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There’s a new building block in the nanoscience tool box. Scientists at Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry used a recently discovered, donut-shaped protein to build customizable nanotubes that can be lengthened, shortened, or sealed at both ends to form capsules.
Although still in the early investigational stage, these tailorable nanotubes could someday [...]

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BERKELEY, CA — The project management team behind the design and construction of the Molecular Foundry, a national nanoscience research facility at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has won the prestigious “Secretary of Energy’s Excellence in Acquisition Award,” given by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for demonstrating “exceptional [...]

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BERKELEY, CA — The Molecular Foundry, a nanotechnology research facility located at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has received a U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification. This is the first gold certification awarded to a building in [...]

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BERKELEY, CA — Traditionally, a foundry has been a place where molded objects are made. The term comes from “founding,” the act of pouring a liquid material into a mold and allowing it to solidify. Since the introduction of industrial foundries in the 17th century, the shape and size of [...]

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ERKELEY, CA—The term “Molecular Foundry” suggests a place where objects are forged and new materials are molded. Like the foundries of the industrial revolution, this new concept, on [...]