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Author Archives: rberkowitz
Probing dopant distribution: Finding by Berkeley Lab Researchers Opens the Door to Better Doping of Semiconductor Nanocrystals
The icing on the cake for semiconductor nanocrystals that provide a non-damped optoelectronic effect may exist as a layer of tin that segregates near the surface. Continue reading
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Tagged Chemistry, Electronics, Energy, Materials Sciences, Semiconductors, Solid State Physics
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New and Old Ideas about Earth’s Oxygenation History
Multiple approaches are being brought to bear on the question of when and how our planet’s atmosphere acquired life-sustaining oxygen. Continue reading
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Tagged Down to Earth, Earth Sciences, Palaeogeology, Physics Today
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The Smartphone Generation
With the Image Sensors 2014 conference approaching, Imaging & Machine Vision Europe looks at the debt that industrial cameras owe to mobile phones Continue reading
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Tagged Electronics, Europa Science, Imaging & Machine Vision Europe, Tech
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Vertical Farms
Feeding the world’s increasingly urban population could entail building multistory farms in cities. Continue reading
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Tagged Down to Earth, Earth Sciences, Health & Nutrition, Physics Today, Policy
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Greener Ways to Raise Revenue
Northwest states lead the US in evaluating the feasibility of a carbon tax. Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Down to Earth, Physics Today, Policy, Politics
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A Two-Wheeled PostDoc
After completing my PhD, I rode my bicycle from Paris to Gibraltar. Here’s the story. Continue reading
Trapping and Keeping Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Underground carbon sequestration could mitigate global warming. Its effectiveness is being studied in the field and in the lab. Continue reading
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Tagged Climate Change, Down to Earth, Earth Sciences, Energy, Physics Today
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Research Now Concept Paper
Current knowledge and need for further research regarding environmental impact of the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal. Continue reading
Deepwater Horizon, Three Years Later
BP-funded research aims to understand and mitigate impacts of hydrocarbon pollution in the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere. Continue reading
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Tagged Down to Earth, Earth Sciences, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Physics Today
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Surf Forecastin’ USA
A California-based company unites surfers with oceanographers to help people know when it’s safe to surf. Continue reading
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Tagged Down to Earth, Earth Sciences, Oceanography, Physics Today
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Rachel Berkowitz 