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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:04:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Self-Assembling Nanorods: http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/02/01/self-assembling-nanorods/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/02/01/self-assembling-nanorods/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:13:27 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20321 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/02/01/self-assembling-nanorods/feed/ 0 National Labs Seek Closer Industry Ties http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/30/national-labs-seek-closer-industry-ties/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/30/national-labs-seek-closer-industry-ties/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:14:51 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20273 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/30/national-labs-seek-closer-industry-ties/feed/ 0 Bright Lights of Purity: http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/30/nanocrystal-luminescence/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/30/nanocrystal-luminescence/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:11:38 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20294 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/30/nanocrystal-luminescence/feed/ 0 From Cancer Research to Energy Storage, Berkeley Lab Scientist Takes on Big Challenges http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/27/big-challenges/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/27/big-challenges/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:54:48 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20196 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/27/big-challenges/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab to Develop Novel Materials for Hydrogen Storage http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/26/berkeley-lab-to-develop-novel-materials-for-hydrogen-storage/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/26/berkeley-lab-to-develop-novel-materials-for-hydrogen-storage/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:07:02 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20188 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/26/berkeley-lab-to-develop-novel-materials-for-hydrogen-storage/feed/ 0 Under the Electron Microscope – A 3-D Image of an Individual Protein http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/24/3d-protein/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/24/3d-protein/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:14:16 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20146 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/24/3d-protein/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Selects Richmond Field Station as Preferred Site http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/23/berkeley-lab-selects-richmond-field-station-as-preferred-site/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/23/berkeley-lab-selects-richmond-field-station-as-preferred-site/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:11:59 +0000 jonweiner http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20115 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/23/berkeley-lab-selects-richmond-field-station-as-preferred-site/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab’s Ashok Gadgil Wins Zayed Future Energy Prize’s Lifetime Achievement Award http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/17/ashok-gadgil-wins-zayed-future-energy-prize/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/17/ashok-gadgil-wins-zayed-future-energy-prize/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:24:44 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20101 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/17/ashok-gadgil-wins-zayed-future-energy-prize/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Seeks to Help U.S. Assert Scientific Leadership in Critical Materials http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/11/critical-materials/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/11/critical-materials/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:38:39 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19983 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/11/critical-materials/feed/ 0 Clearing a Potential Road Block to Bisabolane http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/09/agbis-structure-solved/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/09/agbis-structure-solved/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:21:23 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19853 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/09/agbis-structure-solved/feed/ 0 The Next Big Step Toward Atom-Specific Dynamical Chemistry http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/05/atom-specific-chemistry/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/05/atom-specific-chemistry/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:37:45 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19784 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/05/atom-specific-chemistry/feed/ 0 Depleted Gas Reservoirs Can Double as Geologic Carbon Storage Sites http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/05/otway-project/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/05/otway-project/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:22:54 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19709 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/01/05/otway-project/feed/ 0 Playback: 130-Year-Old Sounds Revealed http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/14/old-sounds-revealed/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/14/old-sounds-revealed/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:01:30 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19563 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/14/old-sounds-revealed/feed/ 0 In memoriam, Clyde Taylor, 1930-2011 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/13/clyde-taylor/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/13/clyde-taylor/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:44:05 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19552 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/13/clyde-taylor/feed/ 0 New Path to Flex and Stretch Electronics http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/13/flex-and-stretch-electronics/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/13/flex-and-stretch-electronics/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:36:00 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19520 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/13/flex-and-stretch-electronics/feed/ 0 Nanocrystals Go Bare: http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/08/nanocrystals-go-bare/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/08/nanocrystals-go-bare/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:46:57 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19248 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/08/nanocrystals-go-bare/feed/ 0 A Better Way to ID Extreme Weather Events in Climate Models http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/06/id-extreme-weather/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/06/id-extreme-weather/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:36:03 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19334 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/06/id-extreme-weather/feed/ 0 Today’s Severe Drought, Tomorrow’s Normal http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/05/severe-drought/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/05/severe-drought/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:16:01 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19309 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/05/severe-drought/feed/ 0 Partnership for Progress in Electronics Strengthened by New Lab-Industry Investment http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/05/lab-electronics-industry-partnership/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/05/lab-electronics-industry-partnership/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:14:51 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19283 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/12/05/lab-electronics-industry-partnership/feed/ 0 Obesity as a Vicious Circle http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/23/obesity-as-a-vicious-circle/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/23/obesity-as-a-vicious-circle/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:00:54 +0000 jonweiner http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19134 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/23/obesity-as-a-vicious-circle/feed/ 0 On the Road to Plasmonics With Silver Polyhedral Nanocrystals http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/22/silver-polyhedral-nanocrystals/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/22/silver-polyhedral-nanocrystals/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:04:07 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19150 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/22/silver-polyhedral-nanocrystals/feed/ 0 A Corny Turn for Biofuels from Switchgrass: http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/18/corny-switchgrass/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/18/corny-switchgrass/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:54:44 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19038 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/18/corny-switchgrass/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab-founded Program Shares Astronomy With African Youth http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/09/berkeley-lab-founded-program-brings-astronomy-to-africa/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/09/berkeley-lab-founded-program-brings-astronomy-to-africa/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:26:35 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19000 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/09/berkeley-lab-founded-program-brings-astronomy-to-africa/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Research Sparks Record-Breaking Solar Cell Performances http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/07/record-breaking-solar-cell-performances/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/07/record-breaking-solar-cell-performances/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:18:52 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18884 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/07/record-breaking-solar-cell-performances/feed/ 0 Cool Roofs Really Can Be Cool http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/03/cool-roofs-really-can-be-cool/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/03/cool-roofs-really-can-be-cool/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 22:39:28 +0000 jonweiner http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18907 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/03/cool-roofs-really-can-be-cool/feed/ 0 Supercomputers Accelerate Development of Advanced Materials http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/03/supercomputers-accelerate-development-of-advanced-materials/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/03/supercomputers-accelerate-development-of-advanced-materials/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:16:21 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18792 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/03/supercomputers-accelerate-development-of-advanced-materials/feed/ 0 Geologic Carbon Sequestration Comes to Big Sky Country http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/02/carbon-sequestration-big-sky/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/02/carbon-sequestration-big-sky/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:30:54 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18826 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/02/carbon-sequestration-big-sky/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab to Build Cost Model for Fuel Cells http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/01/cost-model-for-fuel-cells/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/01/cost-model-for-fuel-cells/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:14:41 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18724 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/01/cost-model-for-fuel-cells/feed/ 0 How Energy Analysis Can Create More Bang For the Energy Research Buck http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/01/how-energy-analysis-can-create-more-bang-for-the-energy-research-buck/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/01/how-energy-analysis-can-create-more-bang-for-the-energy-research-buck/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:13:20 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18715 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/11/01/how-energy-analysis-can-create-more-bang-for-the-energy-research-buck/feed/ 1 Berkeley Lab Scientists Develop New Tool for the Study of Spatial Patterns in Living Cells http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/31/new-tool-for-the-study-of-spatial-patterns-in-living-cells/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/31/new-tool-for-the-study-of-spatial-patterns-in-living-cells/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:28:59 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18641 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/31/new-tool-for-the-study-of-spatial-patterns-in-living-cells/feed/ 0 A SHARP New Microscope for the Next Generation of Microchips http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/28/sharp/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/28/sharp/#comments Fri, 28 Oct 2011 21:13:33 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18744 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/28/sharp/feed/ 1 Part II: The Energy that Drives the Stars – Different Technologies for Unique Demands http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/27/part-ii-energy-stars-earth/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/27/part-ii-energy-stars-earth/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:19:53 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18500 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/27/part-ii-energy-stars-earth/feed/ 1 Part I: The Energy that Drives the Stars Comes Closer to Earth http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/19/part-i-energy-stars-earth/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/19/part-i-energy-stars-earth/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:58:35 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18449 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/19/part-i-energy-stars-earth/feed/ 1 Shaken, not Stirred: Berkeley Lab Scientists Spy Molecular Maneuvers http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/17/shaken-not-stirred/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/17/shaken-not-stirred/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:56:10 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18590 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/17/shaken-not-stirred/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Project in India To Measure Impact of Pollution on Cool Roofs http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/13/india-impact-of-pollution-on-cool-roofs/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/13/india-impact-of-pollution-on-cool-roofs/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:51:12 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18573 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/13/india-impact-of-pollution-on-cool-roofs/feed/ 0 What Will Happen to Soil Carbon as the Climate Changes? A Team of Scientists Seeks Answers http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/05/soil-carbon/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/05/soil-carbon/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:03:21 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18433 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/10/05/soil-carbon/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Tests Cookstoves for Haiti http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/09/28/berkeley-lab-tests-cookstoves-for-haiti/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/09/28/berkeley-lab-tests-cookstoves-for-haiti/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:11:43 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18351 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/09/28/berkeley-lab-tests-cookstoves-for-haiti/feed/ 0 Lessons to be Learned from Nature in Photosynthesis http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/09/23/lessons-learned-from-nature-photosynthesis/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/09/23/lessons-learned-from-nature-photosynthesis/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:30:50 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18307 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/09/23/lessons-learned-from-nature-photosynthesis/feed/ 0 CSI: Microbial Version without PCR http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/09/21/pcr-free-microbial-analysis/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/09/21/pcr-free-microbial-analysis/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:08:09 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18232 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/09/21/pcr-free-microbial-analysis/feed/ 0 A Trip to Alaska in Search of the Future of Climate Change http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/09/14/alaska-climate-change/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/09/14/alaska-climate-change/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 21:12:42 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=17870 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/09/14/alaska-climate-change/feed/ 0