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Electricity trades across regions can save money, but market inefficiencies can erode those savings. A new study from @BerkeleyLab finds $1.23 billion a year in gross savings were offset by $551 million of uneconomic transactions. 🧵 🔌 💡 1/x
January 28, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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New data from @BerkeleyLab shows that the massive backlog of generation & storage interconnection requests has shrunk a bit, as reforms and other market factors take effect. See our slide deck, data dashboard, maps, and downloads at emp.lbl.gov/queues. -THREAD-
July 2, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Data on electrical panels is important for understanding the costs and grid impacts of adding new loads to homes. A new study from @BerkeleyLab provides nationwide estimates of electrical panel capacity, available breaker space, and panel headroom for new loads in U.S. single-family homes.🔌🏠 1/x
Electrical breaker panel
March 26, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Today is @BerkeleyLab Founder’s Day! On this date in 1931, E.O. Lawrence got a UCB building for R&D on his invention, the #cyclotron. We are proud to carry on his legacy of #particleaccelerators and team science

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SNJeVw5LF4
August 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Our tentative agreement is a major victory for UPTE members across the University of California system and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. #UC #ResetUCPriorities #LBNL #BerkeleyLab
Tentative agreement on UC contract reached—UPTE strike canceled! — UPTE-CWA 9119
UPTE and the University of California have reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) after the mediator brought us back into communications following days of mediation. This is a major victory for UP...
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November 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Nuclear Science Scouts, assemble! ☢️🔬 Berkeley Lab is hosting the 14th Annual Nuclear Science Day on Dec 5, 2026!

Ready to earn your badge? All the details and registration are here:
➡️ nuclearscienceday.lbl.gov

#Scouting #ScienceEducation #NuclearScience #BadgeEarning #BerkeleyLab
September 21, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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We partnered with @BerkeleyLab colleagues from @lbnl_next and @molecularfndry to take James Logan High School students around the superconducting magnet assembly, @advlightsource, and Molecular Foundry facilities.

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June 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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We partnered with @BerkeleyLab colleagues from @LBNL_next and @molecularfndry to take James Logan High School students around the superconducting magnet assembly, @advlightsource, and Molecular Foundry facilities

@DOEScience @ENERGY

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July 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Check out our June Newsletter for an #artificialintelligence-stabilized high-power laser, technologies for unlocking the potential of #fusionenergy, and pioneering techniques driving advancements in quantum technologies.

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https://atap.lbl.gov/atap-newsletter/
July 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Meet Mathis Wiedeking, an experimental physicist at @BerkeleyLab 🚀! He's on a mission to unravel nuclear reactions that help us understand how elements form 🌟.
newscenter.lbl.gov/2025/11/18/s...

#nuclearphysics #astrophysics #i-process
📸 : Marilyn Sargent / Berkeley Lab
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Discover how researchers at @BerkeleyLab are driving technological innovations and advancements in theory to help unlock the potential of #fusionenergy which promises abundant, reliable energy.

@DOEScience @ENERGY @lbnlengineering @LBNLcs @LBNLnuclearsci

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June 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Hello everyone! Come check out today's webinar featuring
@BerkeleyLab
scientists, entrepreneurs and tech commercialization specialists explaining how DOE and Nat'l Labs bring cutting-edge energy technology to real-world implementation! Starting in 30m... elements.lbl.gov/news/dec-16-... #energysky
Dec. 16 Roundtable with DOE: Energy Technology Innovation, Investment, & Implementation in 2025 – Elements for Berkeley Lab
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December 16, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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Science at scale happens through collaboration.
We’re proud to support @BerkeleyLab finalist Yashwanth Balaji as he joins scientists from 17 DOE National Labs at the #NationalLabSLAM.
National user facilities empower researchers to tackle challenges no single institution can solve alone.
#NLSLAM26
April 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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There where you’ll find a guide to the publications coming out tomorrow, packed with groundbreaking science!

📰 Plus, at the same time, there will be a Berkeley Lab Press Release “March 2025 BerkeleyLab Press Release” covering the highlights!
March 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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“Regulatory sandboxes” allow utilities to test and scale innovations in a structured environment. Learn how they are being applied to advanced grid technologies on a free @BerkeleyLab webinar. August 13, 2pm Eastern/ 11 am Pacific. Register at naruc-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
August 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Scalable #quantum computers could be one step closer thanks to groundbreaking research, led by our postdoc Kaushalya Jhuria, which uses ultrafast lasers to explore hydrogen’s role in #qubit formation.

@BerkeleyLab @U.S. DOE @UC Berkeley

#WorldQuantumDay

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A woman researcher testing the electronics that are part of an experimental setup.
April 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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#BPS2026 Join the Public Affairs Cmte at 1:00 PM to learn about Policy Careers at "From PhD to Policy Wonk: Exploring Careers Outside Academia and Industry" with @sarahsmaga.bsky.social @clarissatowle and #JessicaWu @BerkeleyLab @FutureHouseSF @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
February 23, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Michel was integral to the energy storage department at BerkeleyLab when our group started there. He was a thoughtful and caring leader, and a strong advocate of early career scientists. He will be missed. Rest in peace
bretthelms.bsky.social Brett Helms @bretthelms.bsky.social · Oct 8
It's with profound sadness to announce the passing of Michel Fouré--a great mentor and friend. Here's a photo of us in 2015, when we were exploring lab-to-market transitions for our microporous polymer membranes, leading to the creation of
Sepion Technologies
October 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Our BELLA Center has accomplished the first characterization of a collimated muon beam using a laser-plasma accelerator, laying the groundwork for advanced imaging techniques far exceeding current technologies

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October 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Discover how researchers at @BerkeleyLab are driving technological innovations and advancements in theory to help unlock the potential of #fusionenergy, which promises abundant, reliable energy

@DOEScience @ENERGY @lbnlengineering @LBNLnuclearsci

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July 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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#Berkeleylab researchers are using #CRISPR-Cas9 to enhance #fungi for sustainable foods. By gene-editing Aspergillus oryzae, they’ve created an eco-friendly fungi-based burger rich in heme & ergothioneine, offering flavor & health benefits.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
March 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Can a 2D material power quantum technologies? Dr. Sanjay Behura (SDSU) joins us to explore spin defects in hexagonal boron nitride for quantum sensing & communication. Tues. May 19th 11 AM PT In person & Zoom. #nanoscience #BerkeleyLab https://bit.ly/4euhcut
May 14, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Spring Seminar Series starts Tues, April 21! 🔬 Dr. Sreekanth Pannala (SABIC) on bridging atomic-scale science and real-world materials performance with physics-informed AI & autonomous experimentation. 11 am PT, Berkeley Lab + Zoom. All welcome! #nanoscience #BerkeleyLab https://bit.ly/3QkH0iE
April 20, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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Our outreach and education efforts “allow me to help inform and educate the future STEM workforce,” says Research Scientist Arianna Formenti, who taught a class on #artificialintelligence to high school students

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September 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Our BELLA Center has demonstrated that plasma density increases as a laser pulse travels deeper into a laser-plasma accelerator channel, marking a crucial step in advancing next-generation #particleaccelerators

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June 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM