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Microbial Fingerprints for Cities

A map showing clusters of microbes found across the world

Scientists Discover How Oxygen Loss Saps a Lithium-Ion Battery’s Voltage

Detailed X-ray measurements at the Advanced Light Source helped a research team co-led by Berkeley Lab, SLAC, and Stanford University reveal how oxygen seeps out of the billions of nanoparticles that make up lithium-ion battery electrodes. (Credit: Berkeley Lab)

Scientists Uncover a Different Facet of Fuel Cell Chemistry

Three-dimensional drawing of electrode molecular surface, with gas molecules above and a yellow arrow representing incoming X-rays.

What if We Could Give Viruses a One-Two Punch?

Michael Connolly (left) and Natalia Molchanova (right) preparing antiviral peptoid samples at the Molecular Foundry. (Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab)

Empowering a Neighborhood to Breathe Easy

two scientists collect air sensor data outside a home

A Day in the Half-Life

An illustration of two cats (one living and one skeletal) perched in a computer screen

This Crystal Impurity Is Sheer Perfection

Artist’s illustration of pyrite mineral crystals. (Credit: Cagla Acikgoz/Shutterstock)

One-of-a-Kind Course Aims to Build the Bioeconomy Workforce

Bevatron Site Recognized for Historical Contributions to Physics

How to Make Lithium-ion Batteries Invincible

A scientist wearing gloves holds up a ceramic palette sample in two small glass tubes.

The Story Behind Our Infinitely Recyclable Plastic

Key to Cleaner Combustion? Look to the Stars