DYK that nearly 20 years ago, Berkeley Lab scientists showed a novel way to build advanced transistors decades before similar structures reached smartphones? Discover how ⬇️ @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

🌎 At 2:56a PT, the earth decided to shake things up with a 4.6 earthquake, centered in Berkeley, at a depth of 5.6 miles. Who else felt the jolt? We sure did! #EarthquakeAlert #SafetyFirst More ⬇️ https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75240492/executive

To advance the fight against antibiotic resistance, a team led by @fraserlab.com developed a compound that could help restore the effectiveness of a class of antibiotics known as streptogramins. They used data collected at @als.lbl.gov & SSRL. #BioMBIB @berkeleylab.lbl.gov go.lbl.gov/streptogramins

Read about the experiences of our DOEScience SULI interns as they work with our internationally renowned scientists on cutting-edge #ParticleAccelerator research. Deadline to apply for the Spring 2026 cycle is October 1 @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @energygov.bsky.social atap.lbl.gov/news/suli-in...

Meet GenomeOcean: #AI that “speaks” DNA! 🌊🧬 Developed @jgi.doe.gov, this generative AI model is trained on 220+ terabases of #environmental metagenomic data using @nersc.bsky.social #HPC. With 4 billion parameters, it designs novel microbial DNA sequences ➡️ bit.ly/GenomeOcean @berkeleylab.lbl.gov

Scientists at our Lab (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) have demonstrated a new way to make element 116 (livermorium). 🧪 Using a titanium beam, the results could point toward the elusive “island of stability” — and a possible route to element 120.

AI + robotics = faster innovation. 🤖⚡️🧪 Berkeley Lab’s AutoBot platform designs and tests new materials at record speed. In its first run? Optimizing metal halide perovskites, materials key for LEDs, lasers, and more. Details ⬇️ https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/09/18/optimized-materials-in-a-flash

We are chuffed to have 6 postdocs representing #TeamBioSci in the 8th annual @berkeleylab.lbl.gov  Research SLAM tomorrow, Thurs Sept 18 @ 3 PM PDT! Lab staff can attend live on the Hill or tune in virtually and cast votes for the People's Choice Award. Everyone else, watch this space for updates!

From AI agents for giant virus discovery to biosynthetic gene clusters - the 2025 cohort of @jgi.doe.gov - @ucmerced.bsky.social summer interns once again took on some amazing projects 🌱🧬🤖 Check out their stories here: jgi.doe.gov/user-science... @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @biosci.lbl.gov

🚨 It’s almost SLAM time! 🚨 This Thursday, 3–4:30pm PT: Berkeley Lab #postdocs take the stage to pitch their cutting-edge research—in just 3 minutes and 1 slide. Be part of the action 👉 you’ll help pick the People’s Choice Award! 📍 Watch online or join us in B50 Auditorium 🔗 https://slam.lbl.gov/

Welcome the six researchers accepted to the FICUS program for FY26! Focus areas for projects include biofuels, biomaterials & bioproducts; hydrobiogeochemistry; & novel applications of molecular techniques. 🖥️🧬 @axelvisel.bsky.social @danudwary.secondarymetabolism.com @simrouxvirus.bsky.social

Hira Lesea lived many lives—from punk rocker to retreat chef—before becoming a sr. research associate in #BioEGSB. These days, she's into cultivating a sense of collaborative creativity, both in her work @berkeleylab.lbl.gov  and in her personal life. Read her story: go.lbl.gov/lesea #TeamBioSci

Thanks to @berkeleylab.lbl.gov for the commitment to outreach. It is always one of my kids' favorite spots on the Solano Stroll. Educating the next generation of scientists 👩‍🔬🧑‍🔬

The DOE Office of Science has played a key role in discovering & creating superheavy elements. Researchers at Berkeley Lab are aiming to discover element 120! Learn about new methods to create superheavy elements: https://loom.ly/M9cO6L0 📹: Marilyn Sargent / Berkeley Lab / Jennifer Pore

A view from the Engineering Division's mechanical fabrication facilities. Machinists prepare to move a plinth for the Advanced Light Source Upgrade (ALS-U) onto a large-format horizontal boring mill for additional machining. #Engineering #LabLife #BoringMill #Machining

Don't miss the JGI's own Heejung Cho at this year's @berkeleylab.lbl.gov Research SLAM. The event will take place Sept. 18 at 3 p.m. PT. You can stream the event here: streaming.lbl.gov Or attend in person at the Building 50 Auditorium! @biosci.lbl.gov @axelvisel.bsky.social

Read about the experiences of our DOEScience SULI interns as they work with our internationally renowned scientists on cutting-edge #ParticleAccelerator research. Deadline to apply for the Spring 2026 cycle is October 1 @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @energygov.bsky.social atap.lbl.gov/news/suli-in...

🕯️🇺🇸 Today we pause to remember September 11, 2001. Berkeley Lab honors the lives lost and the first responders whose courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten.

When Darleane invited me to come to the US to work as a postdoc for her, it literally changed the course of my life. I would not be where I am now without her. She was an incredible scientist and an amazing human being. She will be deeply missed by by all of her students, postdocs and colleagues.

🧪 Remembering Darleane Hoffman (1926–2025) — a pioneering nuclear chemist whose discoveries included primordial plutonium and seaborgium. A barrier-breaker and mentor, she reshaped nuclear science and inspired generations of women to pursue careers in STEM. 🖤

Discover how our researchers are advancing #fusionenergy by studying how rare-earth barium copper oxide superconducting magnet cables withstand the extreme conditions in future magnetic confinement fusion reactors @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @energygov.bsky.social atap.lbl.gov/news/studyin...

Meet Alex Morehead, @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's 2025 Hopper Fellow! He will develop a foundational #AI model to predict molecular properties & generate new molecules, leveraging @nersc.bsky.social #HPC & open-science collaborations: bit.ly/AM_Hopper 🔗 Apply to be a 2026 #HopperFellow: bit.ly/HopperLBNL

Our outreach and education efforts “allow me to help inform and educate the future STEM workforce,” says Research Scientist Arianna Formenti, who taught a class on #artificialintelligence to high school students @BerkeleyLab @ENERGY @doescience Read more here

AI is fueling real‑time discovery, from nanoscale innovation and protein design to ultra‑fast supercomputing. Berkeley Lab is building tools that accelerate science and move society forward. 🧪 @als.lbl.gov @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov @esnet.bsky.social @nersc.bsky.social

🔬 At Berkeley Lab, Setsuko Wakao studies diatoms, microscopic algae with intricate silica cell walls. She’s uncovering the genes and proteins behind this biomineralization, which may one day inspire new biomaterials. 👉 jointgeno.me/FY25FG

🚨 We’re hiring! Berkeley Lab’s @biosci.lbl.gov Area is looking for a Computational #Postdoc Fellow to advance cryo-EM research, developing new algorithms to reveal protein structures and unlock insights into human health. Join us in bringing science solutions to the world. ⬇️ 🧪

DYK @berkeleylab.lbl.gov builds tools to help researchers write faster, more reliable #Fortran —the language powering #supercomputers for decades? ✅ Caffeine: bit.ly/FiatsLBNL ✅ Julienne & Assert: bit.ly/JulienneAssert ✅ Fiats: bit.ly/FiatsLBNL #AI #HPC #Science #Research #Engineering #Computing

🌎⚡ Beneath our feet is a constant, renewable source of energy: the Earth’s heat. Our new #ExplainerSeries video breaks down conventional vs. enhanced geothermal systems (EGS)—and why EGS could provide resilient power almost anywhere. @eesaberkeleylab.bsky.social#ExplainerSeries🧪

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...

Attn: Graduate Students! Deadline is November 5th. Check out exciting opportunities for paid internships under the @doescience SCGSR program, and come join our team to work with us on cutting-edge #particleaccelerator research @BerkeleyLab @ENERGY https://science.osti.gov/wdts/scgsr

"To better predict #DustStorms and protect energy infrastructure, we're working with the US Dept. of Energy to deploy specialized instruments @arizonastateuni.bsky.social and north Phoenix to learn how such storms form and dissipate and what's in them," – @danfeldman.bsky.social, LBNL @cbsnews.com

Accomplished #biogeochemist Peter Nico has been named Director of Berkeley Lab’s Energy Geosciences Division! With nearly 20 years at the Lab, he’s advancing solutions in #geothermal energy, critical minerals, and water resilience. 🧪

Do YOU use data from across multiple sources? (See list in link below) We want to know: ✅HOW you gather comprehensive data for the same sample; ✅WHERE you look; and ✅WHAT OBSTACLES you face Sign up by 8/31 to share: jointgeno.me/UserResearch2025 @berkeleylab.lbl.gov @nigelmouncey.bsky.social

Today is @BerkeleyLab Founder’s Day! On this date in 1931, E.O. Lawrence got a UCB building for R&D on his invention, the #cyclotron. We are proud to carry on his legacy of #particleaccelerators and team science @doescience @ENERGY @UCBerkeley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SNJeVw5LF4

🚀 From one Berkeley building in 1931 to a world-class national lab today. Happy Founder’s Day! 94 years of discoveries—fueled by E.O. Lawrence’s vision + team science. 🧪 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrUP...

I had a very nice podcast chat with Sebastian Hassinger at New Quantum Era, talking about my quantum journey, the Quantum Systems Accelerator and quantum research at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov The episode is now live. podcast.newquantumera.com/61

“HPC, quantum, and AI are all just tools—what matters is how we use them to solve real science problems.” – @wadejong.bsky.social 🧪

Read about the experiences of our @doescience SULI interns as they work with our internationally renowned scientists on cutting-edge #particleaccelerator research. Deadline to apply for the Spring 2026 cycle is October 1 @BerkeleyLab @ENERGY @LaserNetUS Read more here

🎉 Huge congratulations to @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's John Shalf for being named one of #HPCwire’s 35 Legends Class of 2025 — recognized as a Champion of HPC–Hyperscale Convergence! John’s pioneering work is helping advance scientific computing in the post-Moore’s Law era. 🔗 bit.ly/HPCWireJS #HPC

“Gossip is the backbone of physics.” Author Alec Nevala-Lee stopped by Berkeley Lab to talk about Nobel laureate Luis #Alvarez, whose groundbreaking research shaped modern physics. 📺 Watch the full talk: https://youtu.be/s2JkpdsfOvg @nobelprize.bsky.social#Alvarez

“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.

A window 🪟 innovation inspired by Berkeley Lab tech is helping to support the U.S. and consumer savings. Discover how ⬇️ 🧪 https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/08/21/new-thin-triple-glass-could-open-new-window-of-opportunity-for-energy-savings-and-jobs/

A window 🪟 innovation inspired by Berkeley Lab tech is helping to support the U.S. and consumer savings. Discover how ⬇️ 🧪 https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/08/21/new-thin-triple-glass-could-open-new-window-of-opportunity-for-energy-savings-and-jobs/

DYK #AI + @nersc.bsky.social #HPC can help save lives? @berkeleylab.lbl.gov researchers developed #ML models to detect health risks earlier. Collaborating with #VA, they analyzed data to uncover key risk factors for suicide and obstructive sleep apnea among U.S. #veterans: bit.ly/4oMPj3y via HPE

Postdoc opportunity with @tomasbruna.bsky.social here at @jgi.doe.gov @berkeleylab.lbl.gov: Develop, benchmark, and apply Plant Genomic Language Models (gLMs) 🌿🧬💻 jobs.lbl.gov/jobs/computa... #AI #PlantGenomics #gLMs #Postdoc

“LaBS can transform certain common, inefficient materials into record-setting "near-blackbody" surfaces, almost doubling electrical power output in TPV systems while remaining durable at extreme temperatures over 1,500 °C." – Berkeley Lab's Vassilia Zorba. www.photonicsonline.com/doc/ultrafas...

“Our goal is to model #earthquakes and track their seismic waves,” says Berkeley Lab's David McCallen, “We want to understand how those waves interact with buildings and critical energy infrastructure to be prepared as possible for the next earthquake.” www.olcf.ornl.gov/2025/08/18/e...

🧪 🥼 🥽 Looking for tools to answer questions related to energy and infrastructure security? Now's your chance to apply for an investigator role at Berkeley Lab's @jgi.doe.gov. Apply today! ⬇️ Deadline: September 9 Please share!

"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. 💧🌱🌍🧪

Phage season in the lab 🧫🦠 We kicked off a DOE-supported workshop with students from @sfstatebio.bsky.social & @sdsuresearch.bsky.social trained by @berkeleylab.lbl.gov From streaking to top-agar pours to plaques: future viromics pros in the making! #PhagePathways #PhageDiscovery #Microbiology