APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Solar fuel synthesis Photocatalysis BENEFITS: Stable for much longer than bare copper oxide (Cu2O) Protection scheme designed based on insights into degradation mechanism BACKGROUND: Solar fuels are an important area of development in progressing towards a sustainable future, using sunlight energy to produce fuel from … [Read more...] about Harnessing Chemical Transformations in Cu2O Photoelectrodes for Solar Fuels Production 2022-135
Synthetic transcription factor systems for enhanced control of gene expression 2021-082
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Combined use with contemporary gene editing technologies for high precision gene expression Utilization of novel transcription factor effector domain activators to regulate gene expression in multiple hosts including plants and microbes BENEFITS: Method of metabolic and genome engineering using underutilized transcription factor … [Read more...] about Synthetic transcription factor systems for enhanced control of gene expression 2021-082
High Throughput Characterization of Bacterial Promoters From Their Host Environments 2022-081
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Health diagnoses (e.g., biomarker analysis) Environmental monitoring (e.g., soil, drinking water) Beauty and health (i.e. living therapeutics for skin conditions) Agriculture Drugs (i.e. search for biosensors associated with diseases) BENEFITS: Uses a DNA-barcoded promoter library and offers a rapid … [Read more...] about High Throughput Characterization of Bacterial Promoters From Their Host Environments 2022-081
Engineering Osteoyeast for the Production of Calcium Phosphate-Based Composite Biomaterials 2021-099
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Hydroxyapatite (HAP) production for use in dental and bone reconstruction, water purification, and compound materials for construction or for packaging BENEFITS: Cost effective production of HAP and HAP-based composites Microbial production method allows shorter processing times and higher degrees of control BACKGROUND: … [Read more...] about Engineering Osteoyeast for the Production of Calcium Phosphate-Based Composite Biomaterials 2021-099
Engineered bacteria for enhanced crop production 2021-108
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Dramatic enhancement of crop yields in agriculture applications though direct microbial application BENEFITS: Increased crop biomass (Arabidopsis) yield by 250-500% both in normal and drought conditions Enhanced durability and survivability in different environments Combined plant growth-promoting traits including growth promotion … [Read more...] about Engineered bacteria for enhanced crop production 2021-108