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From #DiscoveryToDelivery: early LBNL research in transistor design is helping inform today’s chip manufacturing for #AI and computing. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/09/22/early-berkeley-lab-research-demonstrated-novel-approach-to-next-generation-transistor-design/
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February 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM
From #DiscoveryToDelivery: early LBNL research in transistor design is helping inform today’s chip manufacturing for #AI and computing. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/09/22/early-berkeley-lab-research-demonstrated-novel-approach-to-next-generation-transistor-design/
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@molecularfoundry.lbl.gov
From hours to seconds: 3D X-ray data from the @advlightsource can now be streamed to Berkeley Lab supercomputers and reconstructed into detailed visualizations in real time. The Superfacility approach is changing how experiments are run and accelerating scientific discovery. https://bit.ly/4triECQ
February 12, 2026 at 4:51 PM
From hours to seconds: 3D X-ray data from the @advlightsource can now be streamed to Berkeley Lab supercomputers and reconstructed into detailed visualizations in real time. The Superfacility approach is changing how experiments are run and accelerating scientific discovery. https://bit.ly/4triECQ
Meet the “robot pizza chef” serving up better #QuantumComputers. A new #QIS cluster tool at Berkeley Lab gives researchers a faster way to find the ideal recipes for superconducting qubits and sensors.
https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/02/11/a-robot-pizza-chef-serving-up-better-quantum-computers/
https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/02/11/a-robot-pizza-chef-serving-up-better-quantum-computers/
February 11, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Meet the “robot pizza chef” serving up better #QuantumComputers. A new #QIS cluster tool at Berkeley Lab gives researchers a faster way to find the ideal recipes for superconducting qubits and sensors.
https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/02/11/a-robot-pizza-chef-serving-up-better-quantum-computers/
https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/02/11/a-robot-pizza-chef-serving-up-better-quantum-computers/
Scientists have eliminated a data-processing bottleneck that has plagued the performance of spectral imaging technology. The result is an intelligent sensor that can ID chemicals and quickly characterize materials. @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @uclacollege.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4ra8PHN
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February 11, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Scientists have eliminated a data-processing bottleneck that has plagued the performance of spectral imaging technology. The result is an intelligent sensor that can ID chemicals and quickly characterize materials. @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @uclacollege.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4ra8PHN
https://bit.ly/4ra8PHN
Big advances start with better building blocks. At Berkeley Lab, we invent the techniques industry needs to turn next-generation #microelectronics into real-world applications, speeding the path from research to use. #DiscoveryToDelivery https://www.lbl.gov/research/microelectronics-and-beyond/
February 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Big advances start with better building blocks. At Berkeley Lab, we invent the techniques industry needs to turn next-generation #microelectronics into real-world applications, speeding the path from research to use. #DiscoveryToDelivery https://www.lbl.gov/research/microelectronics-and-beyond/
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“FORUM-AI aims to be the first full-stack, agentic AI system for materials science research and discovery,” says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Anubhav Jain. “It will help scientists at every step of energy materials research.”
What DOE’s New Agentic AI Platform Means for Materials Research Workflows
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is leading FORUM-AI, an agentic AI materials discovery platform designed to automate research workflows.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
“FORUM-AI aims to be the first full-stack, agentic AI system for materials science research and discovery,” says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Anubhav Jain. “It will help scientists at every step of energy materials research.”
Breakthrough science doesn’t stop at discovery, it delivers! Announcing #DiscoveryToDelivery. Berkeley Lab research becomes real-world benefits for people and the world, starting with #microelectronics, the underpinning of AI and next-gen computing. Learn more: https://www.lbl.gov/impact/
February 9, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Breakthrough science doesn’t stop at discovery, it delivers! Announcing #DiscoveryToDelivery. Berkeley Lab research becomes real-world benefits for people and the world, starting with #microelectronics, the underpinning of AI and next-gen computing. Learn more: https://www.lbl.gov/impact/
“We’re witnessing the emergence of a new layer of scientific infrastructure: AI systems that can interpret intent, plan actions, and safely operate complex instruments.” – Thorsten Hellert, Berkeley Lab scientist #GenesisMission https://bit.ly/3Z606dB
February 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
“We’re witnessing the emergence of a new layer of scientific infrastructure: AI systems that can interpret intent, plan actions, and safely operate complex instruments.” – Thorsten Hellert, Berkeley Lab scientist #GenesisMission https://bit.ly/3Z606dB
Berkeley Lab experts are building tools like digital twins, intelligent assistants, and advanced #AI models for particle accelerators. The goal? Smarter, more efficient particle accelerators for faster discoveries across the sciences. https://bit.ly/3Z606dB
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#GenesisMission @atap.lbl.gov
AI for Smarter, More Powerful, More Efficient Particle Accelerators
The Multi-Office particle Accelerator Team (MOAT) is developing artificial intelligence tools to improve particle accelerators and speed breakthroughs.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Berkeley Lab experts are building tools like digital twins, intelligent assistants, and advanced #AI models for particle accelerators. The goal? Smarter, more efficient particle accelerators for faster discoveries across the sciences. https://bit.ly/3Z606dB
#GenesisMission @atap.lbl.gov
#GenesisMission @atap.lbl.gov
"We're building an #AI-platform to accelerate discoveries essential to microelectronics, biomedical development, advanced manufacturing, and energy security." — Alex Hexemer, Berkeley Lab senior scientist and SYNAPS-I lead point of contact #GenesisMission https://bit.ly/4a4ED9T
How a Machine Learning Pipeline Could Accelerate Innovation
A new multi-lab AI platform supporting DOE’s Genesis Mission, aims to accelerate discoveries at advanced light and neutron scattering user facilities.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
"We're building an #AI-platform to accelerate discoveries essential to microelectronics, biomedical development, advanced manufacturing, and energy security." — Alex Hexemer, Berkeley Lab senior scientist and SYNAPS-I lead point of contact #GenesisMission https://bit.ly/4a4ED9T
World-leading scientific research facilities in the U.S. generate torrents of data. And now, a new #AI platform called SYNAPS-I is transforming that data into new discoveries in energy, semiconductors, medicine, and more for the U.S. Department of Energy's #GenesisMission. https://bit.ly/4a4ED9T
February 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
World-leading scientific research facilities in the U.S. generate torrents of data. And now, a new #AI platform called SYNAPS-I is transforming that data into new discoveries in energy, semiconductors, medicine, and more for the U.S. Department of Energy's #GenesisMission. https://bit.ly/4a4ED9T
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Delighted to be partnering with Argonne, Oak Ridge, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories on OPAL!
"Through AI research, advanced computation, network facilities, and data integration, LBNL supports @departmentofenergy.bsky.social #GenesisMission to address challenges in science, energy, and national security" — Jonathan Carter, ALD for Computing Sciences
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February 2, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Delighted to be partnering with Argonne, Oak Ridge, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories on OPAL!
“The foundational genomic models from our project will have broad application, from critical minerals to high-performance jet fuel precursors, helping to transform biotechnology and industrial processes.” – Paul Adams, Associate Lab Director, Biosciences Area https://bit.ly/4rq2JTv
Foundational AI Models to Accelerate Biological Discovery
Berkeley Lab is helping build AI models for autonomous research that will enable prediction and precise design of biological systems.
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February 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
“The foundational genomic models from our project will have broad application, from critical minerals to high-performance jet fuel precursors, helping to transform biotechnology and industrial processes.” – Paul Adams, Associate Lab Director, Biosciences Area https://bit.ly/4rq2JTv
As part of the #GenesisMission, Berkeley Lab is accelerating biology with #AI foundation models that can predict & design gene sequences, protein structures, and microbial functions. The result: faster progress on biology-built chemicals, fuels, and medicine. https://bit.ly/4rq2JTv
Foundational AI Models to Accelerate Biological Discovery
Berkeley Lab is helping build AI models for autonomous research that will enable prediction and precise design of biological systems.
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February 4, 2026 at 4:56 PM
As part of the #GenesisMission, Berkeley Lab is accelerating biology with #AI foundation models that can predict & design gene sequences, protein structures, and microbial functions. The result: faster progress on biology-built chemicals, fuels, and medicine. https://bit.ly/4rq2JTv
“FORUM-AI aims to be the first full-stack, agentic #AI system for materials science research and discovery. It will help scientists at every step of energy materials research.” — Anubhav Jain, principal investigator, Energy Technologies Area #GenesisMission
https://bit.ly/45LqlJV
https://bit.ly/45LqlJV
February 3, 2026 at 5:48 PM
“FORUM-AI aims to be the first full-stack, agentic #AI system for materials science research and discovery. It will help scientists at every step of energy materials research.” — Anubhav Jain, principal investigator, Energy Technologies Area #GenesisMission
https://bit.ly/45LqlJV
https://bit.ly/45LqlJV
"Through AI research, advanced computation, network facilities, and data integration, LBNL supports @departmentofenergy.bsky.social #GenesisMission to address challenges in science, energy, and national security" — Jonathan Carter, ALD for Computing Sciences
https://www.lbl.gov/research/ai/
https://www.lbl.gov/research/ai/
February 2, 2026 at 9:16 PM
"Through AI research, advanced computation, network facilities, and data integration, LBNL supports @departmentofenergy.bsky.social #GenesisMission to address challenges in science, energy, and national security" — Jonathan Carter, ALD for Computing Sciences
https://www.lbl.gov/research/ai/
https://www.lbl.gov/research/ai/
Scientists have built an automated, AI-driven system to test hundreds of microbial genetic designs at once, accelerating synthetic jet fuel development by up to 100x compared to traditional methods. 🧬 @jbei.lbl.gov
🔗 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3Oe8iG8
🔗 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3Oe8iG8
January 29, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Scientists have built an automated, AI-driven system to test hundreds of microbial genetic designs at once, accelerating synthetic jet fuel development by up to 100x compared to traditional methods. 🧬 @jbei.lbl.gov
🔗 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3Oe8iG8
🔗 Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3Oe8iG8
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Don't miss Jim Collins of @mit.edu, keynote speaker at this year's Integrating Experimentation with Data Annual Meeting, during our session on Genomic Ingenuity: Crafting the Future of BioDesign. 🖥️ 🧬 🌱 🦠 🧪 🍄
More info: usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov
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More info: usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov
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January 27, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Don't miss Jim Collins of @mit.edu, keynote speaker at this year's Integrating Experimentation with Data Annual Meeting, during our session on Genomic Ingenuity: Crafting the Future of BioDesign. 🖥️ 🧬 🌱 🦠 🧪 🍄
More info: usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov @biosci.lbl.gov
More info: usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov @biosci.lbl.gov
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DEADLINE FEB. 3: Don't miss Hector Garcia Martin of @berkeleylab.lbl.gov at this year's Integrating Experimentation with Data Annual Meeting, during our session on Integrating Data and Modeling for Systemic Insights.
🖥️ 🧬 🌱 🦠 🧪 🍄 🍄🟫
More info: http://usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov
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More info: http://usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov
January 14, 2026 at 4:54 PM
DEADLINE FEB. 3: Don't miss Hector Garcia Martin of @berkeleylab.lbl.gov at this year's Integrating Experimentation with Data Annual Meeting, during our session on Integrating Data and Modeling for Systemic Insights.
🖥️ 🧬 🌱 🦠 🧪 🍄 🍄🟫
More info: http://usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov
🖥️ 🧬 🌱 🦠 🧪 🍄 🍄🟫
More info: http://usermeeting.jgi.doe.gov
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“Creation of a new element is an extremely rare feat. It’s exciting to be a part of the process and to have a promising path forward,” says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Jacklyn Gates.
BBC Audio | The Documentary Podcast | New elements
The search for element 120 begins at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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January 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM
“Creation of a new element is an extremely rare feat. It’s exciting to be a part of the process and to have a promising path forward,” says @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Jacklyn Gates.
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"We need a scientific method for the use of AI in biology," says microbiologist and lead for biosecurity @berkeleylab.lbl.gov Harshi Mukundan. Listen to an interview where she and collaborator Carrie Manore of Los Alamos National Lab discuss the opportunities and risks: go.lbl.gov/AI-standards
January 22, 2026 at 8:43 PM
"We need a scientific method for the use of AI in biology," says microbiologist and lead for biosecurity @berkeleylab.lbl.gov Harshi Mukundan. Listen to an interview where she and collaborator Carrie Manore of Los Alamos National Lab discuss the opportunities and risks: go.lbl.gov/AI-standards
Superconducting magnets are vital to particle accelerators and fusion energy, but they can lose their temper and cause a "quench!"🔥
When a quench strikes, it can lead to heat that damages the magnet. Researchers are developing new approaches to predict and prevent these shifts. @atap.lbl.gov
When a quench strikes, it can lead to heat that damages the magnet. Researchers are developing new approaches to predict and prevent these shifts. @atap.lbl.gov
What is a Superconductor Quench?
Learn about quenches and how our researchers are developing techniques to prevent them in superconducting magnets.
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January 26, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Superconducting magnets are vital to particle accelerators and fusion energy, but they can lose their temper and cause a "quench!"🔥
When a quench strikes, it can lead to heat that damages the magnet. Researchers are developing new approaches to predict and prevent these shifts. @atap.lbl.gov
When a quench strikes, it can lead to heat that damages the magnet. Researchers are developing new approaches to predict and prevent these shifts. @atap.lbl.gov
📣 Berkeley Lab has been selected for 3 projects with @departmentofenergy.bsky.social Office of CMEI funding as part of a $155M investment in U.S. industrial innovation—spanning load flexibility, data center thermal management, and food & beverage systems. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4qOxvW4
January 23, 2026 at 11:15 PM
📣 Berkeley Lab has been selected for 3 projects with @departmentofenergy.bsky.social Office of CMEI funding as part of a $155M investment in U.S. industrial innovation—spanning load flexibility, data center thermal management, and food & beverage systems. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4qOxvW4
New study shows #EcoFAB devices make plant microbiome research reproducible worldwide, opening the door to better crops & healthier soils. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/01/22/ecofabs-could-help-fuel-ai-in-agriculture/
January 22, 2026 at 6:20 PM
New study shows #EcoFAB devices make plant microbiome research reproducible worldwide, opening the door to better crops & healthier soils. https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/01/22/ecofabs-could-help-fuel-ai-in-agriculture/
“Cyclotron Road plays a key part in supporting technology that will bring us into the next century” – Etosha Cave, CSO of Twelve.
Celebrating 10 years of Cyclotron Road at Berkeley Lab—where scientists become founders and ideas become companies. Explore the impact: https://bit.ly/45JyRci
Celebrating 10 years of Cyclotron Road at Berkeley Lab—where scientists become founders and ideas become companies. Explore the impact: https://bit.ly/45JyRci
January 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
“Cyclotron Road plays a key part in supporting technology that will bring us into the next century” – Etosha Cave, CSO of Twelve.
Celebrating 10 years of Cyclotron Road at Berkeley Lab—where scientists become founders and ideas become companies. Explore the impact: https://bit.ly/45JyRci
Celebrating 10 years of Cyclotron Road at Berkeley Lab—where scientists become founders and ideas become companies. Explore the impact: https://bit.ly/45JyRci