Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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.

The White House honored campus professors Darleane Hoffman and Gabor Somorjai on Tuesday with the Enrico Fermi Presidential Award, one of the government’s “oldest and prestigious” awards. 

Researchers from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory developed a technique that advanced the study of antibiotic resistant microbes.

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