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- How the Earth Stops High-Energy Neutrinos http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2017/11/22/how-earth-stops-high-energy-neutrinos/ 3 comments
- A Micro-Muscular Breakthrough http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2013/12/19/a-micro-muscular-break-through/ 11 comments
- Pushing the Boundaries of Moore’s Law: How Can Extreme UV Light Produce Tiny Microchips? https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2022/06/03/extreme-uv-light-tiny-microchips/ 8 comments technology
- DESI Creates Largest 3D Map of the Cosmos https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2022/01/13/dark-energy-spectroscopic-instrument-desi-creates-largest-3d-map-of-the-cosmos/ 2 comments space
- Physicists Just Broke The Record For World's Thinnest Magnet, And It's Wild https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/07/20/worlds-thinnest-magnet/ 5 comments science
- Getting to Net Zero – and Even Net Negative – is Surprisingly Feasible, and Affordable https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2021/01/27/getting-to-net-zero-and-even-net-negative-is-surprisingly-feasible-and-affordable/ 3 comments science
- Battery Breakthrough Gives Boost to Electric Flight https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/07/20/battery-electric-planes-cars/ 16 comments technology
- Researchers 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. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/07/20/battery-electric-planes-cars/ 53 comments science
- Scientists Capture 3D Images of Nanoparticles, Atom by Atom, With Unprecedented Precision - Groundbreaking discovery co-led by Berkeley Lab has implications for the atomic engineering of materials for fuel cells, hydrogen vehicles, and chemical synthesis https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/04/09/3d-nanoparticles-atom-by-atom/ 7 comments science
- A new study shows that if every building in California sported “cool” roofs by 2050, these roofs would help contribute to protecting urbanites from the consequences of dangerous heatwaves. Coating roofs white or installing sunlight-reflecting tiles in urban clusters could be one solution. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/08/14/cool-roofs-can-help-shield-californias-cities-against-heat-waves/ 1510 comments science
- What if Dark Matter is Lighter? Report Calls for Small Experiments to Broaden the Hunt. Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley scientists are already pursuing new experiments to probe for low-mass dark matter particles. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2019/06/10/small-dark-matter-experiments-broaden-hunt/ 4 comments space
- Physicists leverage supercomputers to more precisely measure the lifetime of neutrons. The team simulated a neutron transitioning to a proton inside a tiny section of a simulated universe, in order to predict what happens in nature. They note that more computing power is needed to improve precision. http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2018/05/30/supercomputer-simulations-new-window-lifetime-death-neutron/ 3 comments science
- Valleytronics Discovery Could Extend Limits of Moore’s Law - Study finds that light polarization properties of candidate material offer additional computing degrees of freedom, that might one day enable chipmakers to pack more computing power onto microchips. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2018/04/13/valleytronics-discovery-could-extend-limits-of-moores-law/ 5 comments science
- Solar-to-Fuel System Recycles CO2 to Make Ethanol and Ethylene - Berkeley Lab advance is first demonstration of efficient, light-powered production of fuel via artificial photosynthesis http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2017/09/18/solar-fuel-system-recycles-co2-for-ethanol-ethylene/ 832 comments science
- Mars may have been a wetter place than previously thought, according to research on simulated Martian meteorites https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2017/03/06/new-evidence-water-rich-mars/ 5 comments science
- X-Rays Capture Unprecedented Images of Photosynthesis in Action. http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2016/11/21/x-rays-capture-water-splitting-photosystem/ 3 comments science
- On the Path Toward Bionic Enzymes http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2016/06/15/path-toward-bionic-enzymes/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2016-06 8 comments science
- Copper plays a key role in metabolizing fat: Scientist says results could provide new target for obesity research http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2016/06/06/fat-burning-copper/ 4 comments science
- What a drag. Roof racks responsible for one percent of vehicle fuel use http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2016/04/25/roof-racks-drag-fuel-economy/ 25 comments science
- Making All Cars Driverless Would Reduce Greenhouse-Gas Emissions by 90 Percent. http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2015/07/06/autonomous-taxis-would-deliver-significant-environmental-and-economic-benefits/ 77 comments worldnews
- Electric Vehicles May Be More Useful Than Previously Thought http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2015/03/30/goodbye-range-anxiety-electric-vehicles-may-be-more-useful-than-previously-thought/ 387 comments technology
- Researchers have used an electric field to reverse the magnetization direction in a multiferroic spintronic device at room temperature. http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2014/12/17/switching-to-spintronics/ 4 comments science
- Berkeley Lab air quality scientists measure truck emissions at Port of Oakland and Caldecott Tunnel. The good news? Airpollution is down thanks to California’s regulation of diesel trucks. http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2014/12/11/air-pollution-down-thanks-to-californias-regulation-of-diesel-trucks/ 12 comments science
- Latest Supercomputers Enable High-Resolution Climate Models, Truer Simulation of Extreme Weather http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2014/11/12/latest-supercomputers-enable-high-resolution-climate-models-truer-simulation-of-extreme-weather/ 32 comments science
- Introducing the world’s first graphene nanopores that feature optical antennas. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2014/11/05/golden-approach-to-high-speed-dna-reading/ 3 comments science
- Advanced light source sets microscopy record - Researchers achieve highest resolution ever with X-ray microscopy: A record-setting X-ray microscopy experiment may have ushered in a new era for nanoscale imaging http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2014/09/10/advanced-light-source-sets-microscopy-record/ 3 comments technology
- Manipulating and Detecting Ultrahigh Frequency Sound Waves: Berkeley Lab Researchers Demonstrate Advance in Controlling Nano-scale Vibrations at 10 GHz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/2014/06/11/ultrahigh-frequency-sound-waves/ 7 comments science
- Hybrid Vehicles More Fuel Efficient In India, China Than in U.S.: Berkeley Lab researchers find hybrids use less fuel and mitigate emissions more effectively in India, China than in U.S. http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2014/03/31/hybrid-vehicles-more-fuel-efficient-in-india-china/ 6 comments science
- 500 Wh/kg - Long-Life, High-Rate Lithium/Sulfur Cell http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2013/11/19/holistic-cell-design-by-berkeley-lab-scientists-leads-to-high-performance-long-cycle-life-lithium-sulfur-battery/ 4 comments technology
- Direct images of a molecule before and after a chemical reaction (PDF link of a better summary in comments) http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2013/05/30/atom-by-atom/ 18 comments science
- As Climate Changes, Boreal Forests to Shift North and Store Less Carbon Than Expected http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2013/05/05/boreal/ 57 comments science
- BOSS Quasars Unveil a New Era in the Expansion History of the Universe http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/11/12/boss-quasars-early-universe/ 3 comments space
- Indoor CO2 harms human abilities at 600 ppm (a level where it harms plants' ability to absorb nitrogen), an unexpected result for humans. We are on course for 1,000 ppm, or more, by the end of the century. http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/10/17/elevated-indoor-carbon-dioxide-impairs-decision-making-performance/ 21 comments science
- BELLA Laser Achieves World Record Power at One Pulse Per Second. As Berkeley Lab’s laser plasma accelerator project BELLA nears completion, its drive laser has delivered one petawatt – a quadrillion watts – of peak power once each second, a world record for laser performance http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/07/27/bella-laser-record-power/ 10 comments science
- Laser plasma accelerators offer the potential to create powerful electron beams within a fraction of the space required by conventional accelerators – and at a fraction of the cost http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/08/22/beams-to-order/ 6 comments science
- Molecular ropes from self-assembling polypeptoids http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/01/18/nanoscale-rope/ 3 comments science
- Into the ice: The IceCube neutrino observatory is complete. http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2010/12/17/completing-icecube/ 4 comments science
- Berkeley Scientists Discover Inexpensive Metal Catalyst for Generating Hydrogen from Water http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2010/04/30/inexpensive-catalyst-for-generating-hydrogen-from-water/ 5 comments reddit.com
- Potential radiation shield for space travel, or possible cheap EMP generator take out our whole modern infrastructure? http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2010/07/29/graphene-under-strain/ 3 comments technology
- Strained Graphene Creates Pseudo-Magnetic Fields Stronger Than Any Before Seen http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2010/07/29/graphene-under-strain/ 18 comments science