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Caught in the Actinium

Jen Wacker processes a sample of actinium at Berkeley Lab.

Biological Science Helps Fuel the Future of Electric Air Travel

Two smiling people in blue lab coats and safety glasses. The person on the right has their arm raised in the center of the frame presenting a nickel-sized sample.

New Technology Provides Electrifying Insights into How Catalysts Work at the Atomic Level

A woman, left, and a man look at visual data on several monitors with components of an electron microscope nearby.

A Cleaner Way to Produce Ammonia

Polly Arnold, Division Director, Chemical Sciences Division, with Matt Hernandez, Graduate Student Researcher.

Scientists Demonstrate the Potential of Electron Spin to Transmit Quantum Information

Magnon propagation in an antiferromagnet is revealed in these snapshots of spatially resolved transient reflectance, obtained using pairs of laser pulses.

Groundbreaking Microcapacitors Could Power Chips of the Future

Sayeef Salahuddin (left) and Nirmaan Shanker in the lab.

Two Berkeley Lab Researchers Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

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New Insights Lead to Better Next-Gen Solar Cells

Carolin Sutter-Fella (standing), Staff Scientist, and Tim Kodalle, Postdoctoral Researcher, discuss their research at the Advanced Light Source (ALS).

This Alloy is Kinky

A field of pink, purple, cyan, indigo, orange, and yellow shapes packed together, resembling vibrant abstract art.

How Scientists Are Accelerating Chemistry Discoveries With Automation

Illustration of a robot arm, vials, a laptop, and a beaker on a desk facing the window.

An Unexpected Discovery at the Air-Water Interface

Split shot, over under water surface. Defocused fish under the waterline with an island on the surface during a dramatic sunrise.

Putting an End to Plastic Separation Anxiety

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