Author Archives: rberkowitz

Tropical soils could be accelerating global warming

Posted on October 1, 2020 by rberkowitz

A field study challenges climate simulations by showing increased carbon loss from warmed low latitude soils. Continue reading →

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Quantum Simulations of Curved Space

Posted on September 10, 2020 by rberkowitz

A heptagonal-lattice superconducting circuit, and the mathematics thatdescribe it, provide tools for studying quantum mechanics in curvedspace. Read more in APS Physics…

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Tropical soils may accelerate global warming

Posted on September 9, 2020 by rberkowitz

New experiments challenge climate simulations that predict minimal carbon loss from soils in the tropics. Read more in Physics Today…

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Mechanically stressed phytoplankton light up

Posted on September 1, 2020 by rberkowitz

The bioluminescent intensity depends on the rate and amplitude of the micro – organism’s deformation.  Continue reading →

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Finding Flow in Granular Media

Posted on August 24, 2020 by rberkowitz

A new model can predict how packed particles move through both 2D and 3D channels. Continue reading →

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Toward an Ultrahigh Energy Density Capacitor

Posted on August 19, 2020 by rberkowitz

By introducing defects to a common material, Berkeley Lab researchers create a highly efficient capacitor with dramatically increased energy density. Continue reading →

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Mechanically stressed phytoplankton light up

Posted on August 13, 2020 by rberkowitz

The intensity of bioluminescence depends on the rate and amplitude of the microorganism’s deformation.  Continue reading →

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Coldest Electrons Ever from Photocathodes

Posted on August 6, 2020 by rberkowitz

Researchers have generated the coldest electrons to date from solid-state photocathodes, an achievement that could improve electron sources for particle accelerators and ultrafast electron microscopy applications.  Continue reading →

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Real-Time Measurements of Earth’s Spin and Tilt

Posted on July 17, 2020 by rberkowitz

An array of ring lasers provides the first continuous measurement of Earth’s motion from a single location.  Continue reading →

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Building Novel Carbon Allotropes

Posted on July 2, 2020 by rberkowitz

Calculations indicate that a form of carbon synthesized from pentagonal hydrocarbon molecules could have unusual electrical and mechanical properties.  Continue reading →

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