🚀 #FoundryFriday | #Foundry20 In honor of #ArtemisII, we're spotlighting Hope Ishii, who studies Moon & asteroid samples atom by atom using electron microscopy at the Molecular Foundry's NCEM. "Learning something new that people didn't know before" — that's the drive. https://bit.ly/41dzUPe

Quantum innovation starts with materials. Our Project Scientist Yashwanth Balaji is representing the Molecular Foundry and @berkeleylab.lbl.gov at the #NationalLabSLAM on April 5, sharing how materials design can protect quantum devices from cosmic radiation. #NLSLAM26

Our new QIS (Quantum Information Science) Cluster Tool is an automated system that allows researchers to test dozens of different materials and fabrication methods for qubits in a single run. #QuantumComputing #MaterialsScience #Foundryat20 #DiscoverytoDelivery

The sun is setting on the Molecular Foundry's 20th birthday. 🌅 But today was just the opening note. Every Friday from here, we'll be sharing a story — the discoveries, the people, the moments that made this place what it is. Follow #FoundryFriday to keep celebrating with us. #Foundryat20

Behind every nanoscience breakthrough is a researcher with a story. For the Foundry's 20th Anniversary, we're sharing theirs. 🔗 foundry.lbl.gov/impact/my-foundry-story/ Do you have a Foundry story? Tell us. 👇 #Foundryat20 #MyFoundryStory

The Molecular Foundry turns 20 today. 🔬✨ Two decades of open-access nanoscience at @berkeleylab.lbl.gov— thousands of users, discoveries, and stories. Explore 20 years of impact: foundry.lbl.gov/impact/

Don't forget! Today 3/10 @ 11am PT Bernard Field will share his research on complex 2D materials and how computational tools help uncover new metal-organic systems with potential for quantum technologies. Get the zoom link & more here: https://bit.ly/46EOtyn

Join us next Tuesday 3/10 at 11am PT for the next talk in our seminar series where Bernard Field will share his research on complex 2D materials and how computational tools help uncover new metal-organic systems with potential for quantum technologies. Link to zoom info & more in comments.

Clues to next-gen tech are hidden in densely clustered MOF crystals. Researchers developed “virtual apertures,” a new electron microscopy technique to mine nanocrystal data for energy tech and #DrugDiscovery. @nersc.bsky.social @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov#DrugDiscovery

Don't forget! Today 3/3 @ 11am PT Mythili Suranden presents her research on characterizing superconducting thin films and understanding how their structure and composition impact device performance.#quantum Get the zoom link & more here: https://bit.ly/4lfhFSN

Join us next Tuesday 3/3 at 11am PT for the next talk in our seminar series where Mythili Surendran presents her research on characterizing superconducting thin films and understanding how their structure and composition impact device performance. Link to zoom info & more in comments.

📣 We're joining up with the @jgi.doe.gov to launch our joint Critical Minerals & Materials Call 👀 Learn more: https://bit.ly/3MvzWy6 This is an opportunity to request the capabilities and expertise of both facilities. The call opens 3/1, and our 2/27 webinar is TOMORROW: https://bit.ly/3Oox1I0

Don't forget today Tuesday 2/24 at 11am PT Preetika Rastogi will discuss her work leveraging state of the art imaging techniques to elucidate details of the assembly of Nanoparticles Surfactants for structuring liquids. Link to zoom: https://bit.ly/4kq9ZfQ

Our proposal call opens March 1! Get tips and tricks for a successful proposal by joining our information session this Thursday, 2/26 at 1pm PT! Get the details and link here: https://bit.ly/4tOx8N9

Join us next Tuesday 2/24 at 11am PT for the next talk in our seminar series where Preetika Rastogi will discuss her work leveraging state of the art imaging techniques to elucidate details of the assembly of Nanoparticles Surfactants for structuring liquids. Link to zoom: https://bit.ly/4kq9ZfQ

Don't forget! Today 2/17 @ 11am PT Guangzhao Chen will discuss combining spin-polarized density functional theory (DFT) with analytical dipolar models for designing #quantum technologies. Get the zoom link & more here: https://bit.ly/403xi5G

📣 We're joining up with @jgi.doe.gov in a joint Critical Minerals & Materials Call 👀: https://bit.ly/3MvzWy6 This is an opportunity to use the capabilities and expertise of both facilities. The call opens March 1. You can register for our Feb. 27 webinar now: https://bit.ly/3Oox1I0

Join us next Tues 2/17 @ 11am PT for the next talk in our seminar series. Guangzhao Chen will discuss combining spin-polarized density functional theory (DFT) with analytical dipolar models for #quantum technologies. Get the zoom link & more here: https://bit.ly/403xi5G

Dont forget today 2/10 at 11am PT Maher Alghalayini will present two demonstrations of AI-driven robotic platforms using Bayesian methods to learn how parameters affect material quality. Get the zoom link and more: https://bit.ly/4qvwLFn

Join us next Tuesday 2/10 at 11am PT for the next talk in our seminar series Maher Alghalayini will present two demonstrations of AI-driven robotic platforms using Bayesian methods to learn how parameters affect material quality. Get the zoom link and more: https://bit.ly/4qvwLFn

Don't forget to join us today 1/27 at 11am PT to hear Yashwanth Balaji talk about his work exploring alternative JJ #materials that enable gap #engineering for #quantum information science. Get the zoom link and more on our website https://bit.ly/4a9H6ks

Join us next Tues 1/27 at 11am PT for the next talk in our seminar series where Yashwanth Balaji will share his work on a novel approach to explore alternative JJ #materials that enable gap #engineering for #quantum information science. Get the zoom link and more here: https://bit.ly/4a9H6ks

Don't forget! Join us today (1/20) at 11am PT for the next talk in our Winter Seminar Series: Juhyeok Lee will talk about his work on building an advanced #cryo-electron tomography reconstruction framework. Zoom link & more here: https://bit.ly/4jM7Quz

Join us Tues 1/20 for the next talk in our Winter Seminar Series: Juhyeok Lee will talk about his work on building an advanced #cryo-electron tomography reconstruction framework. Tune in at 11am PT! Zoom link & more here: https://bit.ly/4jM7Quz

Don't forget! Today (1/13) at 11am PT Zongliang Xie will discuss developing a digital-twin–enabled generative #AI framework that accelerates the discovery of polymers for #energystorage. Zoom link & more here: https://bit.ly/49vEBHI

Join us at 11am PT on 1/13 for the first talk in our Winter Seminar Series: Zongliang Xie will discuss developing a digital-twin–enabled generative #AI framework that accelerates the discovery of polymers for #energystorage. Zoom link & more here: https://bit.ly/49vEBHI

Our Winter 2026 Seminar Series starts January 13, featuring 9 early career researchers from across the Foundry. Tuesdays at 11 AM PT, in person or on zoom. Get the full schedule and Zoom links: https://bit.ly/3QcGVHW #Seminars #EarlyCareer

The #NobelPrize-winning materials known as MOFs have incredible promise for #EnergyTechnology, #medicine, #CleanWater, and more. Our scientists are helping pioneer the field to make big changes from these tiny crystal sponges. ⬇️ newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/01/06/f... @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov

Scientists combined deep learning tools with electron microscopy to analyze nearly half a million individual nanocrystals, revealing how these tiny particles change shape as they grow. Read more: bit.ly/nano-shape

2025 was filled with remarkable breakthroughs at our Lab, from developing new materials and exploring the universe to making strides in #AI, #microelectronics, and #quantum science. Plus, we celebrated our 17th Nobel Prize! 🏅 Explore our top stories ➡️ newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/12/17/b...

Bacteria have microscopic “soccer balls” made of proteins – and scientists just figured out how to build and load these tiny shells on command. Check out the full story at bit.ly/BMCnano!

Berkeley Lab is shaping the #quantum future—across qubits, sensors, and networks. Explore 7 ways our research is moving quantum from theory to real-world tech. newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/04/23/s... #QuantumComputing @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov @cs.lbl.gov

💻 ⚙️ Researchers our @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov and George Washington University have discovered that atoms in semiconductors self-organize, changing material properties and enabling next-gen quantum and defense tech. Get the details ⬇️

The Molecular Foundry celebrated #NationalNanoDay last week by launching the voting round for our annual NanoArt contest! Help us select the winners by voting here: https://bit.ly/3W49hJY. Voting ends this Friday, 10/17!

Congratulations to former Foundry Director Omar Yaghi on his Nobel win! The Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) that he helped pioneer are widely used and studied throughout the Foundry Community today!

From sweltering ancient forges to... warm baths? Scientists discover how to make ultra-strong metal alloys with applications in aerospace, batteries, and energy without the extreme heat. Space-age materials, room-temp process! @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov

💻⚙️ Atoms in semiconductors don’t just fall randomly into place, they self-organize in ways that change material properties. This discovery from our @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov & George Washington University could transform how we design microelectronics for quantum + defense tech. 🧪

Join us for our seminar today at 11am PT to hear Samuel Blau from Berkeley Lab talk about using AI models in computational chemistry. Get the details here: https://bit.ly/4nqeqIs

Mark your calendar! Next Tuesday, our Fall seminar series kicks off with a talk by Sihong Wang from @uchicagopme.bsky.social He will tell us about his work on biomimetic polymer electronics that can interface with biology. Get the details here: https://bit.ly/4nrXZuz

Our Fall seminar series launches next week on 9/16! Check out our amazing lineup of distinguished speakers whose groundbreaking work spans the breadth of science at the nanoscale. Tune in on Tuesdays at 11am PT! Get all the details on our website: https://bit.ly/3QcGVHW

And the final item for our morning #MFAUM25 session, the outstanding staff service award, which this year goes to Nanofab staff member Ari Gashi!

Now presenting this year’s #MFAUM25 poster winners: Bernard Field, Hudson Shih, and Casey Tran! Congratulations!

Next, the winner of best postdoc paper award at #MFAUM25, Dr Min Gee Cho, is telling us how she is working to speed up characterization of materials on TEMs with statistical analysis. #automation #ai #machinelearning

We’re back from the morning break at #MFAUM25 and launching into our next set of user talks, starting with Kyleigh Range, research assistant at Michigan State, who’s telling us about her work on synthetic bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) @michiganstateu.bsky.social

Now at #MFAUM25: a series of short talks on some new and upcoming capabilities at the Foundry. First up: new staff scientist Stephanie Ribet is telling us about her new research program involving cryo and computational electron microscopy

Getting started with the last day of #MFAUM25 with our second keynote speaker, Rebecca Abergel, telling us about her work with f-group elements that are critical for modern devices, #batteries, and nuclear applications @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @berkeleylab.lbl.gov

Our last speaker for the morning session at #MFAUM25 is Shaun Tan from the Bawendi Lab at MIT. He’s telling about his work on halide perovskite materials, how defects impact materials, and how to study these in situ. @mitchemistry.bsky.social @uclaengineering.bsky.social

Our next #MFAUM25 speaker is Zack Gainsforth from the UC Berkeley Soace Sciences Laboratory, telling us about their work at the Foundry studying samples from the OSIRIS-REX mission to the asteroid Bennu! @ucbssl.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

We’re back from the morning break at our Annual User Meeting and now the plenary is continuing with a talk by user Tod Pascal from UCSD on #battery electrolytes @ucsandiego.bsky.social

Here at our Annual User Merting: our first keynote talk by John Martinis from UC Santa Barbara to talk about his thoughts and work on building a practical #quantum computer #MFAUM25 @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social