APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Dye and pigment (food, clothing, consumer goods) BACKGROUND: Indigodine is a natural blue pigment that retains its brightness and has direct uses in the dye and pigment industry. Notably, it shows promise as an alternative to synthetic dyes and in providing health benefits as an antioxidant … [Read more...] about A CRISPR-Based and Metabolic Modeling Guided Strategy to Maximizing Indigoidine Production 2019-145
Distillable Volatile Salts for Cost-effective Pretreatment of Biomass 2019-101
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Production of sugars from lignocellulosic biomass ADVANTAGES: Enables cost-effective recovery of solvents used for efficient lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW: The use of protic ionic salts, such as ionic liquids (ILs) and deep eutectic … [Read more...] about Distillable Volatile Salts for Cost-effective Pretreatment of Biomass 2019-101
Plant density and enhanced plant vigor estimation algorithms for high-resolution images 2019-179
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY Agriculture BACKGROUND Farmers are seeking ways to make real-time adjustments in the field to increase productivity, however tools for estimating plant density are limited. This is true especially early in the season when the soil component is high, and visual observations tend to … [Read more...] about Plant density and enhanced plant vigor estimation algorithms for high-resolution images 2019-179
A Thermal Energy Storage System: 2019-142
Applications: Building energy efficiency, HVAC Vehicle heating and cooling Medical device heating and cooling Background: With more than 120 million buildings in the US, utilization of the building envelope to provide thermal energy storage (TES) is a large untapped potential for energy efficiency savings. Current state of the art thermal … [Read more...] about A Thermal Energy Storage System: 2019-142
Do you have questions about intellectual property? Ask IPO
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will be at the Lab cafeteria from noon to 1:00 pm from March 17 to March 19. Staff will answer questions about records of invention, software disclosures, patents, copyrights, NDAs, MTAs, and entrepreneurship training, among others. Bring your questions! … [Read more...] about Do you have questions about intellectual property? Ask IPO