Tag Archives: Chemistry

A community effort to understand plant-soil-aerosol interactions

Posted on October 8, 2019 by

An ecosystem-wide molecular-level understanding of source-sink interactions is vital for trapping atmospheric carbon and increasing plant productivity. Now, plant scientists, climatologists, and atmospheric chemists are joining forces to create just that.  Continue reading →

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Metal with Your Beer?

Posted on April 18, 2019 by

Heavy metal levels in commercial booze pose no health risk to most drinkers, but the findings could prompt discussions about industry standards for alcohol. Continue reading →

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Molecular Microscope Lets Scientists Peer inside Single Cells

Posted on November 21, 2018 by

The new technology can identify proteins that distinguish healthy cells from diseased ones.   Continue reading →

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Soot formation: A new mechanism for an old problem

Posted on November 1, 2018 by

Gaseous hydrocarbons may cluster into sooty particles through a chain reaction. Continue reading →

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A compelling mechanism for soot formation

Posted on October 17, 2018 by

Gaseous hydrocarbons may cluster into soot through a chain reaction. Continue reading →

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Watching How Rare, Meteoric Diamonds Form

Posted on January 23, 2018 by

A shock collision experiment maps hexagonal diamond’s transition from graphite in real time.   Continue reading →

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Molecular Processes, Global Effects

Posted on September 21, 2016 by

Streamlined proposal call focuses on aerosol sampling at DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Climate Research Facility site with analysis at Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory. Continue reading →

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Defects Through the Looking Glass

Posted on September 2, 2015 by

Berkeley Lab researchers characterize individual defects inside a bulk insulator using scanning tunneling microscopy. Continue reading →

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From the Bottom Up: Manipulating Nanoribbons at the Molecular Level

Posted on January 12, 2015 by

Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley team engineers the shape and properties of nanoscale strips of graphene. Continue reading →

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Berkeley Lab Study Reveals Molecular Structure of Water at Gold Electrodes

Posted on October 23, 2014 by

Berkeley Lab researchers have developed a method not only to look at the molecules next to the electrode surface, but to determine their arrangement changes depending on the voltage. Continue reading →

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