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Prominent climate-change denier now admits he was wrong Sacramento Bee

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Satellite climate data at 33 years: questioning shaky claims that downplay global warming Washington Post

Extreme year, few measures MercuryNews.com

Ex-skeptic tells US Congress climate change is real Google News

Piecemeal cuts won't add up to radical reductions Nature.com

A Reality Check on Ambitious Climate Targets New York Times

Tool clears the air on cloud simulations R&D Magazine

Carolina Climate Change Seminar hosts renowned scientist DailyTarHeel.com

Group Urges Research Into Aggressive Efforts to Fight Climate Change New York Times

Engineering the climate is last and scariest option, says US scientist The Guardian

High School Students Win Climate Data Contest Earth Techling

Game predicts worrisome climate change scenarios based on energy use Examiner.com

National honor for climate scientist recognizes achievement, perseverance The Independent

Uncertain Future for Joshua Trees Projected with Climate Change Innovations Report

Global warming: Scientists expect extreme weather carnage to increase Examiner.com

Research shows humans are primary cause of global ocean warming over past 50 years LLNL Press Release

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Sea change in salinity heralds shift in rainfall Reuters

The Climate Fixers: Is there a technological solution to global warming? The New Yorker

Water Cycle Study Examines Global Warming, Ocean's Salt Content Huffington Post

Study Indicates a Greater Threat of Extreme Weather New York Times

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Federal Agencies Demonstrate Response Capabilities for a Radiological Event NNSA Press Release

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NYPD's Ray Kelly touts city's security Newsday

Airborne Agent CBRNE World

How to Survive a Nuclear Attack CBS News

U.S. Revises Nuclear Blast Aftermath Guidance Global Security Newswire

L.A. dry run: urban nuke attack 'a survivable event' USA Today

U.S. Rethinks Strategy for the Unthinkable New York Times

Video: Radiation Preparedness and Clinical Applications Seminar in Los Angeles youtube icon

Rapid PCR Could Bring Quick Diagnoses Scientific American

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Audio: Science Today at UCOP – Science Today at UCOP

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Aiming to Optimize qPCR Steps Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News

Advance makes possible near-instantaneous DNA analysis LLNL Press Release

New PCR testing makes “near-instantaneous” DNA testing possible Tech.blorge

New hardware powers through DNA tests in under 3 minutes Ars Technica

Scientists create faster DNA analyzer: What does it mean for us? CBS News

LLNL creates fast DNA copy machine KGO-TV

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New carbon dioxide-removing catalyst can take the heat R&D Mag

New research shows brain injuries from blasts similar to football impacts HealthCanal.com

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Larger helmet could guard against brain injury to troops USA Today

U.S. troops to get better helmets and 'ballistic boxers' CNN

Army's helmets outperform NFL's but could be improved, study finds NextGov.com

Tweaked helmet would better protect our troops LA Times

LLNL researchers find way to mitigate traumatic brain injury in study for Joint IED Defeat Organization LLNL News Release

Also in: Science Daily – KGO channel 7 (ABC) – Stars and Stripes – San Francisco Business Times – MedicalXpress – R&D Magazine – FoxNews.com – U.S. Army/defenceWeb – Army News Service – Science Today at the University of California

Laboratory licenses microbial detection array advance to Missouri firm LLNL Press Release

Video: Inside Science

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Technology IDs pathogens within 24 hours United Press International

A Three-Inch Bio-Detector Quickly Scans For All the Bacteria and Viruses We Know Of, All at Once Popular Science

New Technology for Bacterial and Viral Detection Labome

New detection technique used in analysis of vaccines PhysOrg.com

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Phobos-Grunt: A new approach to predicting spacecraft re-entry R&D Magazine
Extreme summer temperatures occur more frequently LLNL Press Release

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Hot summers increasing in the U.S. UCAR

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LLNL Receives $1.75M to Integrate More Renewable Sources into California's Energy Grid LabManager.com

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Shaping California’s Smart Grid: Employing the Best Computer Technology energybiz.com

Livermore to Use HPC to Advance Clean Energy Technology HPC wire

Underground explosions could replace hydrofracking, government scientist says Examiner.com

Government gets into shale gas research with a bang Platts.com

Carbon Capture and Green Technology: Environmentalism's Step Forward--and Two Steps Back ForeignAffairs.com

Dirty Coal, Clean Future The Atlantic

Why It's Hard to Talk about Energy The Atlantic

Cheap plastic could be used to detect nukes KGO-TV San Francisco

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New device to fight nuke terror threats Newsday (Long Island)

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Lawrence Livermore partners with Native American carbon researchers to help support Marshallese resettlement LLNL Press Release

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Lawrence Livermore ramps up wind energy research LLNL Press Release

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Researchers slowly lift fog off longer-term wind forecasts Windpower Engineering and Development

Power generation is blowing in the wind R&D Magazine

Sensing the Wind Is Getting Better Results New Energy and Fuel

UC Davis Receives California Energy Commission Funds To Research Wind Forecasting Renew Grid Magazine

Extreme Forecasting To Give Wind An Edge EarthTechling.com

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Can JCATS Constructive Simulation Move to the Cloud? DefenseNews
Lawrence Livermore and Navajo Nation to partner in energy efforts LLNL Press Release

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Tracing A Threat (Chemical Forensics) Chemical and Engineering News

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Molecular dynamics to combat chemical terrorism Chemistry World

Treating “Untreatable” Bacterial Infections Innovation

Audio: Novel way to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria Science Today at UCOP

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A New Way to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria FoxNews

New Ways to Kill Drug-Resistant Bacteria Popular Mechanics

Combatting antibiotic resistant bacteria: it's all in the genes R&D Magazine

Livermore Lab kills antibiotic resistant bacteria with their own genes San Francisco Business Times

Bacterial genes seen as treatment weapons UPI.com

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Livermore scientists provide support for launch of the Mars Science Laboratory LLNL Press Release

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NARAC: There for You When You Need To Know Which Way the Wind Blows Weatherwise.org

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Americans using more energy, especially fossil fuels SF Business Times

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Wind, Biofuels Lead U.S. Renewables Growth Earthtechling.com

U.S. energy use back up in 2010 after 2009 dip USA Today

U.S. energy use subject of report Science News

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Separating signal and noise in climate warming LLNL Press Release

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Supercomputers offer tools for nuclear testing — and solving nuclear mysteries Washington Post

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Advanced Supercomputer Models Supplant Real-World Nuclear Weapons Tests PopSci.com

LLNL gamma ray spectrometer to orbit Mercury R&D Magazine

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A Lab-developed instrument to orbit Mercury Science Today

Mercury: Messenger spacecraft scans dynamic planet SFGate.com

Spacecraft carrying Livermore instrument poised to orbit Mercury InsideBayArea.com

MESSENGER spacecraft to swing into orbit around Mercury on March 17 PhysOrg.com

Preventing close encounters of the orbiting kind PhysOrg.com

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Prototype system to better track space junk Science Today at UCOP

National lab helps track space debris Science Today at UCOP

NASA trying to pinpoint where satellite will fall to earth FoxReno.com

NNSA Announces New Space Debris Modeling HPCWire.com

Renewal of a Life and Physical Sciences Research Program at NASA Could Facilitate Longer, Farther Human Space Missions Spaceref.com

NASA's research ability in space under threat Physicsworld.com

Livermore Lab wins $3.5M grant with Loyola University for anthrax vaccine San Francisco Business Times

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Lab receives $3 million for BioAMS instrument LLNL Press Release

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Exploring the Origin of a Virus Lab Manager Magazine
Scientists man front lines post-9/11 WTOP.com

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Radiation Detection After 9/11 Lab Manager Magazine

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LLNL researcher awarded $2.4 million from NIH for bio weapon mitigation PhysOrg.com

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Lab Supercomputers Analyze Behavior for Cyber Security KGO Channel 7

Livermore Lab signs clean energy development pact with Chinese group Pleasanton Weekly
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LLNL partners with SWAY to launch deep sea offshore wind demonstration project LLNL News Release

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Livermore Researcher Says Streamlining Trucks Could Save Trucking Industry $24 Billion a Year Bloomberg Businessweek

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Increased production of smelly sulfur compound in Southern Ocean tied to climate change LLNL News Release

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Foot and Mouth Disease May Spread through Shedding Skin Cells Science Daily

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Researchers use gamma rays to detect hidden nuclear threats Homeland Security Newswire

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Antimatter Detectors May Help Monitor Rogue Nuclear Activity Live Science

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How to save $10 billion a year in fuel costs Innovation, Vol. 8 No. 6

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Think Biomass, Not Natural Gas Miller-McCune

Livermore lab team activated to track radiation plumes in Japan PleasantonWeekly.com

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Japan radiation risk to California is downplayed Los Angeles Times

Livermore Lab Advises Feds on Japanese Nuclear Disaster LivermorePatch.com

Better Ways to Detect Radiation Innovation, Vol. 9 No. 1

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A new model for radionuclide detection R&D Awards

A new formula for radiation detection R&D Awards

Livermore research on new materials for radiation detection R&D Mag

Livermore Lab helps test for nuclear cargo San Francisco Business Times

NanoSIMS suggests arsenic as a life building block Nanotechnology Now

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Oldest objects in solar system indicate a turbulent beginning LLNL News Release

Tracking Terrorists through Bomb Fingerprints CNN news report (video)

Transcript

Global Security Opinions

Telling Our Story: Health Physics (Carolyn MacKenzie)

Shaping California’s Smart Grid: Employing the Best Computer Technology (Julio Friedmann)

A Reality Check on Ambitious Climate Targets (Jane C. S. Long)

Piecemeal cuts won't add up to radical reductions (Jane C. S. Long)

Group Urges Research Into Aggressive Efforts to Fight Climate Change (Jane C. S. Long)

Carbon Capture and Green Technology: Environmentalism's Step Forward--and Two Steps Back (Julio Friedmann)

Dirty Coal, Clean Future (Julio Friedmann)

Why It's Hard to Talk about Energy (Julio Friedmann)

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