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Wed, 16 May 2012 20:19:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Science Underground: Going to Great Depths http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/16/surf-intro/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/16/surf-intro/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:12:00 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=22242 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/16/surf-intro/feed/ 0 MAJORANA, the Search for the Most Elusive Neutrino of All http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/16/majorana-demonstrator/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/16/majorana-demonstrator/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:09:38 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=22259 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/16/majorana-demonstrator/feed/ 1 From CPUs to RAMs, Second Graders Have Big Day on the Hill http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/15/second-graders-have-big-day-on-the-hill/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/15/second-graders-have-big-day-on-the-hill/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 16:20:50 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=22101 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/15/second-graders-have-big-day-on-the-hill/feed/ 0 Beyond the High-Speed Hard Drive: Topological Insulators Open a Path to Room-Temperature Spintronics http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/14/topological-insulators/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/14/topological-insulators/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 21:09:41 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=22136 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/14/topological-insulators/feed/ 0 Microbe That Can Handle Ionic Liquids http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/14/microbe-that-can-handle-ionic-liquids/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/14/microbe-that-can-handle-ionic-liquids/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 18:59:09 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=22099 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/14/microbe-that-can-handle-ionic-liquids/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Scientists Generate Electricity From Viruses http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/05/13/electricity-from-viruses/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/05/13/electricity-from-viruses/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 17:36:37 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21851 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/05/13/electricity-from-viruses/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Researchers Win Five 2012 DOE Early Career Awards http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/11/2012-doe-early-career/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/11/2012-doe-early-career/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 17:32:43 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21970 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/11/2012-doe-early-career/feed/ 0 A New Accelerator to Study Steps on the Path to Fusion http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/05/08/ndcx-accelerator/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/05/08/ndcx-accelerator/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 16:57:22 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21821 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/05/08/ndcx-accelerator/feed/ 0 Brighter, Smaller Probes to Uncover the Secret Lives of Proteins http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/07/brighter-smaller-probes-to-uncover-the-secret-lives-of-proteins/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/07/brighter-smaller-probes-to-uncover-the-secret-lives-of-proteins/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 17:00:24 +0000 jonweiner http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21571 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/07/brighter-smaller-probes-to-uncover-the-secret-lives-of-proteins/feed/ 0 From Soil Microbe to Super-Efficient Biofuel Factory? http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/03/electrofuel/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/03/electrofuel/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 16:33:20 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21617 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/03/electrofuel/feed/ 0 Bringing the Electric Grid into the 21st Century http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/02/bringing-the-electric-grid-into-the-21st-century/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/02/bringing-the-electric-grid-into-the-21st-century/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 16:30:38 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21744 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/02/bringing-the-electric-grid-into-the-21st-century/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab’s Ashok Gadgil Wins 2012 Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/05/02/gadgil-wins-2012-lemelson-mit-award/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/05/02/gadgil-wins-2012-lemelson-mit-award/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 16:26:12 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21717 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/05/02/gadgil-wins-2012-lemelson-mit-award/feed/ 0 Four Berkeley Lab Researchers Named to National Academy of Sciences http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/01/researchers-named-to-nas/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/01/researchers-named-to-nas/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 23:23:50 +0000 jonweiner http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21758 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/05/01/researchers-named-to-nas/feed/ 0 Molecular Spectroscopy Tracks Living Mammalian Cells in Real Time as They Differentiate http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/30/phosphorylation/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/30/phosphorylation/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:35:28 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21492 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/30/phosphorylation/feed/ 0 Golden Potential for Gold Thin Films http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/27/gold-thin-films/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/27/gold-thin-films/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:05:18 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21535 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/27/gold-thin-films/feed/ 0 First Atomic-Scale Real-Time Movies of Platinum Nanocrystal Growth in Liquids http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/19/atomic-scale-real-time-movies-of-nanocrystal-growth-in-liquids/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/19/atomic-scale-real-time-movies-of-nanocrystal-growth-in-liquids/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:32:37 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21447 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/19/atomic-scale-real-time-movies-of-nanocrystal-growth-in-liquids/feed/ 0 Four Berkeley Lab Scientists Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/18/four-berkeley-lab-scientists-elected-to-the-american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/18/four-berkeley-lab-scientists-elected-to-the-american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:08:30 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21467 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/18/four-berkeley-lab-scientists-elected-to-the-american-academy-of-arts-and-sciences/feed/ 0 Where Do the Highest-Energy Cosmic Rays Come From? Probably Not from Gamma-Ray Bursts http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/04/18/icecube-grb-cosmic-rays/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/04/18/icecube-grb-cosmic-rays/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:00:02 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21335 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/04/18/icecube-grb-cosmic-rays/feed/ 0 New Findings in Breast Cancer http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/18/new-findings-in-breast-cancer/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/18/new-findings-in-breast-cancer/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:08:49 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21415 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/18/new-findings-in-breast-cancer/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab to Lead a U.S.-India Clean Energy Research Center http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/13/berkeley-lab-to-lead-a-u-s-india-clean-energy-research-center/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/13/berkeley-lab-to-lead-a-u-s-india-clean-energy-research-center/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:56:01 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21389 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/13/berkeley-lab-to-lead-a-u-s-india-clean-energy-research-center/feed/ 0 Full Disclosure in Science http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/13/full-disclosure-in-science/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/13/full-disclosure-in-science/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:42:49 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21368 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/13/full-disclosure-in-science/feed/ 0 Exciting New Field of Bioorthogonal Chemistry Owes a Debt to Curiosity-Driven Research from Previous Eras http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/09/exciting-new-field-of-bioorthogonal-chemistry-owes-a-debt-to-curiosity-driven-research-from-previous-eras/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/09/exciting-new-field-of-bioorthogonal-chemistry-owes-a-debt-to-curiosity-driven-research-from-previous-eras/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:33:32 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21322 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/09/exciting-new-field-of-bioorthogonal-chemistry-owes-a-debt-to-curiosity-driven-research-from-previous-eras/feed/ 0 From Robots to Android Apps, Berkeley Lab Invests in the Community http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/03/berkeley-lab-invests-in-the-community/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/03/berkeley-lab-invests-in-the-community/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:23:13 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21269 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/04/03/berkeley-lab-invests-in-the-community/feed/ 1 Clocking an Accelerating Universe: First Results from BOSS http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/30/boss-first-results/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/30/boss-first-results/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:00:37 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21151 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/30/boss-first-results/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab-led Institute to Help Solve Data-intensive Science Challenges http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/29/data-intensive-science/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/29/data-intensive-science/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:00:09 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21244 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/29/data-intensive-science/feed/ 0 New Synthetic Biology Technique Boosts Microbial Production of Diesel Fuel http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/26/dsrs-boosts-microbial-production-of-diesel-fuel/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/26/dsrs-boosts-microbial-production-of-diesel-fuel/#comments Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:04:07 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21112 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/26/dsrs-boosts-microbial-production-of-diesel-fuel/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Director Praises California Initiative on EV Infrastructure http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/23/berkeley-lab-director-praises-california-initiative-on-ev-infrastructure/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/23/berkeley-lab-director-praises-california-initiative-on-ev-infrastructure/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:50:37 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21136 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/23/berkeley-lab-director-praises-california-initiative-on-ev-infrastructure/feed/ 0 A Shiny New Tool for Imaging Biomolecules http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/23/a-shiny-new-tool-for-imaging-biomolecules/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/23/a-shiny-new-tool-for-imaging-biomolecules/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:48:31 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21081 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/23/a-shiny-new-tool-for-imaging-biomolecules/feed/ 0 Wetlands, microbes, & the carbon cycle: Behind the Scenes @Berkeley Lab http://newscenter.lbl.gov/videos/2012/03/22/wetlands-microbes-and-the-carbon-cycle/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/videos/2012/03/22/wetlands-microbes-and-the-carbon-cycle/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:27:15 +0000 dankrotz http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21073 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/videos/2012/03/22/wetlands-microbes-and-the-carbon-cycle/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Study Shows Significantly Higher Potential for Wind Energy in India than Previously Estimated http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/21/wind-energy-in-india/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/21/wind-energy-in-india/#comments Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:20:46 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21062 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/21/wind-energy-in-india/feed/ 0 Green Jail to Demonstrate Power of Microgrids http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/20/green-jail-to-demonstrate-power-of-microgrids/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/20/green-jail-to-demonstrate-power-of-microgrids/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:43:46 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21015 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/20/green-jail-to-demonstrate-power-of-microgrids/feed/ 0 Better Organic Electronics http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/20/better-organic-electronics/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/20/better-organic-electronics/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:28:10 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=21014 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/20/better-organic-electronics/feed/ 0 A Surprising New Kind of Proton Transfer http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/18/proton-transfer/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/18/proton-transfer/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:00:04 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20951 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/18/proton-transfer/feed/ 0 New Research Suggests Cap and Trade Programs Do Not Provide Sufficient Incentives for Energy Technology Innovation http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/15/cap-and-trade-programs-do-not-provide-sufficient-incentives/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/15/cap-and-trade-programs-do-not-provide-sufficient-incentives/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:47:09 +0000 juliechao http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20997 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/15/cap-and-trade-programs-do-not-provide-sufficient-incentives/feed/ 0 APEX: At the Forefront of What’s Needed for the Next Generation of Light Sources http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/15/apex-at-forefront/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/15/apex-at-forefront/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:43:15 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20884 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/15/apex-at-forefront/feed/ 0 A Fragrant New Biofuel http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/13/a-fragrant-new-biofuel/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/13/a-fragrant-new-biofuel/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:10:36 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20846 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/13/a-fragrant-new-biofuel/feed/ 1 In Memory of Kenneth Crowe, 1926-2012 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/13/ken-crowe/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/13/ken-crowe/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:26:20 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20813 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/13/ken-crowe/feed/ 0 Announcing the First Results from Daya Bay: Discovery of a New Kind of Neutrino Transformation http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/07/daya-bay-first-results/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/07/daya-bay-first-results/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:07:38 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20728 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/07/daya-bay-first-results/feed/ 0 The First Spectroscopic Measurement of an Anti-Atom http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/07/measure-antiatom/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/07/measure-antiatom/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:16:29 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20782 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/07/measure-antiatom/feed/ 0 Responding to the Radiation Threat http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/06/responding-to-the-radiation-threat/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/06/responding-to-the-radiation-threat/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:49:50 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20751 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/03/06/responding-to-the-radiation-threat/feed/ 0