The following Berkeley Lab technologies have been named as finalists in the 2017 R&D 100 Award competition: Energy Technologies Area Estimation of Renewable Energy Generation on the Grid (Stewart, Kara, Roberts, Tabone) MyGreenCar (Saxena) BEST Cities Software (Zhou, Price, Khanna, Ohshita) Biosciences: Dub-Seq: Double Barcoded Shotgun Expression Library … [Read more...] about 2017 R&D 100 Award – Berkeley Lab Finalists
Mithrene Fabrication 2016-072
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: FRET-based bio detection Optoelectrical devices, e.g., solar cells, electrically pumped plasmonic lasers ADVANTAGES: Preserves monolayer semiconducting characteristics Exhibits tunable optical properties Can be grown at low temperatures Straightforward incorporation of mithrene into devices ABSTRACT: Nathan Hohman of … [Read more...] about Mithrene Fabrication 2016-072
WaterHealth International Receives Global Development Award
WaterHealth International, a startup based on Berkeley Lab technology, received the Unilever Global Development Award at the 2017 Responsible Business Awards event held in London on July 4. The Unilever Award recognizes businesses making progress in meeting one or more of the United Nation's sustainable development goals. WaterHealth International was acknowledged for its … [Read more...] about WaterHealth International Receives Global Development Award
Photovoltaic Device with 3D Charge Separation and Collection 2016-163
APPLICATIONS: High efficiency solar cells ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researchers led by Wladek Walukiewicz have developed a photovoltaic (PV) device having three-dimensional (3D) charge separation and collection where charge separation occurs in 3D depletion regions formed between p-type doped group III-nitride materials in the PV device and intrinsic structural … [Read more...] about Photovoltaic Device with 3D Charge Separation and Collection 2016-163
Hybrid Photo-electrochemical and Photovoltaic (HPEV) Cells 2016-177
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Solar cells Solar fuel systems Electricity production ADVANTAGES: Increases overall system efficiency Enables on-demand fuel or electricity production Decouples the photovoltaic performance from the cell’s chemical reaction ABSTRACT: Solar water splitting may yield a production method of clean renewable fuels. However, … [Read more...] about Hybrid Photo-electrochemical and Photovoltaic (HPEV) Cells 2016-177