The User Office is accepting new General User Proposals (GUPs) from scientists who wish to conduct research at the ALS in the 2019-2 (July–December) cycle. The deadline for submissions is March 6, 2019. Applicants are reminded that they may request joint access to the Molecular Foundry, a nanoscience user facility at Berkeley Lab, to support their ALS activities. Read more »
Memristor Collaboration between ALS and Hewlett Packard Labs Propels Theory to Application
The development of an idea into a commercial product can take decades, a timeframe that allows contributions from multiple generations of scientists and requires investment in basic research. Collaborative research between the ALS and Hewlett Packard Labs has advanced the memristor, a device that can store information using little to no power. Read more »
ALS in the News (December 2018)
- Topological Matters: Toward a New Kind of Transistor
- The Battery Industry is Blowing Up and It’s Changing Everything, from Cars to Phones (video)
- Berkeley Lab Takes a Quantum Leap in Microelectronics
- Ancient Romans Created Super Strong Concrete by Mixing Aggregate with Mineral-Rich Sea Water
- Solving a 75-Year-Old Mystery Might Provide a New Source of Farm Fertilizer
- Newly Characterized Toxin Gives Bacterium a Leg Up on the Competition
- Fungal Spores Are a Primary Source of Sodium Salt Particles in Amazon Air
- 2018 Director’s Awards Announced
- Unearthing Evidence: Kansas State University Researchers Examine Processes that Support Soil Health
- Researchers Create Most Complete High-Res Atomic Movie of Photosynthesis to Date
- Naturally Occurring “Batteries” Fueled Organic Carbon Synthesis on Mars
New UEC Members for 2019
Welcome to the new Users’ Executive Committee members for 2019! Emma Anquillare (Student Representative, Boston University and Berkeley Lab), Clemens Heske (UNLV and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Johanna Nelson Weker (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory), and Antoine Wojdyla (ALS-U) will be joining the UEC in January. Read more »
Palladium and Zirconium Convert Greenhouse Gases into Fuel
Greenhouse gases cause the rising global temperatures associated with climate change. At the ALS, researchers have determined that palladium/zirconium catalysts can reduce greenhouse gases like methane and carbon dioxide by converting them into useful fuel. Read more »
2018 User Meeting Photo Gallery
Photos from the ALS User Meeting October 2–4, 2018. Read more »
UEC Update from the 2018 User Meeting
Contact: Will Chueh, UEC Chair One of the main goals of the Users’ Executive Committee (UEC) this year was to act on the feedback received from participants in last year’s User Meeting. This year’s meeting chairs, Jennifer Ciezak-Jenkins, Alex Frañó, and Michael Jacobs, and the rest of the UEC worked hard to enhance the annualRead More Read more »
Antibody Therapy for Autoimmune Diseases
The balance between two types of white blood cells is disrupted in autoimmune diseases. Using protein crystallography, scientists have identified a human antibody that locks interleukin-2, a signaling protein, in a conformation that preferentially activates one cell type to restore the balance and treat autoimmune diseases. Read more »
ALS in the News (October 2018)
- Congress accelerates work on long-awaited light and neutron source upgrades
- With toxin, bacteria prove old dogs can learn new tricks
- Creating more sustainable water systems by taking lessons from the energy industry
- Scientists present new clues to cut through the mystery of Titan’s atmospheric haze
- Lab connections to 2018 Nobel Prize winners
- To change a catalyst’s electrochemical properties, just “shuffle”
- Scenes from ‘A New Light for Berkeley Lab’ celebration
Bob Gassaway Receives 2018 Tim Renner User Services Award
Bob Gassaway was awarded the 2018 Tim Renner User Services Award for his longstanding commitment to simultaneously supporting the ALS user community and advancing electrical safety at the ALS. Gassaway is an electronics engineering technologist who has been at Berkeley Lab for 30 years. Read more »