LZ searches for dark matter by looking for signature flashes of light from energy deposited in the detector. The collaboration leverages multiple methods to prevent or account for particle interactions caused by normal matter. This includes the mile of …
Key Takeaways Quantum materials are key to advancing next-generation electronics, information technologies, and quantum computers. For over 30 years, world-leading X-ray tools and experts at the ALS have helped researchers from all over the world …
Imagine seeing not just the shape of something, but its chemical fingerprint—down to the atom. At Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source, that’s exactly what researchers do by using a special kind of light to study everything from battery materials to moon …
Scientists around the world use the focused beams of light generated by the Advanced Light Source (ALS) synchrotron to study molecules and materials with atomic precision — yielding fundamental insights into fields ranging from physics to biology and …
The data flowing from those instruments already represents a fundamental shift in how biology can be practiced. For the first time, researchers can watch in vivo biochemistry unfold inside cells living within their native tissues, inside a living organism …
New insights from cell studies McMurray and Polyzos, with colleagues from Berkeley Lab and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, began studying energy uptake in HD neurons ten years ago, after research by others showed that metabolic changes occur …
An advanced medical imaging technology from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has been honored with a 2026 R&D 100 Award. The award, presented by R&D Magazine and selected by an independent …
Covering roughly 75% of the sky in visible and near-infrared light, the updated map provides a deep view of the extragalactic universe not blocked by the dust and stars of our own Milky Way. Researchers expect it will remain the most comprehensive 2D map …
Key Takeaways Researchers discovered that an ultrathin version of titanium oxide displays spontaneous electrical alignment known as ferroelectricity. Compared to standard materials used in logic and memory devices, ferroelectric materials can operate at a …
As Director of the Scientific Data Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Ana Kupresanin leads scientists and engineers who develop the methods, software, workflows, and infrastructure needed to make scientific data usable, reliable, and …
Using a technique called magneto-optical spectroscopy under cryogenic conditions, the researchers cooled the device down to a temperature near absolute zero and measured how the electron and hole components responded to small magnetic fields. Electrical …
Key Takeaways Figuring out how to synthesize technologically valuable solid materials can take weeks to years of trial-and-error. A new modeling framework uses accurate thermodynamics and machine learning to precisely and rapidly predict the full sequence …
The three scientists are part of the larger Geophysical Exploration of the Dynamics and Evolution of the Solar System (GEODES) team, a NASA-funded project that uses geophysics methods to investigate the moon, near-Earth asteroids, and the moons of Mars to …
“This is a major win in a larger effort of synthesizing critical materials and battery materials using molten salts,” said Mike Whittaker, a Berkeley Lab scientist who worked on the project. “If you could run this process at low temperatures with really …
Key Takeaways Researchers developed a process that converts kraft lignin, an underused byproduct of the pulp and paper industry, into a valuable chemical used to make several common products. The process, found to be economically relevant, can be applied …
Key Takeaways The Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array successfully completed a first commissioning and characterization run and is ready to begin scientific operations at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. As the world’s most advanced gamma-ray detector, …
In the experiment, researchers used two different methods to pack deuterium, a heavy form of hydrogen atoms that is often used in fusion, into thin foils of palladium and titanium. They then fired a beam of deuterium ions at the foils at different energies …
As the Director of the Applied Mathematics and Computational Research Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Stefan Wild leads teams of computational scientists, computer scientists, and mathematicians in the research and …
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced funding for new projects that will harness artificial intelligence to accelerate discovery. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will lead 13 projects and collaborate as a partner on more than …
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the 2026 cohort of scientists and engineers selected to join Cyclotron Road at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Cyclotron Road is one of four nodes in the DOE Office of Technology …
