Author Archives: rberkowitz

Automotive industry drives search for tunable thermal “switch” materials

Posted on January 11, 2017 by rberkowitz

New thin-film material automatically changes conductivity and helps to harness and repurpose waste heat. Continue reading →

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Using cellular networks to measure air quality

Posted on December 29, 2016 by rberkowitz

The propagation of microwaves offers an effective, low-cost means of detecting polluted air. Continue reading →

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All in the Delivery

Posted on December 20, 2016 by rberkowitz

The new fibre delivery options and scanning solutions for ultrafast (and non-ultrafast!) lasers. Read more in Laser Systems Europe (pg 18-20)…

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A hard rain’s a-gonna fall

Posted on December 6, 2016 by rberkowitz

A high-resolution climate model predicts an almost across-the-board increase in extreme precipitation events throughout North America. Continue reading →

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Cream of the Crop: Top-Tier Publications from 2016

Posted on November 11, 2016 by rberkowitz

Research at DOE Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory featured in Science, Nature and PNAS journals. Continue reading →

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Finding the magma source for Mount St Helens

Posted on November 1, 2016 by rberkowitz

Seismic imaging reveals a cold mantle beneath the volcano and suggests that magma migrates from the east. Continue reading →

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Conductive polymer substrate creates platform for biosensing applications

Posted on October 21, 2016 by rberkowitz

If you want to know how a living cell exchanges information with its surroundings, you have to understand how materials pass through the cell wall. Now, researchers have synthesized lipid bilayers on a flexible, conductive substrate that allows signals to transduce the model membrane. Continue reading →

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LIGO optical coatings pose new challenges in materials research

Posted on October 12, 2016 by rberkowitz

Not only has the detection of gravitational waves opened a new era of astronomy, it has also unveiled new horizons for optical and materials sciences. Continue reading →

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Putting Lidar on the Map

Posted on October 4, 2016 by rberkowitz

The latest developments and applications of lidar technology reach from the depths of the ocean to outer space. Continue reading →

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Carbon speeds through the ocean’s twilight zone

Posted on September 23, 2016 by rberkowitz

New measurements show how the sinking velocities of organic matter in the water vary with depth, region, and season. Continue reading →

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