Physical Sciences Area at Berkeley Lab

Official account of the Physical Sciences Area @BerkeleyLab comprising @LBNLatap, @LBNLEngineering, @LBNLnuclearsci, and @LBNLPhysics; and supporting @ENERGY

[Berkeley Lab @BerkeleyLab]

#Quantum noise sets the ultimate limit on what we can measure and control at the smallest scales. We're breaking down what it is, why it matters, and how researchers are working to overcome it. Watch to learn more. https://t.co/PBoEcOxxrO

[Physical Sciences Area at Berkeley Lab @BerkeleyLabPSA]

Engineers @lbnlengineering @BerkeleyLab are creating Iris, a prototype fiber-positioning robot for the DESI upgrade to Spec-S5 @LBNLphysics: https://t.co/ggpQeGX5sL
#Engineering #DESI #Spec-S5 #Robots #TeamScience #BerkeleyLab

[Physical Sciences Area at Berkeley Lab @BerkeleyLabPSA]

QubiC, an open-source superconducting qubit control system developed by researchers @LBNLatap, is featured in this Q&A with Chris Spitzer @BerkeleyLab @LBNLcs: How Researchers Are Building Next-Gen Quantum Computers
https://t.co/rxO3XVkIYQ

[Physical Sciences Area at Berkeley Lab @BerkeleyLabPSA]

Winding of the MARS-D magnet's closed-loop coil was completed by @lbnlengineering @BerkeleyLab after nearly two years of intense technical work.
Made in Berkeley Lab: Winding a Novel Closed-Loop Coil Magnet Structure https://t.co/XPAujOmko6

[Physical Sciences Area at Berkeley Lab @BerkeleyLabPSA]

Congratulations to Kam-Biu Luk @LBNLphysics, one of two @BerkeleyLab researchers elected to the National Academy of Sciences this year: https://t.co/EfUd3OFXhA

[National Academy of Sciences @theNASciences]

We are thrilled to announce the election of 120 members and 25 international members to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continued achievements in original research.

Congratulations to our new #NASmembers and welcome to the Academy! 🎊

[Physical Sciences Area at Berkeley Lab @BerkeleyLabPSA]

Scientists use cutting-edge quantum tech to push the boundaries of what instruments can detect. But what if dark matter had quantum mechanical properties?
Dark Matter's Quantum Nature Leaves No Trace in Detectors – @LBNLphysics @BerkeleyLab @PhysRevLett
https://t.co/dPkElDEQ01

[Breakthrough @brkthroughprize]

Congratulations to Benjamin R. Safdi @ucberkeley on winning the 2026 New Horizons in Physics Prize for proposing new ways to seek axion-like particles with laboratory experiments and astronomical observations. https://t.co/hl9WFS6et8

[Berkeley Lab Press @LBNLpress]

"We’re going to celebrate completion of the 3D map of the #universe and then churn through the data, because we’re all curious about what new surprises are waiting for us," says @BerkeleyLab's Michael Levi https://t.co/KpgYxk3AV5

[Physical Sciences Area at Berkeley Lab @BerkeleyLabPSA]

Does the periodic table break down? To find out, researchers @BerkeleyLab are using FIONA – a state-of-the-art spectrometer at the Lab's 88-Inch Cyclotron – to study the chemistry of the heaviest elements.
Behind the Science: FIONA https://t.co/hv6b6Ebamo via @YouTube

[Berkeley Lab Press @LBNLpress]

“DESI’s 5-year survey has been spectacularly successful,” says @berkeleylab's Michael Levi. “We’re going to celebrate completion of the original survey & get started on the work of churning through the data, because we’re all curious about what new surprises are waiting for us.”

[Berkeley Lab Press @LBNLpress]

“This could be the most interesting discovery in cosmology since that of dark energy itself," says @berkeleylab's Nathalie Palanque-Delabrouille @desisurvey
https://t.co/R9Bn6hbJgV

[Berkeley Lab Press @LBNLpress]

“The @desisurvey is still the leading instrument like it in the world,” says @berkeleylab's David Schlegel. It completed its initial 5-year survey and mapped 47 million galaxies and quasars. The experiment will continue observations into 2028. https://t.co/6K30NGNci0

[Berkeley Lab @BerkeleyLab]

The largest 3D map of our universe just got even bigger.

@DESIsurvey has mapped 47M galaxies and quasars. This tracks #DarkEnergy across 11B years.

Observations 🔭 continue through 2028.

https://t.co/LS2tuAVE3E
#Space

[Berkeley Lab @BerkeleyLab]

“Beyond using #AI as a tool, I think really the interesting thing will be how does it transform the way we do science?” says Natalie Roe, a particle physicist and LBNL’s associate director @BerkeleyLabPSA.

@aaas @ENERGY #NationalLabs #GenesisMission

https://t.co/a75itlC5lf

[Physical Sciences Area at Berkeley Lab @BerkeleyLabPSA]

Scientists working on the TESSERACT experiment are building supersensitive detectors to hunt #DarkMatter. Solving a mystery in those detectors could also help improve #QuantumComputers.
@LBNLphysics @BerkeleyLab
https://t.co/wvDo4wvRw3

[Berkeley Lab Computing Sciences Area @LBNLcs]

Big step for U.S quantum innovation! @BerkeleyLab's Advanced Quantum Testbed & @nvidia linked a quantum processor to an NVIDIA DGX Spark GPU using NVQLink for cutting-edge AI-enhanced quantum experiments. #NVIDIAGTC cc. @LBNLatap @QSAcenter Learn more: https://t.co/cGXCYpaj3Q

[Berkeley Lab @BerkeleyLab]

How do we tackle the world’s most complex challenges? By building the future of computing from the atom up. ⚛️

Our next #DiscoveryToDelivery chapter highlights how Berkeley Lab is advancing #QuantumComputing.

Learn more: https://t.co/82lpftxAnh

#Quantum

[Berkeley Lab Press @LBNLpress]

“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's Jackie Gates https://t.co/YMlO9kijAo

[LBNL Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics @LBNLatap]

Discover how our BELLA Center researchers use #ArtificialIntelligence to predict a high-power laser's position with micron-scale accuracy before it hits a target, advancing next-generation laser-plasma accelerators.

@DOEscience @ENERGY @LBNLEngineering

https://t.co/ijucNaxEyZ

[LBNL Accelerator Technology & Applied Physics @LBNLatap]

Discover how our researchers use Accelerator Assistant, the first #ArtificialIntelligence system based on large language models, to enhance multi-stage experiments at the @BerkeleyLab @advlightsource

@DOEscience @ENERGY

https://t.co/18KjEeNL6S