Basics2Breakthroughs
The Basics2Breakthroughs video series focuses on early career scientists discussing their research and what they hope for the future in that research.
Science in Motion
The “Science in Motion” video series focuses on real approaches, technologies, and solutions that Berkeley Lab is using to solve complex challenges for science, people, and the planet.
What does the jumping spider have in common with an excavator? Hydraulics! UC Berkeley graduate student Sophie Hanson uses the Advanced Light Source (ALS) to get detailed 3D images of the microscopic structures inside jumping spider legs. These tiny creatures use a hydraulic system not unlike the hydraulics of human-made machinery to generate power for their massive (on a spider scale) leaps! Follow along as she gets an in-depth look into jumping spider hydraulics using brilliant x-rays at the ALS at Berkeley Lab. Hanson is just one of 1600 researchers who make use of the ALS’s 40 beamlines each year to address a range of research questions, from creatures to quantum.
From revolutionary advances in fuels to everyday products like cosmetics, bioreactors are at the forefront of science discoveries. Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit is starting to explore self-driving bioreactors. Learn how they plan to advance the future of bioreactors with autonomous systems, equipped with AI-microscopy and advanced quantum sensors.