Designing Electrochemically Reversible H2 Oxidation and Production Catalysts
Using a bio-inspired design that mimics nature's catalysts-enzymes, researchers at PNNL have designed a rarely seen reversible synthetic catalyst.
Tao Organizes Crystal Growth and Epitaxy Conference
Jinhui Tao is chairing and organizing a crystal growth and epitaxy conference, while other PNNL staff serve as session chairs.
New Artificial Enzyme Breaks Down Tough, Woody Lignin
An innovative artificial enzyme has shown it can chew through woody lignin, an abundant carbon-based substance that stores tremendous potential for renewable energy and materials.
Finding Additional Ways that Proteins Rotate
High-resolution observations show that proteins move in both expected and unexpected ways when bonded to a mineral surface.
Ionic Liquids Tune Graphene Oxide Membranes for Efficient Separations
Ionic liquids bound to thin layers of graphene oxide produces more selective and efficient multi-layer membranes for water filtration.
PNNL at ACS Spring 2022
Morris Bullock received an award and PNNL staff organized symposia and presented exciting research.
Particle-Based Crystallization at Extreme Conditions is Invariant to Initial Nanocrystal Morphology
Under high temperature conditions, hematite nanocrystals change shape to expose the (001) facet and attach to form one-dimensional chains regardless of their initial structure.
Boettcher, Idrobo, and Xiao Begin PNNL Joint Appointments
The Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate welcomes three joint appointees whose research focuses on topics related to materials science.
Isotope Effects Alter Supercooled Water Properties
Structural changes in heavy water occur at different temperatures than in standard water.