Berkeley Lab “In the News” is our weekly review of Lab researchers, staff, and students who have appeared in the news media this past week. This is but a sampling of our coverage. Please note that some links may expire after time.
A Jan. 9 Scientific American story on efforts to manipulate plants for better biofuels noted the efforts of Jenny Mortimer and Dominique Loque.
On Jan. 9 R&Dmagazine featured a story on the development of quantum dots by PaulAlivisatos.
A Jan. 8 Sky and Telescope story on new results from the Sloan sky survey and BOSS project quoted David Schlegel.
A Jan. 8 Clean Technica story highlighted 2014’s Top Ten Clean Energy Developments and included a Lab report showing a drop in solar electricity prices (#5 on the list).
A Jan. 6 Boston Globestory cited work by Rob Ritchie into bioinspired materials.
A Jan. 6 IEEE Spectrumstory featured work by Xiang Zhang on a 2D piezoelectric semiconductor.
A Jan. 5 Bioscience Technology story featured work by Mark LaBarge on older women’s risks of breast cancer.
A recent KGO-TV ABC Bay Area story looked at the development of a malaria drug by Jay Keasling.