As devices do more every year, their microchips must keep advancing. At beamline 11.0.1.2, researchers Thomas Ferron and Qi Zhang use resonant soft X-ray scattering to reveal buried nanostructures in polymers used in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photolithography, informing the microchips of the future. Read more »
Accelerator Team Receives DOE Genesis Mission Phase II Funding
DOE’s Genesis Mission awarded Phase II funding to Berkeley Lab’s Multi-Office Accelerator Team (MOAT) to expand its Super Intelligence assistant, first launched at the ALS, helping optimize our facility during ALS-U for thousands of researchers. Read more »
Hidden State Precedes Superconductivity in Kagome Metal
Experiments at the ALS revealed a hidden electronic phase that breaks time-reversal symmetry before a charge-density wave forms in a kagome metal. Because hidden electronic order can compete with or shape superconductivity, this finding helps guide the search for high-temperature, unconventional superconducting materials. Read more »
Scientists Uncover How Calcite Repairs Cracks in Its Structure
Researchers uncovered how calcite repairs cracks in its structure over time. These findings could improve reservoir management for extracting resources such as geothermal energy from the Earth. Read more »
ALS Fellowship Application Window Opens in September
Applications for fellowships to start in winter or spring 2027 will be accepted from September 8–October 2. Fellows will spend up to a year in residence at the ALS pursuing research projects in teams that include staff and the user community, and will be exposed to current scientific challenges that advanced synchrotron radiation tools can tackle. Read more »