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@berkeleylab.lbl.govWhen it comes to designing accelerators, “There are an infinite number of possibilities, and only a handful of those are actually good solutions… Agentic assistants are made for speedrunning these kinds of workflows.” — Berkeley Lab’s Thorsten Hellert
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@berkeleylab.lbl.govCongratulations to Berkeley Lab’s new Early Career Research Program (ECRP) awardees Asmit Bhowmick, Marcus Noack, Dan Wang, and Bingqing Cheng! @atap.lbl.gov @biosci.lbl.gov @cs.lbl.gov https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/10/08/four-berkeley-lab-scientists-receive-doe-early-career-research-awards/
@berkeleylab.lbl.govThe western U.S. has huge deposits of lithium-rich clay, but getting the #lithium out is a long-standing challenge. A new method could unlock a vast domestic resource. Better yet? It’s energy-efficient & avoids toxic byproducts. #LBNLCriticalMinerals
@berkeleylabpress.bsky.socialReposted by @berkeleylab.lbl.gov"Gravity is probably discrete, measured like electromagnetism, but what else could happen is a shockingly difficult question to answer," says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Daniel Carney.
@berkeleylab.lbl.govThe mineral spodumene is an abundant natural source of lithium, but processes to separate it typically require lots of energy & hazardous acids. Our scientists' new approach uses safe ingredients and less energy, opening up a rich domestic supply for the battery industry. https://bit.ly/4ytNkpe
@berkeleylab.lbl.govSociety depends on critical minerals for energy, transportation, consumer products, healthcare, and scientific and defense technologies. Our scientists are building affordable & reliable domestic supply chains from raw, recycled, and waste sources. #LBNLCriticalMinerals
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@berkeleylab.lbl.govEUV lithography prints chip circuits 50,000x thinner than a hair, built on decades of research at Berkeley Lab's CXRO.
"CXRO will continue to play a vital role in helping push the boundaries of Moore's Law even further in the many years to come." – Bruno La Fontaine
Read more:https://bit.ly/4z9RT7R
@berkeleylab.lbl.govBerkeley Lab researchers have developed Time-of-Flight Cascade Gamma Imaging, a new technique that could advance a promising cancer therapy called targeted alpha therapy. Read more: https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/10/01/targeted-cancer-therapy-gets-a-sharper-focus/
@berkeleylab.lbl.govFor over a decade, nearly every major heat shield material NASA has flown was tested here first: the @als.lbl.gov. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/09/24/scientists-get-real-time-look-inside-spacecraft-heat-shields-during-extreme-heat-conditions/
@berkeleylab.lbl.govJoin us in celebrating Hakyung Lee, Adway Gupta, Paula-Marie Ivey, and Mythili Surendran—this year’s winners of the 2026 Berkeley Lab Research SLAM!
Congratulations to all 12 finalists who took the stage!
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@berkeleylab.lbl.gov“This will be important for the future development of semiconductor devices at the ultimate limits of miniaturization.” - Mike Crommie https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/09/17/a-new-close-up-view-of-electrons-inside-semiconductors/
@berkeleylab.lbl.govNew research opens the door to the discovery of never-seen-before electron behaviors that can be used for new semiconductor capabilities. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/09/17/a-new-close-up-view-of-electrons-inside-semiconductors/
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov#ICYMI: Dark matter researchers have seen something unusual in the LZ detector. Physicist Richard Gaitskell talks with @scifri.bsky.social about the hunt for a #DarkMatter particle and what’s so interesting about the recent result.
@berkeleylab.lbl.govToday, we remember those we lost on September 11, 2001, and the families, friends, and communities who still carry that loss. We also honor the courage and compassion shown by those who stepped forward to help. 🤍
@berkeleylabpress.bsky.socialReposted by @berkeleylab.lbl.gov"Open-weight models are not just interesting for companies, from startups to large corporations; they are also critical to open and reproducible use of AI in scientific research,” says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov director Kathy Yelick.
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov“Before one can declare victory, you need a few more data points, but now they have something to aim for, they know where to look.” - Wick Haxton, Berkeley Lab scientist emeritus on LZ’s new #DarkMatter result. Learn more from New Scientist ⬇️
@berkeleylab.lbl.govWhat were you doing on June 16, 2023? That’s when the LZ #DarkMatter experiment recorded an unusual particle interaction in their detector. Read the full story from @sciam.bsky.social:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/finally-found-dark-matter-080000076.html?guccounter=1
@berkeleylab.lbl.govScientists spotted something intriguing in the LZ #DarkMatter detector.
“It’s like seeing a present under the Christmas tree. You’re hoping it’s something good and you’re excited no matter what.” - Wick Haxton, Berkeley Lab scientist emeritus.
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov“We're still twisting our brains trying to think if there's a rare background mechanism we could've missed, but it's thrilling to wonder if this could be the first hint of a dark-matter observation.” - Aaron Manalaysay, Berkeley Lab researcher on @lzdarkmatter.bsky.social @nytimes.com
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov“We're still twisting our brains trying to think if there's a rare background mechanism we could've missed, but it's thrilling to wonder if this could be the first hint of a dark-matter observation.” - Aaron Manalaysay, Berkeley Lab researcher on @lzdarkmatter.bsky.social
