Designer Particle Proves Popular with ChemComm Readers

Released: September 07, 2010

Research on a sturdy particle that selectively pulls carbon dioxide out of a gas stream is generating a lot of interest in the scientific community.

Out of Sight, Out of Mind?

Within-Grain Pore Connectivity Determines Rate of Contaminant Diffusion

Released: September 07, 2010

Research using EMSL computational capabilities is helping to build a greater understanding of the mechanisms and rates at which subsurface contaminants desorb from granular soil, sand and sediments and diffuse into the environment.

Long-Distance Reduction

EMSL Researchers Demonstrate Indirect Microbial Bioreduction and Biomineralization

Released: September 02, 2010

New research at EMSL demonstrates that microbes are capable of indirect bioreduction and biomineralization. In the future, this study may prove important for more effective subsurface environmental cleanup strategies.

The Birth of nanoDESI

New technique provides sensitive analysis of atmospheric particles

Released: September 01, 2010

Created at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, nanoDESI helps provide detailed answers about chemically complex particles using samples 1,000 times smaller than conventional approaches.

Cool It!

Molecular-level mechanism for hydrogenation in hydrogen storage system revealed

Released: August 31, 2010

EMSL users are paving the way for cool alternatives for solid-state hydrogen storage materials--cool as in ambient temperature, that is.

EMSL Joins NUFO

Released: August 30, 2010

EMSL has joined the National User Facility Organization, a group created in 1990 to represent the interests of all users who conduct research at U.S. national scientific user facilities, as well as American scientists who use facilities outside the United States.

Soot's Story

Aliphatic carbon rewrites our view of common pollutant

Released: August 26, 2010

The common understanding of soot's birth is really oversimplified, according to scientists at the University of Southern California and EMSL.

New Leadership in Molecular Science Computing

ORNL Scientist Named EMSL Computational Molecular Science Lead

Released: August 23, 2010

Director Allison Campbell has named ORNL computational scientist Bill Shelton the new associate director for Molecular Science Computing at EMSL. He starts on Sept. 7.