Motif-dependent electronic states highlight how local atomic structure is linked to electronic properties in epitaxially stabilized films.

Grain boundaries in a palladium-based nanostructure facilitate hydrogen reactivity under high humidity.

Satellite-derived urban surface data improved temperature simulations across 13 U.S. cities.

The Sapphire 1700 was installed in a lab at PNNL in 2025, the only mass spectrometer in the world that can measure all uranium and plutonium isotopes simultaneously at very low levels.

Switching a pendant nitrogen to phosphorous leads to an accelerated rate of carbon dioxide hydrogenation to methanol.

Ketene generated from surface acetate can desorb, migrate through interparticle voids, and react on titanium dioxide nanoparticles to form acetone.

A new algorithmic approach breaks apart large quantum problems into smaller subproblems, enabling quantum simulation of more complex systems.

The two projects will use Super Intelligence to simplify and speed up complex modeling processes.

Nuclear reactors need tough alloys that can withstand extreme conditions. PNNL researchers developed a computational approach called robust alloy design (RAD) to search for materials that meet multiple nuclear requirements.

Scientists combined detailed images and coordinated time-series multiomics data to show how protein complexes regulate carbon fixation as light conditions change.

Tailored peptoid-based assemblies mimic metal-free enzymes with significantly higher stability.

New Genesis Mission projects aim to solve challenging problems in grid, computing, physics and geothermal energy with PNNL contributions.

An AI agent that can auto-tune an amplifier could speed up quantum computing development and dark matter discovery. Researchers at PNNL are working to find out with a Genesis Mission–funded project.

Researchers discovered that frustrated electric forces drive a novel precipitation pathway called microphase separation and identified a precursor intermediate state of ordered ion networks.

Existing stream monitoring efforts capture some fire-affected regions, but most fires are in places without ongoing water quality monitoring.

Titanium dioxide surface structure exhibits water inhibition by forming distinct water–alkanol complexes.

A new modeling approach uses burn severity maps to test how reduced infiltration shifts surface water from soil penetration into streams after wildfire.

Model simulations in humid and semi-arid basins revealed distinct thresholds where wildfires begin to significantly alter river water flows and dissolved nutrient transport.

Researchers developed a new technique that combined mass spectrometry and label-free optical imaging to map molecular and structural changes in healthy and diseased lung tissue, providing new insight into bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

Separating quantum circuit wiring from molecular data allows researchers to more efficiently perform quantum simulations