APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Recyclable thermosetting plastics with high thermal and chemical tolerance BENEFITS: Upcycled plastics with: an increase in toughness; a reduction in creep deformation at temperatures relevant to use; and high-temperature structural stability compared to the parent material BACKGROUND: Polyolefins are hydrocarbon polymers that … [Read more...] about Recyclable Thermosetting Plastics with High Thermal and Chemical Tolerance 2023-132
Low-phonon-energy Nanoparticles for Optical Imaging and Electronics 2023-018
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lasers and environmental sensors All-optical memory and computing devices Magnetic, quantum, and electronic devices Optical imaging for biomedical research BENEFITS: Air stable Tunable ultra-low phonon energies Can be synthesized with much smaller diameters and much narrower size distributions compared to other similar … [Read more...] about Low-phonon-energy Nanoparticles for Optical Imaging and Electronics 2023-018
Stacked Dual Cathode Device for (Photo)-Electrochemical CO2 Reduction and Production of Value Added Fuels and Chemicals 2022-143
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Integration into (photo)-electrochemical devices for improved efficiency Storage of solar energy as fuel and valuable chemicals Remote energy and fuel production Production of carbon-neutral plastics when connected to an ethylene polymerization reactor BENEFITS: Improved product conversion efficiencies compared to conventional … [Read more...] about Stacked Dual Cathode Device for (Photo)-Electrochemical CO2 Reduction and Production of Value Added Fuels and Chemicals 2022-143
Celebrating Women in Innovation at the Lab
As part of an ongoing mission to highlight diverse perspectives at Berkeley Lab, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and the Women’s Support and Empowerment Council (WSEC) co-hosted a virtual panel discussion featuring women-identifying inventors and software developers from various areas across the Lab. Panelists included Daniela Ushizima (Computing Sciences), Ting Xu … [Read more...] about Celebrating Women in Innovation at the Lab
Multichannel Radiation Detector Electronics with Real-time Digital Signal Processing 2021-188, 2021-132
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Applications involving radiation monitoring and analysis, such as: Medical imaging Homeland security Environmental monitoring Scientific research BENEFITS: Versatile – can be adapted to meet needs of custom radiation detection and imaging systems Enables real-time digital signal processing Can support up to sixty-four … [Read more...] about Multichannel Radiation Detector Electronics with Real-time Digital Signal Processing 2021-188, 2021-132