Researchers are using the Office of Science’s advanced light sources, including the ALS, to understand why and when lithium-ion batteries in phones, plug-in electric vehicles, and other applications lose charge or fail. Read more »
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Transformational X-Ray Project Takes a Step Forward
DOE has confirmed the need for a unique source of X-ray light that would produce beams up to 1,000 times brighter than are now possible at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source, enabling new explorations of chemical reactions, battery performance, biological processes and exotic materials. Read more »
Scientists Find Twisting 3-D Raceway for Electrons in Nanoscale Crystal Slices
Researchers have observed, for the first time, an exotic 3-D racetrack for electrons in ultrathin slices of a tiny crystal they made at Berkeley Lab. Read more »
A Conscious Coupling of Magnetic and Electric Materials
Scientists have successfully paired ferroelectric and ferrimagnetic materials so that their alignment can be controlled with a small electric field at near room temperatures, an achievement that could open doors to ultralow-power microprocessors, storage devices and next-generation electronics. Read more »
Andreas Scholl, Senior Staff Scientist and ESG Deputy
Andreas Scholl recently became a senior staff scientist, a job title that he sees not necessarily as indicative of a different job, but rather of the gradual change in his responsibilities over his 18 years at the ALS. Read more »
Molecular Switch Triggers Bacterial Pathogenicity
Using an array of high-powered x-ray imaging techniques at the ALS, scientists have revealed for the first time the molecular steps that turn on bacteria’s pathogenic genes. The study could open up new avenues in the development of drugs to prevent or treat bacterial infection. Read more »
Reminder: Early Registration for 2016 ALS User Meeting Ends Sept. 19
Discounted early registration ends Monday, September 19, for the 2016 ALS User Meeting, which will take place October 3-5. To register, view the draft agenda and logistical information, and learn how to nominate colleagues for scientific, technical, and user support awards, visit the User Meeting webpage. Read more »
ALS Brightness Improvement Team wins DOE Achievement Award
Members of the ALS Brightness Improvement Team have been recognized by the Department of Energy with a prestigious Secretary of Energy Achievement Award. This distinction follows the team’s receipt last December of a Berkeley Lab Director’s Award for Exceptional Scientific Achievement. Read more »
ALS Beamstop Device an R&D 100 Finalist
A beamstop device recently developed at the ALS has successfully combined two essential crystallographic functions–capturing the damaging portion of the beam while simultaneously monitoring its intensity–into a single miniaturized package. The technology has been licensed and launched commercially and is also a finalist for an R&D 100 Award. Read more »
Shedding Light on Postdocs
Postdocs are a significant portion of Berkeley Lab’s workforce, and the same is true at the ALS, where 42 postdocs are currently employed by or receiving a stipend from the ALS. To provide a forum and resources for this large contingent at the Lab, the Berkeley Lab Postdoc Association (BLPA) was recently established by a small group of postdocs. Read more »
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