Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Team Plays Key Role in Analysis of Particle Interactions That Produce Matter From Light

September 22, 2020 sarah Jonas Berkeley, Berkeley Lab, cern, Large Hadron Collider, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL, Photons

Researchers at Berkeley Lab played a key role in an analysis of data from the world’s largest particle collider that found proof of rare, high-energy particle interactions in which matter was produced from light.

Announcement

Lead Lab Selected for Next-Generation Cosmic Microwave Background Experiment

September 9, 2020 sarah Jonas Atacama Desert, CMB, CMB-S4, Department Of Energy, Detectors, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Fermilab, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL, National Science Foundation, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, South Pole Telescope, Telescopes, University Of Chicago

The largest collaborative undertaking yet to explore the relic light emitted by the infant universe has taken a step forward with the U.S. DOE’s selection of Berkeley Lab to lead the partnership of national labs, universities, and other institutions that are joined in the effort to carry out the DOE roles and responsibilities.

Video Only

Aerial Video: Berkeley Lab From Above

September 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Berkeley, Berkeley Lab, Drone, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL, Video

View Berkeley Lab from the sky in this aerial video, which features drone footage taken earlier this year by Thor Swift, lead photographer in Berkeley Lab’s Creative Services office of the Information Technology Division. The video was produced by Marilyn Sargent, a multimedia producer in the Strategic Communications department.

Feature

Lab Researcher and Physics Undergrad Shares Poster Project Honoring Black Physicists

August 28, 2020 sarah Jonas art, Berkeley, Berkeley Lab, Dark Energy, dark energy spectroscopic instrument, DESI, Discrimination, Diversity, George Floyd, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL, Racial Discrimination, UC Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley

Inspired by the nation’s grappling with issues of race and racial discrimination, UC Berkeley physics major and Berkeley Lab student assistant Ana Lyons turned to art as a way to contribute to the conversation.

Announcement

3 Awards Will Support Accelerator R&D for Medical Treatment, Miniaturization, and Machine Learning

August 24, 2020 sarah Jonas Accelerator, Accelerators, Artificial Intelligence, Berkeley, Berkeley Lab, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL, Machine Learning, Proton Therapy

U.S. Department of Energy awards announced in July will advance Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) R&D to develop a more effective and compact particle-beam system for cancer treatment, improve particle-beam performance using artificial intelligence, and develop a high-power, rapid-fire laser system for both tabletop and large-scale applications.

Research Results

2D Electronics Get an Atomic Tuneup

August 20, 2020 sarah Jonas 2d electronics, 2D layered materials, 2D materials, 2D Nanomaterials, 2D semiconductors, Advanced Light Source, alloy design, Alloys, Department Of Energy, Department of Energy Office of Science, Electron Microscopy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, materials sciences, National Science Foundation (NSF), NERSC, quantum materials, Quantum Physics, Sensor, Silicon, silicon based electronic materials, Thermoelectric, Thermoelectric Materials, transition metal dichalcogenides, UC Berkeley

Scientists at Berkeley Lab have demonstrated a new technique that could improve the performance of atomically thin semiconductors for next-generation electronics such as optoelectronics, thermoelectrics, and sensors.

Announcement

New NSF Physics Frontier Center Will Focus on Neutron Star Modeling in ‘Gravitational Wave Era’

August 17, 2020 sarah Jonas Astronomy, ASTROPHYSICS, Berkeley, Berkeley Lab, dark matter, Department Of Energy, DOE, Gravitational Waves, high-performance computing, HPC, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL, LIGO, National Science Foundation, Neutrinos, Neutron Star, Neutron Star Mergers, NSF, Supernova, Supernovae, UC Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley

A new Physics Frontier Center at UC Berkeley, supported by the National Science Foundation, expands the reach and depth of existing capabilities on campus and at neighboring Berkeley Lab in modeling one of the most violent events in the universe: the merger of neutron stars and its explosive aftermath.

Announcement

Natalie Roe Named Berkeley Lab’s Associate Director for Physical Sciences

August 6, 2020 sarah Jonas ASTROPHYSICS, Berkeley, Berkeley Lab, dark energy spectroscopic instrument, Detectors, DZero, Electron-Ion Collider, Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL, Nuclear Science, Particle Physics, physical sciences, Physicist, Physics, Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Natalie Roe, who joined Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) as a postdoctoral fellow in 1989 and has served as Physics Division director since 2012, has been named the Lab’s Associate Laboratory Director (ALD) for the Physical Sciences Area. Her appointment was approved by the University of California. The announcement follows an international search.

Announcement

Berkeley Lab Part of Multi-Institutional Team Awarded $60M for Solar Fuels Research

July 31, 2020 sarah Jonas Alternative Fuel Research, artificial photosynthesis, Berkeley Lab, California Institute of Technology, Caltech, Chemicals, Climate Change, Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Energy Office of Science, Green Energy, Hydrogen Fuel, Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, materials discovery, Materials Science, materials science and engineering, photovoltaic cells, photovoltaic conversion, photovoltaic devices, photovoltaic materials, Renewable Energy, renewable energy technology, Semiconductors, solar fuels, sunlight conversion, Sunlight Energy, sunlight to fuels, Sustainable Energy, sustainable energy systems, water-splitting catalyst

The Department of Energy has awarded $60 million to a new solar fuels initiative – called the Liquid Sunlight Alliance (LiSA) – led by Caltech in close partnership with Berkeley Lab. LiSA will build on the foundational work of the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP).

Research Results

Another Win for the Standard Model: New Study Defies Decades-Old ‘Discrepancy’ With High-Precision Measurement

July 30, 2020 sarah Jonas Atlas, ATLAS Collaboration, Berkeley, Berkeley Lab, cern, Large Hadron Collider, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL, LHC, Particle Physics, Physics, Standard Model of Particle Physics

A new study dives into a decades-old discrepancy from a Standard Model of particle physics pillar known as “lepton flavor universality,” and provides strong evidence to resolve it.

Research Results

Battery Breakthrough Gives Boost to Electric Flight and Long-Range Electric Cars

July 20, 2020 sarah Jonas Advanced Light Source, Battery, battery capacity, battery charging, battery cycling, battery density, Carbon Footprint, Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Energy Office of Science, electric airplane, electric vehicle batteries, Electric Vehicles (Ev), electrode materials, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, lithium metal battery, lithium metal dendrites, Molecular Foundry, Nanoscience and Technology, nanosciences, Polymers, rechargeable batteries, solid electrolyte, Solid-state battery, synchrotron X-rays, Transportation

Researchers at Berkeley Lab, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, have developed a new battery material that could enable long-range electric vehicles that can drive for hundreds of miles on a single charge, and electric planes called eVTOLs for fast, environmentally friendly commutes.

Research Results

Scientists Successfully Demonstrate a New Experiment in the Search for Theorized ‘Neutrinoless’ Process

July 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Berkeley, Berkeley Lab, CUORE, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL, neutrinoless double beta decay, Neutrinos, Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Science

Nuclear physicists affiliated with Berkeley Lab played a leading role in analyzing data for a demonstration experiment in France that has achieved record precision for a specialized detector material.

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