All in the Delivery

Posted on December 20, 2016 by rberkowitz

scanlabs2.jpgThe 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

201611_pt_precipA high-resolution climate model predicts an almost across-the-board increase in extreme precipitation events throughout North America.  Read more in Physics Today...

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Cream of the Crop: Top-Tier Publications from 2016

Posted on November 11, 2016 by rberkowitz

bond-octaug2016-cover-400-croppedResearch at DOE Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory featured in Science, Nature and PNAS journals. Read more in print and  the Molecular Bond (EMSL)…

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Finding the magma source for Mount St Helens

Posted on November 1, 2016 by rberkowitz

davis2Seismic imaging reveals a cold mantle beneath the volcano and suggests that magma migrates from the east.  Read more in Physics Today…

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Conductive polymer substrate creates platform for biosensing applications

Posted on October 21, 2016 by rberkowitz

IMAGE copy.jpgIf 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. Read more in MRS Bulletin…

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LIGO optical coatings pose new challenges in materials research

Posted on October 12, 2016 by rberkowitz

LIGO1 copy.JPGNot only has the detection of gravitational waves opened a new era of astronomy, it has also unveiled new horizons for optical and materials sciences. Read more in MRS Bulletin (Vol 41 Issue 10; html)…

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Putting Lidar on the Map

Posted on October 4, 2016 by rberkowitz

Screen Shot 2016-10-04 at 07.49.52.pngThe latest developments and applications of lidar technology reach from the depths of the ocean to outer space. Read more in Electro Optics in print (pg 18-22) and online…

 

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Carbon speeds through the ocean’s twilight zone

Posted on September 23, 2016 by rberkowitz

Sampling1.jpgNew measurements show how the sinking velocities of organic matter in the water vary with depth, region, and season. Read more at Physics Today…

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Molecular Processes, Global Effects

Posted on September 21, 2016 by rberkowitz

mb-augStreamlined proposal call focuses on aerosol sampling at DOE Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Climate Research Facility site with analysis at Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory. Read more in print (pg 6) and the Molecular Bond (EMSL)…

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Scientists probe lightning hotspot to predict future strikes

Posted on August 15, 2016 by rberkowitz

DRM0MG_webForecasters hope to predict strikes months or even years in advance.  Read more at Nature…

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