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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Several news outlets covered the Nov. 12 opening of Shyh Wang Hall. Attending the dedication event were KGO-TV Channel 7, KGO-AM radio, Daily Cal, World Journal, Berkeleyside.com and Sing Tao Daily. Also covering the story were KQED-FM,the San FranciscoBusiness Times, HPCWire and Bay City News among others.
SingTao Daily: http://bit.ly/1PGjEex
A Nov. 12 SmartGrid News story highlighted a new report led by Ben Hoen showing a premium for homes with solar panels. PV Solar Report, Green Optimistic, GreenTechMedia, Consumer Affairs, and Solar Industry magazine also covered the new report. The story was based on a recent lab news release.
A Nov. 12 KQED Quest video looked at the Bay Area’s role in the development of particle accelerators and included interviews with Michael Barnett and Larry Phair.
A Nov. 12 Los Alamos Daily Post story looked at a new collaboration—which includes Berkeley Lab— to develop future supercomputers and quoted NERSC Director Sudip Dosanjh.HPCWire also covered the collaboration.
A Nov. 12 Genetic Engineering and Biotechnolgy Newsstory featured work led by Antoine Snijders and Jian-Hua Maoidentifying genetic factors that link body weight to neurological disorders. The Daily Cal also covered the research, which was first reported in a lab news release.
A Nov. 10 Yahoo News story noted that several lab-affiliated neutrino projects received one of this year’s Breakthrough Prize. One of those accepting the award on behalf of the projects was Kam-Biu Luk. Numerous newspapers and news outlets covered the announcement.
A Nov. 9 Forbes story profiled cancer researcher Claire Robertson and also quoted her mentor, Mina Bissell.
A Nov. 9 Fierce.com story noted the lab’s involvement in the development of a full-body PET scanner. Bill Moses leads the Lab’s effort and his role is more fully explained in this lab news release.
A Nov. 9 Engineering & Technology magazine story on efforts to develop artificial photosynthesis quoted Peidong Yang.
A Nov. 9 Daily Cal story looked at new efforts to measure the expansion of the universe and quoted Greg Aldering. The story was based on a lab news release.