Help us recognize members of the ALS community by submitting nominations for the Shirley Award, Halbach Award, Renner Award, and the Early Career Award. Deadline: May 16. Read more »
ALS Structural Biology Beamlines Surpass 10,000 Protein Structures in the PDB
Today, the nine structural biology beamlines at the ALS passed a major milestone of collectively depositing over 10,000 protein structures into the Protein Data Bank (PDB), a worldwide, open-access repository of protein structures. Read more »
Suggest Speakers and Workshops for the 2025 User Meeting
The 2025 ALS User Meeting will take place August 11-13. We want to hear from you! Help shape this year’s program by submitting nominations for plenary speakers and proposing workshops and tutorials by April 4. Read more »
ALS Computing Group Shapes the Future of Accelerator UI/UX
This February, SLAC hosted the first Particle Accelerator UX Workshop, uniting developers and designers to standardize UI/UX best practices. The ALS Computing Group led with various other lab participants creating a website to guide labs. Launch is planned for November 2025. Read more »
Apply by April 4 for ALS Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships
Applications will be accepted from mid-March–April 4 for ALS Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships that begin September 1, 2025. Fellows spend a year in residence at the ALS conducting research and instrumentation development in collaboration with their home institution. Read more »
Berkeley Lab and the ALS Retire COVID-19 Protocols
With the conclusion of Cal/OSHA COVID protocol requirements on February 3, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab has retired its COVID protocols. The ALS will continue to provide hand sanitizer and masks upon request, and encourage you to stay home when you are sick. For more details, read the Lab’s message. Read more »
Reaction Mechanism of Commercial Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes
Researchers used soft x-ray resonant inelastic x-ray scattering at the ALS to understand the role of aluminum doping in improving the stability of commercially used cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. Read more »
Mind-Blowing Materials: Mimicking Neurons for Faster Computing
Researchers used x-ray absorption spectroscopy and resonant inelastic x-ray scattering at the ALS to uncover the atomic-level mechanism of conductance switching for a neuromorphic material that has the potential for energy-efficient computing. Read more »
2025 ALS-United New Year’s Message
Interim ALS Director, Andreas Scholl and Interim ALS-U Project Director Dimitri Argyriou usher in 2025 with a message for you on the ALS-U project and the priorities for the new year. Watch their conversation or access the full transcript. Read more »
Autonomous Beamlines: Harnessing Bayesian Optimization to Revolutionize Accelerator Science
Scientists at the Advanced Light Source are developing automated beam optimization systems, collaborating with other light sources to deploy common controls across facilities. Using machine learning, they demonstrated automated beamline alignment that optimizes beam size and flux at the push of a button. Read more »