Berkeley Lab Selects Richmond for Second Campus

Sites in Albany, Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville and Oakland were among the competitors for a new campus consolidating Berkeley Lab's biosciences programs.

Richmond has beaten competitors for Berkeley Lab's second campus, lab spokesman Jon Weiner announced Monday. The Richmond Field Station, which is already owned by the University of California, spans 152 acres and has been used since 1950 primarily for large-scale engineering research.  Berkeley had three sites on a shortlist of six for the new campus, including Aquatic Park West in West Berkeley, Emeryville/Berkeley — with properties located in both cities, and Golden Gate Fields spanning both Berkeley and Albany. The decision on a finalist was initially expected in November, but was delayed to early 2012. The new site will consolidate Berkeley Lab's biosciences programs, which are currently scattered throughout the East Bay in leased …

•  1 Comment
• Photos (1)

Berkeley Lab Engineers Help Protect Refugees from Rape

Engineers created a fuel efficient stove so that Darfuri women would no longer need to make dangerous trips collecting firewood.

Berkeley Lab Decision Delayed to 2012

The decision on the site for Berkeley Lab's second campus originally expected in late November will now be announced in early 2012.

From the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: The University of California announced today that its decision regarding a preferred site for the second campus of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is expected to be announced in early 2012. The timeline for the second campus selection process had called for a late-November announcement. “We have been working diligently over the past months since announcing our list of finalists,” says Berkeley Lab Director Paul Alivisatos. “We want to thank all the cities, developers and community members who have been participating in our selection process.  We have been overwhelmed by the positive and extremely thoughtful responses from the communities of Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, …

• Photos (1)

Berkeley Lab Brings Thomas Edison's Talking Doll Back To Life

Scientists from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory were able to make the 123-year-old artifact sing 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' once again.

Some nursery rhymes never get old — even those that are 123 years old. Historians have recovered what is believed to be the earliest recording of a woman's voice in a talking doll made by Thomas Edison in 1888, according to the National Park Service.  The scratchy, 12-second audio clip, captures a woman reciting "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." Historians believe the recording was produced over a century ago, back when Edison was venturing in the sale of talking dolls. While the dolls didn't quite stick with the public back then, now, historians are receiving these dolls with open arms. According to historian Patrick Feaster, Edison's efforts marked the first commercial recording — the first time people were hired to record audio that …

• Photos (1)