JGI Hosts Annual User Meeting March 18-20. Register Now
JGI’s Annual User Meeting, Genomics of Energy and Environment, will take place March 18-20. Keynote speakers include Annalee Newitz of io9 and Steve Quake of Stanford University. Topics include...
View ArticleTraffic Impact Near SERC Building
On Friday, Jan. 17, from 6:00 am to approx. 3:00 pm the SERC project will be performing crane operations which will block the eastbound lane of McMillan Road. Flaggers will be present to regulate...
View ArticleEarth Sciences Talk Tomorrow (Friday) on Cadmium in the Ocean
On Friday, the Earth Sciences Division will host a Distinguished Scientist Seminar featuring François Morel. He will discuss the biological use of cadmium in the ocean and the unexpected link between...
View ArticleJens Birkholzer Named Earth Sciences Division Deputy
Jens Birkholzer has been named as the new Earth Sciences Division Deputy. Birkholzer is a hydrogeologist with deep expertise in coupled fluid, gas, solute and heat transport in complex subsurface...
View ArticleBerkeley Lab-led Project Aims to Produce Liquid Transportation Fuel from Methane
A Berkeley Lab-led team hopes to engineer a new enzyme that efficiently converts methane to liquid transportation fuel. “There’s a lot of methane available, and we want to develop a new way to harness...
View ArticleVolunteer Opportunities at Lawrence Hall of Science
Join the volunteer community and share your insight and experience with future scientists and engineers. Help the Hall’s visitors “step into the shoes of a scientist,” and add your own inspiration and...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday …Giant Sequoia
For this week’s Throwback Thursday social media effort, Carl G. Lawrence, Dr. & Mrs. George Blumer, Molly Lawrence, Gunda Lawrence, and Ernest Orlando Lawrence are seen standing in front of the...
View ArticleCRT Cable Pull Will Affect Parking Beginning Next Week
Cable work on the CRT will lead to the blocking off of several parking stalls beginning Monday, April 28 and lasting till the end of May. The areas affected (Lawrence Road and N1 Road) can be seen here.
View ArticleLow Background Counting Facility Moves to Sanford Underground Research Facility
(From left) Keenan Thomas, James Symons, Steve Dardin, Donna Hurley, Kevin Lesko, Al Smith and Yuen-dat Chan (NSD) at Oroville site. After nearly 30 years, the Nuclear Science Division has moved its...
View ArticleSimulations Show Overcoming Ion Instabilities in Hot Plasma Boost Fusion...
For decades, controlled nuclear fusion has held the promise of a safe, clean, sustainable energy source that could help wean the world from fossil fuels. But the challenges of harnessing the power of...
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