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Improved Desalination Process Also Removes Toxic Metals to Produce Clean Water

UC Berkeley chemists synthesized a flexible polymer membrane incorporating nanoparticles called “porous aromatic frameworks.” The membrane selectively absorbs nearly 100% of metals such as mercury, copper, or iron during desalination, more efficiently producing clean, safe water. The membrane can incorporate a single type of tuned nanoparticle if the metal is to be recovered – or several different types, each tuned to absorb a different metal or ionic compound if multiple contaminants need to be removed in one step. (Credit: Adam Uliana/UC Berkeley)

Infant-Warming Device Proven Effective and Safe in Reducing Neonatal Mortality

New Cuff-Based Technology Monitors Endothelial Function to Aid Prevention, Treatment of Heart Disease

Berkeley Lab's new endothelial function monitor can be used at home, much like a standard blood pressure monitor. (Credit: iStock/PIKSEL)

Meteorites Reveal Magnetic Record of Protoplanet Churn

The meteorite studied in this work, named Miles, weighed 265 kg when it was discovered on a farm in Queensland, Australia, in 1992. This photo shows a 20-centimeter slice of the Miles meteorite loaned by the Harvard Museum of Natural History collection. (Credit: Clara Maurel/MIT)

Meet EcoPOD: Berkeley Lab’s High-Tech Growing Chamber

A masked scientist handling a sample in the EcoPod

Berkeley Lab Biologist N. Louise Glass Elected into the National Academy of Sciences

Ion Beams Mean a Quantum Leap for Color-Center Qubits

Going Beyond Qubits: New Study Demonstrates Key Components for a Qutrit-Based Quantum Computer

The Future Looks Bright for Infinitely Recyclable Plastic

Person standing in front of plastic compressed recycling blocks

How Techno-economic Analysis Can Improve Energy Technologies

photo of Hanna Breunig

To Design Truly Compostable Plastic, Scientists Take Cues From Nature

In Calculating the Social Cost of Methane, Equity Matters

stock photo of gas flares at an oil refinery