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Our mission is to advance science for the benefit of society by providing our world-class synchrotron light source capabilities and expertise to a broad scientific community. Mechanics of a Floating Molecular Layer for CO 2 Reduction Researchers discovered how a layer of organic molecules on a nanoparticle surface detaches to create a highly catalytic pocket for reducing CO 2 to CO. Read more » Submit Nominations for 2024 User Meeting Awards Help us recognize members of the ALS community by submitting nominations for the Shirley Award, Halbach Award, Renner Award, and new for this year: Early Career Award. Deadline: May 24. Read more » Jillian Hiu, Mechanical Engineering Associate Growing up in San Jose, Jillian Hiu heard about Berkeley Lab. Now, she’s part of the research mission here, working on components for the QERLIN beamline. Find out how she combines science and art, and how her pet surprised her. Read more » Surtsey Volcano: A Rare Window into Earth’s Oceanic Crust Surtsey, a very young oceanic island in Iceland, emerged through explosive volcanic activity in 1963. Utilizing various techniques, including x-ray microdiffraction at the ALS, researchers gained unique insights into the transformation of volcanic glass to form mineral cements in the basaltic rock of underwater volcanoes. Read more » New Insights Lead to Better Next-Gen Solar Cells Perovskites show great promise to reduce the costs of solar power but are not yet durable enough to be commercially viable. Researchers used simultaneous characterization techniques to understand why a simplified fabrication process works so well, providing key insights to nudge perovskites closer to commercialization. Read more » More News and Highlights Subscribe to ALSNews Recent High-Impact Publications Brosey, C.A., T.M. Link, R. Shen, D. Moiani, K. Burnett, G.L. Hura, D.E. Jones, and J.A. Tainer,Chemical screening by time-resolved X-ray scattering to discover allosteric probes ,” Nature Chemical Biology (2024), doi:10.1038/s41589-024-01609-1 (April 26, 2024). Shao, L., D. Hu, S. Zheng, T.K. Trinh, W. Zhou, H. Wang, Y. Zong, C. Li, and C.-L. Chen,Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Multidimensional Functional Materials from Sequence-Defined Peptoids ,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition e202403263 (2024), doi:10.1002/anie.202403263 (April 24, 2024). Dong, Y., Q. Cui, M. Liao, H. Zhou, T. Xu, J. Qiao, Z. Gao, M. Zhao, R.V. Chopdekar, D. Zhang, H. Yang, and W. Jiang,Possible existence of chiral spin textures in the Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8+δ /Fe 1-x Tb x heterostructure ,” Applied Physics Letters 124 , 162407 (2024), doi:10.1063/5.0200642 (April 18, 2024). Coale, T.H., V. Loconte, K.A. Turk-Kubo, B. Vanslembrouck, W.K. Mak, S. Cheung, A. Ekman, J.-H. Chen, K. Hagino, Y. Takano, T. Nishimura, M. Adachi, M. Le Gros, C.A. Larabell, and J.P. Zehr,Nitrogen-fixing organelle in a marine alga ,” Science 384 , 217 (2024), doi:10.1126/science.adk1075 (April 11, 2024). Roth, F., J. Mahl, M. Borgwardt, L. Wenthaus, F. Brausse, V. Garbe, O. Gessner, and W. Eberhardt,Dynamical Nonlinear Inversion of the Surface Photovoltage at Si(100) ,” Physical Review Letters 132 , 146201 (2024), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.146201 (April 3, 2024). Submit a Publication The ALS mission is to advance science for the benefit of society by providing our world-class synchrotron light source capabilities and expertise to a broad scientific community. 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