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Scientists Explore Egyptian Mummy Bones With X-Rays and Infrared Light to Gain New Insight on Ancient Life

Photo - Ahmed Elnewishy, an associate professor at Cairo University, holds a femur bone sample from mummified human remains that was studied at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source synchrotron. Elneshy and Cairo University postdoctoral researcher Mohamed Kasem studied dozens of ancient Egyptian bone samples and some soil samples during a two-month visit made possible by a grant-supported program called LAAAMP. (Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab)

Machine Learning Enhances Light-Beam Performance at the Advanced Light Source

Image - This image shows the profile of an electron beam at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source synchrotron, represented as pixels measured by a charged coupled device (CCD) sensor. When stabilized by a machine-learning algorithm, the beam has a horizontal size dimension of 49 microns root mean squared and vertical size dimension of 48 microns root mean squared. Some types of experiments require that the corresponding light beam be stable on time scales ranging from seconds to hours to ensure reliable data. (Credit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

Go With the Flow: Scientists Design Better Batteries for a Renewable Energy Grid

Gaming Protein Structures: X-Ray Studies Confirm Power of Crowdsourcing

New MOF Can Take On Toxic Sulfur Dioxide Gas

X-ray Experiments Contribute to Studies of a Drug Now Approved to Combat Tuberculosis

Photo - A Pretomanid pill. The drug was developed by the nonprofit TB Alliance. (Credit: TB Alliance)

Study Reveals ‘Radical’ Wrinkle in Forming Complex Carbon Molecules in Space

Composite image: This composite image shows an illustration of a carbon-rich red giant star (bottom left) warming an exoplanet (middle) and an overlay of a newly found pathway that could enable complex carbons to form near these stars. (Credits: ESO/L. Calçada; Berkeley Lab, Florida International University, and University of Hawaii at Manoa)

The Chemistry of Art: Scientists Explore Aged Paint in Microscopic Detail to Inform Preservation Efforts

Photo illustration - The periodic table is displayed on an art gallery canvas.

Crystal With a Twist: Scientists Grow Spiraling New Material

X-Ray Studies Key in Study Relating to Immune System-Signaling Protein

A Frog Worth Kissing: Natural Defense Against Red Tide Toxin Found in Bullfrogs

Mineral Discovery Made Easier: X-Ray Technique Shines a New Light on Tiny, Rare Crystals

Nobumichi Tamura at the Advanced Light Source