A technology spun from carbon nanotube sensors discovered 20 years ago by Berkeley Lab scientists could one day help health care providers test patients for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
This COVID-19 Detector Has Berkeley Lab Roots
Feature Story Theresa Duque •
X-ray Experiments Zero in on COVID-19 Antibodies
News Release Aliyah Kovner •
An international scientific team has discovered a neutralizing antibody, derived from the blood of a SARS survivor, that inhibits the closely related COVID-19-causing coronavirus. In a paper published this week in Nature, the scientists note that the antibody is already on an accelerated development path toward clinical trials.
Masks On, Ready to Work: Meet the People Supporting COVID-19 Science
Feature Story By Julie Chao and Aliyah Kovner •
David Richardson’s job is literally to make sure the light stays on. But it’s not just any light – it’s a very special X-ray light that could play a crucial role in an eventual treatment for COVID-19. Richardson is an operator at the Advanced Light Source, and is one of a handful of workers providing essential services to scientists working on COVID-19-related research.
Making Quantum ‘Waves’ in Ultrathin Materials
News Release Theresa Duque •
A team of researchers co-led by Berkeley Lab has observed unusually long-lived wavelike electrons called “plasmons” in a new class of electronically conducting material. Plasmons are important for determining the optical and electronic properties of metals for the development of new sensors and communication devices.
Making a Material World Better, Faster Now: Q&A With Materials Project Director Kristin Persson
Feature Story Theresa Duque •
Berkeley Lab’s Kristin Persson shares her thoughts on what inspired her to launch the Materials Project online database, the future of materials research and machine learning, and how she found her own way into a STEM career.
2 Berkeley Lab Scientists, Visiting Scientist Elected as New Members of Honorary Society
News Release Glenn Roberts Jr. •
Two Berkeley Lab scientists and a visiting scientist are among the newest elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences – a 240-year-old honorary society that recognizes accomplished scholars, scientists and artists in academia, the humanities, arts, business, and government.
Royal Society Elects Berkeley Lab Physicist Ramamoorthy Ramesh
Feature Story Theresa Duque •
Ramamoorthy Ramesh, senior faculty scientist in Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division and professor of physics and materials science & engineering at UC Berkeley, has been elected as a foreign member of the Royal Society, the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence based in London, England.
Machine Learning Tool Could Provide Unexpected Scientific Insights into COVID-19
News Release Julie Chao •
A team of materials scientists at Berkeley Lab – scientists who normally spend their time researching things like high-performance materials for thermoelectrics or battery cathodes – have built a text-mining tool in record time to help the global scientific community synthesize the mountain of scientific literature on COVID-19 being generated every day.
Seeing ‘Under the Hood’ in Batteries
News Release Glenn Roberts Jr. •
A high-sensitivity X-ray technique at Berkeley Lab is attracting a growing group of scientists because it provides a deep, precise dive into battery chemistry.
Staff at Berkeley Lab’s X-Ray Facility Mobilize to Support COVID-19-Related Research
News Release Glenn Roberts Jr. •
Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source X-ray facility has been recalled to action to support research related to COVID-19, the coronavirus disease that has already infected about 2 million people around the world.