APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Synthesis of biofuels, industrial chemicals, and specialty chemicals (e.g., valuable fragrances) BENEFITS: Promises to be more cost effective than chemical production Product could be labelled as “natural” in some jurisdictions Generation of lactones is of broad industrial utility Biosustainable production of molecules could … [Read more...] about Synthesis of Biofuels and Chemicals via Triketide Lactones, Engineered Through Polyketide Synthases (PKSs) 2020-057
Massive Scale Enzyme Screening Using Picoliter Droplet Array on Nanostructure-Initiator Mass Spectrometry 2019-097
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Synthetic biology Biofuel production Drug development ADVANTAGES: Enables screening of hundreds of thousands of enzymes, which has not been feasible with any conventional method Allows investigation of multiple enzyme/substrate combinations as well as analysis of synergistic interactions and multi-step metabolic pathways … [Read more...] about Massive Scale Enzyme Screening Using Picoliter Droplet Array on Nanostructure-Initiator Mass Spectrometry 2019-097
Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase variants with enhanced thermostability 2019-015
APPLICATIONS: Molecular biology assays (TUNEL assay) Enzymatic de novo DNA synthesis with free dTNPs and polymerase-dNTP conjugates at elevated temperatures BENEFITS: Enhanced thermostability Increases the elongation rate for de novo DNA synthesis BACKGROUND: Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) is used in several molecular biology methods. A … [Read more...] about Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase variants with enhanced thermostability 2019-015
Berkeley Lab Technologies Honored With 7 R&D 100 Awards
Innovative technologies from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) to achieve higher energy efficiency in buildings, make lithium batteries safer and higher performing, and secure quantum communications were some of the inventions honored with R&D 100 Awards by R&D World magazine. Established in 1963, the R&D 100 Awards is the only … [Read more...] about Berkeley Lab Technologies Honored With 7 R&D 100 Awards
Success Story: Next-generation Boron Nitride Nanotubes
Invention: Boron Nitride Nanotube Licensee: EPIC Advanced Materials The boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) is a breakthrough material for energy, aerospace, electronics, and medicine applications. Invented by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), the technology allows quality scale up of a material that is 100 times stronger than steel, heat resistant to 900°C, … [Read more...] about Success Story: Next-generation Boron Nitride Nanotubes