Self-portrait by Daniel Parks taken with a Sigma 30mm, f/1.4 @ f/2. Camera on a tripod with timer Daniel Parks is one of Berkeleyside’s favorite photographers. You will have seen, and probably admired, many of his images here over the years, including “Storm over Berkeley”, the photograph we recently offered as a gift to readers […]
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Berkeley Lab second campus decision delayed into 2012
Schematic design from the August presentation of Aquatic Park West second campus site, one of three with Berkeley footprints Cities and developers eagerly awaiting a decision on the second campus for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are going to have to wait a little longer. When the lab announced its program to find a second campus, […]
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Berkeley’s Saul Perlmutter wins Nobel Prize in Physics
Newly anointed Nobel prize winner for physics Saul Perlmutter says the best thing about winning is snagging a coveted NL parking permit.
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Berkeley Lab holds meeting for Emeryville/Berkeley site
View “Live from Berkeley Lab’s Emeryville/Berkeley site meeting” on Storify
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Aquatic Park pitches for Berkeley Lab 2nd campus tonight
Yesterday, Golden Gate Fields had its turn in the spotlight at a public meeting held by the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab to discuss that location as one of the six possibles on its shortlist for its second campus. Richmond, Alameda and Oakland have all had their chance to shine, and Monday August 8th will see a […]
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Berkeley sites for Lab’s second campus in the spotlight
Michael Goldin, one of the owners the Aquatic Park West site, stands in front of the view the lab would have if it located there. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel As the Berkeley Lab rolls into town this week to hold three public meetings about a second campus, there has been a lot of speculation about which […]
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Berkeley’s Helios building: One year from breaking ground
The Helios building on July 17. Photo: Jef Poskanzer This time last year it was a demolition site. Today, the new five-story Helios building in downtown Berkeley stands tall — and vibrant — at 2151 Berkeley Way at Shattuck, not yet complete, but well on the way. The Helios Energy Research Facility, a UC Berkeley-Berkeley Lab initiative […]
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Berkeley bids for second Lab campus fly under the radar
Richmond City illustration of a possible LBNL second campus site Richmond is pulling out all the stops in its bid to persuade the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab to build its second campus there. A full-blown, city-sponsored advertising campaign includes a billboard on I-80, lawn signs for residents’ front yards and “Richmond (Heart) LBNL” buttons available […]
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Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source gets a ‘cool’ roof
Reroofing the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley Lab. Photo: Lawrence Berkeley Nat'l Lab/Roy Kaltschmidt While much of the coverage of energy issues faces on big geopolitical or technological challenges (Reduce dependency on foreign oil! Make solar as cheap as coal!), some of the biggest gains in energy efficiency can come from seemingly innocent actions. […]
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Goats reduce fire hazards in the Berkeley hills
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory goat herder with his dog. Photos: Roy Kaltschmidt, courtesy of LBNL By Robert Mills For the past six weeks, more than 600 goats have been munching the grass and shrubs on the steep hills around the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, in a 6-week project to make 100 acres less susceptible to fire. […]
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Three Berkeley sites being considered for Lawrence Berkeley Lab second campus
Aerial view of Lawrence Berkeley Lab/Photo: LBL The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has selected six sites in six East Bay cities as the possible location of a second campus, Berkeleyside has learned. Three of the six sites are either in Berkeley or partly in Berkeley, according to knowledgeable sources who asked not to be named. They […]
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Berkeley: More excellent than expected
Looking for excellence in physics? Larger green circles show more excellence than expected. We love maps on Berkeleyside, particularly when they demonstrate something that we knew in our hearts even without the data. (We also like maps that show us our preconceptions were wildly wrong. We just like maps.) So it was exciting to come […]
