Today
10 a.m.
EHS 256
LockOut/TagOut Verification
Bldg. 70A-3377
Noon
Dance Club
Fox Trot Practice
Bldg. 51 Lobby
Noon
CITRIS
If Telecommunication is Such a Good Substitute for Travel, Why Does Congestion Continue to Get Worse?
Patricia Mokhtarian, UC Davis
290 Hearst Mining Bldg. (campus)
12:15 p.m.
Yoga Club
Class with Chris Hoskins
Bldg. 70A-3377
3 p.m.
CXRO
Substrate-Induced Band Gap Opening in Epitaxial Graphene
Shuyun Zhou, UC Berkeley
Bldg. 6-2202
Tomorrow
7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
EHS
Red Wing Shoemobile
Bldg. 51 Parking Lot
9 a.m.
EHS 280
Laser Safety
Bldg. 70A-3377
1:30 p.m.
EHS 60
Ergonomic Awareness for Computer Users
Bldg. 70A-3377
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Breakfast: Ham and Cheddar Scramble with Hash Browns
Tomorrow's Breakfast: Strawberry Cinnamon French Toast with Sausage
Pizza: Sausage with Peppers and Onions
Grill: Salmon Salad
Cultural Cuisine: Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Deli: Portabello and Brie Prestini with Sundried Tomato, Pesto Mayonnaise
Carvery: Flank Steak with Potatoes and Vegetables
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Green Tech May Mean
Jobs for the East Bay
The green technology surge could produce a boomlet of jobs and economic activity in the East Bay, but the region must play its cards right to capture an employment upswing, according to panelists who gathered this week at a conference to survey the East Bay's economy. Working in its favor is the region’s world-class research and academic centers, such as UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab, which are already in a joint venture with oil giant BP to develop biofuels. Full story (registration required).
Increase in Moisture
Content Tied to Humans
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Observations and climate model results confirm that human-induced warming of the planet is having a pronounced effect on the atmosphere’s total moisture content. Those are the findings of a new study appearing in the Sept. 17 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Using 22 different computer models of the climate system and measurements from the Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I), atmospheric scientists, including Berkeley Lab computational researcher Mike Wehner, have shown that the atmospheric moistening over the bulk of the world’s oceans is caused by the increase in carbon dioxide caused by the burning of fossil fuels. Full story.
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88’s Electrical Upgrade
Reduces Energy Waste
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Berkeley Lab’s 88-inch cyclotron is going green, reducing energy waste by replacing ten of its original quadrupole power supplies, which are only 17 percent efficient, with new switches that are 85 percent efficient. The upgrade will reduce the maximum power needed for the beam line quadrupoles from 39kWatt to 7kWatt. Based on a typical operating schedule, the cost savings will pay for the new switches in less than four years. ”The 1960’s-designed 20kWatt power supplies were operated on less than 5kWatt loads so they were regulating badly and very inefficient, and parts to repair them are no longer available,” said Lab engineer and project coordinator Gudrun Kleist. Other staff involved in the upgrade include Jim Rice, Marco Monroy (both with the Engineering Division), and Steve Warner (Facilities).
Interview With Orbach
Available on Website
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The Business of Government Hour radio program broadcast a previously recorded hour-long interview with Department of Energy Under Secretary for Science Raymond Orbach. During the program, Orbach discussed his thoughts on transformational science, the American Competitiveness Initiative, ASCR, SciDAC, large-scale facilities and the Department's Bioenergy Research Centers. Go here to listen to the interview or read a transcript.
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Name Spelling, College Wrong in Tuesday TABL
Yesterday’s edition of Today at Berkeley Lab included an article from the Fresno Bee on funding for water studies. The reporter misspelled Berkeley Lab scientist Yu-Shu Wu’s name. Another article included the wrong college affiliation for new Center for Science and Engineering Education head Susan Brady. She earned her B.S. from the University of Southern California.
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