Lasers Align Electron Spin Behavior in Quantum Materials
Researchers have discovered a news way to control the quantum behavior of semiconductor materials with laser light. The discovery could lead to a new kind of quantum material.
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.
Studying Water in the Mountain Air
PNNL scientists are taking part in a Department of Energy climate science field campaign in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado.
Mitra Taheri
Mitra Taheri holds a joint appointment as chief materials scientist in the Physical Sciences Division at PNNL. She is also a professor and director of the Materials Characterization & Processing Center at The Johns Hopkins University.
Tri-Cities Scientists ‘Magically’ Mining Metals From Water
PNNL and industry developing a faster, less expensive way to extract lithium for batteries used in cell phones and electric vehicles.
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.
Combining Multiple Levels of Molecular Resolution Reveals Ecological Processes
New data analysis approach gives researchers deeper understanding of microbial ecology and evolution.
Kutz Selected as Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Fellow
PNNL dual appointee Nathan Kutz is one of 26 mathematicians and computer scientists to be selected this year.