Berkeley Lab scientist Antoine Snijders helped test a new sanitizing device that appears promising for disinfecting personal protective equipment so that it can be reused longer, which could reduce cost and ease supply chain strain.
Scientists Analyze Dry-Sanitizing Device for Reusable PPE
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New Tools Link Catalytic Activity to Nanoscale Transformations
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An international research team led by scientists at Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory developed a new apparatus at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source (ALS) that could help improve the efficiency of hydrogen fuel generation.
Improved Desalination Process Also Removes Toxic Metals to Produce Clean Water
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A UC Berkeley-led research team in collaboration with Berkeley Lab has discovered a way to simplify the removal of toxic metals, like mercury and boron, during desalination to produce clean water, while at the same time potentially capturing valuable metals, such as gold.
Infant-Warming Device Proven Effective and Safe in Reducing Neonatal Mortality
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Technology developed at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley shows a big drop in infant mortality in Rwanda hospitals.
New Cuff-Based Technology Monitors Endothelial Function to Aid Prevention, Treatment of Heart Disease
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Berkeley Lab has developed a cuff-based technology to monitor both endothelial function and endothelium-independent vasodilation. Studies on human subjects have verified that the cuff-based method is 37% more sensitive to arterial relaxation than brachial artery imaging.
Meteorites Reveal Magnetic Record of Protoplanet Churn
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Researchers from MIT, Oxford, Arizona State, JPL, and Berkeley Lab detected the signatures of ancient magnetic fields imprinted in a meteorite’s ferromagnetic grains at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source (ALS).
X-Ray Experiments, Machine Learning Could Trim Years Off Battery R&D
An X-ray instrument at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source contributed to a battery study that used an innovative approach to machine learning to speed up the learning curve about a process that shortens the life of fast-charging lithium batteries.
To Speed Discovery, Infrared Microscopy Goes ‘Off the Grid’
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Researchers from Caltech, UC Berkeley, and the Berkeley Synchrotron Infrared Structural Biology Imaging Program (BSISB) reported a more efficient way to collect “high-dimensional” infrared images – where each pixel contains rich physical and chemical information. The microscopy experiments were carried out at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source.
Actor in a Supporting Role: Substrate Effects on 2D Layers
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Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign used Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source to probe changes in the electronic properties of a 2D semiconductor, titanium telluride, as the thickness of a substrate, platinum telluride, was increased.
This Ultrathin Sensor Could Save Your Lungs – and the Climate
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Scientists at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley have developed an atomically thin device that could turn your smartphone into a supersmart gas sensor.