Key Takeaways A new computer program developed at Berkeley Lab offers a faster and more accurate way to determine a protein’s structure. Known as AQuaRef, the program uses quantum-mechanical calculations and artificial intelligence to produce higher …
According to Whitelam and Casert, when the components of the computer are themselves nonlinear, it becomes possible to train a thermodynamic computer to perform nonlinear computations at specified times, regardless of its equilibrium status. This means …
Key Takeaways Berkeley Lab scientists developed a new way to determine atomic structures from nanocrystals previously considered unusable for crystallography. By combining 4D-STEM with computational “virtual apertures,” the team can isolate and analyze …
The tiny microchips that power modern technologies are already an impressive feat but materials research scientist Qi Zhang seeks to push the boundaries even further. As part of the Center for X-Ray Optics, powered by the Advanced Light Source at Berkeley …
While some of Berkeley Lab’s digital twins are already set to guide experiments, others are still in research and development. Researchers across disciplines are adapting methods from existing physics and energy models to unlock more powerful experiments. …
Five scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have received Early Career Research Program (ECRP) awards from the Department of Energy. The ECRP program, now in its 16th year, was established to bolster the nation’s scientific …
A digital twin is a virtual model of a real-world tool or system. But it’s more than a static blueprint or a carbon copy — it’s a living, physics-based model that stays in sync with its physical counterpart. That means researchers can explore potential …
“The Digital Twin for Chemical Science platform represents a new capability for Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source (ALS) and DOE’s scientific user facilities,” said Ethan Crumlin, a staff scientist at the ALS and program lead specializing in interface …
What does the jumping spider have in common with an excavator? Hydraulics! UC Berkeley graduate student Sophie Hanson uses the Advanced Light Source (ALS) to get detailed 3D images of the microscopic structures inside jumping spider legs. These tiny …
Key Takeaways Large, complex datasets collected at the Advanced Light Source can now be processed a hundred times faster than before, at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), a high-performance computing (HPC) facility that …
At the cluster tool’s hub, a robotic arm shuttles an 8-inch disc called a wafer in and out of the surrounding ring of stations. Some deposit atom-thin layers of material, while others check each step for quality. “It’s like a robot pizza chef sitting in …
Meet the sniffer dog of spectroscopy tools: an AI-enhanced sensor that can “sniff and seek” target objects in real-time. Spectral imaging tools — cameras that capture colors beyond the RGB spectrum visible to our eyes — are vital for gleaning information …
Developing the lithium-ion battery took decades of research. A new multi-institutional project led by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) aims to cut that timeline dramatically, using AI and supercomputers to …
Particle accelerators are powerful tools that have revolutionized research in physics, chemistry, materials science, and biology, and have been adopted for applications that improve medicine, national security, and manufacturing. The Multi-Office particle …
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is working to transform petabytes of imaging data from advanced light and neutron scattering user facilities in the U.S. into actionable knowledge, demonstrating AI-accelerated advanced discovery …
Researchers from four national laboratories and industry are collaborating to unleash the full potential of biology for manufacturing fuels, chemicals, and consumer goods, and to harness biological systems as tools for agriculture and critical mineral …
Key Takeaways Automation and AI can systematically pinpoint optimal designs among hundreds of thousands of possibilities, increasing isoprenol titers five-fold in weeks. Biosensor-driven selection turned a microbe’s fuel-eating behavior into a tool, …
Key Takeaways EcoFABs are takeout-box–sized plastic chambers that give scientists a reproducible way to study plants and their root microbes. In a first-of-its-kind global study, scientists showed EcoFABs can deliver consistent results across labs on three …
If you want to capture sharper MRI images, hunt for new physics with particle accelerators, or advance fusion energy, you need superconducting magnets. Superconductors are special materials. When cooled to extremely low temperatures, they can carry …
[00:00:00] Jenny Nuss: Hi, and welcome. I’m Jenny Nuss, a science communicator at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and today we’ll be exploring our magnet research program. We’ll learn a little bit about the history, hear about the ongoing efforts, …
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