The revolutionary discovery that the expansion of the universe is speeding up, not slowing down from gravity, means that 75 percent of our universe consists of mysterious dark energy. Berkeley Lab theoretical physicist Eric Linder delves into the mystery of dark energy as part of the Science in the Theatre lecture series on Nov. 24, 2008.
Steve Chu, director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize, presents a talk at Frontiers in Laser Cooling, Single-Molecule Biophysics and Energy Science, a scientific symposium in his honor. The symposium was held August 30, 2008 in Berkeley.
Berkeley Lab scientists have mimicked the structure of mother of pearl to create what may well be the toughest ceramic ever produced. More info: http://newscenter.lb l.gov/press-releases /2008/12/05/scientis ts-create-tough-cera mic-that-mimics-moth er-of-pearl/
Buildings are the SUVs of U.S. energy consumption, gobbling up 71 percent of the nation's electricity. In this Sept. 22, 2008 talk, Arun Majumdar, Director of Berkeley Lab's Environmental Energy Technologies Division, discusses how scientists are creating a new generation of net-zero energy, carbon-neutral buildings.
Berkeley Lab scientists have developed a nanosized crystal that lights up on command, a feat that could allow researchers to more easily observe individual proteins inside cells. http://newscenter.lb l.gov/feature-storie s/2008/11/18/cagedqu antumdots/
In this Sept. 26, 2008 diversity seminar convened by Berkeley Lab's Physical Biosciences Division, Erna Grasz, the founder of Asante Africa Foundation, and Maasai cultural ambassadors and tribal leaders Sabore Ole Oyie and Hellen Nkuraiya share their unique and varied experiences as leaders in the corporate and western world, in the tribal world, and the values which are shared between them.
Carlos Bustamante presents a talk at Frontiers in Laser Cooling, Single-Molecule Biophysics and Energy Science, a scientific symposium honoring Steve Chu, director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics. The symposium was held August 30, 2008 in Berkeley.
Wolfgang Ketterle presents a talk at Frontiers in Laser Cooling, Single-Molecule Biophysics and Energy Science, a scientific symposium honoring Steve Chu, director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and recipient of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics. The symposium was held August 30, 2008 in Berkeley.
