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It’s great to see IBM headlining in scientific #HPC again, especially with a leading partner like @nersc.bsky.social. While AI is sucking so much air out of the room, quantum is a green field for innovation. thequantuminsider.com/2025/01/24/n...

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In Science Advances: "We took a deep dive into over 1.8 million bacterial and archaeal genomes to see how much of their diversity we’ve actually captured. Turns out that despite all the genomes we’ve sequenced, we’ve only scratched the surface." -Dongying Wu 🖥️🧬🦠 biosciences.lbl.gov/2025/01/17/t...

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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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US National Academies: Strategic Report on Research and Development in Biotechnology for Defense Innovation

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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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Is there a link between #ClimateChange & increasing risk/severity of #wildfire in California--including the still-unfolding disaster? Yes. Is climate change the only factor at play? No, of course not. So what's really going on? [Thread] #CAfire #CAwx #LAfires iopscience.iop.org/a...

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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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www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo... Congratulations to all of the award winners for their remarkable accomplishments in science and technology.

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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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New starter pack by @berkeleylab.bsky.social to make it easier to find me and my colleagues here at Berkeley Lab! go.bsky.app/9X5y998

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This remarkable chart brings to mind the work of Arthur Rosenfeld, who drove the establishment of the California energy efficiency standards in 1977. www.tang-prize.org/en/media_det.... Art was awarded the National Medal of Technology in 2011 for his contributions.

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Helen Edwards was both a brilliant accelerator scientist and one of the most inspiring leaders we have had in the field of particle physics. It was a privilege to work with her at Fermilab. She deserves to have her name on the Integrate Engineering Research Center there.

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As artificial intelligence increasingly becomes a part of daily life, the National Academies are advising the nation on AI use, policy, ethics, and innovation. Explore the work we're doing to shape the future of AI:

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Ashok Gadgil has devoted his career to bringing inventions like this one to millions of people who need them: www.salon.com/2024/12/24/m...

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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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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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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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Congratulations to Paul Alivisatos, who I had the good fortune of succeeding as Director of Berkeley Lab.

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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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What a privilege it is to lead the 4000 talented, dedicated people at Berkeley Lab!

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AI helps researchers dig through old maps to find lost oil and gas wells, which pose a hazard to both the environment and the climate. 🧪 #AIforGood #MappingOurFuture newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/12/04/a...

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Women make up over half of the U.S. population, but research on #WomensHealth conditions is severely lacking. Our new report makes recommendations for NIH women's health research priorities, workforce, systems, funding, and more. Learn more: https://buff.ly/3ZD7SfY

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I have had the privilege of working closely with Tsu-Jae King Liu @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social. I look forward to working with her @nationalacademies.org.

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Happy Thanksgiving from Berkeley. I am thankful for my colleagues @berkeleylab.bsky.social. It is a great privilege working with this group of talented, creative, and dedicated people to expand the frontiers of knowledge and deliver solutions to the world.

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Our list of the official accounts of the National Academies: bsky.app/profile/did:...

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The expansion of GLP-1 drug efficacy evidence in 2024, a concise review by Daniel Drucker, a pioneer of the field nature.com/articles/s41...

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DESI scientists mapped how nearly 6 million galaxies cluster across 11 billion years of cosmic history. Their observations line up with what Einstein's theory of general relativity predicts. newscenter.lbl.gov/2024/11/19/n...

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We're official! Our handle is now nationalacademies.org. Thank you @bsky.app for making this verification so easy!

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Explore the voices driving discovery science, healthy earth systems, & beyond. Stay inspired by groundbreaking researchers, educators, and sustainability advocates across Berkeley Lab. 🔗 Follow the pack here: go.bsky.app/9X5y998 Let’s connect, collaborate, and shape a better world together! 💡✨

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This is so impressive. In 2018, Tim Latimer and Jack Norbeck brought their brilliant idea for a disruptive geothermal company to Cyclotron Road at Berkeley Lab. In 2021 they celebrated a $28 million funding round. Today they are breaking records for geothermal energy production. The sky's the limit.

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If you have not read the writings of John McPhee, you have something to look forward to. If geology interests you, you could start with any one of the Annals of the Former World series. For a wonderful essay, try "Paddling after Henry David Thoreau" in the New Yorker of December 7, 2003.

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Today let us celebrate Ashok Gadgil, who has developed low-cost solutions to some of the developing world’s most intractable problems, including safe drinking water technologies, energy efficient stoves, and ways to make efficient electric lighting affordable. newscenter.lbl.gov/2023/10/24/b...

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Happy to share a new National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine #NASEM publication: On Leading a Lab: Strengthening Scientific Leadership in Responsible Research: Proceedings of a Workshop. 🔁 Please Repost and share. 👉Link to download: nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2793...

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Discover Science & Sustainability with our Starter Pack! 🌍 Featuring labs, research institutes, STEM advocates, and journalists exploring discovery science, clean energy, climate resilience, and sustainable tech in the Bay Area and beyond. Share & follow! (Adding daily) go.bsky.app/Qto3PHW #SciComm

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It is my great privilege to lead the 4000 people of Berkeley Lab. We are expanding the frontiers of knowledge and delivering solutions for science and humankind. www.lbl.gov

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Scientists are using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) to map more than 40 million galaxies, quasars, and stars. Today, the collaboration publicly released its first batch of data. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2023/06/13/desi-early-data-release-holds-nearly-two-million-objects/

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