Physical Sciences Area at Berkeley Lab

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 newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/03/17/sol…

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: aqt.lbl.gov/2026/03/16/hyb…

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: #discovery-to-delivery" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">lbl.gov/impact/#discov… #Quantum

“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 bbc.com/audio/play/p0m…

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 atap.lbl.gov/news/using-art…

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 atap.lbl.gov/news/agentic-a…

The final superconducting magnet for the Large Hadron Collider upgrade is heading to @CERN. These magnets resulted from over 20 years of collaboration among @BerkeleyLab, @BrookhavenLab, @Fermilab, @NationalMagLab & CERN. @DOEscience @LBNLEngineering atap.lbl.gov/news/the-final…

#AI-powered digital twins help push our world-class instruments further. By linking real-time data with advanced models, researchers can test ideas faster, refine experiments, and speed up science across disciplines. @advlightsource @NERSC @ESnet newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/02/19/acc…

Big advances start with better building blocks. At Berkeley Lab, we invent the techniques industry needs to turn next-generation #microelectronics into real-world applications, speeding the path from research to use. #DiscoveryToDelivery lbl.gov/research/micro…

MOAT: newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/02/02/ai-…

A neutrino being its own anti-particle sounds impossible. But if it is, it could explain why there's more matter than antimatter in the universe. The CUORE experiment led @BerkeleyLab placed new limits on a process that would reveal this double identity: newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/11/20/new…

New results from @theDESurvey combined four different #DarkEnergy probes in a single experiment for the first time! The new analysis narrows down the possible models for how the universe behaves. news.fnal.gov/2026/01/dark-e…

“Seeing these #neutrino interactions is a pivotal milestone. It showcases LZ’s ability to detect signals of cosmic origin,” says Dan Kodroff, LZ analysis co-lead. livescience.com/physics-mathem…

For nearly a century, magnet technology at Berkeley Lab has shaped global research, enabling massive machines and major discoveries — and there’s more yet to come. @LBNLnuclearsci @LBNLatap @lbnlengineering

“What is really exciting is that this opens the door to the next generation of atom-at-a-time chemistry studies," says @berkeleylab's Jennifer Pore. “I think we’re going to completely change how superheavy-element chemistry is done.” chemistryworld.com/news/ai-contin…

“It was a challenging experiment, but with very fruitful results,” says our Research Scientist, Hai-En Tsai, on how a collaboration with @umich has explored the microphysics of plasmas to advance #fusion research. @BerkeleyLab @DOEscience @ENERGY newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/01/08/a-n…

2025 was filled with remarkable breakthroughs at our Lab, from developing new materials and exploring the universe to making strides in #AI, #microelectronics, and #quantum science. Plus, we celebrated our 17th Nobel Prize! 🏅 Explore our top stories ➡️ newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/12/17/ber…

Today, researchers with the @lzdarkmatter experiment set a world's best in the search for galactic #DarkMatter, and also marked the detector’s first glimpse of neutrinos from the sun's core. #Physics newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/12/08/lz-…

Dark matter is one of the biggest mysteries in physics. Join a webinar – broadcast from nearly a mile underground – to hear the latest results from the LZ #DarkMatter experiment at 10am MT on Dec. 8. sanfordlab.org/lz-2025-result

In this episode of the Micro Journeys Podcast, host Dan Marrujo joins physicists Larry Phair and Jacklyn Gates @LBNLnuclearsci for a look inside the 88-Inch Cyclotron @BerkeleyLab, where scientists simulate radiation from space and search for new elements. youtube.com/watch?v=Xg1b2Y…