In addition to helping to solve many of our world’s intractable problems, Berkeley Lab’s innovations are also helping drive the economy, improving products and processes in existing industries and building new industries. By licensing Lab technologies to companies, the Lab transfers those technologies that may be commercially viable to the private sector. As of April 2020, … [Read more...] about Berkeley Lab’s Licensed Technologies Reap Rewards for Industry, Lab, and Lab Scientists
LBNL Tech Removes Arsenic and Excess Fluoride, Providing Safe Drinking Water in India (via AUTM)
AUTM features Berkeley Lab's Electro-Chemical Arsenic Remediation (ECAR) and Safe & Affordable Fluoride Removal Technology (SAFR) technologies, which were licensed by LBNL to Bangalore-based SATTVA Consulting to remove arsenic from drinking water. For more about the ECAR technology, click here. … [Read more...] about LBNL Tech Removes Arsenic and Excess Fluoride, Providing Safe Drinking Water in India (via AUTM)
High Production Titers and Rates of Tetramethyl Pyrazine 2018-101
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Food (coffee) flavoring Polymer/ resin component ADVANTAGES: While Corynebacterium glutamicum has been previously reported to produce alkyl pyrazines in mixture at low levels over a long cultivation period, the high production titers and rates of enriched tetramethyl pyrazine in glutamicum in … [Read more...] about High Production Titers and Rates of Tetramethyl Pyrazine 2018-101
A CRISPR-Based and Metabolic Modeling Guided Strategy to Maximizing Indigoidine Production 2019-145
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
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