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A Simple Blood Test Could Reveal Hidden Radiation Exposure

Hang Chang, a computational staff scientist in the Biosciences Area, examines microscopy images of tissue. Chang developed a machine learning model to identify radiation exposure based on results from a complete blood count (CBC). (Credit: Robinson Kuntz, Berkeley Lab)

Combining Experiments and Modeling, Scientists Advance Our Understanding of Laser-Plasma Accelerators

Carlo Benedetti and Anthony Gonsalves at the BELLA Center Petawatt laser facility, before powering the laser-plasma accelerator. (Credit: Matthew Fullmer, Berkeley Lab)

Characterizing Liquid Crystal Films as Replenishable Plasma Mirrors for High-Power Laser Applications

Anthony Vazquez aligns the green diode to be sent toward the Windmill surface. (Credit: Matthew Fullmer, Berkeley Lab)

A Novel Compact Accelerator for High-Repetition-Rate Soft X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers

Ji Qiang, senior scientist in ATAP's Advanced Modeling Program. (Credit: Matthew Fullmer, Berkeley Lab)

How Berkeley shaped NASA’s newest space telescope

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will explore the infrared universe to resolve unanswered questions about dark energy, dark matter, exoplanets, galaxies and more. Credit: NASA

Ayllon Unzueta Receives NASA Early-Career Award

Mauricio Ayllon Unzueta, a research scientist in ATAP’s Fusion Science & Ion Beam Technology (FS&IBT) Program. (Credit: Matthew Fullmer, Berkeley Lab)

Berkeley Lab’s Connections to the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics

Alt Text: In the snow at the South Pole, a person in a bright red parka walks toward an enclosed, two-layered scientific facility with a system of criss-crossing black ladders on the side, and it's sitting on top of suspension girders and suspended between two (2) three-story-tall white towers.

Heather Crawford and Jens Osterhoff elected 2026 APS Fellows

Left: ​​Heather Crawford in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden, 200km north of the Arctic Circle, December 2025. Right: Jens Osterhoff addresses participants at the Laser Plasma Accelerators & Advanced Laser Technology for Basic Energy Sciences Workshop at Berkeley Lab, June 2026. Credits: Left: Meggan Crawford. Right: Robinson Kuntz, Berkeley Lab.

New Genesis Mission Efforts Across the Physical Sciences Area

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Four Berkeley Lab Scientists Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards

Portraits of four researchers on a green background.

Super Intelligence for Particle Accelerators Gets Another Boost

Blue and orange magnets of the ALS booster ring.

Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube neutrino research

An IceCube digital optical module attached to it’s cable, ready to be lowered 2.4 kilometers into its final location in the South Polar icecap. The sensor electronics were designed and built at Berkeley Lab. Photographer: Spencer Klein, Berkeley Lab

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