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Author Archives: rberkowitz
New compound that withstands extreme heat and electricity could lead to next-generation energy storage devices
Flexible polymers made with a new generation of the Nobel-winning “click chemistry” reaction find use in capacitors and other applications. Continue reading
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How Sea Spray Might Disperse Large Particles
Experiments reveal new details of the process by which contaminants in the ocean could reach the atmosphere through the bursting of bubbles in foam. Continue reading
How Berkeley Lab Helped Develop One of the World’s Most Popular Open-Source Security Monitoring Platforms
A tool from the internet’s early days keeps Microsoft’s users secure while supporting the open-source paradigm. Continue reading
Massive Star Formation DisplaysSelf-Control
New observations of a stellar nursery highlight a self-regulation mechanism that appears to resolve discrepancies between simulated and observed efficiencies of star formation. Continue reading
A Salt-Based Laser Color Converter
Artificial salts that are liquid at room temperature can be used to efficiently tune the wavelength of a laser source. Continue reading
A Nonlinear Cavity Cools a Cantilever
Photons in a nonlinear cavity perform “negative” work on a mechanical oscillator, cooling it toward its ground state. Continue reading
The Sounds of Atoms
Transforming the spectral lines of each element into a musical tone provides a fun tool for teasing out patterns in the electronic structures of atoms. Continue reading
How Freshwater Mixes in a Winter Lake
An influx of warmer water mixing with a colder ambient volume can create a dense parcel that drives bottom currents and determines the resulting circulation patterns. Continue reading
Lab-Made Motors Could Move and Glow in Cells
Minuscule motor molecules could emit light as they journey into cells. Continue reading
Dark Matter Goes Down to the Wire
A superconducting nanowire detector places new bounds on how a hypothetical lightweight dark matter particle interacts with electrons. Continue reading
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