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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

A New Way to View Shockwaves Could Boost Fusion Research

Hai-En Tsai and Jeroen van Tilborg inspect the optical table that houses the high-power laser amplifier at the Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator Center. (Credit: Robinson Kuntz/Berkeley Lab)

Advancing AI for Science Across the Physical Sciences Area

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Berkeley Lab’s Big Science Stories of 2025

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Early Career Scientist Director’s Award Recipients Share Tips for Success

Timon Heim (Physical Sciences Area), Kate Zhalnina (Biosciences Area), and Marco Pritoni (Energy Technologies Area).

New small-batch chemical reactor design provides a springboard for science

Mechanical Engineer Nick Wenner, a member of the Engineering Small Project Support team, demonstrates the method for sealing each well in the small high-throughput pressure reactor he designed and built for use in specialized experiments. Credit: Thor Swift, Berkeley Lab

LZ Sets a World’s Best in the Hunt for Galactic Dark Matter and Gets a New Look at Neutrinos from the Sun’s Core

Caption: Photomultiplier tubes inside the LZ detector are designed to capture faint flashes of UV light that could signal a dark matter interaction. Credit: Matthew Kapust/Sanford Underground Research Facility Alt text: A circular array of amber, glossy photomultiplier tubes arranged in a grid pattern.

Supporting DOE’s Genesis Mission

ALT: Two researchers in the background of a beamline laboratory look toward a computer with colorful microtomography imagery. A researcher is in the foreground making adjustments to an experimental setup.

Made in Berkeley Lab: the plasma chamber at the heart of heavy ion accelerators

An up close view of the flange for the fourth-generation VENUS plasma chamber. The device was made in-house by the Engineering Division’s highly skilled technicians. Credit: Kris Pearson, Berkeley Lab

Senajith “Seno” Rekawa awarded ASPE 2025 Distinguished Service Award

Berkeley Lab Engineer Senajith “Seno” Rekawa (right) accepts the American Society of Precision Engineering (ASPE) 2025 Distinguished Service Award from Stuart Smith, Professor and President of ASPE, at a ceremony held on November 6 in San Diego, California. Credit: Senajith Rekawa

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