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I-Corps and I-Corps Lite Courses Point Researchers towards Impactful Innovation

I-Corps and I-Corps Lite Courses Point Researchers towards Impactful Innovation

– Paul Clark Would you like to better understand what the market or stakeholders think about your innovation or your research? I-Corps Lite is a condensed version of the DOE Energy Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program designed to help early-stage teams explore the potential market impact of their technologies or research …
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Unveils ASIC Chip Failure Bypass System

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Unveils ASIC Chip Failure Bypass System

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Unveils ASIC Chip Failure Bypass System “Hydra I/O” Facilitates Chip Management for Difficult-to-Access ASIC-based Systems for …
Energy Efficiency Software Tool Recognized with 2022 Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Impact Award

Energy Efficiency Software Tool Recognized with 2022 Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Impact Award

Berkeley Lab’s collaborative partnership with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) on the Home Energy ScoreTM software suite has been awarded a …
Berkeley Lab Director’s Awards for Tech Transfer Presented to PHENIX Team, Center for X-Ray Optics Team, and Michael Tucker

Berkeley Lab Director’s Awards for Tech Transfer Presented to PHENIX Team, Center for X-Ray Optics Team, and Michael Tucker

Berkeley Lab’s annual Director’s Awards recognize the significant achievements of Lab employees. In 2021, three technology transfer awards were given, …
Berkeley Lab Duct Sealing Innovation Saves Energy in Buildings Around the World

Berkeley Lab Duct Sealing Innovation Saves Energy in Buildings Around the World

Fixing leaky heating and cooling ducts in buildings can be an expensive, labor-intensive process. Yet doing so can save significant …
Newomics - M3 Emitter

Newomics – M3 Emitter

(updated Sept. 30, 2021) Researchers seeking to cure disease or address environmental and food safety hazards face a bottleneck in …
Graphene-Based Material Takes Audio Tech to the Next Level

Graphene-Based Material Takes Audio Tech to the Next Level

August 26, 2021 Just as clunky cathode ray tube televisions were displaced in the 1980s by flat panel, vivid displays, …
Winners of 2021 Berkeley Lab Pitch Competition Announced

Winners of 2021 Berkeley Lab Pitch Competition Announced

On September 9, a handful of Berkeley Lab scientists participated in an annual pitch competition hosted by the Intellectual Property …
The Technology Commercialization Fund Awards: A Q&A with Nem Danilovic and Maxim Marchevsky

The Technology Commercialization Fund Awards: A Q&A with Nem Danilovic and Maxim Marchevsky

If you are working on A) research that involves Lab-developed intellectual property and B) you are working with or plan …
A Conversation about Innovation with Rachel Slaybaugh

A Conversation about Innovation with Rachel Slaybaugh

Rachel Slaybaugh, director of Cyclotron Road and Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering at UC Berkeley, recently spoke with IPO’s Gregg …
Notice Regarding Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA)

Notice Regarding Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA)

Notice regarding Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA) as required by Contract 31, Clause H.31  The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of …