New X-ray approach reveals how charge and surrounding water reorganize during a fundamental chemical reaction.

Amine functionalized graphene oxide yields laminates with an enhanced capacity to adsorb rare earth elements, improved water transport, and greater stability for effective membrane-based separation of critical minerals.

Establishing how electronic redistribution, protonation, and solvent rearrangement are coupled during a proton-coupled electron transfer process.

Integrating experiments and modeling show how a fungal exudate-inspired substrate mixture elicits an emergent growth phenotype and metabolic responses in Pseudomonas putida.

Many airline passengers are finding the baggage screening process more efficient, thanks to PNNL and several federal and industry partners.

By selectively stabilizing either a right- or left-handed helical pose of its substrate, an enzyme tunes the final product.

Tracking water age using a new precipitation tagging method within a hydrologic model generates key information to support hydropower energy and other water-dependent systems.

Following wildfire, the transformation and mobility of phosphorus-containing compounds depend on the type of vegetation burned and the severity of the fire.

The availability of non-f electrons drives the reaction energies of actinide hydrides.

Higher temperatures and land-use pressures were associated with weaker chemical separation between river water and sediment dissolved organic matter across 93 sites.

Research provided definitive spectroscopic characterization, reactivity, and deactivation of a reactive monomeric diphosphine-copper hydride intermediate.

Uncovered how the choice of carbon source influences the stress tolerance, redox balance, and regulatory responses of yeast, which can help provide resilience against scale-up challenges.

​​Tests show which low-cost 3D method best matches field measurements to minimize errors in mapping headwaters.​

More rain and less snow shorten how long water stays in watersheds.

PNNL Launches Center for Robotics and Autonomy to advance trustworthy autonomous science at speed and scale.

An innovative new approach enables direct measurements of electronic effects at solid–liquid interfaces.

PNNL and Amazon will collaborate to help grid operators respond to emergencies and threats.

Genesis Mission awards to PNNL will advance scientific discovery, next-generation energy systems and advanced manufacturing, among others.

PNNL researchers demonstrate high-purity production of two essential gases to ensure a U.S. domestic feedstock for advanced quantum computing.

PNNL has named atmospheric scientist Larry Berg director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) User Facility, where he will oversee a global network of atmospheric research observations.