January 2019 – July 2022
In this Q&A, Katie Klymko, a staff member in NERSC’s Advanced Technologies Group, discusses the importance of bridging the gap between classical computing and quantum computing for chemistry, physics, materials science, drug discovery, and more. https://www.nersc.gov/news-publications/nersc-news/nersc-center-news/2022/nersc-eyes-broad-opportunities-in-quantum-information-science/
Earth Month comes to a close Saturday, but that doesn’t mean efforts to reuse ends. The Health and Wellness team at the Joint Genome Institute compiled reuse ideas from Lab colleagues. With these simple, repeatable, creative suggestions, you too can continue the spirit of Earth Month every day. http://earthday.lbl.gov/
The Lab’s research, researchers, and expertise are highlighted in news stories around the world. Check out the top media mentions in the News Center’s “In the News” section. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/#text-7
The Spring 2022 Colloquium Series by the Advanced Light Source starts May 4. Hear the latest updates from Yi Cui, Cameron Kewish, Bernhard Urbaszek, Tanja Bosak, Wenlu Zhu, Dean DeLongchamp, and Joseph Koo. Details and Zoom links are on the ALS website. https://als.lbl.gov/news-events/seminars/
A team co-led by Berkeley Lab has discovered a new ultrathin material with exotic magnetic features called skyrmions. The new material could enable the next generation of tiny, fast, energy-efficient electronic devices. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2022/04/28/2d-material-low-power-computing/
Depending on the COVID conditions in our communities, more people will return to work at one of the Lab sites in the coming weeks. In this conversation with Melanie Alexandre, EHS ergonomics subject matter expert, we looked at what changes to expect when discussing ergonomics. https://ehs.lbl.gov/2022/04/06/what-has-changed-at-the-lab-ergonomics/
An international team led by Berkeley Lab’s Oliver Gessner observed electrons move in real-time through a common light-harvesting material. Their findings, recently featured on the cover of the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, will advance new materials for artificial photosynthesis devices. https://science.osti.gov/bes/Highlights/2022/BES-2022-04-a
An additional shuttle will be added to the Blue Route beginning Monday, May 2. This addition will cut the wait time between shuttles on the Blue Route to about 10 minutes. For complete shuttle schedules and routes, visit commute.lbl.gov/service/shuttle-buses, or download the Tripshot app. https://commute.lbl.gov/service/shuttle-buses/
Dr. Rochelle Sennet will perform a piano concert, Bach to Black, featuring the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Jeffery Mumford, and R. Nathaniel Dett on Saturday, May 7, at 3 p.m. Employees can receive two free tickets by emailing ccarpenter@fsarts.org. https://fsarts.org/2022-founders-concert/
The Lab’s new hydrogen research page conveys Berkeley Lab’s research and development of clean hydrogen production, use, and storage across fundamental science and applied technologies. http://hydrogen.lbl.gov/