APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles ADVANTAGES: Elegant, inexpensive and scalable process High specific capacity ( >1000 mAh/g ) High capacity retention ( 90% ) High areal capacity ( >3 mAh/cm2 ) ABSTRACT: A team of Berkeley Lab researchers led by Gao Liu have developed an elegant and inexpensive fabrication … [Read more...] about Using SiO Anodes for High Capacity, High Rate Electrodes for Lithium Ion Batteries 2014-113
Lab Licenses X-Ray Beamline Tool
MiTeGen, a provider of tools for X-ray diffraction, crystallography, and protein crystallization to researchers worldwide, licensed diode beamstops for real time measurement of X-ray beam intensity, a technology developed by Diane Bryant and Simon Morton at the Berkeley Center for Structural Biology at Berkeley Lab. "The work done by the team at Lawrence Berkeley National … [Read more...] about Lab Licenses X-Ray Beamline Tool
Boron Nitride Nanopores for DNA Sequencing, Water Desalination and Gas / Liquid Separation 2015-045
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: DNA sequencing for large scale clinical applications Molecular analysis for chemical manufacturing Water desalination Gas / liquid separation for manufacturing of batteries, air filtration devices, and alcohol ADVANTAGES: More scalable than biological nanopores Repeatable shape and size (as small as a single … [Read more...] about Boron Nitride Nanopores for DNA Sequencing, Water Desalination and Gas / Liquid Separation 2015-045
Basal Media for Culturing Epithelial Cells 2015-009
APPLICATIONS: Growing primary human epithelial cells for Pharmaceutical development Toxicology Biotechnology research ADVANTAGES: Regular and consistent formulation Superior growth for 1/12 of the price Up to 60 population doublings Can sustain long term cultures ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed a low cost technology for growing … [Read more...] about Basal Media for Culturing Epithelial Cells 2015-009
Lab Startup Heliotrope Selected for Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator
Heliotrope, a startup based on electrochromic smart window technology developed at Berkeley Lab, is one of six early stage, energy efficiency tech startups selected to receive technical and business assistance to advance commercialization through the $10M Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator, IN2 Â administered by DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). For the complete … [Read more...] about Lab Startup Heliotrope Selected for Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator