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AUGUST 2, 2022
Spotlight

Lithiation-Assisted Epitaxy for Materials Discovery

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Illustration of a layered material with spheres representing ions moving through the layers
JULY 20, 2022
Feature

Enriching Science Education with Thin Films

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kaspar
JUNE 13, 2022
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Exploring New Materials Through Collaboration

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Photograph of a smiling man wearing business attire
JUNE 1, 2022
Spotlight

New Capabilities in Fusion Energy Sciences

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NSsD's researcher Ramprashad Prabharkan investigates the integrity of nuclear reactor components
APRIL 25, 2022
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Seeking Energy Frontiers

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morris
APRIL 6, 2022
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From Steel Mill to DOE Laboratory, Arun Devaraj Seeks Perfection

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arun
JANUARY 11, 2022
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Using Ion Soft Landing to Solve Hard Energy Problems

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Illustration showing multicolored molecule-filled spheres passing through four cylinders, which represent the selection process of the ion soft landing instrument. Only one color of balls passes through the cylinder to land on the red surface below.
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Feature

Seeking to Reduce Carbon Footprint with Foot on Two Continents

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Lercher
OCTOBER 29, 2021
News Release

Energy Secretary, Washington Governor Dedicate Energy Sciences Center at PNNL

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Energy Sciences Center
OCTOBER 28, 2021
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Catalyzing a Sustainable Future

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ultra-high vacuum low temperature scanning probe microscope
OCTOBER 27, 2021
Feature

Atomic-Scale Images for Energy Science

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OCTOBER 25, 2021
Director's Column

New $90M PNNL Center to Focus on Solving Clean Energy’s Biggest Puzzles

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Samantha Johnson
OCTOBER 18, 2021
Feature

Scott Chambers Searches for New Materials, One Atomic Layer at a Time

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chambers
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Feature

Controlling Thin Films with Atomic “Spray Painting”

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Illustration of electrons moving in a thin film atop a background of water
AUGUST 30, 2021
Feature

Well, This Is Cool: PNNL’s Bruce Kay Is A Supercooled Water Expert

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JULY 26, 2021
Feature

Bottling Clean Energy in Chemical Bonds

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Bottle on a beach with hydrogen molecules in the background
JULY 12, 2021
Feature

Worldly Experience Is a Catalyst for Change

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JUNE 14, 2021
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A Keen Eye Behind the Microscope

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JUNE 7, 2021
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Laser-focused on Supercooled Water

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Photo of Greg Kimmel and Loni Kringle
MAY 10, 2021
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Energy for the Long Run

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Marcel Baer
APRIL 26, 2021
Feature

Energy on Demand: Learning from Nature’s Catalysts

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Conceptual image of a nitrogenase enzyme using quantum chemistry
APRIL 19, 2021
Feature

Finding What Makes Catalysts Tick

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Samantha Johnson
MARCH 1, 2021
Feature

The Right Stuff to Find the Right Materials

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vijay
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
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PNNL Energy Sciences Center Will Help Realize Clean Energy Future

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Energy Science Center Rendering

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