Big Boxes for Science Adventures! Imagine giant, super strong boxes, like magical moving houses, that can travel all over the place! The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is getting some of these amazing boxes to help them do incredible science discoveries. What are these special boxes? They are like super-sized shipping containers, but … Read more
Breakthroughs Pave the Way for More Accessible, Powerful X-ray Lasers Berkeley, CA – July 29, 2025 – Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have announced significant advancements in the development of compact X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs), a development poised to democratize access to cutting-edge scientific tools and unlock new frontiers in research. The findings, … Read more
Leading Cybersecurity Expert Sean Peisert Shares Insights on the Evolving Threat Landscape Berkeley, CA – July 30, 2025 – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) today published an in-depth expert interview with Dr. Sean Peisert, a distinguished figure in the field of cybersecurity. The interview, released at 3:00 PM PDT, offers a comprehensive look at the … Read more
Unlocking the Secrets of Superheavy Elements: Berkeley Lab Unveils Novel Technique Berkeley, CA – August 4, 2025 – Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have announced a groundbreaking new technique that promises to illuminate the complex and often elusive chemistry of the heaviest elements in the periodic table. This innovative approach, detailed in … Read more
Jennifer Doudna, a Nobel laureate and pioneer in CRISPR gene-editing technology, has been honored with the prestigious Priestley Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS). The announcement was made by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where Dr. Doudna holds a faculty scientist position at the Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division and is a professor at … Read more
GRETA: A Groundbreaking Instrument Poised to Revolutionize Nuclear Physics Berkeley, CA – August 8, 2025 – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is proud to announce a significant advancement in nuclear science with the upcoming deployment of GRETA, the Gamma-Ray Energy Tracking Array. Scheduled to begin operations soon, this state-of-the-art instrument promises to unlock unprecedented … Read more
Imagine a Giant LEGO City for Data! That’s Jetflow! Have you ever seen a big LEGO city? It’s made of lots of different bricks, all snapped together to make amazing things like houses, cars, and even spaceships! Well, imagine a super-duper special LEGO set, but instead of building with plastic bricks, you’re building with information! … Read more
Building Super Cool Apps with Cloudflare: Like a Digital Playground! Hey there, future scientists and tech wizards! Have you ever played a video game or used an app on your phone? Well, guess what? Someone had to build those! And today, we’re going to talk about how amazing companies like Cloudflare help people build awesome … Read more
GitHub Copilot Empowers Smallholder Farmers: A Leap Forward in Agricultural Innovation San Francisco, CA – July 28, 2025 – GitHub has today unveiled a compelling new initiative, “Scaling for Impact: How GitHub Copilot Supercharges Smallholder Farmers,” highlighting the transformative potential of its AI-powered coding assistant in revolutionizing agricultural practices for smallholder farmers worldwide. This significant … Read more
GitHub Launches New Podcast: Navigating the Seas of Open Source San Francisco, CA – July 29, 2025 – GitHub, the world’s leading platform for software development, today announced the launch of its brand new podcast, “From first commits to big ships.” This exciting new audio series promises to offer listeners an in-depth look into the … Read more