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Expert Interview: Ashfia Huq on the Macroscale Promise of Nanoscale Science

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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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Expert Interview: Nigel Mouncey

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Advancing the Frontiers of Genetic Science at the Joint Genome Institute

Jonelle Basso, Research Scientist, Joint Genome Institute (JGI), checks the growth of plants she is investigating at a growth chamber in the Integrative Genomics Building

Berkeley Lab Helps Utilities Understand Power Outage Costs

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The Technologies Fueling the Future of Fusion

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Expert Interview: Cameron Geddes on Fusion Energy

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Expert Interview: Eva Schill on the Promise of Enhanced Geothermal Systems

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Machine Learning Helps Ease the Jitters of High-Power Lasers

Three researchers align precision optics to prepare the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) Petawatt laser for laser-plasma accelerator experiments.

Catalysts Get a Boost with Atomic-Level Tinkering

The left molecular diagram shows how an individual platinum atom (gray) has replaced a cerium atom (green) on a cerium oxide surface. In the diagram at right, hydrogen molecules (white) applied to the surface split into hydrogen atoms that bond with cerium. This atomically tailored catalyst demonstrated impressive performance.

Royal Society Elects Berkeley Lab Scientist Eva Nogales

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