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Artist’s illustration of hydrodynamical behavior from an interacting ensemble of quantum spin defects in diamond. (Credit: Norman Yao/Berkeley Lab) Photograph depicting a panoramic view of laboratory space inside the ABPDU facility, located in Emeryville, CA. According to a recent Science study led by Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley, applying mechanical strain on this atomically thin, transparent monolayer semiconductor results in a material with loss-free light emission efficiency. (Credit: Ali Javey/Berkeley Lab) ghost particles quantum gif magnet Three-dimensional drawing of electrode molecular surface, with gas molecules above and a yellow arrow representing incoming X-rays. Michael Connolly (left) and Natalia Molchanova (right) preparing antiviral peptoid samples at the Molecular Foundry. (Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab) Artist’s illustration of pyrite mineral crystals. (Credit: Cagla Acikgoz/Shutterstock) A scientist wearing gloves holds up a ceramic palette sample in two small glass tubes. UC Berkeley chemists synthesized a flexible polymer membrane incorporating nanoparticles called “porous aromatic frameworks.” The membrane selectively absorbs nearly 100% of metals such as mercury, copper, or iron during desalination, more efficiently producing clean, safe water. The membrane can incorporate a single type of tuned nanoparticle if the metal is to be recovered – or several different types, each tuned to absorb a different metal or ionic compound if multiple contaminants need to be removed in one step. (Credit: Adam Uliana/UC Berkeley) Person standing in front of plastic compressed recycling blocks