Scientists at Berkeley Lab have demonstrated how to image samples of heavy elements as small as a single nanogram. The new approach will help scientists advance new technologies for medical imaging and cancer therapies.
Do You Know the Way to Berkelium, Californium?
News Release Theresa Duque •
Scientist Q&A: The Molecular Imaging Behind COVID-19 Breakthroughs
Feature Story Aliyah Kovner •
Berkeley Lab scientist who leads the development of a widely used data analysis software discusses the role of structural biology in vaccine and antiviral research.
New Optical Antennas Could Overcome Data Limits
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Researchers at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley have found a new way to harness properties of lightwaves that can radically increase the amount of data they carry.
A COSMIC Approach to Nanoscale Science
News Release Glenn Roberts Jr. •
COSMIC, a multipurpose X-ray instrument at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source, has made headway in the scientific community since its launch less than 2 years ago, with groundbreaking contributions in fields ranging from batteries to biominerals.
VIDEO: On the Line: Watching Nanoparticles Get in Shape
News Release Theresa Duque •
Berkeley Lab scientists have captured real-time, high-resolution videos of liquid structures taking shape as nanoparticles form a solid-like layer at the interface between oil and water. Their findings could help advance all-liquid robotics for targeted cancer drug delivery and other applications.
Discoveries at the Edge of the Periodic Table: First Ever Measurements of Einsteinium
News Release Julie Chao •
Since element 99 – einsteinium – was discovered in 1952 at Berkeley Lab from the debris of the first hydrogen bomb, scientists have performed very few experiments with it because it is so hard to create and is exceptionally radioactive. A team of Berkeley Lab chemists has overcome these obstacles to report the first study characterizing some of its properties, opening the door to a better understanding of the remaining transuranic elements of the actinide series.
A Detailed Look Inside Tsetse Flies
Science Snapshots Glenn Roberts Jr. •
To better understand the unique reproductive biology of tsetse flies, which are carriers of the parasites that cause a deadly infection known as African sleeping sickness, researchers explored the intact organs and tissues of tsetse flies using a powerful 3D X-ray imaging technique at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source.
A 1-Atom-Deep Look at a Water-Splitting Catalyst
Science Snapshots Glenn Roberts Jr. •
X-ray experiments at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) revealed an unexpected transformation in a single atomic layer of a material that contributed to a doubling in the speed of a chemical reaction – the splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen gases. This process is a first step in producing
New Research Technique Sheds Light on Least Understood Part of Lithium Batteries
Science Snapshots Julie Chao •
One of the aspects of lithium-ion batteries least understood by scientists has now been elucidated by a new research approach, opening the door to major improvements in battery performance, according to a new study by Berkeley Lab scientists. Their study, recently published in the journal Joule, used a technique developed by Berkeley Lab battery scientists
Shine On: Avalanching Nanoparticles Break Barriers to Imaging Cells in Real Time
News Release Theresa Duque •
A new material called “avalanching nanoparticles” co-designed by Berkeley Lab could lead to simple, high-resolution bioimaging in real time.