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Submit Nominations for 2024 User Meeting Awards

Help us recognize members of the ALS community by submitting nominations for the Shirley Award, Halbach Award, Renner Award, and new for this year: Early Career Award. Deadline: May 24. Read more »

Jillian Hiu, Mechanical Engineering Associate

Growing up in San Jose, Jillian Hiu heard about Berkeley Lab. Now, she’s part of the research mission here, working on components for the QERLIN beamline. Find out how she combines science and art, and how her pet surprised her. Read more »

Surtsey Volcano: A Rare Window into Earth’s Oceanic Crust

Surtsey, a very young oceanic island in Iceland, emerged through explosive volcanic activity in 1963. Utilizing various techniques, including x-ray microdiffraction at the ALS, researchers gained unique insights into the transformation of volcanic glass to form mineral cements in the basaltic rock of underwater volcanoes. Read more »

New Insights Lead to Better Next-Gen Solar Cells

Perovskites show great promise to reduce the costs of solar power but are not yet durable enough to be commercially viable. Researchers used simultaneous characterization techniques to understand why a simplified fabrication process works so well, providing key insights to nudge perovskites closer to commercialization. Read more »

Dong, Y., Q. Cui, M. Liao, H. Zhou, T. Xu, J. Qiao, Z. Gao, M. Zhao, R.V. Chopdekar, D. Zhang, H. Yang, and W. Jiang, “Possible existence of chiral spin textures in the Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_8+δ/Fe_1-xTb_x heterostructure,” Applied Physics Letters 124, 162407 (2024), doi:10.1063/5.0200642 (April 18, 2024).
Coale, T.H., V. Loconte, K.A. Turk-Kubo, B. Vanslembrouck, W.K. Mak, S. Cheung, A. Ekman, J.-H. Chen, K. Hagino, Y. Takano, T. Nishimura, M. Adachi, M. Le Gros, C.A. Larabell, and J.P. Zehr, “Nitrogen-fixing organelle in a marine alga,” Science 384, 217 (2024), doi:10.1126/science.adk1075 (April 11, 2024).
Roth, F., J. Mahl, M. Borgwardt, L. Wenthaus, F. Brausse, V. Garbe, O. Gessner, and W. Eberhardt, “Dynamical Nonlinear Inversion of the Surface Photovoltage at Si(100),” Physical Review Letters 132, 146201 (2024), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.146201 (April 3, 2024).
Zhao, B., G. Ren, H. Mei, V.C. Wu, S. Singh, G.Y. Jung, H. Chen, R. Giovine, S. Niu, A.S. Thind, J. Salman, N. Settineri, B.C. Chakoumakos, M.E. Manley, R.P. Hermann, A.R. Lupini, M. Chi, J.A. Hachtel, A. Simonov, S.J. Teat, R.J. Clément, M.A. Kats, J. Ravichandran, and R. Mishra, “Giant Modulation of Refractive Index from Picoscale Atomic Displacements,” Advanced Materials2311559 (2024), doi:10.1002/adma.202311559 (March 23, 2024).
Wayment, L., S.J. Teat, S. Huang, H. Chen, and W. Zhang, “Dynamic Entwined Topology in Helical Covalent Polymers Dictated by Competing Supramolecular Interactions,” Angewandte Chemie International Editione202403599 (2024), doi:10.1002/anie.202403599 (March 5, 2024).

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Jillian Hiu, Mechanical Engineering Associate

Surtsey Volcano: A Rare Window into Earth’s Oceanic Crust

New Insights Lead to Better Next-Gen Solar Cells

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