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Agents of change

Scientists used EMSL’s nano-DESI and mass spectrometry capabilities to analyze the molecular composition of atmospheric organic aerosols, or OA, and uncovered a new method for investigating OA that may lead to more precise climate models.

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Micelle microscopy

As part of a study, reported in PNAS, to better understand how to tailor micelles—whose applications range from oil recovery to drug delivery—the first high-resolution view of micellar bundles formed from a solution of wormlike micelles was made possible by EMSL.

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Long distance

Bacteria can move electrons at least half a millimeter across a scaffolding made by themselves, of themselves, even under starving conditions—this new finding by EMSL staff and users challenges conventional wisdom.

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Go with the flow

Scientifically, simply “going with the flow” can have great implications. In natural porous media, such as soils, subsoil vadose zones, and aquifer systems, accurately simulating detailed flow velocity fields can elucidate a multitude of macroscopic phenomena.

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Rods and rosettes

A study that revealed new details about the geochemistry of scCO2 underground storage, made possible with EMSL’s helium ion microscope, is featured on the April 2013 cover of Microscopy and Microanalysis.

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From clusters to clouds

With EMSL’s mass spectrometry capabilities, scientists examined and modeled kinetics and energetics of clusters that may serve as precursors to atmospheric new particle formation. Their discoveries may improve the accuracy of existing atmospheric models.

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Breaking down the bubbly

EMSL's Microfabrication and Subsurface Flow and Transport capabilities helped scientists model how mobile bubbles in reservoir storage conditions create a flow barrier from exsolved carbon dioxide, which shows promise for future geological sequestration.

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A steel trap

Scientists using various analysis tools at EMSL to examine and quantify complex nanoclusters within oxide dispersion strengthened steels have a new view of how these metal materials display resistance and stability under a range of irradiation conditions.

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EMSL's Impact

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  • Biofuels
  • Catalysis
  • Energy Storage
  • Solar Power

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Environment

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  • Contaminant Cleanup
  • Carbon Sequestration
  • Atmospheric Chemistry
  • Vehicle Emissions

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Health

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  • Biomarkers for Disease
  • Nanoparticle Interaction with Cells
  • Radiation Effects
  • Drug Development and Delivery

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National Security

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  • Explosives Detection
  • Advanced Materials
  • Forensics-Related Capabilities

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Become an EMSL User

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EMSL is known for its cross-cutting diversity of instruments and expertise available under one roof. Scientists and scientific teams can accelerate new discoveries through a no-cost collaboration with EMSL.

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The William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy national scientific user facility at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory