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Released: 9-Apr-2020 8:45 AM EDT
Science Snapshots from Berkeley Lab: 3D nanoparticles and magnetic spin
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Researchers at Berkeley Lab have captured 3D images of nanoparticles in liquid with atomic precision, and developed an ultrathin electrical switch that could further miniaturize computing devices and personal electronics without loss of performance.

Released: 6-Apr-2020 9:00 AM EDT
Making Biofuels Cheaper by Putting Plants to Work
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

One strategy to make biofuels more competitive is to make plants do some of the work themselves. Scientists can engineer plants to produce valuable chemical compounds, or bioproducts, as they grow. Then the bioproducts can be extracted from the plant and the remaining plant material can be converted into fuel. But one important part of this strategy has remained unclear — exactly how much of a particular bioproduct would plants need to make in order to make the process economically feasible?

Released: 1-Apr-2020 8:00 AM EDT
Uncertain Climate Future Could Disrupt Energy Systems
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

An international team of scientists has published a new study proposing an optimization methodology for designing climate-resilient energy systems and to help ensure that communities will be able to meet future energy needs given weather and climate variability. Their findings were recently published in Nature Energy.

Released: 30-Mar-2020 8:00 AM EDT
Using Fiber Optics to Advance Safe and Renewable Energy
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Fiber optic cables, it turns out, can be incredibly useful scientific sensors. Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have studied them for use in carbon sequestration, groundwater mapping, earthquake detection, and monitoring of Arctic permafrost thaw. Now they have been awarded new grants to develop fiber optics for two novel uses: monitoring offshore wind operations and underground natural gas storage.

Released: 26-Mar-2020 2:15 PM EDT
New Technique Looks for Dark Matter Traces in Dark Places
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A new study by scientists at Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley, and the University of Michigan – published online this week in the journal Science – concludes that a possible dark matter-related explanation for a mysterious light signature in space is largely ruled out.

Released: 26-Mar-2020 11:00 AM EDT
Looking Up From the Mountaintop: Q&A with a Telescope Instrument's Lead Observer
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

In this Q&A Satya Gontcho A Gontcho, a lead observer for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), shares her experiences at the DESI site near Tucson, Arizona, including evening observing stints to run through detailed checklists and probe how the instrument’s components are working.

Released: 23-Mar-2020 8:05 AM EDT
Science Snapshots from Berkeley Lab
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

March 2020 Science Snapshots from Berkeley Lab

Released: 20-Mar-2020 11:00 AM EDT
Berkeley Lab Cosmologists Are Top Contenders in Machine Learning Challenge
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

In a machine learning challenge dubbed the 2020 Large Hadron Collider Olympics, a team of cosmologists from Berkeley Lab developed a code that best identified a mock signal hidden in simulated particle-collision data.

Released: 19-Mar-2020 11:00 AM EDT
Nature-Inspired Green Energy Technology Clears Important Development Hurdle
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A new design has put the long-sought idea of artificial photosynthesis within reach

Released: 12-Mar-2020 9:00 AM EDT
How We Choose: Applying ‘Decision Science’ to Transportation Behaviors
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Can scientists understand human behavior enough to figure out what drives the choices you make? In fact, it’s called “decision science,” and it’s something that Anna Spurlock, a behavioral economist with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), specializes in.

Released: 11-Mar-2020 12:20 PM EDT
A Graphene Innovation That Is Music to Your Ears
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A California-based company called GraphAudio is moving toward commercializing graphene-based audio technology developed by researchers at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley in an effort to stimulate an audio revolution.

Released: 5-Mar-2020 11:00 AM EST
The Complex Biology Behind Your Love (or Hatred) of Coffee
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Why do some people feel like they need three cups of coffee just to get through the day when others are happy with only one? Why do some people abstain entirely? New research suggests that our intake of coffee – the most popular beverage in America, above bottled water, sodas, tea, and beer – is affected by a positive feedback loop between genetics and the environment.

   
4-Mar-2020 8:05 AM EST
A Talented 2D Material Gets a New Gig
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab scientists tap into graphene’s hidden talent as an electrically tunable superconductor, insulator, and magnetic device for the advancement of quantum information science

Released: 3-Mar-2020 11:00 AM EST
How JCAP Is Making Solar Fuels Shine
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

As we look back at a decade of discovery, we highlight 10 achievements by scientists at Berkeley Lab and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis that bring us closer to a solar fuels future.

Released: 26-Feb-2020 11:00 AM EST
Scientists Discover New Clue Behind Age-Related Diseases and Food Spoilage
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab scientists have made a surprising discovery that could help explain our risk for developing chronic diseases or cancers as we get older, and how our food decomposes over time.

   
Released: 21-Feb-2020 1:20 PM EST
Register to Join a Special April 16 Media Tour of a Telescope Instrument that Will Create a 3D Map of Millions of Galaxies
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Members of the media are invited to attend a mid-April dedication of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which is scheduled to begin its five-year mission to construct a 3D map of the universe in the coming months.

Released: 20-Feb-2020 6:00 AM EST
Less is More: Berkeley Lab Breaks New Ground in Data Center Optimization
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's decades of leadership in designing & enhancing energy-efficient data centers is being applied to NERSC supercomputing resources through a collaboration that's using operational data analytics to optimize cooling systems & save electricity.

Released: 14-Feb-2020 12:30 PM EST
January Science Snapshots
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Dinosaur blood vessels, giant viruses, and antibiotic-building enzymes

Released: 30-Jan-2020 7:35 PM EST
Science Snapshot From Berkeley Lab - a biocompatible material that turns up the heat on antibacterial-resistant diseases
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Scientists at Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry have designed a biocompatible polymer that has the potential to advance photothermal therapy, a technique that deploys near-infrared light to combat antibacterial-resistant infections and cancer.

Released: 29-Jan-2020 11:15 AM EST
Particle Physics Turns to Quantum Computing for Solutions to Tomorrow’s Big-Data Problems
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Giant-scale physics experiments are increasingly reliant on big data and complex algorithms fed into powerful computers, and managing this multiplying mass of data presents its own unique challenges. To better prepare for this data deluge posed by next-generation upgrades and new experiments, physicists are turning to the fledgling field of quantum computing.

Released: 23-Jan-2020 2:25 PM EST
Here, There and Everywhere: Large and Giant Viruses Abound Globally
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

In Nature, a team led by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute (JGI) researchers uncovered a broad diversity of large and giant viruses that belong to the nucleocytoplasmic large DNA viruses (NCLDV) supergroup, expanding virus diversity in this group 10-fold from just 205 genomes.

   
Released: 14-Jan-2020 4:25 PM EST
NOAA Releases Extended Version of 20th Century Reanalysis Project
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released an updated version of the 20th Century Reanalysis Project - a high-resolution, four-dimensional reconstruction of the global climate that now estimates what the weather was every day back to 1806.

Released: 9-Jan-2020 2:00 PM EST
The Wild World of Microbe-Made Products – Skis Now Included
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Biomanufacturing – harnessing biological processes in cells and microbes to design and manufacture products – is revolutionizing how we make everything from futuristic consumer goods to sustainable fuels to breakthrough medicines. Every biomanufactured product can be traced back to discoveries in the lab, but translating that science into a real-world product can be tricky. Berkeley Lab helps move great ideas, like outdoor gear made from algae oil, from conception to commercialization.

8-Jan-2020 2:40 PM EST
The CUORE Underground Experiment Narrows the Search for Rare Particle Process
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The largest set of data yet from an underground experiment called CUORE sets more stringent limits on a theoretical ultra-rare particle process known as neutrinoless double-beta decay that could help to explain the abundance of matter over antimatter in the universe.

7-Jan-2020 4:05 PM EST
Milestone in Advanced Light Source Upgrade Project Will Bring in a New Ring
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

An upgrade of the Advanced Light Source, a synchrotron at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has passed an important milestone that will help to maintain the ALS’ world-leading capabilities. On Dec. 23 the DOE granted approval for a key funding step that will allow the project to start construction on a new inner electron storage ring known as an accumulator ring.

3-Jan-2020 3:05 PM EST
Polluted Wastewater in the Forecast? Try A Solar Umbrella
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Evaporation ponds, commonly used in many industries to manage wastewater, can occupy a large footprint and often pose risks to birds and other wildlife, yet they’re an economical way to deal with contaminated water. Now researchers at Berkeley Lab have demonstrated a way to double the rate of evaporation by using solar energy and taking advantage of water’s inherent properties, potentially reducing their environmental impact. The study is reported in the journal Nature Sustainability.

Released: 23-Dec-2019 4:10 AM EST
Science Snapshots From Berkeley Lab
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

This edition of Science Snapshots highlights the discovery of an investigational cancer drug that targets tumors caused by mutations in the KRAS gene, the development of a new library of artificial proteins that could accelerate the design of new materials, and new insight into the natural toughening mechanism behind adult tooth enamel.

Released: 20-Dec-2019 12:35 PM EST
The Quantum Information Edge Launches to Accelerate Quantum Computing R&D for Breakthrough Science
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A nationwide alliance of national labs, universities, and industry launched today to advance the frontiers of quantum computing systems designed to solve urgent scientific challenges and maintain U.S. leadership in next-generation information technology. The Quantum Information Edge strategic alliance is led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Sandia National Laboratories.

Released: 16-Dec-2019 10:30 AM EST
Berkeley Lab’s Top 10 Science Stories of 2019
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

From the health benefits of cool roofs to an experiment to search for dark matter, Berkeley Lab researchers did a lot of science!

Released: 12-Dec-2019 2:20 PM EST
Simulations Attempt to Reconstruct One of the Most Explosive Events in the Universe: A Neutron Star Merger
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A team led by scientists that included Berkeley Lab researchers has simulated the formation of a disc of matter, a giant burst of ejected matter, and the startup of energetic jets in the aftermath of a merger by two neutron stars.

12-Dec-2019 1:55 PM EST
Tiny Quantum Sensors Watch Materials Transform Under Pressure
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Scientists at Berkeley Lab have developed a diamond anvil sensor that could lead to a new generation of smart, designer materials, as well as the synthesis of new chemical compounds, atomically fine-tuned by pressure.

Released: 11-Dec-2019 11:30 AM EST
A Peek into the Battery Technology Pipeline
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

With its deep expertise in materials research, materials design, and energy storage technologies, Berkeley Lab is working on better battery alternatives. Gerbrand Ceder, a battery researcher in the Materials Science Division, details four battery echnologies being studied by Berkeley Lab scientists that could make a big difference in the future.

Released: 4-Dec-2019 11:00 AM EST
Freeze Frame: Scientists Capture Atomic-Scale Snapshots of Artificial Proteins
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Scientists at Berkeley Lab are the first to use cryo-EM (cryogenic electron microscopy), a Nobel Prize-winning technique originally designed to image proteins in solution, to image atomic changes in a synthetic soft material.

25-Nov-2019 8:00 PM EST
Six Berkeley Lab Scientists Named AAAS Fellows
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Six scientists from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Released: 20-Nov-2019 2:15 PM EST
The Beauty of Imperfections: Linking Atomic Defects to 2D Materials’ Electronic Properties
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Scientists at Berkeley Lab have revealed how atomic defects emerge in transition metal dichalcogenides, and how those defects shape the 2D material’s electronic properties. Their findings could provide a versatile yet targeted platform for designing 2D materials for quantum information science.

Released: 13-Nov-2019 9:00 AM EST
Climate Change Expected to Shift Location of East Asian Monsoons
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

More than a billion people in Asia depend on seasonal monsoons for their water needs. The Asian monsoon is closely linked to a planetary-scale tropical air flow which, according to a new study by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will most likely shift geographically as the climate continues to warm, resulting in less rainfall in certain regions.

7-Nov-2019 7:05 PM EST
Scientists Explore Egyptian Mummy Bones With X-Rays and Infrared Light to Gain New Insight on Ancient Life
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Experiments at Berkeley Lab are casting a new light on Egyptian soil and ancient mummified bone samples that could provide a richer understanding of daily life and environmental conditions thousands of years ago. In a two-monthslong research effort that concluded in late August, two researchers from Cairo University in Egypt brought 32 bone samples and two soil samples to study using X-ray and infrared light-based techniques at the Lab's Advanced Light Source.

Released: 12-Nov-2019 10:50 AM EST
Etalumis ‘Reverses’ Simulations to Reveal New Science
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A multinational collaboration using computing resources at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center has developed the first probabilistic programming framework capable of controlling existing simulators and running at large-scale on HPC platforms.

Released: 12-Nov-2019 10:50 AM EST
Deep Learning Expands Study of Nuclear Waste Remediation
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A research collaboration between Berkeley Lab, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Brown University, and NVIDIA has achieved exaflop performance with a deep learning application used to model subsurface flow in the study of nuclear waste remediation

6-Nov-2019 2:05 PM EST
Machine Learning Enhances Light-Beam Performance at the Advanced Light Source
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A team of researchers at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley has successfully demonstrated how machine-learning tools can improve the stability of light beams’ size for science experiments at a synchrotron light source via adjustments that largely cancel out unwanted fluctuations.

Released: 7-Nov-2019 11:00 AM EST
Go With the Flow: Scientists Design New Grid Batteries for Renewable Energy
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Scientists at Berkeley Lab have designed an affordable ‘flow battery’ membrane that could accelerate renewable energy for the electrical grid.

Released: 6-Nov-2019 11:00 AM EST
A Game-Changing Test for Prion, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s Diseases is on the Horizon
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A new test agent can easily and efficiently detect the misfolded protein aggregates that cause devastating neurological diseases in blood samples. The technology could lead to early diagnosis of prion, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's diseases for the first time.

   
Released: 6-Nov-2019 3:00 AM EST
World-Leading Microscopes Take Candid Snapshots of Atoms in Their ‘Neighborhoods’
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Scientists at Berkeley Lab have demonstrated how a powerful electron microscopy technique can provide direct insight into the performance of any material – from strong metallic glass to flexible semiconducting films – by pinpointing specific atomic “neighborhoods.”

Released: 5-Nov-2019 1:00 PM EST
Are Students Getting Enough Air?
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Roughly 85% of recently installed HVAC systems in K-12 classrooms investigated in California did not provide adequate ventilation, according to a study from UC Davis and the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

   
Released: 5-Nov-2019 11:00 AM EST
Going Cold: The Future of Electron Microscopy
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab researchers are pushing the boundaries of electron microscopy by exploring the exciting new frontier of cold microscopes.

Released: 1-Nov-2019 8:00 AM EDT
Science Snapshots from Berkeley Lab
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Gamers designing proteins, raw food changing the gut, and a toxin-absorbing MOF

Released: 30-Oct-2019 5:05 PM EDT
Berkeley Lab Innovations Recognized With 3 R&D 100 Awards
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Cutting-edge technologies from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) to detect radiation, make buildings more energy efficient, and accelerate neuroscience research were honored with R&D 100 Awards by R&D World magazine.

28-Oct-2019 2:05 AM EDT
Dark Matter Experiment’s Central Component Takes a Deep Dive – Nearly a Mile Underground
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Last week, crews at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota strapped the central component of LUX-ZEPLIN – the largest direct-detection dark matter experiment in the U.S. – below an elevator and s-l-o-w-l-y lowered it 4,850 feet down a shaft formerly used in gold-mining operations.

25-Oct-2019 3:10 PM EDT
DESI Opens Its 5,000 Eyes to Capture the Colors of the Cosmos
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A new instrument mounted atop a telescope in Arizona has aimed its robotic array of 5,000 fiber-optic “eyes” at the night sky to capture the first images showing its unique view of galaxy light.



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