New Research Project: Seismic Hazards

Posted on January 11, 2015 by rberkowitz

Cherry-Point-Proposal-Map-V3-300x231The next addition to Research Now’s expanding portfolio of research projects is an evaluation of the faults and character of the seafloor in the vicinity of the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal. Read more at Research Now...

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New Research Project: Wind Climatology

Posted on November 4, 2014 by rberkowitz

CliffMassWindStudy545Non-profit organization Research Now’s first research project has begun! The final product will be a detailed characterization of winds in the Cherry Point vicinity, which will be useful for professionals preparing the environmental impact statements for the Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT) project.  Read more at Research Now…

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Outsmarting Thermodynamics in Self-assembly of Nanostructures

Posted on November 3, 2014 by rberkowitz

Rachel-B-Zhang-image-212x300Berkeley Lab reports method for symmetry-breaking in feedback-driven self-assembly of optical metamaterials.  Read more at Berkeley Lab…

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Berkeley Lab Study Reveals Molecular Structure of Water at Gold Electrodes

Posted on October 23, 2014 by rberkowitz

Rachel-B-image-Au-cell-300x233Berkeley Lab researchers have developed a method not only to look at the molecules next to the electrode surface, but to determine their arrangement changes depending on the voltage.  Read more at Berkeley Lab…

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NMR Using Earth’s Magnetic Field

Posted on August 19, 2014 by rberkowitz

Earth-magnetic-field-300x128Researchers carried out a proof-of-concept NMR experiment using a high-sensitivity magnetometer and a magnetic field comparable to that of the Earth.  Read more at Berkeley Lab…

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A Dry State in the West

Posted on July 22, 2014 by rberkowitz

pt.5.4004thumbnailWhat is causing California’s worst-ever drought?  Read more at Physics Today…

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Producing Hyperpolarized Xenon Gas on a Microfluidic Chip

Posted on June 10, 2014 by rberkowitz

Rachel-Pines-2-300x158While big machines were once the stuff that scientific dreams are made of, analytical spectroscopy instrumentation has trended to smaller products that are portable, affordable, and fit into locations far removed from a standard laboratory.  Read more at Berkeley Lab…

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Unexpected Water Explains Surface Chemistry of Nanocrystals

Posted on May 29, 2014 by rberkowitz

Rachel-image-3-287x300Berkeley Lab scientists answer questions of how charged ligands balance on surface of colloidal nanoparticles.  Read more at Berkeley Lab…

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Probing dopant distribution: Finding by Berkeley Lab Researchers Opens the Door to Better Doping of Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Posted on May 2, 2014 by rberkowitz

Delia-Mill-image-300x156The 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.  Read more at Berkeley Lab…

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New and Old Ideas about Earth’s Oxygenation History

Posted on April 24, 2014 by rberkowitz

pt.5.4003thumbnailMultiple approaches are being brought to bear on the question of when and how our planet’s atmosphere acquired life-sustaining oxygen.  Read more at Physics Today…

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