Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

A team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will attempt to synthesize theoretical element 120 in a new national effort spearheaded by the US Department of Energy. If successful, this project would represent the 17th element discovered at UC Berkeley.

Excitedly awaiting the annual solar eclipse’s appearance, a bustling crowd gathered on the lawn at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory early on Saturday morning. Attendees peered intently at the sun through their UV-protective glasses, finally gasping as the clouds parted and revealed the silhouette of the covered sun.

Researchers from UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory belong to a team working on a lunar mission spearheaded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA.

A newly upgraded laser at the United States Department of Energy’s Stanford Linear Accelerator Laboratory, or SLAC, National Accelerator Laboratory produced its first X-rays with help from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or LBNL, found that carpets could serve as long-term “reservoirs” of tobacco pollutants in households frequently exposed to smoke in a recent study.

Joining UC Berkeley’s Students of Color Environmental Collective and seeing other LGBTQ+ students pursue their careers in STEM helped Isaias Hernandez, campus alum and environmental media creator, realize he was “at the right place.”

Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or LBNL, found that existing rail networks can be used to transport batteries to places in need; a cost effective solution to power-grid issues. 

Studying a molecule’s vibrational changes can provide insight into how light can be used as a means to “finely tune” the dissociation of a molecule.

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or LBNL, and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory captured the previously missed oxygen-producing step of photosynthesis in a recent study published in Nature.

As of March 2023, UC Berkeley has joined the university’s open access agreement with Wiley Publishing.