Researchers uncovered the precise mechanism of hydrogen spillover (H2 splitting and migration) onto a catalytic surface by watching it happen under various conditions. The research lays the foundation for designing more efficient catalysts and storage materials essential for next-generation hydrogen energy technologies. Read more »
ALS in the News (May 2025)
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- Advances bring us closer to new ‘light-squeezing’ technologies
- A toxic pit could be a gold mine for rare-earth elements
- From sequence to structure: A fast track for RNA modeling
- Making science: Inside Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
- Compute this: Six ways Berkeley Lab is shaping the future of microelectronics
- Two Berkeley Lab researchers elected to the National Academy of Sciences
- How Berkeley Lab is leading the biology-based industrial revolution
Self-Generated Magnetic Handles in Modified Mammalian Cells
Researchers genetically engineered mammalian cells to produce their own magnetic “handles” and revealed their magnetic, physical, and chemical properties. The work provides a foundation for future bioengineering efforts aimed at enabling genetically controlled magnetic manipulation of molecular processes in living mammalian cells. Read more »
A Deeper Look into Emergent Magnetism at Interfaces
Researchers shed new light on interfacial ferromagnetism in superlattices of alternating magnetic layers. By advancing our understanding of atomic-level interactions at magnetic interfaces, this work expands the scope of traditional interface studies and lays the groundwork for future innovations in magnetic storage and spintronics. Read more »
From Sequence to Structure: A Fast Track for RNA Modeling
RNA isn’t just a genetic messenger—it also folds into complex shapes to drive vital biological processes. Scientists are just starting to understand the many functions of these molecules, and how we can harness them for applications in environmental science, agriculture, and medicine. A powerful new RNA structure prediction tool is here to help. Read more »
Building a Gated-Access Fast Lane for Ions
In organic conductors where charge is carried by both electrons and ions, scientists have discovered a way to make the ions move more than ten times faster than in comparable ion-transport methods. The results could apply to a host of areas, including improved battery charging, biosensing, soft robotics, and neuromorphic computing. Read more »
Deep-Dive Inspection of a Molecular Assembly Line
By locking down certain movable parts of a modular drug-building protein, researchers learned new details about how carrier proteins transfer the product protein between modules. The results offer insights that could enable scientists to design and create new and improved medicines, such as antibiotics, using synthetic biology. Read more » 
Mapping the Quantum Landscape of Electrons in Solids
Researchers found a way to reconstruct quantum geometric tensors (QGTs)—mathematical entities that encode how an electron’s wave function is shaped by its quantum environment. The mapping of QGTs enables the discovery and control of novel quantum phenomena such as superconductivity and unconventional electronic phases. Read more »
Energy-Saving, Acid-Free, Hard-Rock Lithium Extraction
Researchers used in situ x-ray diffraction to develop a direct, more energy-efficient, and cheaper way to extract lithium from its source mineral, spodumene. The approach not only promises to reduce energy consumption and processing costs but also supports the sustainable scaling of lithium production to meet growing market needs. Read more »
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