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.
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A May 8 EE Timesstory highlighted research led by Feng Wang and the development of Valleytronics.
A May 8 Triple Punditstory looked at a new report on energy efficiency costs, a report led by Chuck Goldman and Ian Hoffman. The report was also the subject of a Midwest Energy News story on hearings into Ohio’s energy standards.
A May 7 Gizmodostory included a video of Javier Ceja-Navarro and work he is doing on gut bacteria in bugs. The video is from a recent Science At The Theater presentation.
A May 7 UtilityDivestory on ways to boost the value of renewable energy quoted Andrew Mills from a new report.
A May 6 UPI Newsstory featured work led by Musahid Ahmedon how cosmic hotspots may have enabled the origins of life. Business Standard, ANI News, Russia Todayand others also covered the work.
A May 5 New York Times story cited efforts by Carl Haber and Earl Cornell to bring the sounds of a talking doll, made by Thomas Edison, to life. The work was widely covered, including by Smithsonian Magazine, Cnet.com, PBS News Hour, Washington Post, Quartz, and more.
A May 5 Yahoo Newsstory on the new Tesla home battery quoted Stephen Harris.
A May 5 Symmetrystory on the Large Hadron Collider’s latest efforts quoted Beate Heinemann.
A May 4 Christian Science Monitor story on slowing electricity consumption in China quoted David Fridley.
A May 4 Physics Centralstory highlighted work by Rob Ritchieshowing the toughness of skin.
A May 4 ClimateWirestory on the growing energy demands of home entertainment devices cited research by Bruce Nordman.
An April 28 STEM Career Awareness Day brought students to the Lab’s Potter Street facility, giving them a chance to see what Life Science researchers work on. KCBS-AM and KPIX-TV Channel 5 covered their visit.