A high-sensitivity X-ray technique is attracting a growing group of scientists because it provides a deep dive into battery chemistry. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/04/16/seeing-under-the-hood-in-batteries
Seeing ‘Under the Hood’ in Batteries
AGU Offers Online Resources for Members
The American Geological Union has launched the “AGU Connect” website to help members stay virtually connected. The site provides opportunities for researchers to have dynamic and real-time discussions with peers, view and participate in upcoming events, and join specific interest communities. https://connect.agu.org/home
ALS Mobilizes to Support COVID-19-Related Research
Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source X-ray facility has been recalled to action to support research related to COVID-19, the coronavirus disease that has already infected about 2 million people around the world. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/04/15/staff-at-berkeley-labs-x-ray-facility-mobilize-to-support-covid-19-related-research/
Capturing 3D Images of Nanoparticles, Atom by Atom
A research team including scientists from Berkeley Lab has developed a technique that produces atomic-scale 3D images of nanoparticles tumbling in liquid between sheets of graphene, the thinnest material possible. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2020/04/09/3d-nanoparticles-atom-by-atom/
Elusive Kagome Electronic Structures Revealed
Experiments at the ALS showed that both infinitely light and infinitely massive particles coexist in a material with a star-shaped (kagome) crystal structure. The material shows promise for future spintronic applications and represents a new frontier for studying exotic phases of matter. https://als.lbl.gov/elusive-kagome-electronic-structures-revealed/
Input Sought for NAS Biological Physics Assessment
The National Academies’ Decadal Assessment Committee of Biological Physics/Physics of Living Systems aims to help policymakers and stakeholders make informed decisions about future directions. Biosciences ALD Mary Maxon encourages Lab researchers and their colleagues to comment through April 30. https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/biological-physicsphysics-of-living-systems-a-decadal-survey
NERSC’s Computing Power Steps Into Coronavirus Battle
NERSC has created a queue to support COVID-19 research starting with a City of Hope/Beckman Research Institute COVID-19 genome analysis project. The project will identify small molecules to assist with diagnosis and better understand virus-host interactions and the virulence of specific strains. https://cs.lbl.gov/news-media/news/2020/nerscs-scientific-computing-power-steps-into-the-coronavirus-battle/
Exascale Helps Power Wind Turbine Simulations
ExaWind, a DOE Exascale Computing Project, is developing new simulation capabilities to more accurately predict the complex flow physics of wind farms, and Berkeley Lab is bringing its adaptive mesh refinement expertise to the project to help make this happen. https://cs.lbl.gov/news-media/news/2020/harnessing-amrex-for-wind-turbine-simulations/
Sign Up for JGI’s IMG Webinar Series
The first in a series of webinars highlighting the features and capabilities of JGI’s Integrated Microbial Genomes & Microbiomes (IMG/M) system takes place April 14 at 11 a.m. This episode will explore finding IMG datasets using various metadata options with the new Advanced Search Builder function. https://mgm.jgi.doe.gov/img-webinar-series/
Update: CalTestBed Applications Deadline Extended to April 20
Due to potential conflicts of interest, Lab staff are not allowed to assist applicants to CalTestbed, a program sponsored by the California Energy Commission. However, you can share with entrepreneurs the call for applications for prototype testing. Awards fund testing at UC sites including LBNL. https://buildings.lbl.gov/caltestbed-program