Resources (1-20 of 42)

1. Birck Science Communication Shark Tank Compititon 2018

   17 Jan 2019 |

   The Science Communication Shark Tank competition and workshop gives students a chance to learn and train master storyteller skills in the best possible way: by playing a real-life game.

2. Design of Optoelectronically-active Polymers for Organic Photovoltaic Applications

   08 Feb 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Bryan W. Boudouris

   Organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices are of great interest due to their promise of providing flexible, lightweight, and inexpensive alternatives to their currently-used inorganic counterparts. However, large-scale implementation of these modules has been hampered due to their relatively low power...

3. Birck Solar Research Seminar Series

   08 Feb 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Peter Bermel

   The Solar Research Series includes presentations from researchers at Purdue and leading researchers across the nation on developments in wafer-based, thin-film, organic and cross-cutting technologies in photovoltaics (PV) and related solar power. Results to be presented will include a mixture of...

4. Vacuum Nanosystemsfor Energy Conversion

   01 Feb 2013 | | Contributor(s):: Roger T. Howe

   Micro and nano-fabricated sensors (e.g., accelerometers and gyroscopes) and actuators (e.g., light valve chips for projection and cell-phone displays) have become commonplace in recent years. Some of these devices must operate in a hermetically sealed, lowpressure ambient, a need that motivated...

5. Nano Solutions to Our Impending Energy Crisis

   17 Nov 2012 | | Contributor(s):: Ali Shakouri

   In this talk we review some of the advances in nanoscale energy conversion devices and discuss about the challenges and opportunities to provide a clean energy infrastructure. Couple of examples from solar and thermoelectric materials, devices and systems will be given and the scale of the...

6. Competing Policy Choices at the Intersection of Energy and Climate Change – An Engineer’s Role

   03 Feb 2012 | | Contributor(s):: Suresh V. Garimella

   I will explore the tension between the seemingly contradictory but equally critical needs of energy security and climate change mitigation, and discuss the potential of renewable sources. I will highlight the role of engineers and scientists in informing this confusing policy landscape.

7. Hydrogen Car Demo and Explaination

   20 Dec 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Go CHOI, Jerry M. Woodall

8. Energy Biofuels: An Even Better Alternative to Oil

   10 Oct 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Maureen McCann

9. Economic Factors on the Modern Photovoltaic Market

   16 Sep 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Gregory T. Forcherio

   Photovoltaic research is heavily driven by market demand and "green-energy" hopes of the future. Commercial and utility level thin film photovoltaic systems have almost reached grid parity worldwide, but the residential market, mainly comprised of crystalline and polycrystalline...

10. PfFP Lecture 39: Future of Nuclear Energy in the US - Debate

    17 May 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Jerry M. Woodall

11. PfFP Lecture 27: Climate Change II - Debate

    20 Apr 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Jerry M. Woodall

12. PfFP Lecture 26: Climate Change I

    14 Apr 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Jerry M. Woodall

13. PfFP Lecture 28: Climate Change III

    14 Apr 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Jerry M. Woodall

14. PfFP Lecture 11: Chain Reactions, Nuclear Reactors and Atomic Bombs I

    10 Mar 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Jerry M. Woodall

15. Nano*High: Got Plastic? What Saran Wrap & Renewable Energy Generation Have in Common

    31 Jan 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Rachel Segalman, Eric Isaacs, Jeffrey B. Neaton

    Rachel Segalman is an Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at UC Berkeley and a Faculty Scientist at LBNL. Nano*High The Molecular Foundry Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Nano*High gratefully acknowledges QB3, the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences for...

16. Science at the Theater: Trading Carbon: Can cookstoves light the way?

    31 Jan 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Ashok Gadgil, Kayje Booker, Adam Rausch

    Learn how families in Africa, using stoves designed by Berkeley Lab, are at the forefront of global carbon reduction.

17. Science at the Theater: Cool Cities, Cool Planet

    31 Jan 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Arthur Rosenfeld, Melvin Pomerantz, Ronnen Levinson

    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.

18. Science at the Theater: Putting Carbon in its Place

    31 Jan 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Ian Walker, Cindy Regnier, Eric Masanet

    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.

19. Science at the Theater: Get Smart About Carbon

    31 Jan 2011 |

20. PfFP Lecture 1: Energy and Power I

    26 Jan 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Jerry M. Woodall