Fusion energy has the potential to transform energy supplies for the world. At the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, researchers are developing the technologies and techniques needed to make fusion energy a reality. ...

Geothermal energy taps into the Earth’s natural heat—but what happens when that heat isn’t easily accessible? Berkeley Lab scientists are working to solve that problem through enhanced geothermal systems, or EGS. In this episode, we talk with E...

In this audio interview, listen as Berkeley Lab’s Harshi Mukundan, a microbiologist in the Biosciences Area and Chemical and Biological Technologies Lead in the Lab’s Office of National and Homeland Security, discusses the importance of biosecu...

After decades of research and development, extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography has recently reached the point of high-volume semiconductor manufacturing, marking a significant technological breakthrough. Berkeley Lab’s Center for X-ray Optics...

The Advanced Light Source is home to many techniques that can reveal atomic details of molecules and materials. The Berkeley Center for Structural Biology (BCSB) leads a subset of these capabilities that are focused on elucidating the structure...

Batteries power everything from the phone in your pocket to grid-scale energy storage, and their technology has advanced dramatically over the years. Developing reliable and efficient energy materials is crucial to this progress. For the past 3...

Scientists are using light at X-ray wavelengths to reveal the secret worlds of atoms and electrons. The Advanced Light Source is a U.S. Department of Energy scientific user facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The ALS mission is t...

The integration of high-performance computing and AI is accelerating scientific discovery, and the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is at the forefront of innovation. With ove...

The Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU) is helping catalyze a new era of manufacturing: using biology to produce innovative materials, fuels, foods, and more. The ABPDU provides the technical resources, equipment,...

Bruno La Fontaine, Director of the Center for X-ray Optics (CXRO), speaks on how the CXRO supports the microchip industry.  

Biomanufacturing sounds complicated, but in a simple explanation, it is using biology and biological systems to perform certain operations in the manufacturing process. The goal is to produce goods and products that can be sold in the marketpla...

Listen to ESnet’s Chief Technology Officer Chin Guok discuss AI advancement opportunities for ESnet7 during a 2024 AI workshop.

Inder Monga, Executive Director of Energy Sciences Network (ESnet), speaks on how ESnet supports the nation’s scientists.