Molecular Foundry
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The official account of the Molecular Foundry, a nanoscale science user facility at Berkeley Lab. Researchers from around the world submit proposals to get free access to our experts, state of the art tools, and innovative capability development
Don't forget! Today (1/13) at 11am PT Zongliang Xie will discuss developing a digital-twin–enabled generative #AI framework that accelerates the discovery of polymers for #energystorage. Zoom link & more here: https://bit.ly/49vEBHI
January 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Don't forget! Today (1/13) at 11am PT Zongliang Xie will discuss developing a digital-twin–enabled generative #AI framework that accelerates the discovery of polymers for #energystorage. Zoom link & more here: https://bit.ly/49vEBHI
Join us at 11am PT on 1/13 for the first talk in our Winter Seminar Series: Zongliang Xie will discuss developing a digital-twin–enabled generative #AI framework that accelerates the discovery of polymers for #energystorage. Zoom link & more here: https://bit.ly/49vEBHI
January 9, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Join us at 11am PT on 1/13 for the first talk in our Winter Seminar Series: Zongliang Xie will discuss developing a digital-twin–enabled generative #AI framework that accelerates the discovery of polymers for #energystorage. Zoom link & more here: https://bit.ly/49vEBHI
Our Winter 2026 Seminar Series starts January 13, featuring 9 early career researchers from across the Foundry.
Tuesdays at 11 AM PT, in person or on zoom. Get the full schedule and Zoom links: https://bit.ly/3QcGVHW
#Seminars #EarlyCareer
Tuesdays at 11 AM PT, in person or on zoom. Get the full schedule and Zoom links: https://bit.ly/3QcGVHW
#Seminars #EarlyCareer
January 9, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Our Winter 2026 Seminar Series starts January 13, featuring 9 early career researchers from across the Foundry.
Tuesdays at 11 AM PT, in person or on zoom. Get the full schedule and Zoom links: https://bit.ly/3QcGVHW
#Seminars #EarlyCareer
Tuesdays at 11 AM PT, in person or on zoom. Get the full schedule and Zoom links: https://bit.ly/3QcGVHW
#Seminars #EarlyCareer
Scientists combined deep learning tools with electron microscopy to analyze nearly half a million individual nanocrystals, revealing how these tiny particles change shape as they grow.
Read more: bit.ly/nano-shape
Read more: bit.ly/nano-shape
December 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Scientists combined deep learning tools with electron microscopy to analyze nearly half a million individual nanocrystals, revealing how these tiny particles change shape as they grow.
Read more: bit.ly/nano-shape
Read more: bit.ly/nano-shape
Bacteria have microscopic “soccer balls” made of proteins – and scientists just figured out how to build and load these tiny shells on command.
Check out the full story at bit.ly/BMCnano!
Check out the full story at bit.ly/BMCnano!
December 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Bacteria have microscopic “soccer balls” made of proteins – and scientists just figured out how to build and load these tiny shells on command.
Check out the full story at bit.ly/BMCnano!
Check out the full story at bit.ly/BMCnano!
The Molecular Foundry celebrated #NationalNanoDay last week by launching the voting round for our annual NanoArt contest! Help us select the winners by voting here: https://bit.ly/3W49hJY. Voting ends this Friday, 10/17!
October 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The Molecular Foundry celebrated #NationalNanoDay last week by launching the voting round for our annual NanoArt contest! Help us select the winners by voting here: https://bit.ly/3W49hJY. Voting ends this Friday, 10/17!
Join us for our seminar today at 11am PT to hear Samuel Blau from Berkeley Lab talk about using AI models in computational chemistry. Get the details here: https://bit.ly/4nqeqIs
September 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Join us for our seminar today at 11am PT to hear Samuel Blau from Berkeley Lab talk about using AI models in computational chemistry. Get the details here: https://bit.ly/4nqeqIs
Mark your calendar! Next Tuesday, our Fall seminar series kicks off with a talk by Sihong Wang from @uchicagopme.bsky.social He will tell us about his work on biomimetic polymer electronics that can interface with biology. Get the details here: https://bit.ly/4nrXZuz
September 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Mark your calendar! Next Tuesday, our Fall seminar series kicks off with a talk by Sihong Wang from @uchicagopme.bsky.social He will tell us about his work on biomimetic polymer electronics that can interface with biology. Get the details here: https://bit.ly/4nrXZuz
Our Fall seminar series launches next week on 9/16! Check out our amazing lineup of distinguished speakers whose groundbreaking work spans the breadth of science at the nanoscale. Tune in on Tuesdays at 11am PT! Get all the details on our website: https://bit.ly/3QcGVHW
September 12, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Our Fall seminar series launches next week on 9/16! Check out our amazing lineup of distinguished speakers whose groundbreaking work spans the breadth of science at the nanoscale. Tune in on Tuesdays at 11am PT! Get all the details on our website: https://bit.ly/3QcGVHW
And the final item for our morning #MFAUM25 session, the outstanding staff service award, which this year goes to Nanofab staff member Ari Gashi!
August 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
And the final item for our morning #MFAUM25 session, the outstanding staff service award, which this year goes to Nanofab staff member Ari Gashi!
Finally, the winner of best student paper award, Eliza Neidhart, is sharing her work done with the Foundry’s Brett Helms on modifying the polymers used in plastic bags to make them easier to recycle! @bretthelms.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Finally, the winner of best student paper award, Eliza Neidhart, is sharing her work done with the Foundry’s Brett Helms on modifying the polymers used in plastic bags to make them easier to recycle! @bretthelms.bsky.social
Next, the winner of best postdoc paper award at #MFAUM25, Dr Min Gee Cho, is telling us how she is working to speed up characterization of materials on TEMs with statistical analysis. #automation #ai #machinelearning
August 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Next, the winner of best postdoc paper award at #MFAUM25, Dr Min Gee Cho, is telling us how she is working to speed up characterization of materials on TEMs with statistical analysis. #automation #ai #machinelearning
We’re back from the morning break at #MFAUM25 and launching into our next set of user talks, starting with Kyleigh Range, research assistant at Michigan State, who’s telling us about her work on synthetic bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) @michiganstateu.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
We’re back from the morning break at #MFAUM25 and launching into our next set of user talks, starting with Kyleigh Range, research assistant at Michigan State, who’s telling us about her work on synthetic bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) @michiganstateu.bsky.social
Looking to the future: Our efforts working towards an electron microscope that operates at a super cold 1 Kelvin! An all-superconducting microscope would change the game for studying quantum materials and phenomena!
August 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Looking to the future: Our efforts working towards an electron microscope that operates at a super cold 1 Kelvin! An all-superconducting microscope would change the game for studying quantum materials and phenomena!
Coming soon: our new cluster tool for accelerated materials exploration of ultra thin materials. High throughput synthesis with high reproducibility and exquisite control over materials, their surfaces and interfaces!
August 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Coming soon: our new cluster tool for accelerated materials exploration of ultra thin materials. High throughput synthesis with high reproducibility and exquisite control over materials, their surfaces and interfaces!
Now at #MFAUM25: a series of short talks on some new and upcoming capabilities at the Foundry. First up: new staff scientist Stephanie Ribet is telling us about her new research program involving cryo and computational electron microscopy
August 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Now at #MFAUM25: a series of short talks on some new and upcoming capabilities at the Foundry. First up: new staff scientist Stephanie Ribet is telling us about her new research program involving cryo and computational electron microscopy
Getting started with the last day of #MFAUM25 with our second keynote speaker, Rebecca Abergel, telling us about her work with f-group elements that are critical for modern devices, #batteries, and nuclear applications @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
August 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Getting started with the last day of #MFAUM25 with our second keynote speaker, Rebecca Abergel, telling us about her work with f-group elements that are critical for modern devices, #batteries, and nuclear applications @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
Our last speaker for the morning session at #MFAUM25 is Shaun Tan from the Bawendi Lab at MIT. He’s telling about his work on halide perovskite materials, how defects impact materials, and how to study these in situ. @mitchemistry.bsky.social @uclaengineering.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Our last speaker for the morning session at #MFAUM25 is Shaun Tan from the Bawendi Lab at MIT. He’s telling about his work on halide perovskite materials, how defects impact materials, and how to study these in situ. @mitchemistry.bsky.social @uclaengineering.bsky.social
Our next #MFAUM25 speaker is Zack Gainsforth from the UC Berkeley Soace Sciences Laboratory, telling us about their work at the Foundry studying samples from the OSIRIS-REX mission to the asteroid Bennu! @ucbssl.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Our next #MFAUM25 speaker is Zack Gainsforth from the UC Berkeley Soace Sciences Laboratory, telling us about their work at the Foundry studying samples from the OSIRIS-REX mission to the asteroid Bennu! @ucbssl.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
We’re back from the morning break at our Annual User Meeting and now the plenary is continuing with a talk by user Tod Pascal from UCSD on #battery electrolytes @ucsandiego.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We’re back from the morning break at our Annual User Meeting and now the plenary is continuing with a talk by user Tod Pascal from UCSD on #battery electrolytes @ucsandiego.bsky.social
The QolabFab combines wafer scale integration with advanced manufacturing techniques and inexpensive scaling.
August 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The QolabFab combines wafer scale integration with advanced manufacturing techniques and inexpensive scaling.
“Our consortium’s proposal is to make qubits with a 300mm wafers with Tool Builder Applied Materials (AMAT) because the facilities and knowledge to build new qubits is already there”
August 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“Our consortium’s proposal is to make qubits with a 300mm wafers with Tool Builder Applied Materials (AMAT) because the facilities and knowledge to build new qubits is already there”
Here at our Annual User Merting: our first keynote talk by John Martinis from UC Santa Barbara to talk about his thoughts and work on building a practical #quantum computer #MFAUM25 @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social
August 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Here at our Annual User Merting: our first keynote talk by John Martinis from UC Santa Barbara to talk about his thoughts and work on building a practical #quantum computer #MFAUM25 @ucsantabarbara.bsky.social