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The Spintronics Technology Revolution Could Be Just a Hopfion Away

Artist’s drawing of characteristic 3D spin texture of a magnetic hopfion. Top layer shows a simulation of the spin structure viewed with surface-sensitive X-PEEM; bottom layer is a simulation of a bulk-sensitive X-ray transmission microscopy image; middle layer – colors indicate the varying direction of the spins showing the winding characteristic. (Credit: Peter Fischer and Frances Hellman/Berkeley Lab)

X-Ray Experiments, Machine Learning Could Trim Years Off Battery R&D

To Speed Discovery, Infrared Microscopy Goes ‘Off the Grid’

Actor in a Supporting Role: Substrate Effects on 2D Layers

A COSMIC Approach to Nanoscale Science

Rendering - At the COSMIC Microscopy beamline, researchers probed the oxidation state of the chemical element cerium using scanning transmission x-ray microscopy (STXM) under operando conditions. It was a first demonstration of this capability at COSMIC. The results confirmed how cerium particles dictated the size and locations of the reaction sites of platinum particles. In this artistic depiction, hybrid CeOX-TiO2 nanoparticles (silver spheres) are shown evenly covered with platinum and cerium pairs (yellow and blue) while conventional titanium dioxide particles are shown less densely covered with larger platinum clusters (gold). (Credit: Chungnam National University)

A Detailed Look Inside Tsetse Flies

Image - An image from an X-ray microtomography scan of a female tsetse fly’s abdomen. The image was taken from an animation highlighting key aspects of the female reproductive system, including a milk gland used to feed developing larvae. View the animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtC6ASkWcOo&feature=emb_logo. (Credit: Geoffrey Attardo/UC Davis)

A 1-Atom-Deep Look at a Water-Splitting Catalyst

Rendering - This illustration shows two possible types of surface layers for a catalyst that performs the water-splitting reaction, the first step in making hydrogen fuel: The gray surface is lanthanum oxide and the colorful surface is nickel oxide. A rearrangement of nickel oxide’s atoms while carrying out the reaction made it twice as efficient. Researchers hope to harness this phenomenon to make better catalysts. Lanthanum atoms are depicted in green, nickel atoms in blue, and oxygen atoms in red. (Credit: CUBE3D)

Two Berkeley Lab Scientists Honored with the Lawrence Award

Photo - Collage of three winners.

The Odd Structure of ORF8: Scientists Map the Coronavirus Protein Linked to Immune Evasion and Disease Severity

Unique X-Ray Microscope Reveals Dazzling 3D Cell Images

An illustration showing how X-ray tomography can reveal details about the inner workings of intact cells

Scientists Design New Framework for Clean Water

Water molecules

X-Rays Reveal Architectural Clues to the Crush-Resistance of Diabolical Ironclad Beetles

Images - These images show the diabolical ironclad beetle (top left) and how its abdomen (top middle and right) contains an internal architecture (bottom) featuring puzzle piece-like joints (bottom left) that make it incredibly crush-resistant. (Credit: UC Irvine)