Bo Hang was quoted in a Xinhua article on a new study on the health risks of thirdhand smoke, which was covered in a Lab release. Tech Explorist also covered the study. (March 9)
Brett Helms is quoted in a Science Magazine story on a UK startup working on lithium-sulfur batteries. (March 8)
PV Magazine covered the discovery of a novel state of manganese, which has implications for sodium batteries, and quoted Wanli Yang. The work was covered in a Lab release. (March 8)
The Daily Cal wrote about the Lab’s study on the damage wrought to Puerto Rico’s forests by Hurricane Maria. Jeff Chambers was quoted in a New York Times story on the topic. (March 7)
A Lab release on work done at the Advanced Light Source to unravel a possible chemical path for the building blocks to life was covered in Popular Mechanics, Newsweek, the Daily Cal, the News Recorder, The Register, Space Daily, and Astrobiology magazine. Most of the stories also quoted Musahid Ahmed. (March 6)
InsideHPC wrote about a networking innovation award for the project connecting the UC Santa Cruz’s Hyades supercomputer to NERSC; Peter Nugent was part of the team. (March 6)
A Yale Climate Connections piece on wind power cited a Lab report on the impact of wind power on property values. (March 6)
The Inquisitr wrote about an artificial photosynthesis study by a Boston College researcher that was done at the Advanced Light Source. (March 6)
Evan Mills’ report on the carbon footprint of indoor cannabis production is cited in a Forbes column on the energy consumption of the industry. (March 5)
Xinhua highlights a study on a new catalyst for artificial photosynthesis, which featured X-ray experiments at Berkeley Lab. (March 5)
CBC News of Canada and The Guardian ran obituaries of Richard Taylor, a Nobelist in physics who spent a year at the Lab. (March 5)
The Lab is mentioned in an in-depth East Bay Express article on UC’s bid to renew its contract to manage Los Alamos National Lab. (Feb. 28)