Are Students Getting Enough Air?
November 5th, 2019Roughly 85% of recently installed HVAC systems in K-12 classrooms investigated in California did not provide adequate ventilation, according to a study from UC Davis and the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
World-Leading Microscopes Take Candid Snapshots of Atoms in Their ‘Neighborhoods’
November 5th, 2019Scientists at Berkeley Lab have demonstrated how a powerful electron microscopy technique can provide direct insight into the performance of any material – from strong metallic glass to flexible semiconducting films – by pinpointing specific atomic “neighborhoods.”
Going Cold: The Future of Electron Microscopy
November 5th, 2019Berkeley Lab researchers are pushing the boundaries of electron microscopy by exploring the exciting new frontier of cold microscopes.
Machine Learning Algorithms Help Predict Traffic Headaches
November 4th, 2019Berkeley Lab computer scientists are working with Caltrans to use high performance computing and machine learning to help improve real-time decision making when traffic incidents occur.
Dark Matter Day Q&A with Berkeley Lab Physicist Quentin Riffard
October 31st, 2019Quentin Riffard, a project scientist for the LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detection experiment that is now being installed at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in Lead, South Dakota, shares his experiences in researching dark matter in this Q&A.
Berkeley Lab Innovations Recognized With 3 R&D 100 Awards
October 30th, 2019Cutting-edge technologies from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to detect radiation, make buildings more energy efficient, and accelerate neuroscience research were honored with R&D 100 Awards by R&D World magazine.
Dark Matter Experiment’s Central Component Takes a Deep Dive – Nearly a Mile Underground
October 29th, 2019Last week, crews at the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota strapped the central component of LUX-ZEPLIN – the largest direct-detection dark matter experiment in the U.S. – below an elevator and s-l-o-w-l-y lowered it 4,850 feet down a shaft formerly used in gold-mining operations.