APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Radiation detection High-energy physics Medical imaging Oil exploration X-ray detection ADVANTAGES: Precise energy resolution Rapid response ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab have produced inorganic crystals with scintillation properties. IB-2461 provides for a composition comprising a gadolinium halide. IB-2494 … [Read more...] about Novel Alkali Metal and Alkali Earth Metal Gadolinium Halide Scintillators, IB-2461; Novel Alkali Metal Hafnium Oxide Scintillators, IB-2494
Dedicated Test Surface for Calibration of High-Performance Optical Systems IB-2499
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: A prototype binary pseudo-random grating test surface is etched into a silicon substrate using a conventional lithographical process. … [Read more...] about Dedicated Test Surface for Calibration of High-Performance Optical Systems IB-2499
High Efficiency Micro-Scale Light-Concentrating Arrays for Digital Imaging IB-2279
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Digital imaging Digital cameras, image scanners, and pixelated detectors Applicable to visible, ultraviolet and infrared cameras ADVANTAGES: Maximum efficiency of light collection in pixels on the micron scale Ease and simplicity of manufacture; low cost Reduces fabrication of lenses to a single step in the lithographic … [Read more...] about High Efficiency Micro-Scale Light-Concentrating Arrays for Digital Imaging IB-2279
Positional Sensor Measures Rotational and Lateral Displacements IB-2328
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Any device or product requiring highly precise movement and accurate measurement of an object's position, including but not limited to: Electron microscopes, to move specimens and measure their precise location Next-generation storage media, such as holographic storage Precision machine tools, such as tools that use lasers for laser … [Read more...] about Positional Sensor Measures Rotational and Lateral Displacements IB-2328
Detection and Identification of Unexploded Ordinance IB-2190 (hardware) and CR-2344 (software)
DESCRIPTION: A recent Task Force Report lists some 1,500 sites comprising approximately 15 million acres that potentially contain unexploded ordnance (UXO). In practice, the major costs incleanup are excavation and removal, but at … [Read more...] about Detection and Identification of Unexploded Ordinance IB-2190 (hardware) and CR-2344 (software)