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Published on January 12, 2021 - 15:01 GMT

The Odd Structure of ORF8: Scientists Map the Coronavirus Protein Linked to Immune Evasion and Disease Severity

Co-authors Cosmo Buffalo (left) and Richard Hooy discussing the ORF8 structure, shown as a ribbon diagram and space-filling model. (Credit: Kevin Larsen) A team of HIV researchers, cellular biologists, and biophysicists who banded together to support COVID …

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Published on January 11, 2021 - 15:27 GMT

Impacts of Climate Change on Our Water and Energy Systems: It’s Complicated

The Dos Amigos Pumping Plant in Merced County and California Aqueduct are part of the California State Water Project, an energy-intensive public water project that distributes water throughout the state. (Credit: California Department of Water Resources) …

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Published on January 7, 2021 - 16:24 GMT

Rachel Slaybaugh to Lead Berkeley Lab’s Cyclotron Road

The Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has named Rachel Slaybaugh, associate professor of nuclear engineering at UC Berkeley, to lead Berkeley Lab’s Cyclotron Road Division. The announcement follows an international …

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Published on January 6, 2021 - 15:42 GMT

Unique X-Ray Microscope Reveals Dazzling 3D Cell Images

Soft X-ray tomography provides a map of organelles within an intact cell. (Credit: Katya Kadyshevskaya/USC) The planet is comprised of continents and islands, each with unique cultures and resources. One area may be well known for growing food, another for …

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Published on December 22, 2020 - 15:02 GMT

Berkeley Lab’s Top 10 Science Stories of 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has taught us many valuable lessons this year, and perhaps foremost among them is the importance of science. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have always strived to find …

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Published on December 21, 2020 - 15:11 GMT

Speeding Toward Improved Hydrogen Fuel Production

Illustration of the 2D boron nitride substrate with imperfections that host tiny nickel clusters. The catalyst aids the chemical reaction that removes hydrogen from liquid chemical carriers, making it available for use as a fuel. (Credit: Jeff Urban/ …

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Published on December 14, 2020 - 16:10 GMT

Scientists Recruit New Atomic Heavyweights in Targeted Fight Against Cancer

Katherine Shield (from left), Dahlia An, and Tyler Bailey are part of a research team that developed new methods for the large-scale production, purification, and use of the radioisotope cerium-134, which could serve as a tunable PET imaging surrogate for …

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Published on December 11, 2020 - 13:25 GMT

Scientists Say Farewell to Daya Bay Site, Proceed with Final Data Analysis

Photomultiplier tubes, designed to pick up faint light signals from particle interactions, line the inside of a detector for the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino experiment. (Credit: Roy Kaltschidt/Berkeley Lab) The Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment …

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Published on December 10, 2020 - 15:29 GMT

Cataloging Nature’s Hidden Arsenal: Viruses that Infect Bacteria

Scientists are continually searching for new and improved ways to deal with bacteria, be it to eliminate disease-causing strains or to modify potentially beneficial strains. And despite the numerous clever drugs and genetic engineering tools humans have …

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Published on December 9, 2020 - 15:05 GMT

This Anti-COVID Mask Breaks the Mold

In the fight against COVID-19, scientists at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley are developing an N95 quality-assessment test; a rechargeable, reusable, anti-COVID N95 mask; and a 3D-printable silicon-cast mask mold. (Credit: Alexander Kirch/Shutterstock) In …

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Published on December 4, 2020 - 15:08 GMT

90 Years of Neutrino Science

A collection of images from past, present, and pending neutrino science experiments, including: Daya Bay, DUNE at LBNF, the Homestake experiment, IceCube, KamLAND, ProtoDUNE and SNO. Displayed in the background is the typed text of a letter that physicist …

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 15:33 GMT

A Machine Learning Solution for Designing Materials with Desired Optical Properties

Controlling light-matter interactions is central to a variety of important applications, such as quantum dots, which can be used as light emitters and sensors. (Credit: PlasmaChem) Understanding how matter interacts with light – its optical properties – is …

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 15:04 GMT

A New Data Milestone for CUORE Experiment in Italy

The CUORE detector array, shown here in this rendering, is formed by 19 copper-framed “towers” that each house a matrix of 52 cube-shaped crystals. (Credit: CUORE Collaboration) Surrounded by lead and also shielded by nearly a mile of rock from the natural …

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Published on November 24, 2020 - 16:03 GMT

8 Berkeley Lab Scientists Named 2020 AAAS Fellows

Berkeley Lab’s eight 2020 AAAS Fellows (clockwise, from upper left to lower left): Wibe A. “Bert” de Jong, Spencer R. Klein, Sanjay Kumar, Mary E. Maxon, Peidong Yang, Robert Oliver Ritchie, Len Pennacchio, Esmond G. Ng. The American Association for the …

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Published on November 24, 2020 - 15:15 GMT

Scientists Design New Framework for Clean Water

Artist’s illustration of water molecules. A research team led by Berkeley Lab has designed a new crystalline material that targets and traps copper ions from wastewater with unprecedented precision and speed. (Credit: Sashkin/Shutterstock) We rely on water …

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Published on November 13, 2020 - 15:13 GMT

How to Reduce Greenhouse Gas? Tips from a Methane-Eating Microbe

Methane-eating bacteria are found in extreme environments such as active geothermal hot springs. (Credit: Inger Eriksen/Shutterstock) Scientists have determined the structure of a unique enzyme, produced by a species of methane-eating bacteria, that …

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Published on November 12, 2020 - 15:05 GMT

Charges Cascading Along a Molecular Chain

STEM (scanning transmission electron microscopy) image of a one-dimensional array of F4TCNQ molecules (yellow-orange) on a gate-tunable graphene device. (Credit: Berkeley Lab) Small electronic circuits power our everyday lives, from the tiny cameras in our …

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Published on November 10, 2020 - 16:24 GMT

Uncovering Novel Genomes from Earth’s Microbiomes

Artistic interpretation of how microbial genome sequences from the GEM catalog can help fill in gaps of knowledge about the microbes that play key roles in the Earth’s microbiomes. (Credit: Zosia Rostomian/Berkeley Lab) Despite advances in sequencing …

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Published on November 10, 2020 - 15:16 GMT

Microbe “Rewiring” Technique Promises a Boom in Biomanufacturing

Study authors (from left to right) Andrew K. Lau, Thomas Eng, and Deepanwita Banerjee stand in front of a two-liter bioreactor containing E. coli cells that are producing indigoidine, which causes the strong dark blue color of the liquid. This photo was …

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Published on November 9, 2020 - 17:06 GMT

How to Accelerate Solar Adoption for the Underserved

Solar panels in a Richmond, California neighborhood. (Credit: Google Streetview) As rooftop solar prices have fallen, many households at all income levels can now save money by going solar. Nonetheless, low- and moderate-income households remain less …

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