- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 19th, 2013
Phenomenon Underlying Superconductivity Finally Explained
Experts bring room-temperature superconductors one step closer to reality
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 13th, 2013
The Structure of Carbon Nanotubes Can Be Resolved with New Method
This goal has thus far eluded scientists working in the field of nanotechnology
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 31st, 2013
Versatile Molecule Detector for New Biosensors Developed at Berkeley Lab
The material resembles a nanoscale strip of Velcro
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 31st, 2013
New Dark Matter Detector Fails to Uncover Signs of WIMPs
The particles remain elusive to the world's most powerful detector
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 25th, 2012
Building the First 4D Crystal into an Everlasting Clock
Such a clock would keep perfect time even after the Universe dies
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 17th, 2012
First Dark Energy Camera Turned On
The device features components manufactured at Berkeley Lab
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 17th, 2012
Protein Involved in Birth Defects Modeled in 3D
This is the first time such a feat is made possible
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 31st, 2012
Study Explains How Matter Can Be Shaped with Light
Researchers had to use synchronized lasers for this investigation
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 21st, 2012
Removing CO2 from the Atmosphere May Soon Clean Our Air
Experts are assessing new materials for carbon capture and storage
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 16th, 2012
Light Amplification and Squeezing Seen for the First Time
Tractor beams may not be impossible to build after all
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 4th, 2012
Proton Radiation Can Boost Tumor Progression
The data could be used to make space exploration safer
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- August 1st, 2012
Berkeley Lab Cubesat Will Be Delivered to Orbit on Thursday
The spacecraft will launch alongside a NRO spy satellite
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 27th, 2012
Laser Exceeds Quadrillion-Watt Power Record
The instrument is located at a scientific facility in California
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 27th, 2012
Turning Semiconductors Into Solar Panels Now Possible
Any semiconductor can now be made to harvest light
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 11th, 2012
Light Beams Can Now Switch Chirality Easily
New device for such manipulations created by researchers in the US
- Microbiology/Genetics
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 29th, 2012
DNA Scissors Developed at Berkeley Lab
The tool should come in handy for editing genomes
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 27th, 2012
Metamaterials Used to Produce World's Smallest Optical Cavities
These structures could generate the most intense nanolaser beams