Tag Archives: Energy

Magnetic Field Heats Up Fusion

Posted on November 4, 2022 by rberkowitz

A magnetic field can significantly boost the performance of a large-scale fusion experiment that may lead to a future source of clean power. Continue reading →

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Predicting Fickle Electricity Markets

Posted on April 8, 2022 by rberkowitz

Identifying and explaining patterns in volatile electricity prices could help small-scale wind and solar producers to integrate with the power grid. Continue reading →

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There’s a lithium battery in your future

Posted on December 10, 2019 by rberkowitz

The latest approaches toward developing batteries with higher energy density for electric vehicles and other applications. Continue reading →

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Nanoporous graphene for desalination

Posted on July 3, 2019 by rberkowitz

Carbon nanotube reinforcement and template-based etching help scale up membranes. Continue reading →

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Synthetic Biology Research Campaign sheds light on productivity in cyanobacteria.

Posted on October 3, 2017 by rberkowitz

Research program leads to practically useful and fundamentally interesting knowledge about how to genetically optimize cyanobacteria for increased biomass production. Continue reading →

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Exploring the environmental impact of quantum dots

Posted on January 20, 2017 by rberkowitz

The speed with which microbes in a simplified ecosystem absorb the nanomaterials is raising concerns about the effect on organisms higher in the food chain. Continue reading →

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Cream of the Crop: Top-Tier Publications from 2016

Posted on November 11, 2016 by rberkowitz

Research at DOE Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory featured in Science, Nature and PNAS journals. Continue reading →

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Computing a Textbook of Crystal Physics

Posted on September 29, 2015 by rberkowitz

Berkeley Lab scientists publish world’s largest database of piezoelectric properties Continue reading →

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Probing dopant distribution: Finding by Berkeley Lab Researchers Opens the Door to Better Doping of Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Posted on May 2, 2014 by rberkowitz

The icing on the cake for semiconductor nanocrystals that provide a non-damped optoelectronic effect may exist as a layer of tin that segregates near the surface. Continue reading →

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Trapping and Keeping Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Posted on September 11, 2013 by rberkowitz

Underground carbon sequestration could mitigate global warming. Its effectiveness is being studied in the field and in the lab. Continue reading →

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