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First direct evidence that a phase of matter competes with high-temperature superconductivity

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Scientists have found the first direct evidence that a mysterious phase of matter known as the 'pseudogap' competes with high-temperature superconductivity, robbing it of electrons that otherwise might pair up to carry current through a material with 100 percent efficiency.

Making a good thing better

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Berkeley Lab researchers carried out the first X-ray absorption spectroscopy study of a model electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries and may have found a pathway forward to improving LIBs for electric vehicles and large-scale electrical energy storage.

Journal: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Switching to spintronics

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Berkeley Lab researchers used an electric field to reverse the magnetization direction in a multiferroic spintronic device at room temperature, a demonstration that points a new way towards spintronics and smaller, faster and cheaper ways of storing and processing data.

Journal: Nature
Funder: National Science Foundation

A standard for neuroscience data

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

In November, Neurodata without Borders hosted a hackathon to consolidate ideas for designing and implementing a standard neuroscience file format. And BrainFormat, a neuroscience data standardization framework developed at Berkeley Lab, was one of several candidates selected for further investigation. It is now a strong contender to contribute to the development of a community-wide data format and storage standard for the neuroscience research community.

Is the Higgs Boson a piece of the matter-antimatter puzzle?

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Several experiments, including the BaBar experiment at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, have helped explain some -- but not all -- of the imbalance between matter and antimatter in the universe. Now a SLAC theorist and his colleagues have laid out a possible method for determining if the Higgs boson is involved.

Back to future with Roman architectural concrete

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A key discovery to understanding Roman architectural concrete that has stood the test of time and the elements for nearly two thousand years has been made by researchers using beams of X-rays at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

DESY's Henry Chapman awarded Leibniz Prize for X-ray laser research

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Henry Chapman, a scientist at Germany's DESY lab who participated in pioneering studies at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray laser, has been awarded the Leibniz Prize. The 2.5 million euro ($3.1 million) scientific award is bestowed by a German research foundation. LCLS is a Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility.

Study may help slow the spread of flu

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

An important study conducted in part at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory may lead to new, more effective vaccines and medicines by revealing detailed information about how a flu antibody binds to a wide variety of flu viruses.

World record for compact particle accelerator

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Using one of the most powerful lasers in the world, Berkeley Lab researchers have accelerated subatomic particles to the highest energies ever recorded. They used an emerging class of compact particle accelerator that physicists believe can shrink traditional, miles-long accelerators to machines that can fit on a table.

Journal: Physical Review Letters
Funder: US Department of Energy Office of High-Energy Physics

New journal serves as an interface of statistics, atmospheric and ocean sciences

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Business Announcement

A new journal -- Advances in Statistical Climatology, Meteorology and Oceanography -- gives statisticians and researchers specializing in the atmospheric and ocean sciences an outlet to publish the details of their statistical and mathematical developments, which will effectively lead to improved models and methods for these fields.

Meeting: 2014 AGU Fall Meeting