A new class of highly bright and photostable two-dimensional materials offers new opportunities in the development of photoactive technologies.

A new class of bio-inspired two-dimensional (2D) hybrid nanomaterials mimic the ability of photosynthetic plants and bacteria.

Researchers developed a novel database of global mesoscale convective systems to reveal storm characteristics and rainfall contributions.

Spent nuclear fuel is being recycled to make new fuel through rapid separation and tight control of uranium and plutonium.

A webapp developed by PNNL in collaboration with the University of Washington to help drive efficiencies for urban delivery drivers is now in the prototype stage and ready for testing.

Computational results clarify the role water plays in the reactivity of a widely used class of porous oxide catalysts.

Tetranuclear molybdenum sulfide clusters encaged in zeolites mimic the FeMo-cofactor of nitrogenase, offering a new opportunity for improving industrial hydrotreatment processes.

A collaboration among PNNL, Washington State University, and Tsinghua University has led to the discovery of a mechanism behind the decline in performance of an advanced copper-based catalyst.

Marcel Baer is a computational scientist working in PNNL’s Physical Sciences Division with a prominent effort in materials science and physical bioscience.

New research uncovers the mechanism of carbon dioxide reduction by metal-O-Fe bonds of single-metal atoms and metal nanoparticles supported by oxidic surfaces.

Researchers used deep learning methods to estimate the subsurface permeability of a watershed from stream discharge measurements.

Adding an advanced atmospheric aerosol treatment to a climate model enables assessments of the radiative effects of nitrate aerosols.

Researchers attained a new understanding of how and why the Great Plains low-level jet changes under global warming has implications for future weather in the Central U.S.

PNNL has released the first version of ExaGO, an open-source grid modeling software that can take advantage of emerging heterogeneous computing architecture to help grid operators plan ahead for extreme events.

The majority of California wildfires from 1984-2017 occurred on hot-dry days, with meteorological conditions contributing to their sizes and changes.

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, PNNL pivoted to online learning approaches to conduct critical national security training across the globe.

A recently developed laboratory-based technique allows researchers to quantify aerosol absorption from field campaign samples.

Researchers gained insight into the interfacial radiation chemistry of radioactive waste sludge through studies of surface functional groups on model aluminum-containing solids

Understanding the fundamental relationships between river flow, water exchange, and nutrient cycling can inform ecosystem effects of river regulation.

PNNL and four other national laboratories executed the Hydropower Value Study to examine hydropower operations in different regions of the United States.