Berkeley Lab

For over 90 years, UC Berkeley's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, has been committed to researching various areas of science.

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory discovered a new method of refrigeration called ionocaloric cooling, which could help reduce the effects of global warming.

Carolyn Bertozzi and John Clauser — two former Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, scientists— were awarded 2022 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Physics respectively this week.

In a recent review, Berkeley Lab researchers identified indoor air-filtration strategies to mitigate the spread of infectious airborne diseases in the hopes of reducing superspreading events and outbreaks in congregate public spaces.

William Spencer Gilbert, a physicist at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and a UC Berkeley alumnus, died peacefully in his home on Aug. 26, as first reported by Berkeleyside.

A new experimental model will allow researchers to replicate earthquakes in a laboratory setting to advance earthquake safety for large structures. 

Researchers found that chronic cases of indoor tobacco cigarette smoking can expose non-smokers to long-term health risks, as reported in a study published July 28. 

A team of researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, has found an innovative way to recycle mixed-plastic products. 

The San Francisco Pride Parade returned Sunday after two years of pandemic cancellations and community members representing UC Berkeley and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, joined the march down Market Street.

Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, discovered giant bacteria in Guadeloupe marine mangrove systems, notably unusual due to their visibility to the naked eye.