Graphene is the two-dimensional crystalline form of carbon: a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in hexagons, like a sheet of chicken wire with an atom at each nexus.

The Lab will host an Emergency Preparedness Fair today from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on the grounds adjacent to the cafeteria.

As part of Emergency Preparedness Week, Berkeley Lab’s Lawrence Hutchings and Fred Angliss will present “When the Earthquake Hits,” a video that examines potential impacts to Lab as a result of a Hayward Fault earthquake.

To accommodate a visit to the Lab by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and her delegation, the H2 parking lot, just north of Building 70 will be closed.

CSEE is looking to place 3 more students with its High School Student Research Participation Program.

As announced last month, the Lab’s Public Affairs Department is launching a revamped homepage and Today at Berkeley Lab e-mail, as well as introducing a News Center.

The Department of Energy’s Nanoscale Research Centers, which includes Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry, are sponsoring a 2.5 day symposium on "Safe Handling of Engineered Nanoscale Materials" at Argonne Lab July 7-9.

A law taking effect on July 1 prohibits drivers from using handheld wireless telephones while operating a motor vehicle. Drivers under the age of 18 may not use a wireless phone or hands-free device while operating a motor vehicle. 

IceCube, the giant neutrino telescope under construction at the South Pole, traces its roots to 1933, when Wolfgang Pauli proposed a tiny neutral particle "in desperation." Fermi named it "neutrino" in 1933, and Cowan and Reines found the first ones in 1956.

Utilities are increasingly embracing wind — owning their own facilities, buying wind-generated electricity from other producers, and even factoring future carbon regulation into their financial equations, said expert participants on a utility panel at WINDPOWER 2008.

A multi-institutional research program managed by Berkeley Lab received recognition May 22 at Connectivity Week in Santa Clara, CA. The demand response automation server, a technology developed for the Automated Demand Response research effort managed by Berkeley Lab, received a Buildy Implementation Award at the meeting.

As part of the Lab’s Emergency Preparedness Week activities, a “Drop, Cover and Hold” drill will be conducted on Monday from 10 to 10:30 a.m. To properly execute this drill, participants should drop to the ground, take cover by getting under a sturdy table or desk, and hold onto that piece of furniture.

The new Job Hazards Analysis system is scheduled to become available on Monday. To learn more about the JHA system, go here to view an information animation or access the Frequently Asked Questions site.

Every 72 seconds, a new case of Alzheimer's is diagnosed. There is still no cure for this progressive and fatal brain disease, and the numbers are expected to rise as the baby boomer generation ages. Yet many of the fundamental questions about Alzheimer's remain unanswered.

Biologists have long studied common traits — such as height or nose shape — to infer ancestral relationships between animals. But the more distant the relationship, the trickier it is to establish connections through simple comparisons of anatomy.

Rhode Island's major power company would be required to buy renewable energy for at least 10 years at a time under a proposal adopted unanimously Tueday by Senate lawmakers.

The Lab’s eBuy catalogs currently provide a full range of supplies, equipment, and chemicals, with equal or greater coverage than that provided under previous B2B and blanket subcontracts, such as Fisher Scientific and ISC BioExpress.

Targeted programs and policies to support early-career investigators and high-risk, high-reward research are needed to preserve U.S. leadership in science and technology, according to a report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS) released yesterday.

This fall, NASA and the Department of Energy plan to invite proposals for a $600 million satellite mission devoted to dark energy. But some scientists fear that might not be enough.

Berkeley Lab will launch Emergency Preparedness Week on Monday with events to promote awareness of what to do in an emergency.

The fourth annual Summer Wellness Fair will take place on the cafeteria lawn tomorrow from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., sponsored by the Lab’s Health Care Facilitator.

The Department of Energy marked a milestone yesterday with the submission of a license application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) seeking authorization to construct America’s first repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada.

Ray Orbach, DOE’s Under Secretary for Science, visited Berkeley Lab on Friday, during which he heard presentations on several programs, including the ALS, SNAP, energy efficiency and storage, biosystems imaging, and green computing.

This year's Summer Lectures debut in just three weeks, offering cutting-edge research in plain language for students, teachers, and the Lab community. On Tueday, June 24, the series kicks off as Wes Bethel, head of CRD's Science Visualization Group, discusses scientific visualization as a means of "seeing the unseeable."

Most scientists who study the cosmos keep their eyes fastened firmly on the sky. Not so Bernard Sadoulet. The Berkeley Lab physicist is stalking dark matter, the elusive material that forms the scaffolding of the universe.

The Lab shuttle van going to and from Potter St. will have a new route and schedule starting next Monday, including a stop at the Joint Bioenergy Institute (JBEI) on Hollis St. As part of the changes, the Potter St./JBEI van will no longer travel to Building 74.

Amy Fuerstenau, energy staff for speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, came to the Lab last Thursday to learn more about the energy research taking place here. After meetings on campus, she toured the Molecular Foundry and heard a presentation on nano-inspired energy solutions.

The protein XPD is one component of an essential repair mechanism that maintains the integrity of DNA.

Research-paper authors who incur publishing charges, including submission fees, page charges, and reprints, will now use a simplified procedure for handling these types of expenses.

11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Environment, Health and Safety
Emergency Preparedness Fair
Cafeteria Lawn >

Noon
Environmental Energy Technologies
Can Follow-Through, Feedback and Post-Occupancy Evaluation Be Made Routine for Design and Building Teams?
William Bordass
Bldg. 90-3122>

12:15 p.m.
Philanthropy Club
Chemo Cap Project: Knitting Loom Class
Cynthia Ernest
Lower Cafeteria>

Tomorrow

8:30 a.m. to noon
Berkeley Lab Institute
Learn iT - Excel Intermediate
Bldg. 90-0026

Noon
Employee Activities Association Feldenkrais ATM class with Erika Gasperikova
Bldg. 90-3122

Noon
Environment, Health and Safety
Emergency Preparedness: When the Earthquake Hits Lawrence Hutchings, Seismologist, Fred Angliss Structural Engineer
Bldg. 50 Auditorium

12:30 p.m.
Yoga Club
Yoga with Chris Hoskins
Bldg. 70-191

1 p.m.
Berkeley Lab Institute
Learn iT - Excel Advanced
Bldg. 90-0026