Energy Technology Area researchers Vi Rapp and Ravi Prasher are partnering with Alphabet Energy, a startup founded on Berkeley Lab technology, to develop a cost-effective thermoelectric waste heat recovery system. The project, funded by a $2M grant from the California Energy Commission, seeks to reduce both energy use and pollutant emissions from industrial facilities such as … [Read more...] about Startup Partners with Berkeley Lab for Waste Heat Recovery Technology
Specialized Diamond Materials for NMR Signal Enhancement 2016-156
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Materials characterization for commercial manufacturing quality control development of unique materials research and education ADVANTAGES: Enables smaller, more versatile characterization devices Can be used to characterize almost any kind of material ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab’s Alex Pines has led a team of researchers in … [Read more...] about Specialized Diamond Materials for NMR Signal Enhancement 2016-156
Xenon-based Drug Protein Binding Assay 2016-165
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Drug binding assays ADVANTAGES: Enables rapid drug binding analyses Reduces cost and time to conduct complex, data-intensive drug experiments Applicable across a wide range of experimental conditions ABSTRACT: Researchers led by Berkeley Lab’s Alex Pines have developed a faster and more sensitive technology to characterize … [Read more...] about Xenon-based Drug Protein Binding Assay 2016-165
Low Field Xenon NMR 2016-166
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Drug binding assays Protein assays Other chemical and biological analysis ADVANTAGES: Enables xenon NMR in miniaturized assays and portable devices ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab’s Alex Pines and a team of researchers have developed a technology to use hyperpolarized xenon at low magnetic fields – on the order of the Earth’s magnetic … [Read more...] about Low Field Xenon NMR 2016-166
Ultrafast Optical Pulse Combining Lasers 2016-052
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Laser-based accelerator facilities for scientific research Short pulse micromachining ADVANTAGES: Enables fiber lasers to be used in high energy ultrafast applications Can be added to existing laser technology without affecting size or reliability Considerably reduces complexity of the combining optics Decreases the negative … [Read more...] about Ultrafast Optical Pulse Combining Lasers 2016-052