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Gut bacteria found to have a shocking secret

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Scientists studied how the bacteria transport electrons across their cell wall. The bacteria use a method that's different from other, known electricity-producing bacteria. They also found that hundreds of other bacterial species use this same process.

Scientists create tiny lasers from nanoparticles and plastic beads

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Researchers found a way to create lasers smaller than red blood cells.

Science snapshots from Berkeley Lab

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

This edition of Science Snapshots highlights an investigational cancer drug that targets tumors caused by mutations in the KRAS gene, a new library of artificial proteins that could accelerate the design of new materials, and the natural toughening mechanism behind adult tooth enamel.

Journal: Nature

Tiny Crystals Work Better When They Double Up With Designer Frameworks

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Where two unusual materials meet, scientists have seen promising behaviors for energy storage, medicine, and more. An international team of users and Foundry staff wrote a set of design rules that they then used to direct the self-assembly of the crystals and the cages into new types sheet-like structures.

The Quantum Information Edge launches to accelerate quantum computing R&D

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Business Announcement

A nationwide alliance of national labs, universities, and industry launched today to advance the frontiers of quantum computing systems designed to solve urgent scientific challenges and maintain US leadership in next-generation information technology. The Quantum Information Edge strategic alliance is led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Sandia National Laboratories.

Probes of New Physics from Deep Underground

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

The SNO+ experiment has made new measurements of the lifetime of the proton. It also measured how the flow of solar neutrinos changes over time as well as the energy spectrum of those neutrinos.

Shape-Shifters: Small Proteins Unexpectedly Shift Their Shape When Coming Together

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Artificial versions of small proteins, called peptoids, can readily self-assemble into tiny sheets, which gives them a great deal of potential for use in medicine, sensing, and other fields. An international team led by Foundry scientists discovered that peptoids could change shape when they form a nanosheet.

Yuantao Ding: Then and Now

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Yuantao Ding is a staff scientist at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

Scientists discover how proteins form crystals that tile a microbe's shell

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Many microbes wear beautifully patterned crystalline shells, which protect them from a harsh world and can even help them reel in food. Now scientists have zoomed in on the very first step in microbial shell-building: nucleation, where squiggly proteins crystallize into sturdy building blocks. What they found helps explain how the shells assemble themselves so quickly.

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Funder: Department of Energy Office of Science's Office of Biological and Environmental Research, Precourt Institute for Energy, Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Innovative Genomics Institute., NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Tiny quantum sensors watch materials transform under pressure

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists at Berkeley Lab have converted diamonds' atomic flaws into atomic sensors that could lead to a new generation of smart materials.

Journal: Science

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