Researchers uncovered how calcite repairs cracks in its structure over time. These findings could improve reservoir management for extracting resources such as geothermal energy from the Earth. Read more »
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ALS-United: Elmie Peoples-Evans and Fernando Sannibale
ALS-United is an opportunity to meet the people collaborating at the Advanced Light Source and the ALS Upgrade project. Hear firsthand how team science enables the cutting-edge research of today and builds the facility of the future. This month, we spoke with Elmie People-Evans, project manager for the ALS Upgrade, and Fernando Sannibale division deputyRead More Read more »
Microscopy Reveals How Early Human Diets Led to Tougher Teeth
Microscopy at the ALS revealed that nanocrystal misorientation in tooth enamel tracked major dietary shifts in primates, contributing to enamel’s resilience. These structural details provide a blueprint for developing tougher, crack-resistant bioinspired materials, next-generation structural ceramics, and coatings. Read more »
Deadline for General User Proposals is September 2
The User Office is accepting new General User Proposals (GUPs) and beamtime requests (BTRs) on existing GUPs. The deadline for submissions is September 2, 2026. Please read the upcoming schedule information closely and contact alsproposals.lbl.gov with any questions.
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In Memoriam: Jim Underwood, Retired Berkeley Lab Physicist
We are saddened to report the passing of Jim Underwood, who made many significant contributions to the early days of the Advanced Light Source and the Center for X-ray Optics. Read more »
ALS Fellowship Application Window to Open October 2
Applications for fellowships to start in winter or spring 2027 will be accepted from September 8–October 2. The fellowship program will continue through the upcoming ALS-U project’s dark time. Fellows will spend a year in residence at the ALS pursuing research projects in teams that include staff and the user community, and will be exposed to current scientific challenges that advanced synchrotron radiation tools can tackle. Read more »
Powering Science: How SYNAPS-I Builds on Meta’s Open Source AI
SYNAPS-I, a DOE initiative led by Berkeley Lab, unites 60 researchers across five labs to speed up X-ray and neutron data analysis using AI. Because prepublication data must stay on secure government systems, open-source models from Meta — SAM 3 and DINOv3 — let the team fine-tune cutting-edge AI entirely in-house. Read more »
ALS-United: Tianhuan Luo and David Nett
ALS-United is an opportunity to meet the people collaborating at the Advanced Light Source and the ALS Upgrade Project. Hear firsthand how team science enables the cutting-edge research of today and builds the facility of the future. This month, we spoke with Tianhuan Luo (Research Scientist) and David Nett (Electronics Engineer). Read more »
Berkeley Lab Participates in Oakland Unified School District STEM Fair
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) annually hosts a large science fair where winners from all participating schools present their projects. To make this event more interesting, the district invites its STEM partners (including Berkeley Lab) to set up a table with a short, hands-on science activity. Read more »
In Memoriam: David Richardson, Retired ALS Accelerator Operator
The ALS community pays tribute to our colleague, David Richardson, who passed away in April 2026. David retired in 2021 after a 22-year tenure at Berkeley Lab, and here we share fond memories from the many people whose lives he touched. Read more »
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