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EHS
Ironage Shoemobile Visit
Cafeteria parking lot
Noon
EETD
Modeling and Simulation of a Solar Assisted Desiccant Cooling System
C. Maalouf, U. of La Rochelle
Bldg. 90-3148
1 p.m.
Scientific Computing
An Algebraic Analysis of Augmented Lagrangian Techniques Applied to Saddle-Point Linear Systems
Chen Greif, University of British Columbia
Bldg. 50A-5132
1:30 p.m.
Surface Science and Catalysis
Chemistry and Mechanism of New Catalysts for the Selective Oxidation of Hydrocarbons via the CH Activation Reaction
Roy Periana, USC
Bldg. 66 Auditorium
4 p.m.
Physics
The Theory of More than Everything
Shamit Kachru, Stanford U.
Bldg. 50A-5132
Tomorrow
Noon
Employee Activities Assoc.
Yoga Class with Naomi Hartwig ($10/$12)
Bldg. 70A-3377
Physics
K+ à pi+ nu nubar at BNL E787/E949
Bhuyan Bipul
Perseverance Hall Annex
1 p.m.
Scientific Computing
Double Excitations Within Time-Dependent Density Functional
Theory Linear Response
Fan Zhang, Rutgers U.
Bldg. 50A-5132
2 p.m.
Nanosciences & Nanoengineering Institute
Nanowire-Based Sensors
Roya Maboudian, UC Berkeley
390 Hearst Mining Building
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Editions: Swiss Cheese, Avocado & Tomato Omelet
Tomorrow's Breakfast: Corn Beef Hash, Eggs & Toast
Market Carvery : Chicken Cacciatore with Pasta
The Fresh Grille: BBQ Chicken & Bacon Sandwich
Menutainment: Cobb Salad
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New Microscope Focuses Nanotech Dream
By
Michael Kanellos
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Simulation
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Department of Energy is enlisting partners to develop
a microscope that can capture images of particles measuring
a half an angstrom, or half the size of a hydrogen atom,
a necessary step in the nanotechnology evolution. The
$100 million project—known as TEAM, or Transmission
Electron Aberration-corrected Microscope—is being
conducted at five national laboratories. The first TEAM
microscope, which will be located at Berkeley Lab, is
expected to become operational by 2007 or 2008. Full
story.
Building a More
Efficient Fume Hood
Researchers at Berkeley Lab believe they can save the country more than $1.5 billion a year in electricity by updating the 60-year-old design of a laboratory staple: the fume hood. There are close to a million fume hoods in the United States, protecting high-school chemistry students and industry researchers alike by sucking up airborne chemicals, microbes, and particles. But hoods also suck up a lot of power: a typical one uses more energy each year than three homes. Full story. Read a Berkeley Lab article on this technology here.
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Employee
Handiwork
On Display
At Craft Fair
A plethora of one-of-a-kind, handmade items will be available for purchase at the Lab's ninth annual Craft Fair next Thursday, Dec. 9, from 3 to 6 p.m. All items featured at the fair are created by Lab employees, and make wonderful holiday gifts for friends and family. A drawing for free prizes will be held during the fair, which takes place in the cafeteria.
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Dell
on Site To Check
Out Bum Adapters
Employees with Dell Latitude, Inspirion and Precision laptops made between 1998 and 2002 may have adapters that are prone to overheating. Representatives from Dell will be at the Lab today and tomorrow (10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the cafeteria) to check out adapters for these models to see if they are defective. Go here to read more about the recall.
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DOE Issues Proposal
Call for LANL Contract
The National Nuclear Security Administration of the Department of Energy has issued a draft request for proposal (RFP) for the competitive selection of management to operate Los Alamos National Laboratory. This is the second draft RFP to be issued for laboratories currently operated by the University of California — Berkeley Lab's draft RFP was released on Oct. 15. Go here to read NNSA's announcement. Read a comment from UC Vice President Robert Foley here.
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