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Watching Molecules Relax in Real Time

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Harnessing Machine Learning to Make Complex Systems More Energy Efficient

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Research on Light Emission From Black Phosphorus Hints at New Applications

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Scientists Create a Longer-Lasting Exciton that May Open New Possibilities in Quantum Information Science

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Meet the Autonomous Lab of the Future

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Darleane Hoffman and Gabor Somorjai Receive the Enrico Fermi Presidential Award

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Dimitri Argyriou Named Next Director of Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source

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A Day in the Half-Life

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Electric Vehicle Batteries Could Get Big Boost With New Polymer Coating

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On the Road to Better Solid-State Batteries

Scanning transmission electron microscope images reveal the elemental distribution in a “disordered” solid electrolyte.

How a Record-Breaking Copper Catalyst Converts CO2 Into Liquid Fuels

Artist’s rendering of a copper nanoparticle life cycle during CO2 electrolysis: Copper nanoparticles (left) combine into larger metallic copper “nanograins” (right) within seconds of the electrochemical reaction, reducing CO2 into new multicarbon products.

New Compound That Withstands Extreme Heat and Electricity Could Lead to Next-Generation Energy Storage Devices

A new type of polysulfate compound can be used to make polymer film capacitors that store and discharge high density of electrical energy while tolerating heat and electric fields beyond the limits of existing polymer film capacitors.