Light-Emitting Nanoparticles Could Provide Safer Way to Image Living Cells
August 15th, 2018A research team has demonstrated how light-emitting nanoparticles, developed at Berkeley Lab, can be used to see deep in living tissue. Researchers hope they can be made to attach to specific components of cells to serve in an advanced imaging system that can pinpoint even single cancer cells. More>
Long-Sought Carbon Structure Joins Graphene, Fullerene Family
August 15th, 2018The discovery of buckyballs delighted chemists in the 1980s, nanotubes jazzed physicists in the 1990s, and graphene charged materials scientists in the 2000s, but one nanoscale carbon structure – a negatively curved surface called a schwarzite – has eluded everyone. Until now, thanks to work by Berend Smit. Schwarzites are predicted to have unique electrical and storage properties for use as battery electrodes and catalysts. More>
Scientists Discover How to Protect Yeast From Damage in Biofuel Production
August 15th, 2018Some chemicals used to speed up the breakdown of plants for the production of biofuels are poison to the yeasts that turn the plant sugars into fuel. A group of researchers, including scientists from JBEI and Berkeley Lab, have identified two changes to a single gene that can make yeast tolerate the pretreatment chemicals. They published their findings recently in the journal Genetics. More>
Wildfires Have Changed; The Technology to Fight Them Hasn’t — Yet
August 15th, 2018Technologies like drones and satellites can help pinpoint wildfires in their early stages, provide comprehensive overviews of those currently raging, and track containment. FUEGO (Fire Urgency Estimator in Geosynchronous Orbit) uses detectors to gather images, spatial data, results from simulations, and local weather, and turns it into intelligence “that’s actionable,” said the Lab’s Carl Pennypacker. More>
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