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The Quantum Systems Accelerator Embarks on Next Five Years of Pioneering Quantum Technologies for Science

The Department of Energy (DOE) has renewed funding for the Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA), a DOE National Quantum Information Science Research Center led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ...
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Improving U.S. Industrial Competitiveness and Productivity

Three projects led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are among those selected as part of a $155 million Department of Energy (DOE) investment in American industrial innovation.
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The Science Enabling a Steady Supply of Critical Minerals

Modern life is built on critical minerals and materials. These elements are key ingredients in the technologies that enable a high quality of life, such as the chips and batteries powering our ...
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Four Berkeley Lab Scientists Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards

Four scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have received Early Career Research Program (ECRP) awards from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Established in 2010 to ...
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New Plant Engineering Method Promises to Dramatically Improve Biofuel and Bioproduct Development

Adapted from a news release by the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) at UC Berkeley. The ability to genetically engineer plants is largely thanks to a microscopic helper: a bacterium called ...
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Untangling the Quantum Entanglement Behind Photosynthesis: Berkeley scientists shine new light on green plant secrets

The future of clean green solar power may well hinge on scientists being able to unravel the mysteries of photosynthesis, the process by which green plants convert sunlight into electrochemical energy ...
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DESI Completes Planned 3D Map of the Universe and Continues Exploring

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, one of the most extensive surveys of the cosmos ever conducted, finished all observations for its originally planned 3D map of the universe. Scientists use ...
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New DESI Results Strengthen Hints That Dark Energy May Evolve

The DESI collaboration published a new analysis of dark energy using their first three years of collected data, which spans nearly 15 million galaxies and quasars. Researchers combined the DESI data ...
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DESI Opens Access to the Largest 3D Map of the Universe Yet

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument collaboration has publicly released the first 13 months of data from its main survey — a treasure trove that will help other researchers investigate big ...
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Building the Computational Mind for the “Swiss Army Knife” of Microscopes

Berkeley Lab researchers developed computational tools to process the massive datasets generated by MOSAIC, a reconfigurable microscope that combines more than ten advanced imaging techniques into one ...
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New Process Uses Microbes to Create Valuable Materials from Urine

Researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), UC Irvine, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), have used biology to convert human urine into a valuable ...
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Catalysts Get a Boost with Atomic-Level Tinkering

Scientists developed a new fabrication technique to fine-tune a platinum catalyst on an atomic level. To demonstrate the technique’s effectiveness, the research team showed that the catalyst could ...