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Wed, 16 May 2012 20:19:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 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 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 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 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 Solved: The Mystery of the Nanoscale Crop Circles http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/01/crop-circles/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/01/crop-circles/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:30:05 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20439 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/03/01/crop-circles/feed/ 0 Solving a Spintronic Mystery: http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/02/27/spintronic-mystery/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/02/27/spintronic-mystery/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:21:34 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20636 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2012/02/27/spintronic-mystery/feed/ 0 Hydrogen from Acidic Water: http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/02/09/hydrogen-from-acidic-water/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/02/09/hydrogen-from-acidic-water/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:03:24 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=20371 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2012/02/09/hydrogen-from-acidic-water/feed/ 0 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 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 Diamonds and Dust for Better Cement http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/12/12/diamonds-and-dust/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/12/12/diamonds-and-dust/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:47:01 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=19460 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/12/12/diamonds-and-dust/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 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 Berkeley Lab Researchers Ink Nanostructures with Tiny ‘Soldering Iron’ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/11/07/inking-nanostructures-with-tiny-%e2%80%98soldering-iron%e2%80%99/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/11/07/inking-nanostructures-with-tiny-%e2%80%98soldering-iron%e2%80%99/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:10:30 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18931 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/11/07/inking-nanostructures-with-tiny-%e2%80%98soldering-iron%e2%80%99/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 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 Two Berkeley Lab Scientists Win 2011 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/09/26/pecase-2011/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/09/26/pecase-2011/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:35:48 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18335 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/09/26/pecase-2011/feed/ 0 An Electronic Bucket Brigade Could Boost Solar Cell Voltages http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/09/15/electronic-bucket-brigade/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/09/15/electronic-bucket-brigade/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:34:14 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=18051 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/09/15/electronic-bucket-brigade/feed/ 0 A Whole New Light on Graphene Metamaterials http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/09/04/graphene-thz/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/09/04/graphene-thz/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:39:44 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=17960 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/09/04/graphene-thz/feed/ 0 Down to the Wire: Berkeley Lab Researchers Develop Inexpensive Technique for Making High Quality Nanowire Solar Cells http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/08/31/down-to-the-wire-berkeley-lab-researchers-develop-inexpensive-technique-for-making-high-quality-nanowire-solar-cells/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/08/31/down-to-the-wire-berkeley-lab-researchers-develop-inexpensive-technique-for-making-high-quality-nanowire-solar-cells/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:08:33 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=17845 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/08/31/down-to-the-wire-berkeley-lab-researchers-develop-inexpensive-technique-for-making-high-quality-nanowire-solar-cells/feed/ 0 The Brittleness of Aging Bones – More than a Loss of Bone Mass http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/08/29/the-brittleness-of-aging-bones-%e2%80%93-more-than-a-loss-of-bone-mass/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/08/29/the-brittleness-of-aging-bones-%e2%80%93-more-than-a-loss-of-bone-mass/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:07:06 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=17761 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/08/29/the-brittleness-of-aging-bones-%e2%80%93-more-than-a-loss-of-bone-mass/feed/ 0 Shooting light a curve: http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/08/11/shooting-light-a-curve/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/08/11/shooting-light-a-curve/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:09:35 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=17477 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/08/11/shooting-light-a-curve/feed/ 0 The Nanoscale Secret to Stronger Alloys http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/08/07/core-shell-nano/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/08/07/core-shell-nano/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:00:01 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=16496 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/08/07/core-shell-nano/feed/ 0 An Unexpected Clue to Thermopower Efficiency http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/28/an-unexpected-clue-to-thermopower-efficiency/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/28/an-unexpected-clue-to-thermopower-efficiency/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:12:51 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=17222 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/28/an-unexpected-clue-to-thermopower-efficiency/feed/ 0 Graphene Nanocomposite a Bridge to Better Batteries http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/07/27/graphene-sandwich/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/07/27/graphene-sandwich/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:14:55 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=17186 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/07/27/graphene-sandwich/feed/ 0 Graphene Gives up More of its Secrets http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/14/graphene-secrets/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/14/graphene-secrets/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:48:04 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=16634 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/14/graphene-secrets/feed/ 0 A Manganite Changes its Stripes http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/14/manganite-stripes/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/14/manganite-stripes/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:47:41 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=16801 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/14/manganite-stripes/feed/ 0 Nanocrystal Transformers http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/08/nanocrystal-transformers/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/08/nanocrystal-transformers/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:57:08 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=16594 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/08/nanocrystal-transformers/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Researchers Apply NMR/MRI to Microfluidic Chromatography http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/06/nmrmri-to-chromatography/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/06/nmrmri-to-chromatography/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:44:41 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=16554 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/06/nmrmri-to-chromatography/feed/ 0 Breaking Kasha’s Rule: http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/01/breaking-kasha%e2%80%99s-rule/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/01/breaking-kasha%e2%80%99s-rule/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:11:10 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=16405 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/07/01/breaking-kasha%e2%80%99s-rule/feed/ 0 Berkeley Scientists Pioneer Nanoscale Nuclear Materials Testing Capability http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/06/26/nanoscale-nuclear-testing/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/06/26/nanoscale-nuclear-testing/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:00:41 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=16332 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/06/26/nanoscale-nuclear-testing/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Wins Two R&D 100 Awards for 2011 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/06/22/berkeley-lab-wins-two-rd-100-awards-for-2011/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/06/22/berkeley-lab-wins-two-rd-100-awards-for-2011/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:02:48 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=16247 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/06/22/berkeley-lab-wins-two-rd-100-awards-for-2011/feed/ 0 Boron Nitride is a Promising Path to Practical Graphene Devices http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/05/27/graphene-bn/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/05/27/graphene-bn/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 22:13:39 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=15946 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/05/27/graphene-bn/feed/ 0 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance With No Magnets http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/05/17/nmr-no-magnets/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/05/17/nmr-no-magnets/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 19:32:08 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=15686 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/05/17/nmr-no-magnets/feed/ 0 Sharpening the Nanofocus: Berkeley Lab Researchers Use Nanoantenna to Enhance Plasmonic Sensing http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/05/17/nanoantenna-to-enhance-plasmonic-sensing/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/05/17/nanoantenna-to-enhance-plasmonic-sensing/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 18:36:50 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=15652 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/05/17/nanoantenna-to-enhance-plasmonic-sensing/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Researchers Win Four Early Career Awards http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/05/11/early-career-awards/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/05/11/early-career-awards/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 14:36:18 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=15574 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/05/11/early-career-awards/feed/ 0 Electronic Life on the Edge http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/05/08/gnr-edges/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/05/08/gnr-edges/#comments Sun, 08 May 2011 17:02:35 +0000 paulpreuss http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=15507 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/05/08/gnr-edges/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Scientists Shed Light on Mystery of Raman Signal Enhancement http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/04/21/mystery-of-raman-signal-enhancement/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/04/21/mystery-of-raman-signal-enhancement/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:17:05 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=15192 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/04/21/mystery-of-raman-signal-enhancement/feed/ 0 Berkeley Lab Researchers Make First Perovskite-based Superlens for the Infrared http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/03/29/perovskite-based-superlens-for-the-infrared/ http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/03/29/perovskite-based-superlens-for-the-infrared/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:46:59 +0000 lcyarris http://newscenter.lbl.gov/?p=14847 http://newscenter.lbl.gov/news-releases/2011/03/29/perovskite-based-superlens-for-the-infrared/feed/ 0