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Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have found a new way to harness properties of light waves that can radically increase the amount of data they carry. The new work throws wide open the amount of information that can be multiplexed, or simultaneously transmitted, by a coherent light source.
Berkeley Lab is pursuing a portfolio of negative emissions technologies and related research to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. (Credit: Gary...
A Sponge to Soak Up Carbon Dioxide in the Air A Q&A with Berkeley Lab scientist Jeffrey Long on a material for capturing CO2 February 22, 2021 405 Shares Berkeley Lab is pursuing a portfolio of negative emissions technologies and related research to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. (Credit: Gary Whitton/Shutterstock) Human activity is now leading to the equivalent of 40 billion tons of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere each year, putting us on track to increase the planet’s temperature by 1.5 degrees Celsius over pre-industrial levels by 2040. According to the Intergovern...
E-Mail IMAGE: From left: Berkeley Lab scientist Susannah Tringe, Dan Kasen, and former Berkeley Lab scientist M. Zahid are winners of the Lawrence Award. view more Credit: Berkeley Lab, Noah Berger/UC Berkeley, Princeton University The Department of Energy has announced that Susannah Tringe and Dan Kasen, two scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), will receive the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, one of DOE's highest honors. Additionally, former Berkeley Lab scientist M. Zahid Hasan, was also named as one of the eight recipients. The Lawrence Award, name...
Researchers develop rechargeable, custom-fitting N95 masks Jeffrey Urban/Courtesy According to a press release from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the new N95 mask model can be custom-fitted and 3D-printed. Additionally, the mask’s mesh filter, which is responsible for trapping virus particles, can be recharged, the press release states. Last Updated December 16, 2020 With personal protective equipment, or PPE, continuing to be in short supply due to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC Berkeley have developed a rechargeable,...