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Brand New Nuclear Science Wall Chart Ready For Schools

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Contemporary Physics Education Project, working with scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, have released a spectacular new wall chart for high schools that graphically illustrates fundamental principles, recent discoveries, and future directions in nuclear science.

Funder: Department of Energy

To The South Pole On MBone: First Live Multicast Connection

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The first multicast video and audio link to the South Pole officially has opened for business, linking the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and scientists at the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The Internet's Multicast Backbone technology -- MBone for short -- allowed the link, a method far less expensive than any other for exchanging live sound and pictures between remote locations.

Priority Service For Internet Traffic Demonstrated

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley and Argonne national laboratories have successfully marked selected Internet traffic for priority service over unmarked, lower-priority traffic in a cross-country demonstration.

Funder: Department of Energy

National Health Study Launched On The Internet

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researcher Dr. Paul Williams is attempting to transform epidemiology by wedding it to the Internet. Williams, who runs several large national health studies, has launched what he hopes will be the first epidemiological mega-survey on the Internet.

A Faster, Better Way To Compute Medical Models From Noisy Images

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new computer program developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory produces fast, accurate, 3-D models of internal organs and other features -- including tumors -- starting from such noisy anatomical images as x-rays, MRI, PET scans, or sonograms. A click of the mouse starts the automatic process, which can even create movies of such features as a beating heart's interior

Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

Seismic Imaging Unearths Detailed Picture Of Earth's Core

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Using seismic wave data gathered from tens of thousands of earthquakes, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers have produced three-dimensional images of the Earth, from the crust to the inner core. In creating their model, the researchers found evidence that the outer core is not homogeneous, as has been long hypothesized. This information can help lead to a better understanding of the Earth's magnetic field.

Funder: Department of Energy

Oil Exploration: Researchers Invent New Way To See Underground

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found a new way to use electromagnetic energy to create tomograms of subsurface resistivity. The technique can be used to visualize the subsurface at depths ranging from gas and oil reservoirs thousands of meters deep to plumes of pollutants in shallow soil.

Funder: Department of Energy

Electron Experiment Holds Promise For Electronics Industry

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent experiment in which the movements of electrons between a conductor and an insulator were recorded on a femtosecond time-scale holds significant promise for the electronics industry. Working with a unique femtosecond spectroscopy system, scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have successfully demonstrated a technique that could revolutionize the understanding of electron dynamics at surfaces and interfaces.

Journal: Science
Funder: Department of Energy

Building Design Advisor, Advanced PC Software For Architects And Builders, Released By National Lab

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has released a beta version of the Building Design Advisor (BDA), an advanced, Windows-based decision-making tool intended to help architects and engineers design more energy-efficient, economic, and comfortable buildings. Studies suggest that building designers who use building simulation tools can reduce the energy use of a new building by 20 percent.

Funder: Department of Energy

Chemists Closing In On Commercial Potential Of Alkanes

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The elusive goal of unlocking the vast potential of alkanes - - methane is among these compounds -- is another step closer to realization. Using techniques that capture intermediate chemical reactions in trillion-of-a-second time frames, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers have obtained the first detailed pictures of an alkane-activation reaction at room temperature.

Journal: Science
Funder: Department of Energy