A white structure with a domed top on a rocky outcrop below a star-filled night sky. The Milky Way stretches vertically in a luminous band. Faint green glow tints the curved horizon. A purple gloved hand holding a small vial with dark blue liquid. Two scientists point at a figure on the computer.

At Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, we are expanding the frontiers of knowledge and delivering solutions for science and humankind.

Berkeley Lab’s innovative research and technologies drive real-world impact, transforming industries and improving lives. Explore breakthroughs that are shaping the future and delivering solutions for energy.

 Portrait of a person with shoulder-length blonde hair, wearing a hardhat, safety goggles, and safety vest, smiling. Portrait of a person with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a blue shirt, smiling. Portrait of a person with short brown hair, wearing a black collared top, smiling. Silica nanoparticles affixed with a distribution of polystyrene chains (purple) self-assemble into hexagonal lattices. Depending on how the chains are organized on the particle surface, they tangle together (purple) or unravel (blue) when compressed. A bioreactor with various bio-developed products surrounding it. Two researchers stand in a laboratory, with one holding the TESSERACT detector with gloved hands.