APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Analyzing material interfaces Imaging classes of materials that are challenging to image conventionally ADVANTAGES: High signal efficiency Good transfer of low spatial frequency information Enables imaging while in-focus to minimize signal delocalization Anticipated to enable complete aberration correction Adaptable to … [Read more...] about Matched Illumination and Detector Interferometry Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (MIDI-STEM) for Efficient Phase-Contrast Imaging 2015-170
Dominant Negative Mutations of Arabidopsis 2013-051
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Plant gene expression for biofuel feedstocks biomass as feedstocks for chemical industry ABSTRACT: Xylan is one of the major polysaccharides in cellulosic biomass. There are four Arabidopsis reduced wall acetylation (RWA) genes shown to be involved in the acetylation of xylan during secondary wall biosynthesis. This invention provides … [Read more...] about Dominant Negative Mutations of Arabidopsis 2013-051
From Lab to Startup to Acquisition
The story of Berkeley Lab battery startup Seeo and its recent acquisition by Bosch demonstrates the windy path technologies travel from proven scientific principle to production for the marketplace. "This is a great opportunity for groundbreaking technology to be realized by a large, multinational company,” said Elsie Quaite-Randall, Berkeley Lab’s Chief Technology Transfer … [Read more...] about From Lab to Startup to Acquisition
Improving Electrochemical Energy Storage Performance with Ion- and Size-Selective Membranes 2015-067
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