![lbnl-particle-accelerator-120914-thumb.jpg A 9 cm-long capillary discharge waveguide used in BELLA experiments to generate multi-GeV electron beams.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/lbnl-particle-accelerator-120914-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=8E7AA754A90001EF807E554019B1809011BC4D2074FB1B94E34E0E48D0548139)
World Record for Compact Particle Accelerator
Researchers at Berkeley Lab ramp up energy of laser-plasma “tabletop” accelerator.
Read more about World Record for Compact Particle Accelerator![slac-atoms-120514-thumb.jpg In a high-temperature superconducting material known as YBCO, light from a laser causes oxygen atoms (red) to vibrate between layers of copper oxide that are just two molecules thick. (The copper atoms are shown in blue.)](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/slac-atoms-120514-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=88F5CF513197700FC809CBC63EAFACDB8BBC171D716FCFBE473EB4BE0F308733)
Rattled Atoms Mimic High-temperature Superconductivity
X-ray laser experiment provides first look at changes in atomic structure that support superconductivity.
Read more about Rattled Atoms Mimic High-temperature Superconductivity![slac-dark-light-120414-thumb.jpg Scientists at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/slac-dark-light-120414-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=F7AFAC8C2B11BC9DD6605BF092DD54E0B9626E106FA2891036127AA5495F661E)
Searching for a Dark Light
A new experiment at Jefferson Lab is on the hunt for dark photons, hypothetical messengers of an invisible universe.
Read more about Searching for a Dark LightOffice of Science Salutes New AAAS Fellows
Nine researchers join a distinguished company at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Read more about Office of Science Salutes New AAAS Fellows![lbnl-dark-energy-112414-thumb.jpg The silvered dome of the Blanco 4-meter telescope which will hold the DECam at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/lbnl-dark-energy-112414-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=117F6176F45484D51203276B9B47252C474FA3D0B29A5C739503CCD03C20B3F8)
Berkeley Lab Algorithms Help Researchers Understand Dark Energy
Code allows researchers to quickly and accurately discover exploding stars, which should provide more insight into dark energy.
Read more about Berkeley Lab Algorithms Help Researchers Understand Dark Energy![CORAL-111414-thumb.jpg Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL’s) new supercomputer, Sierra.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/CORAL-111414-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=F13AE0B75271844C7398394A54D42408C909FFB6F805828C1A43747A51AD3C61)
Department of Energy Awards $425 Million in Next Generation Supercomputing Technologies
CORAL and FastFoward 2’s supercomputing investments will help ensure U.S. scientific, economic and national security for future generations.
Read more about Department of Energy Awards $425 Million in Next Generation Supercomputing Technologies![slac-superconductors-111314-thumb.jpg In this illustration, a single layer of superconducting iron selenide (balls and sticks) has been placed stop another material known as STO for its main ingredients strontium, titanium and oxygen.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/slac-superconductors-111314-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=50B63BB0CE4368D67AFE69EC0C8D2AC1F984DE88952ED493FB327BFA986B2361)
Study at SLAC Explains Atomic Action in High-Temperature Superconductors
Results are first to suggest how to engineer even warmer superconductors with atom-by-atom control.
Read more about Study at SLAC Explains Atomic Action in High-Temperature Superconductors![slac-particle-accelerators-110514-headliner-thumb.jpg This simulation depicts two electron bunches - containing 5 billion to 6 billion electrons each – that were accelerated by a laser-generated column of plasma inside an oven of hot lithium gas during experiments at SLAC.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/slac-particle-accelerators-110514-headliner-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=C0D6510DFE693C13A605CBAC1196FDA0D13E99ED9E550D466F35063B7B39B1AF)
Researchers Hit Milestone in Accelerating Particles with Plasma
SLAC demonstration shows technique is powerful, efficient enough to drive future particle accelerators.
Read more about Researchers Hit Milestone in Accelerating Particles with Plasma![bnl-toyota-103014-thumb.jpg Brookhaven Lab's Center for Functional Nanomaterials, home to world-leading electron microscopy instruments and expertise.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/bnl-toyota-103014-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=1CB63F2B2190D8262BC9798C2775DD1910FCD2299099FC4F9D41611C4D3F936A)
Toyota to Use Brookhaven Lab's Center for Functional Nanomaterials to Advance Vehicle Battery Tech
Scientists will collaborate with Brookhaven experts and use world-leading electron microscopes to explore the real-time electrochemical reactions in promising new batteries.
Read more about Toyota to Use Brookhaven Lab's Center for Functional Nanomaterials to Advance Vehicle Battery Tech![blog-silicon-102814-thumb.jpg Four voice coil magnets taken from a desktop or laptop computer and their brackets (which have mounting holes). These magnets are each about 10.5 – 15 grams, 1 - 1.25 inches long. These ones are colorful, because they have been overheated in the process of separation and demagnetization. Photo supplied by the Ames Laboratory.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/blog-silicon-102814-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=E86E13D4FD4A34D384C4C36FB95CA9432D23223AAE5654DED4BD0998F85FA01D)
Silicon Shovels for Rare-Earth Solutions
Office of Science scientists use supercomputers to search for innovative answers to rare-earth supply needs.
Read more about Silicon Shovels for Rare-Earth Solutions![lbnl-biogasoline-102714-headliner-thumb.jpg Aindrila Mukhopadhyay (left) and Heather Jensen were part of a JBEI team that identified microbial genes which can improve both the tolerance and the production of biogasoline in engineered strains of E. coli.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/lbnl-biogasoline-102714-headliner-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=CD94C005328662EC4942B1547AC4A9E007EEC84343C5F2E138A04C82C1C7D971)
Boosting Biogasoline Production in Microbes
Joint BioEnergy Institute researchers combine systems biology with genetic engineering to improve production of isopentenol in E. coli.
Read more about Boosting Biogasoline Production in Microbes![lbnl-secretary-ribbon-102414-thumb.jpg Cutting the ribbon to the General Purpose Laboratory are (l-r) Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, Energy Secretary Moniz, Berkeley Lab Director Paul Alivisatos.](/-/media/_/images/banner-images/2014/lbnl-secretary-ribbon-102414-thumb.jpg?h=75&w=135&la=en&hash=7546BBA686470F4A5E058888609D35419E8FED4E3AD50F549F458023B1C4CED9)
DOE Secretary Helps Usher in New Era of Energy Research at Berkeley Lab
A new building will be the home to lab’s energy storage efforts.
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