January 2019 – July 2022
An annual physical inventory of accountable personal property is a key requirement of the Lab’s property management program. The Lab’s annual inventory campaign starts Jan. 7, 2019. Selected assets have been distributed to divisions for validation. http://procurement.lbl.gov/welcome-to-procurement-property/property-management/inventories/
A discovery by researchers at Berkeley Lab and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis shows that recycling carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals and fuels can be economical and efficient – all through a single copper catalyst.
More of the afternoon commute is in the dusk and dark in winter. According to safety experts, this makes it harder for drivers to see due to compromised depth perception, color recognition, and peripheral vision. It is also harder to see our wildlife that may be foraging in the late afternoon. https://today.lbl.gov/2018/12/17/safety-tips-for-navigating-in-less-daylight/
The LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter detector, which will soon begin its deep-underground search for particles thought to account for most matter in the universe, now has “eyes.” The post Massive New Dark Matter Detector Gets Its ‘Eyes’ appeared first on News Center.
The Lab has completed its Annual Sustainability Report for FY 2018, and plans for FY 2019. One significant achievement is maintained, annualized energy savings totaling 6.7 million kWh since 2015. https://sbl.lbl.gov/reports/
Berkeley Lab materials scientist Eli Yablonovitch is the recipient of the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering. He was honored “for widely used scientific improvements to radio- and light-based technologies in wireless communications and solar energy applications.” https://news.berkeley.edu/2018/12/10/eli-yablonovitch-wins-2019-franklin-medal-in-electrical-engineering/
Construction activities will begin in mid-December along Cyclotron Road near Building 59. Temporary fencing installation along the Cyclotron Road sidewalk won’t impede pedestrian access. This supports the deployment of the Perlmutter (NERSC-9) HPC system.
Researchers captured freeze-frames of the changing shape of the huge macromolecular complex, transcription factor IID, as it locks onto DNA and loads the machinery for reading the genetic code.
Berkeley Lab traffic researcher Alex Bayen is using sophisticated computer modeling to predict what self-driving cars can do to improve traffic.
