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Science snapshots from Berkeley Lab

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New at Berkeley Lab: Gamers can help speed up biomedical research by designing protein structures with a shape modeling game called Foldit, experiments show dramatic changes in the gut microbiome after switching between raw and cooked foods, and a new porous material can pull an industrial pollutant from the air.

Journal: Nature Microbiology

Berkeley Lab innovations recognized with 3 R&D 100 Awards

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

Cutting-edge technologies from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) to detect radiation, make buildings more energy efficient, and accelerate neuroscience research were honored with R&D 100 Awards by R&D World magazine.

Engineering living scaffolds for building materials

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Bone and mollusk shells are composite systems that combine living cells and inorganic components. This allows them to regenerate and change structure while also being very strong and durable. Borrowing from this amazing complexity, researchers have been exploring a new class of materials called engineered living materials (ELMs).

Improving indoor air quality during wildfires

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

In California and other US western states, wildfires have become more frequent and intense, adversely impacting air quality and human health. Many health agencies and departments suggest people stay indoors during wildfires to limit their exposure to these particles. But how healthy is the air indoors during a wildfire, and can it be improved?

DESI Opens Its 5,000 Eyes to Capture the Colors of the Cosmos

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A new instrument mounted atop a telescope in Arizona has aimed its robotic array of 5,000 fiber-optic 'eyes' at the night sky to capture the first images showing its unique view of galaxy light.

DESI points 5,000 robotic 'eyes' at the sky to explore dark energy

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Business Announcement

A new instrument mounted on a telescope in Arizona aimed its robotic array of 5,000 fiber-optic 'eyes' at the night sky on Oct. 22 to capture the first images showing its unique view of galaxy light.

Tracing Interstellar Dust Back to the Solar System's Formation

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

This study is the first to confirm dust particles pre-dating the formation of our solar system. Further study of these materials will enable a deeper understanding of the processes that formed and have since altered them.

Unlocking the biochemical treasure chest within microbes

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An international team of scientists lead by the Joint Genome Institute has developed a genetic engineering tool that makes producing and analyzing microbial secondary metabolites -- the basis for many important agricultural, industrial, and medical products -- easier than ever before, and could even lead to breakthroughs in biomanufacturing.

Journal: Nature Microbiology

Study shows a much cheaper catalyst can generate hydrogen in a commercial device

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

SLAC and Stanford researchers have shown for the first time that a cheap catalyst can split water and generate hydrogen gas for hours on end in the harsh environment of a commercial electrolyzer -- a step toward clean, large-scale hydrogen production for fuel, fertilizer and industry.

Journal: Nature Nanotechnology
Funder: US Department of Energy's Office of Science, US Department of Defense

Science snapshots -- Waste to fuel, moire superlattices, mining cellphones for energy data

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

As reported in Nature Physics, a Berkeley Lab-led team of physicists and materials scientists was the first to unambiguously observe and document the unique optical phenomena that occur in certain types of synthetic materials called moire; superlattices. The new findings will help researchers understand how to better manipulate materials into light emitters with controllable quantum properties.

Journal: Nature Physics

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