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9-Feb-2021
Superfacility model brings COVID research into real time
DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Finding a way to end the coronavirus pandemic has required a global response from thousands of people across scientific, medical, academic, and political entities. Among them are scientists working at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center and the Linac Coherent Light Source at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory LCLS, who teamed up to capture images of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and leverage the superfacility model for real-time data analysis.
9-Dec-2020
This anti-COVID mask breaks the mold
DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
To address PPE shortages during the pandemic, scientists at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley are developing a rechargeable, reusable, anti-COVID N95 mask and a 3D-printable silicon-cast mask mold.
4-Dec-2020
90 years of neutrino science
DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley Lab has a long history of participating in neutrino experiments and discoveries in locations ranging from a site 1.3 miles deep at a nickel mine in Ontario, Canada, to an underground research site near a nuclear power complex northeast of Hong Kong, and a neutrino observatory buried in ice near the South Pole.
2-Nov-2020
NERSC supports COVID-19 pandemic response
DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Since April 2020, National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC), located at Berkeley Lab, has allotted 2.5 million node hours on its Cori supercomputer and has provided dedicated HPC staff liaisons and other resources to support COVID-19 research.
30-Oct-2020
Weighing in on 'light' dark matter: Q&A with Sinéad Griffin
DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
In this Q&A, Sinéad Griffin, a staff scientist in Berkeley Lab's Materials Sciences Division and Molecular Foundry, shares her thoughts on her search for light dark matter, the ultimate materials design challenge, and Berkeley Lab's collaborative "team science" culture.
26-Oct-2020
Video: Dark Matter Day Q&A with LUX-ZEPLIN spokesperson Kevin Lesko
DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Kevin Lesko, a spokesperson for the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) dark matter experiment and senior physicist at Berkeley Lab, shares his insights about the mysteries of dark matter, what we know about it, and what we hope to learn about it from LZ, in this Q&A interview at Sanford Lab. The video is part of Berkeley Lab's celebration of Dark Matter Day 2020.
9-Oct-2020
VIDEO: What's nanotechnology? Kristin Persson explains at 4 different levels
DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
In celebration of National Nanotechnology Day, Molecular Foundry Director Kristin Persson explains atomic-scale engineering at four different levels - for a kindergartner, a middle schooler, a high school senior, and a graduate student.
23-Sep-2020
Berkeley team plays key role in analysis of particle interactions that produce matter from light
DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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.
9-Sep-2020
Lead lab selected for next-generation cosmic microwave background experiment
DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
The largest collaborative undertaking yet to explore the relic light emitted by the infant universe has taken a step forward with the U.S. Department of Energy'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.