Speaker: Ed Arens, Center for the Built Environment
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
New Concepts and Materials for Solar Energy ConversionEfficient conversion of solar photons into other forms of energy has become one of the primary objectives of the modern science and technology. The presentation will focus on methods to engineer the energy band structure of semiconductor materials for specific energy related applications. It will discuss recent progress in using ...
Bill McKibben is an American environmentalist and writer who frequently writes about global warming and alternative energy and advocates for more localized economies. His 2010 book Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet led the Boston Globe to call him "probably the nation's leading environmentalist" and Time magazine ...
Where: OaklandCost: $23
Moonlight Hike Watch the moon rise after sunset and hike back through the redwoods by full moonlight, on a moderately strenuous 4-5 mile hike. Learn to identify constellations, a planet, and features on the moon. The hike will be led by an experienced guide and will begin and end at Chabot. After ...
Where: OaklandCost: $7
Come to Foothill Observatory and join us in the exploration of our Universe!Foothill Observatory Friday Evening ProgramCome to Foothill Observatory and join us in the exploration of our Universe!Foothill Observatory is open for public viewing every clear Friday evening from 9:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Visitors can view the wonders of the universe through the observatory's new computer-controlled 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Views ...
