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Some of America’s Favorite Produce Crops May Need to Get a Move On by 2045

3 Awards Will Support Accelerator R&D for Medical Treatment, Miniaturization, and Machine Learning

Photo - Proton-beam therapy at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland. A Berkeley Lab researcher is working with PSI and Varian Medical Systems to develop a new system with improve beam performance. (Credit: Center for Proton Therapy/PSI)

2D Electronics Get an Atomic Tuneup

Electron microscopy experiments revealed meandering stripes formed by metal atoms of rhenium and niobium in the lattice structure of a 2D transition metal dichalcogenide alloy. (Image courtesy of Amin Azizi)

Toward an Ultrahigh Energy Density Capacitor

To make the new material, the thin film is first deposited via a pulsed-laser deposition process in this chamber. The bright “plume” you see is the laser hitting the target and depositing the material.

Low-Cost Home Air Quality Monitors Prove Useful for Wildfire Smoke

panoramic view of SF Bay on clear vs polluted days

New NSF Physics Frontier Center Will Focus on Neutron Star Modeling in ‘Gravitational Wave Era’

Image - This rendering shows the density of matter in the aftermath of two merged neutron stars, resulting in the formation of a black hole. (Credit: David Radice/Pennsylvania State University)

Global Methane Emissions Soaring, But How Much Was Due to Wetlands?

Keeping Cool Efficiently During Heat Waves

International Physicists Join Forces in Hunt for Sterile Neutrinos

Scientists Say: Expect More Rainfall Variability for California

Pioneering Work Modeling How Electric Vehicles Interact with the Electric Grid

Berkeley Lab Founder Ernest Lawrence to Be Honored With Memorial Highway in South Dakota