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Tag Archives: Berkeley Lab
New AI Sensor ‘Sniffs’ Out Spectral Targets
A first-of-its-kind smart sensor developed at Berkeley Lab performs AI tricks to identify targets while it captures spectral images. Continue reading
Thin-Film Coating Boosts X-Ray Instrument Performance
Researchers developed optimized coatings for diffraction gratings that use thin-film interference to double the light reaching the sample, capturing power otherwise lost to absorption. Continue reading
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Tagged Advanced Light Source, Berkeley Lab, Materials Sciences, synchrotron radiation, X-rays
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A New Way to Engineer Composite Materials
The innovative polymer design combines strength with reversibility. Continue reading
Watching a Molecular Reaction in Real Time
An ultrafast imaging technique reveals the different pathways through which bromoform, a molecule that damages the ozone layer, reacts to light. Continue reading
A Cleaner Way to Produce Ammonia
New research reveals how a surprising catalyst can help to efficiently convert nitrogen into useful products under ambient conditions. Continue reading
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Tagged Berkeley Lab, Catalysis, Chemistry, Materials Sciences
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An Unexpected Discovery at the Air-Water Interface
New research reveals a surprising chemical pathway for a CO2 reaction important in many geological and biological processes. Continue reading
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Tagged Atmospheric Sciences, Berkeley Lab, Chemistry, Geophysics, Oceanography
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Watching Molecules Relax in Real Time
An ultrafast x-ray imaging technique shows how the symmetry of methane’s structure evolves after rapid removal of an electron, providing insights into its physical and chemical properties. Continue reading
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Tagged Berkeley Lab, Energy Conversion and Storage, Ultrafast
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New compound that withstands extreme heat and electricity could lead to next-generation energy storage devices
Flexible polymers made with a new generation of the Nobel-winning “click chemistry” reaction find use in capacitors and other applications. Continue reading
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Tagged Berkeley Lab, Chemistry, Electronics, Materials Sciences
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How Berkeley Lab Helped Develop One of the World’s Most Popular Open-Source Security Monitoring Platforms
A tool from the internet’s early days keeps Microsoft’s users secure while supporting the open-source paradigm. Continue reading
Boron Nitride with a Twist Could Lead to New Way to Make Qubits
Easy control over bright emissions from the crystalline material offer a route toward scalable quantum computing and sensing. Continue reading
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Tagged Berkeley Lab, Materials Sciences, Microscopy, Quantum Physics
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