Researchers at Berkeley Lab and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have proposed an experiment that may settle the persistent question: Is gravity truly a quantum force?
Is Gravity a Quantum Force?
Science Snapshots Media Relations •
Enzyme Action Movie Shows How Nature Makes Penicillins
Science Snapshots Aliyah Kovner •
This video shows steps of the enzymatic reaction that makes a double-ringed molecule, which is the structural starting point to produce molecules in a large class of antibiotics. (Credit: Patrick Rabe/Oxford University) Scientists who specialize in studying the atom-by-atom choreography of enzymes have revealed new insights into the function of isopenicillin N synthase, an
AI-Fueled Software Reveals Accurate Protein Structure Prediction
Science Snapshots Media Relations •
By Ashleigh Papp “The dream of predicting a protein shape just from its gene sequence is now a reality,” said Paul Adams, Associate Laboratory Director for Biosciences at Berkeley Lab. For Adams and other structural biologists who study proteins, predicting their shape offers a key to understanding their function and accelerating treatments for diseases like
Scientist at Berkeley Lab Played a Hand in ‘Inescapable’ COVID-19 Antibody Discovery
Science Snapshots Aliyah Kovner •
An antibody therapy that appears to neutralize all known SARS-CoV-2 strains, and other coronaviruses, was developed with a little help from structural biologist Jay Nix
Silicon Nanowire Offers Efficient High-Temperature Thermoelectric System
Science Snapshots [email protected] •
Berkeley Lab and Stanford researchers collaborate to find promising solution for converting waste heat to electricity.
New Thermal Wave Diagnostic Technique Advances Battery Performance Testing
Science Snapshots [email protected] •
Berkeley Lab team combines thermal and electrochemistry expertise to make battery testing cheaper and faster.
Berkeley Lab Pushes Its Energy-Saving Windows into the Market
Science Snapshots Julie Chao •
Windows make up 7% of the envelope area of a home but can account for 47% of the envelope heat loss. High-performance windows thus represent a significant opportunity for consumers to be more comfortable and save money – and help reduce energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions while doing so.
Microbial Fingerprints for Cities
Science Snapshots Ashleigh Papp •
Vibrant cities around the world are made up of a unique blend of cultures, languages, cuisines, and – as scientists recently revealed – microbes. Nearly 1,000 scientists from around the world, including three from Berkeley Lab, collected and analyzed microbial samples from public transit stations across 60 global cities. They probed ticket kiosks, benches, and
Scientists Discover How Oxygen Loss Saps a Lithium-Ion Battery’s Voltage
Science Snapshots Media Relations •
A multi-institutional research team co-led by Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source has measured at unprecedented detail how leaking oxygen atoms change an electrode’s structure and chemistry, and eventually reduce how much energy a lithium-ion battery can store.
Scientists Uncover a Different Facet of Fuel Cell Chemistry
Science Snapshots By Lori Tamura •
X-ray beams at the Advanced Light Source allowed researchers to “see” oxygen gas molecules adhere to a specially prepared electrode surface, an important step in the electrochemical reaction taking place in fuel cells.