Researchers from Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley grew a new type of ferroelectric – doped hafnium oxide, 1.8 nanometers thick – onto silicon. Not only did the ultrathin material demonstrate ferroelectricity, but the effect was actually stronger than the …
Science Snapshots By Kiran Julin • July 1, 2020 Berkeley Lab’s “thin triple” high-performance window can save on heating and cooling costs compared to typical double-pane windows. (Credit: Berkeley Lab) Buildings account for a whopping 40% of total U.S. …
Change in the architecture of the bacterial chromosome during the adaptation to an acidic environment is controlled by the DNA binding protein called HU and its interaction with DNA. (Credit: Michal Hammel/Berkeley Lab) When bacteria are put in different …
A leaf with various synthetic promoters expressing Green Fluorescent Protein, demonstrating the range of expression levels that can be achieved with their engineered promoters. (Credit: JBEI/Berkeley Lab) Researchers at JBEI have developed a new set of …
Microscope image of the TMD moiré superlattice device. (Credit: Emma Regan/Berkeley Lab) A team of scientists led by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley has demonstrated a powerful new technique …
The making of mendelevium-244: In this video, Berkeley Lab project scientist Jennifer Pore describes how scientists working at Berkeley Lab’s 88-Inch Cyclotron created and confirmed the discovery of a new isotope, mendelevium-244. Mendelevium, an …
(Credit: lvcandy/iStock) Sometimes, when something is broken, the first step to fixing it is to break it even more. In a recent example, scientists seeking to understand the mechanism of a DNA-repairing protein have discovered that the molecule performs …
Carp scales are highly resistant to penetration. Advanced X-ray imaging techniques have revealed why. (Credit: Vladimir Wrangel/ Shutterstock) Humans have drawn technological inspiration from fish scales going back to ancient times: Romans, Egyptians, and …
Fabio Cerutti, a Berkeley Lab staff scientist and ATLAS group member, quickly transitioned to working from home after the COVID-19 pandemic led to a stoppage in most activities at the CERN site. Cerutti talks about his continuing work in this video. ( …
Andy Lin, left, lead cabling technician, and Elizabeth Lee, a quality assurance engineer, install diagnostics on the Rutherford Cabling machine at Berkeley Lab while complying with social-distancing and safety rules. The machine, equipped with dozens of …
A new technique developed by Berkeley Lab researchers pairs high-resolution images derived by satellite with advanced computer modeling to estimate aquifer volume change from observed ground deformation. The method could be particularly helpful to managing …
(Credit: Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Using a unique combination of nanoscale imaging and chemical analysis, an international team of researchers has revealed a key step in the molecular mechanism behind the water splitting reaction …
Lipitoids, which self-assemble with DNA and RNA, can serve as cellular delivery systems for antiviral therapies that could prevent COVID-19 and other coronavirus infections. (Illustration courtesy of R.N. Zuckermann) A team of scientists from Stanford …
A filamentous fungi that feeds on plant matter is seen under low magnification. (Sinhyu/iStock) When you hear the word “fungi” there is a good chance that it conjures an image of an idyllic toadstool, or perhaps a cluster of capped mushrooms, growing out …
Science Snapshots By Kiran Julin • June 3, 2020 Older (pre-2008 commercial online date) plants are shown in pink, and newer plants in orange. The size of each dot is proportional to the nameplate capacity of the plant. The background map shows the annual …
In a project led by Arva Intelligence, Berkeley Lab scientists will monitor carbon emissions and other indicators at five commercial farms in California and Arkansas. (Credit: Jay McEntire/Arva Intelligence) Farmers have enough worries – between bad …
Researchers from Berkeley Lab and 20 other institutions have found that land use and atmospheric changes are altering forest structure around the world, resulting in fewer of the mature trees that are better at storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. …
This video contains animations showing how the complex components of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, installed on the Mayall Telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona, work together. Click on the “CC” icon to view captions …
Antineutrino detectors are submersed in liquid at the Daya Bay experiment, as seen during the final phase of construction in August 2012. (Credit: Roy Kaltschmidt/Berkeley Lab) Experiment: Daya Bay reactor neutrino experiment About: The Daya Bay reactor …
A photo illustration showing magnified virus particles in droplets. (Credit: pxfuel.com) Laser and biology experts at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are working together to develop a platform and experiments to study the structure and …
