Problem: Crystallography (X-ray, neutron, electron) and cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) are critical techniques used to study biological systems and develop new therapeutics. But for many decades analyzing and optimizing macromolecular structures from experimental data was a manual, time-intensive, and fraught process. In the late 1990s, Paul Adams, then a staff … [Read more...] about Phenix Software Accelerates Drug Discovery and the Study of Biological Systems
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Advanced Pulse-to-Pulse Stabilization of Laser via Machine Learning (2025-036)
Applications of Technology: High-power laser systems Material processing Medical and surgical applications Defense and military Nuclear fusion experiments Laser-plasma accelerators Benefits: Enhanced beam stability in high-power, low-repetition rate lasers Reduces pointing error to a fraction of the laser beam size at the focal point … [Read more...] about Advanced Pulse-to-Pulse Stabilization of Laser via Machine Learning (2025-036)
Grid Modernization
Grid Modernization Technologies Hardware Technologies Software Technologies Hardware Technologies Locating Potential Transformer Failures in the Power Grid (2017-111) This invention is used to locate the position of partial discharge events in the power grid based on the information from a set of ultra-high frequency (UHF) sensors from the transformer. Monitoring … [Read more...] about Grid Modernization
How Berkeley Lab Helped Develop One of the World’s Most Popular Open-Source Security Monitoring Platforms
A tool from the internet’s early days keeps Microsoft’s users secure while supporting the open-source paradigm. Read the story. … [Read more...] about How Berkeley Lab Helped Develop One of the World’s Most Popular Open-Source Security Monitoring Platforms
Mineral Extraction and Recovery
Metal Extraction using Novel Nanoscale Polyoxometalates 2024-076. Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed a polyoxometalate (POM)-based system designed for the selective removal and recovery of critical metals, specifically lithium and magnesium, from nontraditional brine sources. The POM-based system demonstrates a remarkable selectivity ratio for Li+ and Mg2+ … [Read more...] about Mineral Extraction and Recovery