Replacing a Barrel of Oil with Plants and Microbes
From Berkeley Lab's Science at the Theater event on May 13th, 2013.
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Subsurface Microbes Expanding the Tree of Life
Jillian Banfield, Ph.D., UC Berkeley Professor and Berkeley Lab Earth Sciences Division staff scientist and long-time user of the DOE Joint Genome Institute’s resources shares her perspective on how the DOE JGI helps advance her research addressing knowledge gaps related to the roles of subsurface microbial communities in biogeochemical cycling. The video was filmed near the town of Rifle, Colorado at the primary field site for Phase I of the Subsurface Systems Scientific Focus Area 2.0 sponsored by the DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research.
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES↗
Cancer and Aging
Berkeley Lab biochemist Judy Campisi discusses her work on understanding the molecular and cellular basis of aging and the control of cellular senescence and its role in tumor suppression.
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES↗
Radiation and Public Safety
Berkeley Lab nuclear physicist Kai Vetter discusses his research on radiation detection and the Lab's Nuclear Science Division's involvement in addressing the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEA↗
Beetles, Biofuel, and Coffee
Berkeley Lab scientist Javier Ceja-Navarro discusses his research on the microbial populations found the guts of insects, specifically the coffee berry borer, which may lead to better pest management and the passalid beetle, which could lead to improved biofuel production.
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES↗
Urban Food Initiative
Shashi Buluswar, Berkeley Lab's Executive Director of the Institute for Globally Transformative Technologies (LIGTT) discusses the issue of urban food deserts and malnutrition in American inner cities.
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES↗
The Future of Electron Microscopy
Berkeley Lab scientist Haimei Zheng discusses the future of electron microscopy and her breakthrough research into examining liquids using an electron microscope.
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
Searching for Dark Energy
Berkeley Lab scientist David Schlegel discusses his research on mapping the universe and understanding dark energy.
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗
Harnessing Energy from Ocean Waves
Berkeley Lab scientist Marcus Lehmann, a member of the Lab's Cyclotron Road cohort, discusses his research on harnessing energy from ocean waves.
16 TIDAL AND WAVE POWER↗
Exploring How Vegetation Impacts Earth's Climate
Berkeley Lab scientist Lara Kueppers explores how vegetation impacts the earth's climate.
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATI↗
Building a Tabletop Accelerator
Berkeley Lab physicist Wim Leemans discusses his research on developing a tabletop-size particle accelerator.
43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
#AskBerkeleyLab: Batteries for Electric Cars
Berkeley Lab Battery Scientist, Venkat Srinivasan, answers a question about batteries for electric cars, highlighting the lab's research into reducing costs and improving environmental impact.
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗
SFA 2.0- Metabolic Potential
Berkeley Lab Earth Scientists Jill Banfield and Harry Beller explain the Sustainable Systems SFA 2.0 project's research on metabolic potential—or how metabolic lifestyles of microbial communities modulate in response to as well as influence environmental change.
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES↗
#AskBerkeleyLab: Jeff Greenblatt Talks Greenhouse Gas Emissions
We received questions from our social media audience around California's goal to dramatically reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Berkeley Lab scientist Jeff Greenblatt answers them here.
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SFA 2.0- Watershed Structure and Controls
Berkeley Lab Earth Scientist Ken Williams explains the watershed research within the Sustainable Systems SFA 2.0 project—including identification and monitoring of primary factors that control watershed biogeochemical functioning.
58 GEOSCIENCES↗
Sustainable Systems SFA 2.0
Berkeley Lab Earth Sciences Division Director Susan Hubbard, the Project Lead for the Sustainable Systems Scientific Focus Area (SFA) 2.0, gives an overview of the project and its mission to develop a predictive understanding of terrestrial environments, from the genome to the watershed scales, to enable a new class of solutions for environmental and energy solutions.
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#AskBerkeleyLab: Comets and the Early Universe
Andrew Westphal, a physicist and frequent user of Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source (ALS), answers a question from Oakland resident, Alex on comets and what they tell us about the early universe.
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#AskBerkeleyLab: What's a Supercomputer?
Berkeley Lab computational scientist and Head of NERSC's Services Department, Katie Antypas, answers a question from Alameda resident, Marina, on supercomputers.
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING↗