"NVIDIA AI's Ising Calibration AI Model, which we're using @berkeleylab.lbl.gov, is at the forefront of integrating quantum and AI," says Bert de Jong. "It allows us to accelerate the continuous calibration of our quantum computers & improve their performance."

“This could be the most interesting discovery in cosmology since that of dark energy itself," says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Nathalie Palanque-Delabrouille. @desisurvey.bsky.social

"The @desisurvey.bsky.social is still the leading instrument like it in the world," says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's David Schlegel. It completed its initial 5-year survey and mapped 47 million galaxies and quasars. The experiment will continue observations into 2028.

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“Next-generation batteries don’t have to rely on critical materials," says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Robert Kostecki. "Disordered rock salt (DRX) Li-ion cathodes are cobalt-free, offer higher energy density, improved stability & enhanced safety."

“Dual-probe experiments at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's BELLA Center have achieved unprecedented precision in inertial confinement fusion, which could help solve engineering challenges in developing fusion," says BELLA Research Scientist, Hai-En Tsai.

“FORUM-AI aims to be the first full-stack, agentic AI system for materials science research and discovery,” says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Anubhav Jain. “It will help scientists at every step of energy materials research.”

“Creation of a new element is an extremely rare feat. It’s exciting to be a part of the process and to have a promising path forward,” says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Jacklyn Gates.

“Nature holds a wealth of untapped natural products, and new tools in synthesis and synthetic biology are unlocking their potential for medicine, food, and fuels," says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Nigel Mouncey.

"Newly tested desalination technologies are demonstrating great promise in meeting the challenges facing oil producing companies in Texas and New Mexico," says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Peter Fiske. via @wsj.com

“Seeing these neutrino interactions is a pivotal milestone. It showcases LZ’s ability to detect signals of cosmic origin," says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Dan Kodroff, LZ analysis co-lead.

"AI will increase the productivity of scientists," says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Jonathan Carter. "The only debate is, by how much: Is it by a factor of 10 or 1,000?”

“This unprecedented simulation is a critical step forward to accelerate the design and development of quantum hardware. More powerful quantum chips will unlock new capabilities and open up new avenues in science,” says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Bert de Jong.

"Building superconducting qubits with over a microsecond lifetime is a heroic effort and establishes the solid foundations for next-generation superconducting quantum computing technology," says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Bert de Jong.

“Industrial #biotech is not performing well either," says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Deepti Tanjore. "We have overemphasized innovation at the microbial level, neglecting innovation in scale-up and distributed domestic manufacturing.” @rowanwalrath.bsky.social

"With AI, synthetic biology can become computationally driven, rather than intuition driven, where algorithms design DNA, enzymes, & entire biosynthetic pathways before they’re ever built," says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Hector Garcia Martin.

"Big models are not the only way forward, " says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Bert de Jong. "Learning smarter and piece by piece is the path forward."

"Every breakthrough in science invites both excitement and scrutiny," says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov 's Kristin Persson. "There is tremendous promise in applying data-driven AI and machine learning to the discovery, direction, and optimization of materials."

Thanks Yuval Boger, the Quantum Superposition Guy, for hosting me on your podcast discussing the future of quantum computing and the quantum research going on at the Quantum Systems Accelerator and @berkeleylab.lbl.gov podcast.yboger.com/2025/09/01/b...

“National labs bring together deep science, advanced engineering, and a culture of collaboration that’s essential at this stage of quantum’s development,” said @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Bert de Jong.

“Our goal was to make the best high-resolution, high-efficiency gamma-ray detector we possibly could, so we can answer big questions about the nature of matter and fundamental forces,” said @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Paul Fallon.

"From farms to cities, turning tough-to-treat water into a #CleanWater 🚰 supply could be life-changing. Proving it works in the real world is how we solve water scarcity for good," says Berkeley Lab's Peter Fiske. 💧🌱🌍🧪

"These new approaches to ocean desalination all utilize small, distributed, manufactured units, rather than a single large-scale custom-built facility, which cuts manufacturing costs and speed deployment of these systems," says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov 's Peter Fiske.

"From high-performance magnets to advanced lasers & simulations, we're engaged with U.S. industry, like TAE, TypeOne Energy & Realta Fusion to develop technologies & insights to help unlock the potential of fusion energy" - @berkeleylab.lbl.gov’s Cameron Geddes.

The new supercomputer, which uses NVIDIA chips tailored for A.I. calculations, could be the Energy Department's biggest resource for tasks like training A.I. models, says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Jonathan Carter. @energygov.bsky.social

“We’re talking about two orders of magnitude more compute than any kind of academic data set that’s ever been made,” says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Sam Blau who worked with Meta on the project. “It’s going to dramatically change how people do computational chemistry.”

“Water is the ore body of the 21st century,” said @berkeleylab.lbl.gov’s Peter Fiske. “Technology now is allowing us to pick through the garbage piles of wastewater and pick out the high-value items.”

“That’s the beauty of being in a place like Berkeley Lab: If I have a question, I’ll go next door to ask someone, and in many cases, it’ll be a leading expert on the subject," said @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Arian Gashi.

"One of the most promising new ways to treat produced water from oil & gas operations is with new membrane technology which transforms the wastewater into a usable resource for industrial reuse or agriculture," says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov 's Peter Fiske. wsj.com/business/ene... via @wsj.com

"Not only will it provide sharper details of proteins and other molecules imaged with cryo-EM," says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov 's Peter Denes, "but it should enable microscopists to image even proteins roughly half the size of what is currently possible."

ALS-United: we speak with Steve Rossi (ALS Deputy for Business Operations), Daniela Leitner (Engineering Division Director, ALS-U System Lead for Removal & Installation), and Andrew Netto (ALS-U Deputy for Operations). @berkeleylab.lbl.gov als.lbl.gov/als-united-s...

Research by @berkeleylab.lbl.gov for @energygov.bsky.social shows that data centers' power consumption has tripled in the last ten years and may triple again by 2028.