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Category: Materials Sciences

Say Hello to the Toughest Material on Earth

A black and white microscopy image of the material; it looks like zoomed in scratches on a hard surface on the left, then the same image in vivid multicolor on the right.

To Battle Climate Change, Scientists Tap Into Carbon-Hungry Microorganisms for Clues

Diagram of carbon dioxide being converted into solar fuels through artificial photosynthesis.

Science in Motion: Nano-Materials to Make Better Light Sensors

Graphic illustration depicting three scenes surrounding a spinning microchip.

Scientists Grow Lead-Free Solar Material With a Built-In Switch

Light microscopy image of nanowires.

Print, Recycle, Repeat: Scientists Demonstrate a Biodegradable Printed Circuit

Scientist conducting an experiment in the lab.

A Faster Way to Study 2D Materials for Next-Generation Quantum and Electronic Devices

A 2D material sample that is held within an ultrahigh vacuum, low-temperature scanning probe microscope.

How Do Nanoparticles Grow? Atomic-Scale Movie Upends 100-Year-Old Theory

video footage depicting nanoparticle growth

A Day in the Half-Life

Illustration depicting two plants in the sunlight. One of the plants is bionic and has attached cords.

New Ultrathin Capacitor Could Enable Energy-Efficient Microchips

Electron microscope images show the precise atom-by-atom structure of a barium titanate (BaTiO3) thin film sandwiched between layers of strontium ruthenate (SrRuO3) metal to make a tiny capacitor.

Berkeley Lab Scientists Receive Prestigious Five-Year Research Grant

Collection of three side-by-side headshots

Pushing the Boundaries of Moore’s Law: How Can Extreme UV Light Produce Tiny Microchips?

Center of X-Ray Optics laboratory

New Silicon Nanowires Can Really Take the Heat

Transmission electron microscopy image showing a silicon-28 nanowire coated with silicon dioxide (SiO2).