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Made in Berkeley Lab: Revealing the Secret Miniature World of Wire Bonding

Detailed view of delicate wire bonding work connecting an image sensor and two custom readout chips for the VeryFastCCD project.

Building ATLAS: A 20+ Year Effort

Thomas Johnson (left) and other members of Berkeley Lab's ATLAS project engineering team assemble the carbon fiber support tube for the ATLAS Pixel Detector (April 2004).

Building ATLAS: Bringing Science to Life

Mechanical Technician Marcos Toledo McGee lifts a component of the ATLAS Detector carbon fiber cylinder into place in the Engineering Division’s shop facility.

Commitment to Science, Stewardship, and Innovation: Celebrating Engineering’s 2026 Retirees

The 2026 Engineering Division retirement cohort is pictured with Division and Area leadership. From left: Amanda Krieger, Rick Bloemhard, Gordon Lyall, Bill Holmquist, James Swanson, Tom Lipton, Mike Barry, Physical Sciences Area Associate Lab Director Natalie Roe, Engineering Division Director Daniela Leitner, Farhad Salmassi, and Ross Schlueter. Not pictured: Michelle Hesselman and Rick Kraft.

The Power of Protection: Berkeley Lab’s Flood and Leak Prevention Program

Tom Lipton uses a flashlight to inspect water pipes and their connections.

Building ATLAS: A dedicated partnership

The ATLAS Pixel Support Tube builders and fabricators, photographed next to the Pixel Support Tube, in the Engineering Division's Mechanical Fabrication Shops (April 2026).

Revolutionizing High-Power Lasers: ATAP and Engineering Divisions Launch the Berkeley Advanced Laser Group

Assembling the Iris prototype robot for Spec-S5

An up close view of the prototype set up for the Iris fiber-positioning robot.

Meet Iris, Berkeley Lab's prototype fiber-positioning robot for Spec-S5

From the US Navy to Engineering Division Deputy of Operations: Mike Barry retires after 29 years of service at Berkeley Lab

Made in Berkeley Lab: Winding a Novel Closed-Loop Coil Magnet Structure

A completed closed-loop coil showing a continuous strand of Nb-Ti superconducting wire wound around a hexagonal mandrel.

Two Engineering Division Employees Make a Big Impact Through Mentoring and Volunteering

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