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Berkeley Lab’s November 2025 High School STEM Day focuses on particle accelerators

Yufan Yan, a postdoctoral researcher in the ATAP Division, explains how superconducting magnets work at Berkeley Lab's Magnet Test Facility. Credit: Robinson Kuntz, Berkeley Lab

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

Indications for Freeze-Out of Charge Fluctuations in the Quark-Gluon Plasma at the LHC

A comparison of experimental data (black dots) with theoretical predictions. The red band represents the Quark-Gluon Plasma scenario, which matches the data better than the Hadron Gas scenario (blue band). (Credit: Roman Poberezhniuk)

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

Micro Journeys Podcast: Inside Berkeley Lab's 88-Inch Cyclotron

Jacklyn Gates, a Berkeley Lab nuclear scientist whose team is leading the search for element 120, explains the process of superheavy element discovery at the 88-Inch Cyclotron. From left to right: Dan Marrujo, Jacklyn Gates, and Larry Phair.

Stars Forge Elements in a Way We’re Only Beginning to Understand

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Celebrating the life and work of Denis Peterson

Denis Peterson in his signature hat. Courtesy of the Peterson Family

Determining Matter Distribution Inside the Nucleons

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