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Physics Meets Biology from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.949067
If scientists could take advantage of the awesomely complex and beautiful functioning of biology’s natural molecular machines, their potential for application in many disciplines would be incalcula...
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Imaging the Voices of the Past: Using Physics to Restore Early Sound Recordings from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.945467
Physicist Carl Haber and colleagues have found a way to digitize century-old recordings believed to be unplayable, and as a result, some of the music and spoken word recordings in the Library of Co...
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The Death of the Dinosaurs: 27 Years Later from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.936707
Rich Muller, a Berkeley Lab physicist, discusses Nobel laureate Luis Alvarez and colleagues’ 1979 discovery that an asteroid impact killed the dinosaurs. He also discusses what scientists have lear...
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Invention and History of the Bubble Chamber from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.897736
Don Glaser won the 1960 Nobel Prize for Physics for his 1952 invention of the bubble chamber at Berkeley Lab, a type of particle detector that became the mainstay of high-energy physics research th...
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The Future of the Earth’s Climate: Frontiers in Forecasting from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.895058
Bill Collins discusses how observations show that the Earth is warming at a rate unprecedented in recent history, and that human-induced changes in atmospheric chemistry are probably the main culpr...
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Bioremediation: The Hope and the Hype for Environmental Cleanup from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.891667
Terry Hazen discusses when it’s best to resort to engineered bioremediation of contaminated sites, and when it’s best to rely on natural attenuation. Recent advances have greatly broadened the pote...
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Hot Technology - Cool Science from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.889262
Great innovations start with bold ideas. Join a roundtable discussion with five Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists discuss how technologies they have developed are improving the world...
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Hope or Hype? - What’s Next for Biofuels from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.879421
A new breed of biofuels may help solve the global energy challenge and reduce the impact of fossil fuels on global warming. Hear from a panel of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists who...
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Dark Secrets: What Science Tells Us About the Hidden Universe from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.875966
No mystery is bigger than dark energy — the elusive force that makes up three-quarters of the Universe and is causing it to expand at an accelerating rate. Join a panel of Lawrence Berkeley Nationa...
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House of the Future from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.869579
Learn what it will take to create tomorrow's net-zero energy home as Lawrence Berkeley National lab scientists reveal the secrets of cool roofs, smart windows, and computer-driven energy control sy...
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Cooking Stoves in the Developing World from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.866381
For millions of refugees in makeshift camps in the Darfur region of western Sudan, collecting firewood for their cooking stoves is difficult, dangerous, and the stoves produces a great deal of carb...
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Putting Carbon in its Place: What You Can Do from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.844473
Berkeley Lab scientists reveal the latest research on how to reduce your carbon footprint at home, work, and when you shop. Learn how even small choices can have a big impact. Series: "Lawrence Ber...
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Hunting Dark Energy with David Schlegel from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.805513
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory physicist and dark energy hunter David Schlegel chats with Sabin Russell, former San Francisco Chronicle reporter turned Berkeley Lab science writer. David Sch...
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New Light on Dark Energy from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.796234
Is dark energy really accelerating the universe? Join Andrew Fraknoi and three Berkeley Lab cosmologists as they delve into nature’s greatest mystery. Greg Aldering explores type 1 supernovae. Shir...
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Seeing the Light from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.783811
Learn how the Advanced Light Source is improving medicine, paving the way for clean energy, changing the future of computers, and much more. Featured speakers are Berkeley Lab's Roger Falcone, Rach...
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Mayan Cosmology Cycle Ends: Precision Cosmology Progresses from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.780207
In a public talk in front of the Great Pyramid of Kukulcan at Chichen Itza, Berkeley Lab's Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist George Smoot discusses the remarkable precision that ancient Mayan astr...
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Efficiency For Sale - Who’s Buying? with Merrian Fuller from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.771412
Merrian Fuller from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Environmental Energy Technologies Division joins former San Francisco Chronicle reporter turned Berkeley Lab science writer Sabin Russe...
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Conversation with Omar Yaghi from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.764989
Omar Yaghi, director of the Molecular Foundry, the nanoscience facility at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, talks with Jeff Miller, head of Public Affairs. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Labora...
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The Mysteries Behind Cancer - Mina Bissell - Seven Big Ideas from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.736416
Berkeley Lab's Mina Bissell discusses her pioneering research on how the cellular micro-environment affects cancer. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Health and Medicine] [Science]...
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Replacing a Barrel of Oil with Plants and Microbes - Blake Simmons - Seven Big Ideas from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.727709
Blake Simmons discusses how plants and microbes can be used to replace many of the everyday goods we use that are derived from petroleum. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science]...
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Looking to the Skies: Modern Cosmology and the Maya from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.724923
Berkeley Lab astrophysicists and Nobel laureates, George Smoot and Saul Perlmutter -- joined by Berkeley Lab physicist Eric Linder and UC anthropologist Gerardo Aldana -- explore the cultural and s...
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Seven Big Ideas - Science at the Theater from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.713596
Seven Berkeley Lab scientists present BIG ideas. Learn about the game-changing concepts scientists work on every day. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 25465]
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Behind the Scenes at Berkeley Lab - The Mechanical Fabrication Facility from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.706463
Part of the Behind the Scenes series at Berkeley Lab, this video highlights the lab's mechanical fabrication facility and its exceptional ability to produce unique tools essential to the lab's scie...
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New Biology New World?- Science at the Theater from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.702081
We're entering a new era in biology thanks to stunning images, powerful predictive tools, and a pioneering spirit. Four of Lawrence Berkeley National Lab scientists discuss what this means and what...
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The Brief History and Future Development of Earth System Models: Resolution and Complexity from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.684904
Warren Washington, a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and an internationally recognized expert on atmospheric science and climate research, describes the research that led to...
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The Next Big Tech Idea - Berkeley Lab Science at the Theater from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.669629
Researchers “pitch” their technologies, then audience members and a panel of judges will vote on which one most benefits society. The technology pitches are from five Berkeley Lab scientists. the c...
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Recycling CO2 from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.616582
Kendra Kuhl co-founded Opus 12 to find out if an electrochemical process, operating inside a desk-sized reactor, can do on an industrial scale what is often hailed as the Holy Grail of carbon-recyc...
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5 Big Questions: Dark Energy Electron Microscopy Energy from Ocean Waves Climate and Building a Tabletop Accelerator - Science at the Theater from 2023-12-12T19:42:57.602467
Every discovery and invention starts with a question. From wave energy to dark energy, find out how Berkeley Lab scientists dive into the big questions that drive their research. Series: "Science a...
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Jennifer Doudna in Conversation with Joe Palca from 2018-03-12T13:00
Hear about Jennifer Doudna's discovery of CRISPR/Cas9, a genome editing tool, and its bioethical implications. Doudna, Professor of Molecular&Cell Biology and Chemistry at UC Berkeley, speaks with...
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5 Big Questions: Cancer and Aging Radiation Biofuels Supernovae Urban Food Initiative - Science at the Theater from 2017-04-10T13:00
From simulating supernovae to growing food in our cities, Berkeley Lab scientists dive into the big questions that drive their research. Come hear Judy Campisi, Kai Vetter, Shashi Buluswar, Javier ...
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Cleantech Pitchfest from 2017-03-20T13:00
Hear from six Berkeley Lab scientists with big new ideas designed to help transform our carbon-drenched, overheating world. These short presentations cover desalination, energy efficient window coa...
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DIY Efficient Windows from 2017-02-20T13:00
Replacing millions of porous windows with energy-efficient versions in older buildings and homes can be prohibitively expensive. Berkeley Lab’s Raymond Weitekamp, a Caltech PhD, has a new approach:...
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MyGreenCar from 2017-02-20T13:00
A Berkeley Lab scientist specializing in all things vehicular—from powertrain technologies, vehicle electrification and vehicle-grid integration to advanced engine technologies, personalized fuel e...
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Nanoscale Sponges for Carbon Capture from 2017-02-13T13:00
Removing excess carbon from an overheating atmosphere is an urgent and complicated problem. The answer, according to Berkeley Lab’s Jeff Urban, could lie at the nanoscale. Series: "Science at the ...
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Climate Change is Here. Now What? from 2016-06-20T13:00
Berkeley Lab Scientist, Bill Collins, discusses what we know about climate change, how we know it, and what we can do about it. Collins serves as the director for the Climate and Ecosystem Sciences...
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Building a Tabletop Accelerator from 2015-07-20T13:00
Berkeley Lab physicist Wim Leemans discusses his research on developing a tabletop-size particle accelerator. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 29638]
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Exploring How Vegetation Impacts Earth's Climate from 2015-06-30T13:00
Berkeley Lab scientist Lara Kueppers explores the relationship between vegetation and the earth's climate. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 29639]
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Harnessing Energy from Ocean Waves from 2015-06-22T13:00
Berkeley Lab scientist Marcus Lehmann, a member of the Lab's Cyclotron Road cohort, discusses his research on harnessing energy from ocean waves. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [S...
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Searching for Dark Energy from 2015-06-18T13:00
Berkeley Lab scientist David Schlegel discusses his research on mapping the universe and understanding dark energy. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 29636]
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The Future of Electron Microscopy from 2015-06-14T13:00
Berkeley Lab scientist Haimei Zheng discusses the future of electron microscopy and her breakthrough research into examining liquids using an electron microscope. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley Nationa...
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Berkeley Lab: Bringing Science Solutions to the World from 2015-03-16T13:00
A Department of Energy national laboratory managed by the University of California, Berkeley Lab takes on the world's most urgent challenges, from sustainable energy and advanced computing to unde...
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Eight Big Ideas 2014 - Science at the Theater from 2015-01-26T13:00
Eight Berkeley Lab scientists took the stage and in 8 minutes each explained the latest science on topics from solar-powered vaccine refrigerators and cool roof maps to radiation pills and space du...
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Eight Big Ideas 2013 - Science at the Theater from 2014-11-17T13:00
Eight Berkeley Lab scientists present eight game-changing concepts in eight minutes each. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 28806]
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Data Computation and the Fate of the Universe from 2014-10-20T13:00
Saul Perlmutter, UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, describes the research that led to his 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ...
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The Universe and Computers with George Smoot from 2014-10-13T13:00
George Smoot, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, describes the research that led to his Nobel Prize in physics in 2006. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 28608]
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A Perspective from Biology from 2014-09-29T13:00
John Kuriyan, a member of Martin Karplus’ team which earned the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, describes the research that led to the prize. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Scienc...
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Berkeley Lab's Science Remix from 2014-06-16T13:00
At Berkeley Lab's "Science Remix" at Richmond's East Bay Center for the Performing Arts, Berkeley Lab scientists -- with some help from the audience -- shared how discovery happens, showed what it ...
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Accelerating Science with (Very Very) Big Data - Greg Bell - Seven Big Ideas from 2014-01-13T13:00
Berkeley Lab's Greg Bell discusses how big data is changing science, and how the Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) is playing a big role. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [S...
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How Hot will it Get? - Science at the Theater from 2013-09-16T13:00
Explore the latest projections about the extent of planetary warming and the dire consequences of our growing carbon imbalance. Tune in to hear presentations by Lawrence Berkeley Lab climate scient...
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Early Detection of Alzheimer's: Is it Possible? - Bill Jagust - Seven Big Ideas from 2013-08-20T13:00
Berkeley Lab's Bill Jagust discusses how scientists are working to detect the earliest signs of Alzheimer's, long before clinical symptoms appear. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " ...
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Microbes to the Rescue - Aindrila Mukhopadhyay from 2013-08-19T13:00
Berkeley Lab's Aindrila Mukhopadhyay discusses how scientists are learning how microbes interact with their environment and each other. The goal is to predict how they'll respond to various stimuli...
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Mimicking Nature to Create Better Materials - Ron Zuckermann - Seven Big Ideas from 2013-08-19T13:00
Ron Zuckermann discusses how scientists are developing synthetic proteins that can be used for new kinds of materials. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 25471]
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The Cosmic Search for Dark Energy - David Schlegel - Seven Big Ideas from 2013-08-12T13:00
Berkeley Lab's David Schlegel discusses what's next in the quest to understand dark energy. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 25470]
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Better Batteries for Transportation: Behind the Scenes at Berkeley Lab from 2013-06-28T13:00
Vince Battaglia leads a behind-the-scenes tour of Berkeley Lab's BATT, the Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies Program, where researchers aim to improve batteries upon which the rang...
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Smart Windows: Behind the Scenes at Berkeley Lab from 2013-06-10T13:00
Dynamic, energy efficient windows can play a huge role in reducing energy consumption, reducing energy costs, and improving lighting and heating conditions in buildings, -and the research being don...
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Long Fuse Big Bang: Thomas Edison Electricity and the Locus of Innovation from 2013-05-20T13:00
Calls for breakthroughs in science and technology have never been louder, and yet the demand for innovation is made more challenging by public and political misconceptions surrounding where, when, ...
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Solar Fridges and Personal Power Grids: How Berkeley Lab is Fighting Global Poverty from 2013-03-25T13:00
Scientist discuss the recently launched LBNL Institute for Globally Transformative Technologies (LIGTT) at Berkeley Lab. LIGTT is an ambitious mandate to discover and develop breakthrough technolog...
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The Beginning and End of the Universe: What Physics Says from 2013-03-18T13:00
Berkeley Lab's Science at the Theater traveled across the Bay to San Francisco's Herbst Theater for a star turn by two of the Lab's Nobel laureates. George Smoot received the 2006 Nobel Prize in Ph...
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Conversation with Shashi Buluswar from 2012-11-19T13:00
Shashi Buluswar, the executive director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s Institute for Globally Transformative Technologies (LIGTT), chats with Jeff Miller, head of Public Affairs. LIGTT’s m...
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Conversation with Kathy Yelick from 2012-11-12T13:00
Kathy Yelick, Associate Berkeley Lab Director for Computing Sciences, an organization that advances computational science throughout lab’s research programs, chats with Jeff Miller, head of Public ...
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Customizing Plants for Biofuels with Henrik Scheller from 2012-07-16T13:00
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory biological engineer Henrik Scheller chats with Sabin Russell, former San Francisco Chronicle reporter turned Berkeley Lab science writer. Scheller hopes to gen...
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Extreme Science from 2012-05-21T13:00
Learn why Spencer Klein goes to the ends of the Earth to search for ghostly neutrinos in Antarctica. From Chernobyl to Central Asia, Tamas Torok travels the globe to study microbial diversity in e...
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Emissions Trading and Climate Finance: Is 2012 the Dead End or the Crossroads? from 2012-04-16T13:00
With the apparent end of the Kyoto Protocol era at hand, the role of market forces to drive emission mitigation is entering an uncertain era. Marc Stuart, Founding Partner at Allotrope Partners, di...
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What’s Right with Kansas? from 2012-02-27T13:00
Join the conversation with the Kansas-based Climate and Energy Project's founder and board chair, Nancy Jackson, and Berkeley Lab scientist Merrian Fuller, an electricity-market, policy and consume...
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Secrets of the Soil from 2012-02-20T13:00
Learn how the hidden world just beneath the surface could hold the key to our climate and and energy future. Eoin Brodie explores how shifting rainfall patterns affect the soil and the carbon cycle...
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Big Thinking: The Power of Nanoscience from 2012-02-13T13:00
Hear from young nano-scientists who are doing research on developing new energy sources and materials that will help answer the question – “what will power our civilization as oil supplies dwindle?...
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The Carbon Cycle Like You’ve Never Seen It with Margaret Torn from 2011-12-19T13:00
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ecologist and biogeochemist Margaret Torn chats with Sabin Russell, former San Francisco Chronicle reporter turned Berkeley Lab science writer. Torn studies th...
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The Future of Batteries with Venkat Srinivasan from 2011-12-12T13:00
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory battery scientist Venkat Srinivasan chats with Sabin Russell, former San Francisco Chronicle reporter turned Berkeley Lab science writer. They explore the prob...
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Fukushima: Fact vs. Fiction from 2011-05-11T13:00
The nuclear crisis in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan is confusing and frightening. Three Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists - Thomas McKone, Edward Morse and Ro...
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Cool Cities Cool Planet from 2011-03-14T13:00
Berkeley Lab scientists discuss how white roofs can cool your building, your city ... and our planet, and the role of the other carbon -- black carbon -- in global warming. Series: "Lawrence Berkel...
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Trading Carbon: Can Cookstoves Light the Way? from 2011-02-28T13:00
Berkeley Lab scientists discuss how families in Africa using stoves designed by Berkeley Lab are at the forefront of global carbon reduction. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Scien...
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Capturing Carbon from 2010-10-25T13:00
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab scientists Jeff Long of the Materials Sciences and Nancy Brown of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division discuss their efforts to fight climate change by capt...
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Visualizing Clean Energy from 2010-10-25T13:00
Juan Meza of the Computational Research Division reveals how scientists use computer visualizations to accelerate climate research and discuss the development of next-generation clean energy techno...
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Smart Windows from 2010-10-18T13:00
Berkeley Lab researchers Delia Milliron of the Materials Sciences Division and Stephen Selkowitz of the Environmental Energy Technologies Division talk about their work on energy-saving smart windo...
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Wind Warriors from 2010-10-11T13:00
Learn how Berkeley Lab scientists are developing wind turbines to be used in an urban setting, as well as analyzing what it will take to increase the adoption of wind energy in the U.S. Series: "L...
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Just Say No to Carbon Emissions from 2010-07-19T13:00
Lawrence Berkeley National Labs explores three efforts: cheap solar energy, storing carbon deep underground, and energy efficiency in China. Ramamoorthy Ramesh discusses research to make photovolta...
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Geologic Carbon Sequestration: Mitigating Climate Change by Injecting CO2 Underground from 2009-09-28T13:00
Climate change provides strong motivation to reduce CO2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuels. Carbon dioxide capture and storage involves the capture, compression, and transport of CO2 to geo...
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How to Bring Solar Energy to 7 Billion People from 2009-09-14T13:00
By exploiting the powers of nanotechnology and taking advantage of nontoxic, Earth-abundant materials, Berkeley Lab's Cyrus Wadia has fabricated new solar cell devices that have the potential to be...
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Seventy Five Years of Particle Accelerators from 2006-10-31T13:00
Andy Sessler, Berkeley Lab director from 1973 to 1980, sheds light on the Lab’s nearly eight-decade history of inventing and refining particle accelerators, which continue to illuminate the nature ...
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Energy Efficient Buildings and Appliances: from Berkeley Lab to the Marketplace from 2006-10-24T13:00
Art Rosenfeld, an appointee to the California Energy Commission and one of the architects of energy efficiency research at Berkeley Lab in the 1970s, discusses what it takes to shepherd innovative ...
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Discovery of the Transuranium Elements from 2006-10-17T13:00
Darleane Hoffman, a nuclear chemist, chronicles the discovery of the heaviest elements — those much heavier than uranium and plutonium. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [...
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Nuclear Medicine at Berkeley Lab: From Pioneering Beginnings to Today from 2006-10-10T13:00
Thomas Budinger, head of Berkeley Lab’s Center for Functional Imaging, discusses Berkeley Lab’s rich history pioneering the field of nuclear medicine, from radioisotopes to medical imaging. Series...
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Seismic Imaging of the Earth's Interior from 2006-02-16T13:00
Earth scientist Barbara Romanowicz discusses how she explores the deep structure and dynamics of the Earth using seismic tomography. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show...
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