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Super Cold and Super Tiny: the Electronics Behind the LEGEND-1000 Physics Detector

A prototype ASIC for LEGEND-1000, a planned physics detector. The ASIC is a microchip that will operate in a harsh environment in order to collect data. (Credit: Marcos Turqueti, Berkeley Lab)

Why the Energy Department’s science labs will spearhead the federal push into AI

Nighttime photo of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, just one of many big facilities that are flooding the U.S. Department of Energy’s science labs with data and necessitating the greater use and exploration of artificial intelligence. Photo Credit: P.J. Assuncao Lago, NSF/DOE Rubin Observatory

CNC Machine Installation: Berkeley Lab Engineering Machine Shop Upgrade

From the video, an aerial view/screenshot of the Engineering Division's new giant CNC machine.

Berkeley Lab's Engineering Division Unveils New Computer Numerical Control Machine

Installation of the new CNC machine in the Engineering Division machine shop (B77) at Berkeley Lab. (Credit: Thor Swift, Berkeley Lab)

Discovery to Delivery: 3Q4 with Senajith “Seno” Rekawa

Seno Rekawa shown with highlighted quote: "Scientists come to me with novel research ideas and expect me to build instruments that no one else in the world has built. These can range from an ultra-high-precision extreme ultraviolet lithography system to a simple optical metrology tool for advanced microelectronic research."

Using AI to Stabilize High-Power Lasers for Laser-Plasma Accelerators

Top-down schematic overview of the hundred terawatt undulator (HTU) experimental setup. Credit: Curtis Ervin Berger, Berkeley Lab

Final Magnet for the LHC's High-Luminosity Upgrade Leaves Berkeley Lab

Berkeley Lab staff stand next to the final magnet for the high luminosity upgrade to the Large Hadron Collider. (Credit: Robinson Kuntz/Berkeley Lab)

Made in Berkeley Lab: elegant arcs for superconducting magnets

A computer numerical control (CNC) machine in Berkeley Lab Engineering’s building 77 traces the intricate pattern of a groove for a superconducting cable into an aluminum bronze mandrel. Credit: Bun Pa Lim, Berkeley Lab

Engineering Division pilots equipment protection interlock system for Berkeley Lab user endstations

Ernesto Paiser, ALS Instrument Software Support Group Lead, pictured with the new no-code interlock system.

Leading the Field in Magnets

Caption: Giorgio Vallone (left) and Marika D’Addazio test components for a superconducting magnet at Berkeley Lab. Credit: Robinson Kuntz/Berkeley Lab Alt text: Two researchers in protective glasses look into a superconducting magnet experimental setup.

Expert Interview: Soren Prestemon on Magnet Technology

Soren Prestemon looks over the winding tooling design used for the Electron Cyclotron Resonance sextupole magnets. Credit: Marilyn Sargent, Berkeley Lab

What is a superconductor quench?

Illustration of a superconductor quench. Credit: Jenny Weger, Berkeley Lab

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