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Researchers @berkeleylab.lbl.gov encapsulated actinium within a macromolecular complex for analysis using protein crystallography and discovered that actinium has a unique solid-state bonding configuration. The work could help improve a promising cancer treatment. als.lbl.gov/a-macromolec...

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Our scientists are exploring a more #EnergyEfficient approach to optical sensors that's inspired by how the retina works. This Lab-led project is part of new DOE Microelectronics Science Research Centers that are focused on basic research to transform the efficiency of microelectronics.

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Our colleagues at the Advanced Light Source are accepting new General User Proposals from researchers to conduct research at the ALS in the August - December 2025 Cycle. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 5, 2025 als.lbl.gov/march-5-2025... @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @als-lbnl.bsky.social

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ICYMI 🌱🔬💡 Agricultural leftovers in California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley—like almond shells, fruit peels, and orchard trimmings—could be transformed into sustainable bioproducts and #biofuels with the right technology. newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/07/16/t...

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Fellowship opportunity for grad students: DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research #SCGSR program now open for applications JGI @jgi.doe.gov is part of @berkeleylab.lbl.gov and can host students. To discuss possible projects, please reach out to our scientists! science.osti.gov/wdts/scgsr

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The final steel beams are now in place at the Collaboration Commons—a future gathering space at our Lab. With stunning views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, and the Farallon Islands, this new addition will be a place where our Lab community can come together. (📷: @thorswiftphoto.bsky.social)

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Save the date for the National Research SLAM! 3/5/25 - 1:30 pm-3:00 pm (PT) Early career researchers from all 17 DOE National Laboratories will present their research - including #TeamBioSci's own Yumary Vasquez! sites.google.com/lbl.gov/nlre... @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @jgi.doe.gov

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"The growth in quantum networking resembles the Internet's early days." - @indermonga.bsky.social, head of DOE/Berkeley Lab QUANT-NET Read @networkworld.bsky.social's look at US/EU progress toward solving the field's technical challenges ⬇️ www.networkworld.com/article/3816...

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My takeaway after having spent lots of time with physicists recently: Arthur Eddington was right: “The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.” Portrait of @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Saul Perlmutter for the @nationalacademies.org

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"If you want to work on the biggest challenges in science then @berkeleylab.lbl.gov is the place...from energy storage and the circular water economy to quantum science, next-generation computing and the search for dark matter." Portrait of @mwitherell.bsky.social for @nationalacademies.org

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If you’re passionate about scientific discovery and innovation, now’s the time to join our Biosciences Area. We’re looking for talented individuals to help drive groundbreaking research in computational biology, biophysics, metabolomics, and more! 🧪 ⬇️ jobs.lbl.gov/et/rWgbpVSH/...

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Congrats Damian Rouson! Last month, @berkeleylab.lbl.gov’s Intellectual Property Office honored him as 2024 Developer of the Year for leading the development of new software tools for testing and correctness checking and a library that supports Fortran/C/C++ language interoperability bit.ly/IPO_dr

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If you are a plant scientist in the Bay Area, you may be interested in attending the inaugural Bay Area Plant Hub Annual Symposium on April 16th in San Francisco. Abstract Deadline is March 12 and registration is free! www.czbiohub.org/events/bay-a...

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🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome Ashfia Huq as the new Director of our @molecularfoundry.bsky.social. With her highly regarded expertise in materials science, Ashfia will lead the Foundry into its next era of groundbreaking innovation. 🧪👩🏽‍🔬

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New asteroid analysis? That’s brine by us! Researchers found a tell-tale set of salts formed by evaporation that illuminate Bennu’s watery past. Details ⬇️ newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/01/29/b... @molecularfoundry.bsky.social @als-lbnl.bsky.social #Space 🧪

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Just out in Science Advances @science.org! Chemical recycling of plastics to monomer accelerated through oxy-functionalization remote from the bond undergoing cleavage. Polymer conformation plays dominant role. @molecularfoundry.bsky.social @berkeleylab.lbl.gov www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Joseph Palasz is the FY2024 Inventor of the Year for the Biosciences Area! Learn more about the awards here: ipo.lbl.gov/intellectual... View the innovation celebration here: streaming.lbl.gov/video-library @berkeleylab.lbl.gov

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A stunning view from our new BioEPIC building at Berkeley Lab! 😍 Big thanks to @axelvisel.bsky.social for sharing this gorgeous view with the community. 🧪 #BestViewFromALab

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ICYMI 🎉 Last Friday, we celebrated a major milestone for our new Collaboration Commons building (replacing the old cafeteria) with a traditional topping out ceremony! The final beam, signed by Lab employees, was placed to mark this historic moment. 🔗 youtu.be/AAfiE1qMNGw?...

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Congratulations to Lab scientists Raúl Briceño, Stefan Wild, and Ahmet Kusoglu for receiving the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor the US government bestows on early-career scientists and engineers. 🧪 More ⬇️ newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/01/16/t...

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“When we started this work there had not been a study that looked in-depth at the regional component of DNA damage in the brain.” – Aris Polyzos, Lab research scientist and first author on the paper, Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division

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🧪 From groundbreaking automation in experimental data to advancing early career scientists, our LDRD program is driving innovation forward. With 109 projects funded at $27.5M, we're building a future of limitless possibilities. ⬇️ research.lbl.gov/2025/01/09/l... #ScienceInnovation #NationalLabs

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DYK 2025 is the International Year of #Quantum? There’s never been a better time to be in quantum! Don’t miss this FREE (and virtual) Quantum Information Science Career Fair from the US Department of Energy on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Details below 👇🏽🧪 Discover your future today! #QuantumJobs

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“On behalf of the Berkeley Lab community, I extend my warmest congratulations to Jennifer for receiving the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Her groundbreaking research will push the boundaries of science and benefit humanity.” - @mwitherell.bsky.social newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/01/07/b...

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“Quantum is a research field that needs big science, needs big teams, needs interdisciplinary teams of researchers, and that is something you will find here at Berkeley. That's what we do. We build big experiments.” - Quantum Systems Accelerator Director @wadejong.bsky.social

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Yumary Vasquez has a dream of making the giant viruses she researches go viral! Check out her 1st place talk from the Berkeley Lab SLAM and please share about giant viruses https://bsky.app/profile/jgi.doe.gov https://bsky.app/profile/berkeleylab.lbl.gov

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Excited to share groundbreaking research from our @molecularfoundry.bsky.social team in collaboration w/ Columbia Engineering! Our scientists helped develop revolutionary nanoscale force sensors that could transform everything from robotics to medicine.🧪 www.engineering.columbia.edu/about/news/t...

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As the year comes to a close, our social media team will be taking a well-deserved break to rest, recharge, and celebrate the season. We’ll be stepping away starting 12/24 and will return with new content in the new year. See you in 2025! 🎉☃️

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Reuters story about the report on data-center energy use by @berkeleylab.lbl.gov for the U.S. DOE: www.reuters.com/business/ene... "The report's lead researcher Arman Shehabi and his team recommend publishing the report annually, or biannually, to more closely track data-center trends."

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DYK @berkeleylab.bsky.social researchers created FerroX, a groundbreaking 3D simulation tool to boost #energyefficiency in #microelectronics. This 3D simulation framework helps unlock the secrets of ferroelectric materials, paving the way for ultra-efficient, low-power devices bit.ly/FerroX_lbnl

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UC's incredible faculty and staff are the heart and soul of this institution. The work you do makes an impact for the greater good of our students and our world. Thank you for all you do and happy holidays to you and your loved ones #FiatLux ✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUOf...

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Congrats to Andreas Scholl, Deputy Director for Science @als-lbnl.bsky.social on receiving the 2024 Stewardship Award! 🏆 His commitment to our people has been pivotal in maintaining our facility's world-class scientific and operational standards. youtu.be/cEHiJ8sfkGs?...

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A recent study by researchers at @berkeleylab.bsky.social explores pairing renewable power plants with battery storage in congested regions — where electricity flow is limited by transmission capacity. www.eenews.net/articles/bat... #energy #renewables #batterystorage

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Can machine learning transform renewable energy? Research in @natureenergy.bsky.social by Scripps Research, @berkeleylab.bsky.social, and others used #AI to find polymers with record-breaking performance in film capacitors—key for EVs, power grids, and critical energy systems.

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Great capture from @bretthelms.bsky.social today! …minus the poor air quality. #BestViewFromALab

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Congratulations to former Berkeley Lab Director Paul Alivisatos, recipient of the Enrico Fermi Presidential Award, for his work in #Nanoscience! Details: newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/12/19/f...

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"I grew up in Sacramento, and doing research that’s important for this area means a lot to me," says @lbnlbiosci.bsky.social's Lauren Lui. "Once the water gets bad, it could be gone. We have to take care of it." 🧪 More on decoding the SF Estuary microbes' genomes: newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/12/17/s...

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🔈 Our legacy of innovation continues as DOE extends the University of California’s contract to manage the Lab for another 5 years. Together, we’re expanding the frontiers of knowledge and delivering solutions for a better future. newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/12/18/d... #ScienceForAll #Innovation

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The #DarkEnergy result from the DESI Survey is one of @quantamagazine.bsky.social's top #physics breakthroughs of the year! Get the recap here ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhG5...

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Congratulations to Senior Scientist Marca Doeff on receiving the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award! 🏆 Her pioneering battery research has led to transformative advancements in electrochemistry, driving advances in EVs & energy sustainability. #WomenInSTEM 🧪https://youtu.be/mNTHXQWYMF0?feature=shared

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"It fascinates me that these little things in the soil and the water are affecting us," says @lbnlbiosci.bsky.social's Lauren Lui, working to make unseen microbes of the SF Estuary visible. "We’re trying to understand how everything is working together out here." 🧪 newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/12/17/s...

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Congrats to Senior Physicist Kevin Lesko on receiving the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award! 🎉 While he dreamt of studying stars, he made his research mark working miles below the surface to establish pivotal underground experiments. 🧪 Learn more: youtu.be/kTKlP5tsmGg?...

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From probing the cosmos to decoding the complexities of human biology, take a look back at a year of groundbreaking research across the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social system, including us! 🧪 12 game-changing advancements: 🔗 universityofcalifornia.edu/news/12-amazing-uc-discoveries-2024 #YearInScience

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“This model can help scientists determine chemical reaction mechanisms much more efficiently,” said Samuel Blau, a Berkeley Lab computational chemist. “If you can understand the complex chemistry in real-world systems, you can figure out how to control them in new ways.” #chemistry 🧪

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Earlier this year, scientists, including our researchers, described the first nitrogen-fixing organelle, the nitroplast. It's the 4th known case in Earth's history of a prokaryotic cell being engulfed by a eukaryotic cell and evolving into a fixture. 🧪 newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/04/17/s...

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A new experiment at our Accelerator Technology and Applied Physics Division’s BELLA Center gives scientists the first “frame-by-frame” look at how a #laser interacts with plasma, knowledge that’s crucial for building future compact #ParticleAccelerators. 🧪 newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/12/11/m...

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🧪 @lbnlbiosci.bsky.social scientist Blake Simmons is being honored by the National Academies of Innovators for developing cost-effective solutions in bioenergy and biomanufacturing. Learn more about his work and achievement here! newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/12/10/b...

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