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Science Network Turns Seismic Sensor

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

ESnet, the Department of Energy's high-performance network for extreme-scale data, maintains the testbed for network research; using the testbed for seismology is a novel idea that emerged from conversations at Berkeley Lab. The team used dark fiber running from West Sacramento to Woodland, California.

Particle accelerators drive decades of discoveries at Berkeley lab and beyond

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

This article and accompanying video highlight the decades of discoveries, achievements and progress in particle accelerator R& D at Berkeley Lab. These accelerators have enabled new explorations of the atomic nucleus; the production and discovery of new elements and isotopes, and of subatomic particles and their properties; created new types of medical imaging and treatments; and provided new insight into the nature of matter and energy, and new methods to advance industry and security, among other wide-ranging applications.

Excited Atoms Rush Independently to New Positions

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

How atoms react to a sudden burst of light shows scientists how the larger material might act in sensors, data storage devices, and more.

Wildfires could permanently alter Alaska's forest composition

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of researchers led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory projected that the combination of climate change and increased wildfires will cause the iconic evergreen conifer trees of Alaska to get pushed out in favor of broadleaf deciduous trees, which shed their leaves seasonally.

Journal: Nature Plants

Amazon rainforest absorbing less carbon than expected

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An international team of scientists, including climate scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, found that accounting for phosphorus-deficient soils reduced projected carbon dioxide uptake by an average of 50% in the Amazon, compared to current estimates based on previous climate models that did not take into account phosphorus deficiency.

Journal: Nature Geoscience

Two advances in understanding the role of 'charge stripes' in superconducting mate

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In independent studies, two research teams report important advances in understanding how charge stripes might interact with superconductivity. Both studies were carried out with X-rays at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

Journal: Science Advances

Explore the site of a new telescope survey that will map the universe in 3D

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

For a special sneak preview before the official start of observations in early 2020, join scientists, engineers, and others who are working on the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) for an exclusive day of access. DESI, under installation at Kitt Peak National Observatory, will capture the light from tens of millions of distant galaxies to better understand the accelerating expansion of the universe.

Cool roofs can help shield California's cities against heat waves

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory shows that if every building in California sported 'cool' roofs by 2050, these roofs would help contribute to protecting urbanites from the consequences of dangerous heatwaves.

Journal: Environmental Research Letters

A community-driven data science system to advance microbiome research

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Grant and Award Announcement

The National Microbiome Data Collaborative, a new initiative aimed at empowering microbiome research, is gearing up its pilot phase after receiving $10 million from the US Department of Energy Office of Science.

Atomic 'Trojan horse' could inspire new generation of X-ray lasers and particle colliders

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

an international team of researchers, including scientists from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, has demonstrated a potentially much brighter electron source based on plasma that could be used in more compact, more powerful particle accelerators.

Journal: Nature Physics

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