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The heat is on

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

NASA is developing a new family of flexible heat-shield systems with a woven carbon-fiber base material, and is using X-rays at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source to test the designs.

New droplet-on-tape method assists biochemical research at X-ray lasers

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and other institutes designed a new assembly-line system that rapidly replaces exposed biological samples by moving droplets along a miniature conveyor belt, timed to coincide with the arrival of the X-ray pulses. The droplet-on-tape system now allows the team to study the biochemical reactions in real-time from microseconds to seconds, revealing the stages of these complex reactions.

Nano-sized hydrogen storage system increases efficiency

DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Lawrence Livermore scientists have collaborated with an interdisciplinary team of researchers including colleagues from Sandia National Laboratories to develop an efficient hydrogen storage system that could be a boon for hydrogen powered vehicles.

Journal: Advanced Materials Interfaces

Harker School wins 2017 SLAC Regional Science Bowl competition

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

After losing its first match of the day to the defending champions, The Harker School's team won 10 consecutive rounds to claim victory in the annual SLAC Regional DOE Science Bowl on Saturday, Feb. 11.

When rocket science meets X-ray science

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

NASA and Berkeley Lab researchers have teamed up to explore next-generation spacecraft materials at the microscale using an X-ray technique that produces 3-D images. This work could help ensure future spacecraft survive the rigors of otherworldly atmospheres.

Protein structure solved from smallest crystals yet

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

An international team of scientists used an X-ray laser at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to determine the structure of an insect virus's crystalline protein 'cocoon.'

Researchers catch extreme waves with higher-resolution modeling

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new Berkeley Lab study shows that high-resolution models captured hurricanes and big waves that low-resolution ones missed. Better extreme wave forecasts are important for coastal cities, the military, the shipping industry, and surfers.

Journal: Geophysical Research Letters
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Next-gen dark matter detector in a race to finish line

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Business Announcement

The race is on to build the most sensitive US-based experiment designed to directly detect dark matter particles. Department of Energy officials have formally approved a key construction milestone that will propel the project toward its April 2020 goal for completion.

Chemicals hitch a ride onto new protein for better compounds

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Berkeley Lab chemists have developed a powerful new method of selectively linking chemicals to proteins, a major advance in the manipulation of biomolecules that could transform the way drugs are developed, proteins are probed, and molecules are tracked and imaged. This technique, called ReACT, is akin to a chemical Swiss army knife for proteins.

Journal: Science
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy, National Institutes of Health

Thirdhand smoke affects weight, blood cell development in mice

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new Berkeley Lab-led study found that the sticky residue left behind by tobacco smoke led to changes in weight and blood cell count in mice. These latest findings add to a growing body of evidence that thirdhand smoke exposure may be harmful.

Journal: Scientific Reports
Funder: University of California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program