Gamma Neutron Science
Talks at Lab This Week

Firestone

An international research coordination meeting on “New Applications of Prompt Gamma Neutron Activation Analysis,” the second annual event sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), is being held in the Building 71B Conference Room all this week. Lab Nuclear Scientist Richard Firestone is host to the IAEA and representatives from eight countries. They are discussing their research with the goal of advancing the science and bringing this technology to the developing world. Lab scientists are developing neutron generator-based techniques that free prompt gamma neutron activation from traditional nuclear reactor-based experiments.

Donate Blood
Tomorrow, Thursday

The Blood Drive is seeking donations tomorrow, (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.) and Thursday, (7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) in Building 70A-3377. To schedule an appointment contact Charlotte Bochra (X4268). Walk-in donors are always welcome after 9 a.m. on both days. Donate blood and give the gift of life.

Softball Scores

Results of 8th Week of Play:

Rated X over Animals 13-5
Fully Loaded over Isotopes 10-0 (forfeit)
SUDZ over Hit & Run 15-5
Ballpark Estimates over Silver & Black 7-5

Camshafts - BYE

Bone Biomaterial Study
Featured in Radio Story

Tomsia

Antoni Tomsia, Berkeley Lab’s materials scientist who recently received a $4.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop bone-like materials that could greatly improve implants such as artificial hips and shoulders, was on the air in Cincinnati recently. Station WVXU-FM produced an interview with Tomsia about his quest to harness the latest advances in nanotechnology to fabricate implants that behave like real bone, and included it in a recent edition of its “Focus on Technology” series. Go here to listen to the audio clip (web browsers should be configured for .m4a audio, or right-click on link and save file to desktop).

Global Warming Rise
Predicted by Simulation
By Mike Toner

The National Center for Atmospheric Research has released the newest model of Earth's climate — a massive computer simulation showing that global temperatures may rise "significantly more" than early models have predicted. The new Community Climate System Model was created by four supercomputing centers, including NERSC at Berkeley Lab. Predictions for increased warming from a doubling of carbon dioxide levels next century may not sound like much — 4.7 degrees instead of 3.6 degrees — but researchers say the difference could have a powerful effect on international and domestic policy in the next few years. Full story (requires registration).