As the name implies, crystallography requires crystals – specifically, purified samples of the molecule of interest, coaxed into a crystal form. But most molecules form powders composed of jumbled granules, not picture-ready crystals. A new computer al…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: National Labs Support Safe Nuclear Waste Disposal by Studying Safety Material for Underground Sites
Geoscientists from Berkeley Lab and two other U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories, Sandia and Los Alamos, are collaborating on the HotBENT project. This international field experiment is evaluating how well the natural, clay-based material …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Electricity Regulation with Equity and Justice for All
Advancing Equity in Utility Regulation, a new report published by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), makes a unifying case that utilities, regulators, and stakeholders need to prioritize energy…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New technique tunes into graphene nanoribbons’ electronic potential
Researchers at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley have discovered how to directly measure the unique magnetic properties of superthin graphene nanoribbons. The breakthrough could lead to high-speed, low-power nanoscale data storage technologies.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Science Snapshots from Berkeley Lab
A melange of mini science stories from Berkeley Lab, December 2021.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Science Snapshots from Berkeley Lab
A melange of mini science stories from Berkeley Lab, December 2021.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Device Advances Commercial Viability of Solar Fuels
A research team has developed a new artificial photosynthesis device with remarkable stability and longevity as it converts sunlight and carbon dioxide into two promising sources of renewable fuels – ethylene and hydrogen.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: New Smart-Roof Coating Enables Year-Round Energy Savings
Scientists have developed an all-season smart-roof coating that keeps homes warm during the winter and cool during the summer – without consuming natural gas or electricity. Research findings point to a groundbreaking technology that outperforms commer…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: India’s Clean Power Target Will Double Electricity Supply Economically if Low-Cost Storage is Deployed
Using state-of-the-art computer models and simulations, researchers examined a least-cost investment pathway to reliably meet India’s electricity demand through the year 2030 in the publication, “Least Cost Pathway for India’s Power System Investments….
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: These Tiny Liquid Robots Never Run Out of Juice as Long as They Have Food
Scientists at Berkeley Lab have demonstrated the first self-powered, aqueous robot that runs continuously without electricity. The technology has potential as an automated chemical synthesis or drug delivery system for pharmaceuticals.
