.

The built-in tools of ants have been imaged in atomic detail for the first time by materials scientist Arun Devaraj.

PNNL materials scientist Dongsheng Li looks forward to using a co-located collection of advanced research equipment in the new Energy Sciences Center.

Critical mineral extraction technology to be commercialized with business partner, Moselle Technologies.

PNNL teamed with academia and industry to develop a novel zero-emission methane pyrolysis process that produces both hydrogen and high-value carbon solids suitable for an array of manufacturing applications.

PNNL’s newest solvent captures carbon dioxide from power plants for as little as $47.10 per metric ton, marking a significant milestone in the journey to lower the cost of carbon capture.

As he prepares to enter PNNL's Energy Sciences Center later this year, Vijayakumar 'Vijay' Murugesan is among DOE leaders exploring solutions to design and build transformative materials for batteries of the future.

A new review paper led by senior research scientist Chun-Long Chen and featured on the cover of Accounts of Chemical Research summarizes advances by PNNL scientists in developing sequence-defined peptoids.

PNNL researchers have developed a new class of chemistry focused on carbon capture technology and made incremental strides in driving down costs.