APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Renewable energy sources (geothermal, solar, biomass) Industrial thermal waste heat reclamation from Petroleum refining Pulp and paper processing Iron and steel production Food and beverage processing Cement production ADVANTAGES: Temperature matching for improved cycle efficiency Improved thermal energy utilization (approx. … [Read more...] about Organic Flash Cycles for Intermediate and High Temperature Waste Reclamation IB-3172
Indium Phosphide Polycrystalline Films on Metal Foil for PV Applications IB-3173, IB-3238
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Photovoltaic panels ADVANTAGES: Higher throughput, lower capital costs Compatible with roll-to-roll processing Low-cost metal foil substrates ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researcher Maxwell Zheng and colleagues have developed technologies for economic, high volume production of high optical quality polycrystalline indium phosphide … [Read more...] about Indium Phosphide Polycrystalline Films on Metal Foil for PV Applications IB-3173, IB-3238
Virus-based Piezoelectric Energy Generation IB-3128
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Wireless communication Wearable electronic devices Other energy harvesting applications ADVANTAGES: Renewable source of energy Does not rely on heavy metals Overcomes lack of cost effective fabrication and control methods to utilize biopiezoelectricity Environmentally friendly fabrication method ABSTRACT: Researchers … [Read more...] about Virus-based Piezoelectric Energy Generation IB-3128
Small, Photostable, Non-blinking Upconverting Nanocrystals for Imaging IB-3130
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Luminescent tags for biological imaging – single molecule to whole animal High-throughput screening for drug discovery Nanocrystal lasers Photovoltaics Digital displays LEDs Infrared and chemical sensors Optoelectronic communications ADVANTAGES: Efficiently upconverts infrared to visible light Responds to … [Read more...] about Small, Photostable, Non-blinking Upconverting Nanocrystals for Imaging IB-3130
Nanocrystal Assembly for Tandem Catalysis IB-3041
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Industrial catalysis Development of artificial photosynthesis Multiple-step chemical reactions ADVANTAGES: Enables reactions requiring multiple, sequential catalytic reactions ABSTRACT: Peidong Yang, Gabor Somorjai and colleagues at Berkeley Lab have developed a new class of nanocrystal tandem catalysts that have multiple … [Read more...] about Nanocrystal Assembly for Tandem Catalysis IB-3041