all of those ideas started at lawrence berkeley. paul alivisatos is the director of lawrence berkeley national laboratory. he replaced the outgoing director, steven chu, who became the secretary of energy. thomson reuters says dr. alivisatos is one of the best chemists in the world, and he is the author of scientifically important papers like "air stable, all inorganic nano crystal processed by solution" joined by jon swartz of "usa today" and maggie shiels of the bbc. i e-mailed that paper to you. did you get a chance to read it. >> passed the title -- >> neither did i. it's a good read. i don't normally, doctor, start by asking somebody to explain their chart, but explain to us where this lab falls. who owns it, who runs it, how is it different than lawrence livermore laboratories, which is also a famous laboratory in california. >> sure. >> run us through that which i'm sure is a common confusion. >> sure. so, lawrence berkeley national lab is part of the university of california. it's a lab that was started in 1931 with the inco

a team of scientists at lawrence berkeley is building a kit to resurrect recordings beyond repair.machine that will play back anything. >>> this is the oldest known recording made in france in april 1860. the voice squiggle was on paper. a team at lawrence berkeley laboratory turned this wave into a computer file and resurrected the performance. >> it kind as a connection, some of methods we were already using we realized could be applied to this other problem. >> they have grown a cottage industry in resurrecting damaged recordings. their signature technology is a beam of light that scans the surface 18,000 times per second. translating hills and valley so you can follow a groove into sound. >> what makes this especially interesting at the end of your process you get to listen some audio. what other process do you have so pleasing and interesting at the end? >> reporter: their latest involves a talking doll. curators at historic park brought a miniature version of the cylinders popularized. he thut them into dolls. this team resurrected it. >> an anonymous woman's 125-year-old rec

in 2008 a team at lawrence berkeley laboratory turned this wave into a computer file and resurrectedhe performance. >> it came as a seren di pitous connection. it wasment for energy physics and it could be applied to the other problem. >> since then they have resurrected the recordings around the world. their signature technology is a beam of light that scans the surface 18,000 times per second, translating the reflected hills and the valleys. cornell is behind the software. >> what makes this interesting is at the end of the process you get to listen to some audio. where else would you have something so pleasing and interesting in many cases at the end. >> their latest trials involve a to being -- a talking doll. they brought the lab a miniature version of the cylinders. they put the rings into dolls. the only one known to survive is too damaged to be played back by any mechanical device. this team resurrected it. >> ashes, ashes, all fall down. >> an anonymous woman's 125-year-old recording. the lab's next step is a prototype of a machine destined around the world in the hope anyon

increasing ventilation rates would have a huge impact according to a new report out of the lawrence, berkeley lab. >> we would produce ill health effects. >> bill authored the study and said the economy would benefit, too. >> economic benefits would be $10 to $20 billion. the cost of doing it would be .2 of a billion dollar per year. >> one building that is doing it right, the new department of education office in sacramento. >> this was truly a trend setter for the state. >> jim ogden helped design it and took us on a tour. the experience starts at the front door where people coming in pass over a special grate. >> what do these do? >> clean the dirt, so you don't bring them into the building. >> the big thing is the unique ventilation system. air comes in from the floor instead of from the ceiling. >> open it and close it. >> and there's a vent in each cubical. >> that allows each person to adjust the amount of air. >> most of the air is coming from outside. >> this is where it all starts. this giant window is supplying all of the air for the entire building and all that comes through is ai

just increasing ventilation rates would have a huge impact according to a new report out of the lawrence berkeley> we would reduce the average health impact and increase worker performance. >> reporter: bill fisk authored the study and says the economy would benefit too. >> the economic benefits from that would be 10 to $20 billion a year. the cost of doing it would be about 2/10ths of a billion dollars a year. >> reporter: bon building that is doing it right? the new department of education office in sacramento. >> this is truly a trend-setter for the state. >> reporter: bill ogden helped design it and took us on a tour. the experience starts at the front door where people coming in pass over a special great. what do these do? >> they clean the dirt and the other particulates off the bottom of your feet so you don't bring them into the building. >> reporter: but the big thing is the unique ventilation system. air comes in from the floor rather than the ceiling, and there is a vent in each cubicle. >> that allows each person to adjust the amount of air they are getting in their work space. most.

letters recently sent to residents informing them the lawrence berkeley national laboratory is considering construction at golden gate field. if plans move forward the facility would be demolished but horse racing would continue at county fairgrounds. several public meetings are planned to talk about the expansion plan. next meeting is thursday at the auditorium in richmond. >>> tense moments 50 feet in the air in texas. the problem that left a couple stuck on an amusement park ride. [ indiscernible ] >>> and offered during an armed robbery. >>> welcome back. time is 4:52. a texas couple is safely back on the ground this morning after they were stranded on an amusement park bun joyride for more than two hours. the ride's cables apparently locked up leaving the couple 50 feet in the air. the dallas fire department was called in and used a ladder truck to reach the man and woman. they were fine but taken to the hospital as a precaution. >>> atlantis and its crew headed back to earth. this is the last time a nasa shuttle will undock from the station. the crew left behind a year's worth of sup

letters were sent to albany residents saying the lawrence berkeley laboratory is now eyeing the goldenate field site. >> very curious possibility for the property and we are very open to seeing if something can happen that would benefit the lab, the property owner and the community. >> reporter: they want to build a new research campus to consolidate hundreds of employees. folks in the area say it's no surprise. >> seems like the university is gobbling everything up. >> reporter: the idea of having the grandstands destroyed doesn't sit well with some. >> its part of albany. i have grown up here. my family works there and i foal like if they close it down, that's it for horse racing. >> reporter: it would continue at county fairgrounds but the sense of history would be gone. natalie said her whole family goes to golden fields. >> my grandfather likes to gamble. >> reporter: public meetings are planned at several cities to talk about the labs plans which aren't limited toal ban yes. the next meeting is this thursday at the city hall in richmond. live in albany. >> some dramatic video sho

letters were sent to albany residents saying the lawrence berkeley laboratory is now eyeing the goldeneld site. >> very curious possibility for the property and we are very open to seeing if something can happen that would benefit the lab, the property owner and the community. >> reporter: they want to build a new research campus to consolidate hundreds of employees. folks in the area say it's no surprise. >> seems like the university is gobbling everything up. >> reporter: the idea of having the grandstands destroyed doesn't sit well with some. >> its part of albany. i have grown up here. my family works there and i foal like if they close it down, that's it for horse racing. >> reporter: it would continue at county fairgrounds but the sense of history would be gone. natalie said her whole family goes to golden fields. >> my grandfather likes to gamble. >> reporter: public meetings are planned at several cities to talk about the labs plans which aren't limited toal ban yes. the next meeting is this thursday at the city hall in richmond. live in albany. >> some dramatic video showing a

. >>> they surveyed the land that they hope will be the second campus for the lawrence berkeley lab. so-called brooklyn basin near fifth street is one of six east bay sites under consideration by the lab. they'll present information about the possible development during a public meeting. it's expect that the lab will decide on a site by the ends of november. >>> japan's nuclear plant was named want world's dangerous in the world before the earthquake and tsunami. this was rated the most dangerous nuclear plant in japan for worker exposure to radiation and one of the worst in the world. >>> bacteria is credited for keeping two little goldfish alive after the earthquake in new zealand. they had been without food or electricity since the big earthquake hit the area in february. workers were allowed to go back into this bullying and they found the goldfish still alive. >> they are hardy little fish. not the ones that live in our house. we don't have hardy fish. >>> it's coming in on 6:00. let's check in with sal. >>> traffic is moving along nicely fur driving in san jose or the south bay

just increasing ventilation rates would have a huge impact according to a new report out of the lawrence berkeleylab. >> we would reduce some adverse health effects and increase worker performance. >> reporter: bill fisk authored the study and says the economy would benefit, too. >> economic benefits from that would be 10 to $20 billion per year. the cost would be about two- tenths of a billion-dollar per year. >> reporter: one building that is doing it right, the new department of education office in sacramento. >> this was truly a trendsetter for the state. >> reporter: jim ogden helped design it and took us on a tour. the experience starts at the front door where people coming in pass over a special grate. >> what do these do? >> clean the dirt off your feet so you don't bring it into the building. >> reporter: but the big thing is the unique ventilation system. air comes in from the floor instead of from the ceiling. and there is a vent in each cubicle. >> so that allows each person to adjust the amount of air that they are getting in their work space. >> reporter: and most of the air is actu

letters were recently sent to albany residents informing them that the lawrence berkeley national laboratorynsidering construction at golden gate fields. if plans move forward, the facility would be demolished but horse racing would still continue at alameda county fairgrounds in pleasanton. several public meetings are planned to talk the the expansion plans. the next public meeting is this thursday at the city hall auditorium in richmond. >>> time is 5:55. a small dog in southern california's being credited with chasing away two men who try today rob his owner's smoke shop. >> give me your money. give me your money. [ indiscernible ] >> the robbery happened about two weeks ago. in this surveillance video see the two men one armed demanding money at the smoke shop. you can hear the barking. the store owner started to put money in the men's backpack but the chihuahua took over and chased the men out of the door. >> he was a rescue dog. i suggest everybody rescue a dog from the pound. you never know when you're going to need them. >> the thieves did get away with $200 and they have not been ca

. >>> letters were recently sent to albany residents informing them the lawrence berkeley national laboratorys considering construction at golden gate field. if plans move forward, the facility would be demolished but horse racing would continue tat the county fairgrounds. >> we're certainly very open for something to happen there it that would benefit the lab, the property around the community. >> several public meetings are planned to talk about the lab's expansion prance. >>> a bald eagle is alive today thanks to an oregon veterinarian. they had to perform cpr on him. he was hit by a car last week and while he was in surgery, patriot stopped breathing. the vet started to give him cpr. >>> a reported hate crimes that are targeting gays. >>> key information hidden during the casey anthony trial. >>> a legal battle over an alaskan driver's license is getting national attention this morning. the american civil liberties union is suing the state on behalf of a transgender woman. alaska's dmv had refused to lift her gender -- list her gender as refail -- female unless she provided documented pro

tonight representatives of the lawrence berkeley laboratory will appear at a public meeting in oaklandscuss the proposal to locate the lab's second campus on the oakland water front. jean quan visited the waterfront website yesterday with the developer. the so-called brooklyn basin near fifth street is one of six east bay sites under consideration by the lab. the lab is holing -- holding public meetings in each of the cities. >>> :4. state supreme court making it ease your for california --:54. the state supreme court is maying it easier for california taxpayers to get money back. this new rule may not affect san francisco. the city has its own rules for tax refund claims and class- action lawsuits are prohibited. >>> the federal government is warning microsoft, apple, google, other technology companies, to protect consumer privacy or face regulation. the warning comes after a recent survey shows even when consumers ask not to be tracked by online advertisers. that request is only honored half of the type. the federal trade commission is proposed putting in a do-not track list, similar

berkeley care insurance for working with us. get a copy of your travelers insurance policy and follow the rules. >> eric: scientists at lawrence livermore lab is taking a new approach on security over the internet. the drive to discover the principle of hackers. >> a firewall protects computers but filtering out suspicious content. >> so the state of the art, i know the computer with this name is bad. it's doing bad things. >> likewise, anti-virus software searches a computer for a suspicious content. now researchers at lawrence livermore have devised a new way. instead of monitoring content they monitor behavior. if they behave suspiciously they pull it. the heart of it is a tiny app that acts as a psychiatrist. it uses techniques developed by scientists on a super computer to do something impossible a few years ago. build a software of all the lab's 40,000 unclassified computers. they know computers in the travel department they talk to airlines and employees and talk to finance. >> but they don't talk to these computers. so if we see the computers start communicating with the super computers here we would say that is unusual. >> the

lawrence. we want to update folks about this power outage, being reported at berkeley. since about midnight, more than a thousand customers without power. in north berkeley. the cause is still not known. and still not known when they're going to be able to get the lights back on. we also spoke with the berkeley police department. they say this is mostly a residential area. north of university. south of gillman. and fortunately, it is not affected any major intersections in the area. but if you do come to an intersection with the streetlights out, of course treat it as a four-way stop. we are also following an accident on the upper deck to the bay bridge. they were doing some road work, where it was blocking a couple of lanes that may still be out there. now, this accident was reported right before you get to treasure island. and we are seeing some slowing on our sensors right now, coming up the incline. so expect some minor delays. once you get past the tunnel, and past treasure island, traffic flows by all the way into san francisco. so right now we are seeing slight d