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.
A May 16 Live Sciencestory looked at a discovery led by the Advanced Light Source’s Catherine Dejoie of a rare rust found in Chinese pottery. R&D magazine also ran a story.
A May 15 Daily Calstory noted a presentation on the Richmond Bay Campus at the UC Regents meeting this week.
A May 14 EarthSky.orgstory looked at first results from Kelp Watch, an effort co-led by the Lab’s Kai Vetter to track radiation from Fukushima. The Daily Cal and the International Business Times also ran stories on the effort.
A May 13 Naturestory looked at the debate over the prehistoric impact theory and quoted the Lab’s Richard Firestone. Science magazine ran a similar story.
A May 12 R&Dmagazine story featured research into molecular motors by the Lab’s Carlos Bustamante.
A May 11 story in The Motley Fool looked at a new fuel cell catalyst being developed by the Lab.
A May 9 Scientific Computing story on computing’s role in weather simulations for the recent National Climate Assessment report quoted the Lab’s Michael Wehner, a co-author on the report.