The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation gave a $1.5 million grant to UC Berkeley astrophysicist Carl Pennypacker and Tim Ball, president of Fireball Information Technologies, LLC, funding their efforts to improve infrared fire detectors.
Through their collaboration, they will optimize existing infrared detection satellite systems and build a multispectral camera system aboard spotter planes to help prevent widespread fires. Between fuel buildup from insufficient timber cleanups and drier climates, fires are increasing in size, according to Ball.
He is working with Pennypacker, whose satellite system Fire Urgency Estimator in Geosynchronous Orbit will use real-time data to detect fires within their first five minutes of origin through ground-based fire tower camera systems, Ball noted.
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Researchers investigate structure of unique coronavirus protein
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UC Berkeley researchers helped publish a study June 22 looking into the structure of a new protein expressed by the SARS-CoV-2 ORF3a gene, the discovery possibly leading to further strides against COVID-19.
The study, which was largely funded by the Fast Grants organization, found that one of the virus’s three proteins, the 3a protein, is unlike those that have been previously discovered, according to David Kern, a researcher for the study. Researchers also discovered that removal of the protein stifles the virus’s replicating efforts, making it a candidate for future vaccines.
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