Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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 ...
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Scientists Get Real-Time Look Inside Spacecraft Heat Shields During Extreme Heat Conditions

Through a decade-long partnership between the ALS and NASA, researchers are studying how heat shield materials called superlight ablators degrade, informing NASA spacecraft design. Research at the ALS ...
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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 ...
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Targeted Cancer Therapy Gets a Sharper Focus

Targeted alpha therapy (TAT) is an emerging cancer treatment that uses alpha-emitting radioisotopes to target and destroy cancer cells without damaging nearby healthy cells. The radioisotope ...