Researchers from Berkeley Lab and Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed new methods for the large-scale production, purification, and use of the radioisotope cerium-134, which could serve as a PET imaging radioisotope for a highly targeted cancer treatment known as alpha-particle therapy.

The Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment – which made a precise measurement of an important neutrino property eight years ago, setting the stage for a new round of experiments and discoveries about these hard-to-study particles – has finished taking data. Now analyzation of these measurements begins.

A new approach for studying phages-bacteria interactions will help scientists study the intricate offensive and defensive chemical tactics used by parasite and host. These microscopic battles have implications for medicine development, agricultural research, and climate science.

To address PPE shortages during the pandemic, scientists at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley are developing a rechargeable, reusable, anti-COVID N95 mask and a 3D-printable silicon-cast mask mold.

Berkeley Lab has a long history of participating in neutrino experiments and discoveries, from a site 1.3 miles deep at a nickel mine in Canada, to an underground research site near Hong Kong, and a neutrino observatory buried in ice near the South Pole (pictured).

Eight Berkeley Lab scientists are among the 489 named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. This lifetime honor recognizes scientists, engineers, and innovators for their distinguished achievements in research and other disciplines toward the advancement or applications of science.

A team of scientists led by Berkeley Lab has designed a new crystalline material that targets and traps copper ions from wastewater with unprecedented precision and speed. The technology offers the first blueprint for a water-remediation technology that scavenges heavy metal ions with a measure of control, which far surpasses the current state of the art.

Scientists have determined the structure of a unique enzyme, produced by a species of methane-eating bacteria, that converts the greenhouse gas into methanol – a highly versatile liquid fuel and industrial product ingredient. This detailed structural information will help researchers design efficient catalysts for industrial methane to methanol conversion processes.

Researchers achieved unprecedented success in modifying a microbe to efficiently produce a compound of interest using a computational model and CRISPR-based gene editing. This could dramatically speed up R&D; for new advanced bio-based products, such as sustainable fuels and plastic alternatives, on the shelves faster.

As rooftop solar prices have fallen, households at all income levels can now save money by going solar. But low- and moderate-income households remain less likely to adopt solar than high-income households. Lab researchers examined if policy and business models could improve adoption equity.