http://www.pnnl.gov/science/ Fundamental and Computational Sciences Directorate en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss suraiya.farukhi@pnnl.gov christine.sharp@pnnl.gov http://www.pnnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=1466Dr. Patricia Abellan at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on receiving the Best Ph.D. Thesis in Materials Science award from the Microscopy Society of Spain. She conducted her doctoral research at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. There, she studied how strain state and interface structure in oxide nanostructured materials grown by a solution route changed the material's superconductivity, magnetism and other properties. She also discovered a novel mechanism for lattice parameter relaxation. ]]>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.pnnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=1465Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A commemorative issue, published online Aug. 27. ]]>Mon, 30 Sep 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.pnnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=1462Applications of Molecular Modeling to Challenges in Clean Energy. This 245-page book, published by the American Chemical Society, is based on invited talks from a multi-day symposium at the society's 2012 spring meeting. The peer-reviewed book focuses on using computational modeling to answer fundamental questions in catalysis, biofuels, and other sustainable solutions. ]]>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.pnnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=1460Royal Society of Chemistry, the largest organization in Europe for advancing the chemical sciences. ]]>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.pnnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=1459Results: The newest catalytic converters in diesel engines blast away a pollutant from combustion with the help of ammonia. Common in European cars, the engines exhaust harmless nitrogen and water. How they do this hasn't been entirely clear. ]]>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.pnnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=1458Trapping and keeping carbon dioxide emissions" was published in the September 11 online edition of Physics Today. Loring is a principal investigator for the CSI's project "In Situ Molecular-Scale Investigations of Reactions between Supercritical CO₂ and Minerals Relevant to Geological Carbon Storage." ]]>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.pnnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=1453 Chemical & Engineering News, Mitch Jacoby discussed the research of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientists Janos Szanyi and Charles H.F. Peden, and their team. The article "Pinpointing Intermediates," identifies the key geometries and oxidation states in catalysts for NOx cleanup, and shows the connection to enzyme catalysis. Szanyi was quoted explaining how tailoring the catalyst can help certain engines meet emission standards.  ]]>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.pnnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=14522013 Key Scientific Accomplishments report is now available as a downloadable PDF. This 32-page full-color brochure highlights some of the year's most noteworthy achievements by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientists, all of which have impacted science and some of the most important global challenges in energy, security, and environmental sustainability. ]]>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.pnnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=1447Results: A new technique from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and FEI Company lets scientists efficiently resolve elements' locations in three dimensions. The team's technique combines scanning transmission electron microscopy and X-ray energy dispersive spectrometry with a new detector arrangement and a brighter electron beam. The result is a three-dimensional map of the elements' placement on a sample smaller than a single blood cell. The team applied this technique to a lithium-rich nickel-based material that could be part of tomorrow's batteries. They discovered how nickel was segregating away from other elements on the material's surface. ]]>Mon, 09 Sep 2013 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.pnnl.gov/science/highlights/highlight.asp?id=1446Institute for Integrated Catalysis' Transformations newsletter highlights the IIC's search for faster, cheaper catalysts that can convert energy sustainably. Morris Bullock, Director of the Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis at PNNL, talks about using iron and nickel in place of precious metals for hydrogen-producing catalysts. ]]>Sun, 08 Sep 2013 00:00:00 PST