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Today
10:30
a.m.
Center for Beam Physics
The Two-Frequency RF Photocathode Gun
David Dowell, SLAC
Bldg. 71-264
1 p.m.
NERSC
Multi-Protein Complex Data Mining for Detecting Protein
Interactions and Functional Organizations
Xiaofeng He
50A-5132
4 p.m.
College of Chemistry
Biocatalytic Routes to Structure-Directed Nanofabrication
of Siloxanes, Organometallics and Metallo-Oxanes
Daniel Morse, UC Santa Barbara
120 Latimer Hall
Monday
10 a.m.
CSEE
Fall Semester Undergraduate Student Presentations
Bldg 2-100
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Origins: Baked Salmon with Sundried
Tomato Tapenade
Fresh Grille: Philly Cheese Steak
Sandwich with Onion Rings
Menutainment: Viva La Burrito! Chicken
or Pork
Dinner: Choice of Roasted Lemon Herb Chicken; Chipotle BBQ
Short Ribs, Roasted Potatoes, & Vegetable; or Chicken Teriyaki
Rice Bowl
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6:30
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11
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| Dinner: |
5
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Full
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Nanosensors'
Niche
in Nanotechnology
At
some point in the future, nanosensors will revolutionize
the detection of biological and chemical substances,
displacement and motion, force and mass, and acoustic,
thermal and electromagnetic stimuli. Chemistry.org
has developed a report that highlights the recent
work in nanosensor development, including research
at Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division
that produces uniform, tear- or rod-shaped nanocrystals
from cadmium selenide for use in semiconductor chips.
Full
story.
NSF
Debuts $30 Million
"Cyber Trust" Program
The
risks of identity theft, e-mail viruses, denial-of-service
attacks, system glitches and other online hazards
often make the average person's reliance on computer
systems more of a leap of faith than a bond of
trust. To promote research into more dependable,
accountable and secure computer and network systems,
the National Science Foundation has issued a solicitation
for the Cyber Trust program, which expects to
fund up to $30 million in awards. Full
story.
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Clarifying News Reports
Of Contract Extension
Recent
press stories about the upcoming Berkeley Lab
contract competition have noted that the current
contract extension expires January 30, 2004. This
is the most recent of a number of extensions to
the previous contract, which expired September
30, 2002, while a new contract was being negotiated.
It is the lab's expectation that further extensions
will be agreed to, as necessary, to continue the
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Will
Port Cargo Get
'Nuclear Carwash?'
by
Ian Hoffman
Despite
massive federal investment in radiation detectors
and X-ray machines for U.S. maritime ports, security
officials still can't be sure of finding a nuclear
weapon hidden in a cargo container. The problem
is that plutonium and enriched uranium — the
essential ingredients of atom bombs — are
just weakly radioactive and their emissions can
be shielded or absorbed by cargo as common as food,
wood and plastics. Scientists think the answer is
a new twist on technologies used to search for solar
neutrinos and the illegal diversion of nuclear fuel.
Researchers tested the idea at Berkeley lab's 88-inch
Cyclotron and were encouraged. Full
story.
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Toy
Drive for Native
American Children
The
Lab’s Latino And Native American Association
(LANA) is once again partnering with the group
“Indian People Organizing for Change”
to sponsor a toy drive. Collection boxes will
be set up at various buildings around the Lab,
including the cafeteria, Building 50, and Building
90. The toy drive runs through Dec. 19. In other
LANA news, the organization recently received
a $141 check from Chevy’s restaurant to
support their scholarship fund. LANA provides
scholarship monies for students at Berkeley and
Richmond High Schools, as well as D-Q Tribal College
and Oxnard College.
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Come
Hear What
They Have Learned Fall
semester undergraduate students present their
end-of-semester talks, starting at 10 a.m. on
Monday, Dec. 8 in Building 2-100. Topics include
“Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Analysis by Gas
Chromatography,” “3-D Histopathology
of the Mammary Gland,” and “Isolation
and Growth of Archaea from Environmental Samples.”
Refreshments will be served. The event is sponsored
by the Center for Science and Engineering Education.
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