The Science Heterostructures, which combine multiple materials in one larger system, present opportunities for increased tunability. Synthesizing these complex materials involves challenges related to differences in the growth conditions and crystal …
The Science Electrolyte solutions are important to numerous applications, from the synthesis of materials to the workings of energy storage devices. Researchers worked to develop an understanding of how these solutions of charged ions collectively behave …
The Science Methyl coenzyme-M reductase (MCR) is an enzyme involved in biological methane conversion. Scientists have studied MCR for over a decade to better understand how it reacts with methane to generate new carbon-oxygen bonds. However, its nickel- …
Danny Herrera, a systems engineer and leader in the National Security Directorate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), has been named the new co-director of the Institute for Cybersecurity and Resilient Infrastructure Studies (ICARIS). Herrera …
Aspirations of being the next Indiana Jones convinced Tom Gray to become an anthropology major in college. Yet, the “fortune and glory” Indy mentioned in the movies turned out instead to be a rewarding career in nuclear security for Gray, a group manager …
The Science Cells contain thousands of proteins whose functions are affected by different types of modifications—even on the same protein. These modifications, termed post-translation modifications (PTMs), regulate cellular processes like stress response. …
The Science Accurately describing the properties of challenging problems in physical sciences requires complex mathematical models that are impractical to tackle head-on. Developing reduced-dimensionality representations that encapsulate complex …
The Science Water is everywhere and acts as the primary solvent for biological processes. Despite this, questions remain about the exact behavior of water, particularly at low temperatures. Researchers probed films of amorphous solid water to observe …
The Science Nanoparticles in solution can attach, assembling into complex structures. Researchers used cubic phase sodium yttrium fluoride (a-NAYF) as a model system to understand forces that control particle attachment under an optical field. They found …
In the search for knowledge about the nature of the universe, physicists are looking for data about rare events. These signals are extremely infrequent and can be drowned out by the level of background radioactivity in normal materials. Imagine trying to …
A team of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers have published their paper “Introducing Molecular Hypernetworks for Discovery in Multidimensional Metabolomics Data” in the Journal of Proteome Research. The paper’s findings represent a …
The Science Tungsten heavy alloys (WHAs) are promising candidates for plasma-facing materials inside fusion reactors due to their high strength and ductility. However, determining the material’s ability to withstand the extreme environments inside a …
Yuan Jiang, a chemical engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has joined the editorial board of Gas Science and Engineering as an executive editor. In this role, she will manage submissions, supervise associate editors, and do other things. Gas …
The Science [4Fe-4S] clusters sit at the core of important enzymes, playing central roles in energy metabolism and other biological processes. The reduction potential of these clusters can be tuned over a wide energy range by the hosting protein …
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has unveiled the Center for Continuum Computing (C3), which offers an innovative approach to transform how computational resources are deployed and consumed. C3’s focus will leverage diverse research landscapes, …
Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) provided technical expertise to five teams of elementary and middle school students competing in the FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) competitions, including one team that reached the 2025 World …
Where there’s heat, there’s often humidity. When high values of these factors combine, it leads to heat stress—aptly named as this experience makes it difficult for the human body to cool down. A new study led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ( …
John VerWey, an advisor in the Mission Alignment group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), was recently selected to lead a panel discussion at the inaugural Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) AI+ Compute & Connectivity Summit, held …
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are partnering with U.S. materials company Ampcera, Inc., to help bring a new solid-state battery technology to the market. The PNNL-developed technology introduces …
The Science To solve quantum chemical problems, scientists need to develop effective computational approaches to use quantum tools. Despite the promise of hybrid quantum-classical approaches, they often impose constraints that cause barren plateaus and …
