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Today
Noon
Yoga Club
Class with Inna Belogolovsky
Bldg. 70-191
Noon
Dance Club
Beginning Night-Club Two Step
Bldg. 51 Lobby
4 p.m.
Chemistry Department
Chan Memorial Lecture: The Molecular Basis of Eukaryotic Transcription
Roger Kornberg
Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Center
4 p.m.
Nuclear Engineering
The Lead-Cooled Fast Reactor: Concepts for Small and Medium-Sized Reactors for International Deployment
Craig Smith
3105 Etcheverry
4:30 p.m.
Physics Department
Casimir Effects
Peter Milonni
1 LeConte
Tomorrow
Noon
Environmental Energy Technologies
Buffer Gas Cooling: A Tool for Trapping Neutral Atoms
Bonna Newman
Bldg. 90-3122
4 p.m.
Life Sciences and Genomics
The DNA Damage Response of Hypoxic Cells
Catherine Muller-Staumont
Bldg. 66 Auditorium
5:30 p.m.
Water Resources Center Archives
Desalination, With a Grain of Salt: A California Perspective
Heather Cooley
250 Goldman School
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This week's menu
Breakfast
6:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Lunch
11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Coffee Bar
Mon. - Thur: 6:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Friday: 6:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Weekends: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. |
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Page, left, and Chu |
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Google Reps Visit Lab;
Discuss Energy Efforts
Google.com co-founder Larry Page and members of Google.org’s RE<C (Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal) team visited the Lab last Thursday, meeting with Lab Director Steve Chu and energy researchers from the Lab and UC Berkeley. RE<C is an effort to develop electricity from renewable energy sources that are cheaper than electricity produced from coal. Three areas were discussed: solar thermal, wind, and geothermal. Geothermal information was presented by Ernest Majer, Stefan Finsterle, Curtis Oldenburg, and Mack Kennedy (Earth Sciences). Ryan Wiser participated in the talk on wind, while Arun Majumdar and Arlon Hunt (all EETD) discussed solar thermal. Policy and economics experts, including Mark Levine (EETD) and Wiser, explored the advancement of public policies that will accelerate the development of renewable energy.
Berkeley Chancellor Talks
Energy at Senate Hearing
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UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau testified last Thursday before a U.S. Senate panel, chaired by Senator Barbara Boxer, that is examining greenhouse gas emissions. During his testimony, Birgeneau discussed the collaboration with Berkeley Lab on the Energy Biosciences Institute, Joint Bioenergy Institute, and Helios. “California has demonstrated national and international leadership in committing to reduce its green house gas emissions,” he said. “Berkeley is at the forefront of energy research, and specifically energy research and implementation to make these goals viable.” Go here to read his full testimony.
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GM Tests Lithium-Ion
Batteries for Chevy Volt
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General Motors’ highest priority technology will reach the proving grounds this month as engineers test the lithium-ion battery for the Chevy Volt. Although lithium-ion has been used in cell phones and laptop computers, engineers don’t yet know how the technology will perform in an automotive setting. Battery experts have questioned whether lithium-ion EV batteries are ready. “It depends on your definition of the word ‘ready,’” says Elton Cairns, with Berkeley Lab’s Environmental Energy Technologies Division. “If you ask, ‘Can it be done?’ The answer is yes. If you ask, ‘Will it be affordable by today’s consumers?’ The answer is no.” Full story.
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