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Researchers Make Key Gains in Unlocking the Promise of Compact X-ray Free-Electron Lasers

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Berkeley Lab Director Mike Witherell Announces Plans to Retire in June 2026

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Super Set of Supernovae Suggests Dark Energy Surprise

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Cyclotron Road Welcomes 12 New Entrepreneurial Fellows

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How Plants Manage Light: New Insights Into Nature’s Oxygen-Making Machinery

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The Accelerator Behind the Scenes of Essential Tech

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New Membrane Technology Could Expand Access to Water for Agricultural and Industrial Use

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Jay Keasling Named 2025 Department of Energy/National Academy of Inventors Innovator of the Year

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Atomic X-ray Laser Opens Door to Attosecond Imaging

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Cracking the Genome’s Switchboard: How AI Helps Decode Gene Regulation

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Six Scientific Advances Made Possible by Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry

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New Process Uses Microbes to Create Valuable Materials from Urine

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