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In materials hit with light, individual atoms and vibrations take disorderly paths

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Revealed for the first time by a new X-ray laser technique, their surprisingly unruly response has profound implications for designing and controlling materials.

Scientists make 1st detailed measurements of factors related to high-temp superconductivity

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Two studies led by SLAC and Stanford capture electron 'sound waves' and identify a positive feedback loop that may boost superconducting temperatures.

SLAC joins new LaserNetUS network to boost high-intensity laser research

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

The Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has joined a new research network called LaserNetUS that aims to boost access to high-intensity laser facilities at labs and universities across the country, including the Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) laser facility at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS).

Berkeley Lab joins LaserNetUS, a new nationwide high-intensity laser network

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

To help foster the broad applicability of high-intensity lasers, Berkeley Lab is a partner in a new research network called LaserNetUS. The network will provide US scientists increased access to the unique high-intensity laser facilities at the Lab's BELLA Center and at eight other institutions.

Photosynthesis like a moss

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Moss evolved after algae but before vascular land plants, such as ferns and trees, making them an interesting target for scientists studying photosynthesis, the process by which plants convert sunlight to fuel. Now researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have made a discovery that could shed light on how plants evolved to move from the ocean to land.

Journal: Nature Plants
Funder: Department of Energy

A solar cell that does double duty for renewable energy

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers at the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, a DOE Energy Innovation Hub, have developed an artificial photosynthesis device called a "hybrid photoelectrochemical and voltaic (HPEV) cell" that turns sunlight and water into two types of energy - hydrogen fuel and electricity.

Journal: Nature Materials
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Improving climate models to account for plant behavior yields 'goodish' news

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Climate scientists have not been properly accounting for what plants do at night, and that, it turns out, is a mistake. A new study from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has found that plant nutrient uptake in the absence of photosynthesis affects greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere.

Journal: Nature Climate Change
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Video: 5,000 robots merge to map the universe in 3D

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

How do you create the largest 3D map of the universe? It's as easy as teaching 5,000 robots how to 'dance.' DESI, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, is an experiment that will target millions of distant galaxies by automatically swiveling fiber-optic positioners to point at them and gather their light. In creating this detailed map, scientists hope to learn more about dark energy, which is driving the accelerating expansion of the universe.

Expert Q&A: Safeguarding the nation's energy infrastructure

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

In recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, cybersecurity expert Sean Peisert of the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) discusses new methods that have the potential to keep our energy infrastructure safe from a cyberattack.

Scientists present ideas for next-gen accelerator experiments

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

When the FACET-II facility at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory opens its doors to scientists from around the world in early 2020, it'll offer exceptional conditions for experiments that aim to revolutionize the field of accelerator physics.

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