Month: April 2012

April 30 SLAC colloquium on lithium-air batteries

Because lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are now too heavy and expensive to allow mass-market adoption of light-vehicle electrification, battery chemistries “beyond Li-ion” are now actively being

by Contributed Content
on April 27, 2012

Spotted: Phillips Brooks School first graders getting in a neighborly mood for Earth Week

In honor of Earth Day last Sunday (4/22), the students of The Phillips Brooks School in Menlo Park have been having a week long celebration

by Linda Hubbard
on April 27, 2012

Daniel Gomez Sanchez mixes Missouri roots and Barcelona training as chef de cuisine at Madera

Growing up in Missouri, the expectation in Daniel Gomez Sanchez's household was for him to become a doctor. "My parents are doctors and my sisters

by Linda Hubbard
on April 27, 2012

April showers bring rainbow over Menlo Park

Folks out for early morning exercise dodged some light rain showers that followed the overnight rainfall. "Measured .2" in my gauges, bringing my season-to-date total

by Linda Hubbard
on April 26, 2012

Jupiter String Quartet performs Music@Menlo concert on April 29

Music@Menlo’s 2011/12 Winter Series concludes on April 29 at the Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center with the Jupiter String Quartet performing a special afternoon of masterworks

by Linda Hubbard
on April 26, 2012

SLAC Director Emeritus Burton Richter discusses early years, energy and the environment

Nobel Laureate Burton Richter, former director of SLAC, is one of the Menlo Park-based lab's most notable and influential scientists. In this Q&A with SLAC

by Mike Ross
on April 26, 2012

Spotted: Eye-high mustard

The April rain transformed local open spaces that had stayed unusually dry and brittle this winter into seas of green - and other colors. Visitors

by Linda Hubbard
on April 25, 2012

Husband/wife veterinarians continue personalized animal care at Peninsula Pet Hospital

East Coast native Harish Narayanaswamy met South Bay local Husna Ulla at veterinary school at Tufts University in Boston. Once a couple, Husna began her

by Linda Hubbard
on April 25, 2012

Menlo Park Playborhood hosts book launch party on April 29

Come to our Menlo Park Playborhood on Sunday, April 29, to help us celebrate the launch of Playborhood: Turn Your Neighborhood Into a Place for

by Mike Lanza
on April 24, 2012

World’s largest digital camera being designed at SLAC in Menlo Park

A 3.2 billion-pixel digital camera designed by SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park is now one step closer to reality. The Large Synoptic Survey

by Andrew Freeberg
on April 24, 2012