A new method to convert waste plastic to fuel and raw materials promises to help close the carbon cycle at mild temperature and with high yield.

PNNL scientists carve a path to profit from carbon capture by creating a system that efficiently captures CO2 and converts it into one of the world’s most widely used chemicals: methanol.

Harnessing the sea for decarbonized energy is the focus of a new collaboration between PNNL and the University of Guam.

PNNL’s contributions over the last year span scientific discovery, sustainable energy and national security.

Researchers developed a machine learning model that can analyze chemical reactions as they happen in an electron microscope.

PNNL researchers are moving energy research forward through collaborative projects with universities across the United States.

PNNL researchers created rugged, adaptable, mass-manufacturable luminescent particle tracers for use in harsh environments.

One year into an Early Career Research Program award, Marcel Baer is developing new workflows to model biologically inspired systems more efficiently.

A new project will produce a database of optimized conditions for efficient, carbon negative recovery of energy-relevant minerals in red mud waste.

Ancient seawater pockets offer a new source of clues to climate change in vanished oceans and our own.

A new discovery simultaneously reduces the need for rare and expensive platinum and improves its ability to speed up economically important chemical reactions.

PNNL research, featured on the cover of two science journals, describes advancements in using Raman spectrometry for Hanford Site nuclear waste remediation.

Some rocks can potentially convert injected carbon dioxide into more stable solid minerals. A new review article explores what scientists know about the atom-by-atom process.

Launching a premier partnership, PNNL and the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP) signed a memorandum of agreement on UTEP’s campus on October 6.

Developing a new understanding of the structure of natrophosphate, a complex mineral found in radioactive tank waste at the Hanford Site, by integrating experimental techniques.

Newly funded research will look at the underlying science of controlling hydrogen interactions with two-dimensional materials composed of carbon, boron, and nitrogen.

A newly funded research project draws inspiration from nature to store carbon dioxide.

From landfills to fill-ups: novel catalysts may make plastic upcycling cleaner and more cost-effective.

A new, simple, and efficient flow-based method allows researchers to pull a useful magnesium salt from natural seawater using easily available chemicals.

New research from PNNL sheds light on how crystals form using atomic force microscopy.