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Berkeley Lab Researchers ID Plant ‘Sunscreen’ Protein

Creating a World of Make-Believe to Better Understand the Real Universe

Image - This plot shows a thin slice through a mock galaxies catalog. The blue and green points are “bright” and “faint” galaxies simulated for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument’s Bright Galaxy Survey, and the red points show galaxies that are brighter than the magnitude limit of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. (Credit: Alex Smith/Durham University)

X-Rays Provide Key Insights on Path to Lithium-Rich Battery Electrode

Image - Electric car makers are intensely interested in lithium-rich battery cathodes that could significantly increase driving range. A new study opens a path to making them live up to their promise. (Stanford University/3Dgraphic)

Studying Gas Mask Filters So People Can Breathe Easier

Dark Fiber: Using Sensors Beneath Our Feet to Tell Us About Earthquakes, Water, and Other Geophysical Phenomena

New Catalyst Gives Artificial Photosynthesis a Big Boost

Photo - Phil De Luna of University of Toronto is one of the lead authors of a new study that reports a low-cost, highly efficient catalyst for chemical conversion of water into oxygen. The catalyst is part of an artificial photosynthesis system in development at the University of Toronto. (Credit: Tyler Irving/University of Toronto)

Watching a Quantum Material Lose Its Stripes

‘Holy Grail’ for Batteries: Solid-State Magnesium Battery a Big Step Closer

How the Earth Stops High-Energy Neutrinos in Their Tracks

Photo - The IceCube Lab in March 2017, with the South Pole station in the background. (Credit: IceCube Collaboration)

A Flight Path to Physics Success

Photo - Sandra Miarecki boards a T-38 Talon aircraft during her time as a U.S. Air Force pilot.

Berkeley Lab Takes Home Four R&D 100 Awards for Cutting-Edge Technologies

Collage - Images from this year's Berkeley Lab R&D 100 awards.

Berkeley Lab Physicist, Atmospheric Chemist Named AAAS Fellows

Photo - Berkeley Lab physicist Michael Barnett, left, and atmospheric chemist Ronald C. Cohen.