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Author Archives: rberkowitz
Gel Scaffolds for Delivery of Immunotherapies
How clinical researchers are using biocompatible polymers to carry cancer immune therapies directly to the tumor. Continue reading
Posted in The Scientist
Tagged biology, Cancer, immunology, Immunotherapy, Lab Tools, Medical, The Scientist
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Sea turtles don’t just go with the flow
Satellite data reveal that the marine reptiles change their behavior to interact with currents. Continue reading
Posted in Physics Today
Tagged biology, Environment, Geophysics, Oceanography, Physics, Physics Today
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Separating pebbles from boulders on asteroid Itokawa
Collisions between fragments may lead to size segregation of rock piles during asteroid formation. Continue reading
New simulations suggest cost-effective materials design for H2 storage
Researchers propose an inexpensive material design that appears able to store and deliver bulk hydrogen at an unprecedented rate. Continue reading
Posted in MRS Bulletin
Tagged Hydrogen Storage, Materials Sciences, MOFs, MRS Bulletin, Nanoscience, Renewable Energy
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Exploring the environmental impact of quantum dots
The speed with which microbes in a simplified ecosystem absorb the nanomaterials is raising concerns about the effect on organisms higher in the food chain. Continue reading
Posted in Physics Today
Tagged Ecology, Energy, Environment, microbiology, Physics Today, Toxicology
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Automotive industry drives search for tunable thermal “switch” materials
New thin-film material automatically changes conductivity and helps to harness and repurpose waste heat. Continue reading
Posted in MRS Bulletin
Tagged Automotive, Materials 360 Online, Materials Sciences, MRS Bulletin, Thin Films
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Using cellular networks to measure air quality
The propagation of microwaves offers an effective, low-cost means of detecting polluted air. Continue reading
Posted in Physics Today
Tagged Aerosols, Air Quality, Atmospheric Sciences, Physics Today
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All in the Delivery
The new fibre delivery options and scanning solutions for ultrafast (and non-ultrafast!) lasers. Read more in Laser Systems Europe (pg 18-20)…
Posted in Europa Science
Tagged Europa Science, Laser Systems Europe, Lasers, Scanning, Ultrafast
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A hard rain’s a-gonna fall
A high-resolution climate model predicts an almost across-the-board increase in extreme precipitation events throughout North America. Continue reading
Cream of the Crop: Top-Tier Publications from 2016
Research at DOE Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory featured in Science, Nature and PNAS journals. Continue reading
Posted in Pacific Northwest National Lab
Tagged Biofuels, EMSL, Energy, Genetics, microbiology, Renewable Energy
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Rachel Berkowitz 