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 Jan. 13 BBC News story looked at the practical uses of Roman concrete, based on previous research conducted at the Advanced Light Source by Paulo Monteiro.
A Jan. 12 Harvard Gazette story noted Harvard researchers used the Advanced Light Source to find new catalysts to speed chemical processes.
A Jan. 11 feature on R&D.com, based on a Lab news release, looked at work by Dean Toste, Hans Bechtel and Michael Martin to help better understand the structural properties of catalysts.
A Jan. 10 Mashable.comstory on power that’s required for video streaming quoted Arman Shehabi. The Seattle Times ran a similar story noting previous Lab research in this area.
A Jan. 9 Midwest Energy Newsstory on state-level renewable policies cited work led by Ryan Wiser, Dev Millstein and Galen Barbose.
A Jan. 7 InsideHPC.com story looked at work by Trevor Keenan on using supercomputers to help shed light on more accurate plant models. The story was based on an earlier Lab news release.