APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Detecting microwave radiation for cosmic microwave background radiation research, though other potential applications include security screening (e.g., at airports) and communications. ADVANTAGES: Ultrawide frequency band between 30 GHz and 300 GHz Sensitivity to polarization Low noise (10^-18 Watt / sqrt(Hz)) from noise-equivalent … [Read more...] about Sinuous Antenna Coupled CMB Detector 2019-150
Hybrid Metal-Supported Solid Oxide Cells () 2019-135
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Water Electrolysis Stationary power generation ADVANTAGES: Enables the deposition of a dense, thin, defect-free, well-adhered electrolyte on a porous electrode Improves the electronic and ionic conduction in the electrode layer ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab and United Technologies Research Center have developed a new … [Read more...] about Hybrid Metal-Supported Solid Oxide Cells () 2019-135
Antiferromagnetic Memory Storage Device from Magnetic Transition Metal Dichalcogenides 2019-114
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Magnetic Memory Storage Semiconductors/Microelectronics ADVANTAGES: Appealing for low-power and low-temperature memory storage applications Points towards use of TMDs at or near room temperature for faster memory storage at lower power consumption ABSTRACT: James Analytis from Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley, and James's … [Read more...] about Antiferromagnetic Memory Storage Device from Magnetic Transition Metal Dichalcogenides 2019-114
Time of Flight, Spin, Angular-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (Spin-TOF) 2019-146
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Electron spectroscopy Electron microscopy Materials research for development of spintronic, solid-state data storage and data processing devices ADVANTAGES: Improves efficiency by up to 1000 times Offers faster measurements with superior resolution at a wide range of photon energies ABSTRACT: Scientists at Berkeley Lab … [Read more...] about Time of Flight, Spin, Angular-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (Spin-TOF) 2019-146