APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Utility grid storage Renewable energy storage Electrochemical devices ADVANTAGES: Polysulfide crossover in redox-flow batteries decreased by a factor of 500 Higher reliability, efficiency and power for redox-flow batteries Low production and maintenance costs ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researchers have developed ion- and … [Read more...] about Improving Electrochemical Energy Storage Performance with Ion- and Size-Selective Membranes 2015-067
Dominant Negative Mutations of Arabidopsis 2013-051
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Feedstocks for biofuel production and other industrial applications Plants with increased resistance to pathogens ABSTRACT: Xylan is one of the major polysaccharides in cellulosic biomass. There are four Arabidopsis reduced water acetylation (RWA) genes shown to be involved in the acetylation of xylan during secondary wall biosynthesis. … [Read more...] about Dominant Negative Mutations of Arabidopsis 2013-051
Beam Processing for Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance 2013-185
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Thermoelectric materials for Waste heat recovery from power plants, automobiles, and other heat sources Solid state cooling Interfacial thermal management ADVANTAGES: Simultaneous improvement in Electrical conductivity (up to 200%) Thermopower (up to 70%) Enhanced ZT (approximately 1.4) at room temperature No need for … [Read more...] about Beam Processing for Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance 2013-185
Berkeley Lab Team Wins Best Lab-Corps Presentation
A team of Berkeley Lab researchers advancing a clean, even-heating Ring Burner technology to the marketplace was awarded Best Presentation at the fall training session of DOE's Lab-Corps Program. The team includes ETA's Vi Rapp, Peter Therkelsen, and Mike Tucker with support from Shanshan Li of the Innovation and Partnerships Office and Kevin Henry, their industry mentor. DOE's … [Read more...] about Berkeley Lab Team Wins Best Lab-Corps Presentation
Berkeley Lab Wins Seven 2015 R&D 100 Awards
Berkeley Lab's seven R&D 100 award-winning technologies promise to advance healthcare, transportation, and energy production, among other applications. For details about each of the Lab's winners, go here. Presented by R&D Magazine, the R&D 100 Awards recognize the year’s top 100 technology products from industry, academia, and government-sponsored research, … [Read more...] about Berkeley Lab Wins Seven 2015 R&D 100 Awards