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.
The May 10 episode of NPR’s Science Friday included an interview with the Lab’s Saul Perlmutter.
A May 9 story in The Atlantic featured work by the Lab’s James Sethian and RobertSaye into mathematically predicting the behavior of bubbles. New Scientist, Scientific American, and Live Science were but some of the many others that also featured their work.
A May 10 MSN Newsstory covered the recent finding of moon dust once studied by the Lab’s Melvin Calvin. Popular Science also covered the finding.
A May 8 GigaOmstory highlighted an announcement of a new battery collaboration with the Lab and quoted Venkat Srinivasan. The Silicon Valley Business Journal (which also quoted the Lab’s Doug Davenport) and Fierce Smart Grid also covered the announcement.
Photo gallery of Lab battery research:
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2013/05/03/40b-energy-storage-industry-sparks.html?s=image_gallery
A May 8 Smart Grid News story on super-efficient air conditioners quoted the Lab’s Nihar Shah and Amol Phadke.
A May 8 FutureGovstory on cloud computing quoted the Lab’s Rosio Alvarez.http://www.futuregov.asia/blog/2013/may/8/cloud-perceptions-preconceptions-and-performance/
A May 8 GreenBizstory on plans by Microsoft to create smart buildings quoted the Lab’s Jessica Granderson.
A May 8 Energy Manager Today story noted work led by the Lab’s Rish Ghatikar to use the Lab’s Guest House to test grid integration.
A recent Scientific American slide show created by the Lab’s Michael Barnett and Paul Schaffner looked at the link between art and the Large Hadron Collider.
A May 6 Live Sciencestory highlighted research led by the Lab’s Charles Koven showing how boreal forests may change location as earth temperatures rise. MotherNature Network, RedOrbit, and several other news outlets also covered his work.
A May 6 Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News story noted that the JGI partnered with next-generation sequencing platform provider Pacific Bioscience for new genome assembly strategy.
http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/finishing-genomes-with-hgap/81248321/
http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/finishing-genomes-with-hgap/81248321/
A May 5 Yahoo!Newsstory on the search for a better battery quoted the Lab’s Vince Battaglia.
A May 4 New Scientiststory on how cracks in materials can offer clues quoted the Lab’s Rob Ritchie.
Another May 4 New Scientist story on energy-saving innovation for data centers quoted the Lab’s John Shalf.