APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Locating and characterizing Groundwater Subsurface hydrocarbon reservoirs ADVANTAGES: More accurate aquifer assessment than conventional exploration systems Single instrumentation package ABSTRACT: Frank Morrison, Erika Gasperikova and Alessandro Ratti of Berkeley Lab have developed a lightweight system for measuring … [Read more...] about Hybrid MRS-TEM for Mapping Shallow Aquifers 2014-057
Strong, Long-Range, Aligned Lamellar Structures for Biomedical (Synthetic Bone) and Energy Applications 2015-018
APPLICATIONS: Synthetic bone scaffolding Water purification filters Fuel cell electrodes Tissue engineering ADVANTAGES: Strong, tough, and lightweight Anisotropic properties that mimic natural materials Appropriate for many composite materials ABSTRACT: Researchers working in Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division have developed … [Read more...] about Strong, Long-Range, Aligned Lamellar Structures for Biomedical (Synthetic Bone) and Energy Applications 2015-018
A Long Non-Coding RNA Expressed in Aggressive Cancer 2014-109
ABSTRACT Berkeley Lab researchers have developed technologies to evaluate levels of the long, non-coding RNA to assess the aggressiveness of a cancer and to modulate levels of the long non-coding RNA. This invention addresses the need to identify patients with potentially metastatic tumors versus non-metastatic tumors. For more details, see Published PCT patent … [Read more...] about A Long Non-Coding RNA Expressed in Aggressive Cancer 2014-109
Selective Modification of Proteins 2015-038
APPLICATIONS: Pharmaceutical therapeutics Biochemical sensors Building blocks for bio-based materials ADVANTAGES: Provides well defined method of modification Site specific Allows for control of the degree of modification ABSTRACT: Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and the University of California, Berkeley have developed a technology … [Read more...] about Selective Modification of Proteins 2015-038
Enhancing Photoluminescence Quantum Yield for High Performance Optoelectrics 2015-159
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: LEDs Lasers Solar Cells Semiconductor emitters and detectors ADVANTAGES: Quantum yield enhancement to near-unit values Surface recombination velocity reduction Improved Voc in solar cells PL peak intensity increase ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researchers led by Ali Javey used chemical treatments utilizing an organic … [Read more...] about Enhancing Photoluminescence Quantum Yield for High Performance Optoelectrics 2015-159