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A nearby supernova could end the search for dark matter

An artist's concept of a highly magnetized neutron star. According to current theory, axions would be created in the hot interior of the neutron star. UC Berkeley astrophysicists say that the strong magnetic field of the star will transform these axions into gamma rays that can be detected from Earth, pinpointing the mass of the axion. Casey Reed, courtesy of Penn State; reproduction is permitted under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 3.0 License

New DESI Results Weigh In On Gravity

DESI observes the sky from the Mayall Telescope, shown here during the 2023 Geminid meteor shower. Credit: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Sparks

The ultimate cosmic question: How fast is the universe expanding?

New observations of distant galaxies could shake up the consensus view of the universe's expansion. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Experiment could open door to new element discoveries

Jacklyn Gates (Staff Scientist, Heavy Element Group) at the Berkeley Gas-filled Separator, BGS, in Building 88 on Monday, July 8, 2024 at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif. Experts in the Nuclear Science Division use the 88-Inch Cyclotron to test a new way to make superheavy element 116, livermorium. Photographer: Marilyn Sargent

Berkeley Lab celebrates 2024 Dark Matter Day at the Lawrence Hall of Science and the Chabot Space and Science Center

Dan Kodroff, Taurean Zhang, Yue Wang, and Bahareh Ardestani hosted Berkeley Lab’s Dark Matter Day event at the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley, CA, on October 31. Photo credit: Michelle Z. Rodriguez, Lawrence Hall of Science

DESI 3D Map of the Universe named one of Time Magazine's 'Best Inventions of 2024'

DESI has made the largest 3D map of our universe to date. Earth is at the center of this thin slice of the full map. In the magnified section, it is easy to see the underlying structure of matter in our universe. Credit: Claire Lamman/DESI collaboration; custom colormap package by cmastro

'Up-dimensioning' Improves Synthetic Grain Microstructure Evaluation

Ian Pong (left), a staff scientist in ATAP's Superconducting Magnet Program, and Kevin Gillespie, a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley, discuss the "up-dimensioning" method. Photo Credit: Berkeley Lab

High-Efficiency Beam Shaping Enhances Laser Precision

BELLA Center Postdoctoral Scholar Deepak Sapkota (left) and Deputy Director Jeroen van Tilborg observe non-linear blue light generated using the beam-shaped flat-top beam for uniform broadening. Photo Credit: Matthew Fullmer, Berkeley Lab

Stepan Bulanov elected 2024 APS Fellow

Stepan Bulanov (Karen Russell, Berkeley Lab)

2024 Berkeley Lab Director’s Awards honor PSA staff members

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Machine Learning Accelerates Progress Toward Scalable Quantum Computers

Yilun Xu, Neel Rajeshabhai Vora, and Gang Huang from ATAP’s Berkeley Accelerator Controls & Instrumentation (BACI) Program work on the QubiC, an open-source FPGA-based control system developed by Berkeley Lab. Thor Swift/Berkeley Lab

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