Scientist discuss the recently launched LBNL Institute for Globally Transformative Technologies (LIGTT) at Berkeley Lab. LIGTT is an ambitious mandate to discover and develop breakthrough technologies for combating global poverty. Explore fuel efficient stoves for clean cooking, the ultra-low energy refrigerator, the solar OB suitcase: A low-cost package of the five most critical biomedical devices for maternal and neonatal clinics and the UV Waterworks, a device for quickly, safely and...

Berkeley Lab's Science at the Theater traveled across the Bay to San Francisco's Herbst Theater for a star turn by two of the Lab's Nobel laureates. George Smoot received the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics for the "discovery of the blackbody form and anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation." Saul Perlmutter received the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics for "for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae." The host for the...

Learn why Spencer Klein goes to the ends of the Earth to search for ghostly neutrinos in Antarctica. From Chernobyl to Central Asia, Tamas Torok travels the globe to study microbial diversity in extreme environments. Andrew Minor uses the world's most advanced electron microscopes to explore materials at ultrahigh stresses and in harsh environments. And microbes that talk to computers? Caroline Ajo-Franklin is pioneering cellular-electrical connections that could help transform sunlight into...

Learn how the Advanced Light Source is improving medicine, paving the way for clean energy, changing the future of computers, and much more. Featured speakers are Berkeley Lab's Roger Falcone, Rachel Segalman, Andrew Westphal, and Stanford University's Axel Brunger. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 23303]

Join the conversation with the Kansas-based Climate and Energy Project's founder and board chair, Nancy Jackson, and Berkeley Lab scientist Merrian Fuller, an electricity-market, policy and consumer behavior expert. In a state rife with climate-change skepticism, CEP has changed behavior, and some minds, by employing rural values of thrift, independence, conservation, and friendly competition to promote energy efficiency. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID:...

Learn how the hidden world just beneath the surface could hold the key to our climate and and energy future. Eoin Brodie explores how shifting rainfall patterns affect the soil and the carbon cycle. Janet Jansson looks at the potential of microbes in the soil to lead to better biofuels or to help scientists understand the planet’s carbon cycle. Margaret Torn examines what will happen to the carbon in soil as the climate changes. Trent Northen explores how soil microbes adapt to extreme...

Hear from young nano-scientists who are doing research on developing new energy sources and materials that will help answer the question – “what will power our civilization as oil supplies dwindle?” Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 21567]

Is dark energy really accelerating the universe? Join Andrew Fraknoi and three Berkeley Lab cosmologists as they delve into nature’s greatest mystery. Greg Aldering explores type 1 supernovae. Shirley Ho measures the cosmos through baryon oscillation and Eric Linder asks out of the box questions about the cosmos; could it be something even stranger than dark energy driving the universe? Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 21566]

The nuclear crisis in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan is confusing and frightening. Three Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists - Thomas McKone, Edward Morse and Robert Budnitz - discuss the facts about radiation safety and risks, detection and the implications for human health and the environment. Lance Knobel moderates Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 21582]

Berkeley Lab scientists discuss how white roofs can cool your building, your city ... and our planet, and the role of the other carbon -- black carbon -- in global warming. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 20689]

Berkeley Lab scientists reveal the latest research on how to reduce your carbon footprint at home, work, and when you shop. Learn how even small choices can have a big impact. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 20688]

Berkeley Lab scientists discuss how families in Africa using stoves designed by Berkeley Lab are at the forefront of global carbon reduction. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 20690]

Learn what it will take to create tomorrow's net-zero energy home as Lawrence Berkeley National lab scientists reveal the secrets of cool roofs, smart windows, and computer-driven energy control systems. Iain Walker will explores net-zero energy houses that generate as much energy as they use. Mary Ann Piette discusses how new technologies are enabling buildings to listen to the grid and adjust demands based on fluctuating electricity prices. Bruce Nordman explores digital networks that will...

Lawrence Berkeley National Labs explores three efforts: cheap solar energy, storing carbon deep underground, and energy efficiency in China. Ramamoorthy Ramesh discusses research to make photovoltaic cells using the most abundant elements in the Earth's crust -- materials that are literally as common as dirt. Nan Zhou expliores China’s energy use and the policies that have been implemented to increase energy efficiency and reduce CO2 emission growth. Curt Oldenburg discusses a strategy to...

No mystery is bigger than dark energy — the elusive force that makes up three-quarters of the Universe and is causing it to expand at an accelerating rate. Join a panel of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists who use phenomena such as exploding stars and gravitational lenses to explore the dark cosmos. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 17426]

A new breed of biofuels may help solve the global energy challenge and reduce the impact of fossil fuels on global warming. Hear from a panel of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists who are developing ways to convert the solar energy stored in plants into liquid fuels. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science] [Show ID: 17427]

By exploiting the powers of nanotechnology and taking advantage of nontoxic, Earth-abundant materials, Berkeley Lab's Cyrus Wadia has fabricated new solar cell devices that have the potential to be several orders of magnitude less expensive than conventional solar cells. And, by mastering the chemistry of these materials—and the economics of solar energy—he envisions bringing electricity to the 1.2 billion people now living without it. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory "...

Great innovations start with bold ideas. Join a roundtable discussion with five Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists discuss how technologies they have developed are improving the world. Todd DeSantis: Pocket-sized DNA probe. Carl Haber: Preserving history one recording at a time. Nitash Balsara: battery powered commute? Hashem Akbari: Could your roof cool the world? Katherine Yelick: Supercomputers for a greener world. Series: "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory " [Science]...