ABSTRACT: For the researchers' complete publication ACS NanoLetters, go here. Direct solar-powered production of value-added chemicals from CO2 and H2O, a process that mimics natural photosynthesis, is of fundamental and practical interest. In natural photosynthesis, CO2 is first reduced to common biochemical building blocks using solar energy, which are subsequently used … [Read more...] about Artificial Photosynthesis: Chemical Synthesis Powered by Sunlight 2015-068
Biotechnology
Left-Right Canted-Cosine-Theta (CCT) Windings for Charged Particle Beam Optics 2014-163
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Any application that requires strong alternating fields including Ion beam therapy gantry systems Transportation and focusing of beams with larger momentum spread Synchrotron light sources ADVANTAGES: Compact design allows efficient alternating of multipole sign (dipole, quadrupole, etc.) Using superconductors, lightweight … [Read more...] about Left-Right Canted-Cosine-Theta (CCT) Windings for Charged Particle Beam Optics 2014-163
Centromere/Kinetochore Protein Genes for Cancer Prognosis, Diagnosis, and Treatment 2013-163
Based on a signature of 21 CEN/KT genes demonstrated to be linked to the progression of many different types of cancers, this technology has the potential to identify early stage patients at high risk for disease progression, predict survival prognosis and the risk of metastatic relapse for patients being treated for multiple cancers at various pathological stages, and predict … [Read more...] about Centromere/Kinetochore Protein Genes for Cancer Prognosis, Diagnosis, and Treatment 2013-163
Golgi Nucleotide Sugar Transporters as Tools for Cell Wall Modification 2013-092
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Feedstocks for biofuel production Non-plant glycosylation ADVANTAGES: Engineers plant cell wall composition by manipulating sugar substrates Offers pathway to optimizing plant cell walls for sugar content ABSTRACT: This Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) invention engineers plants by specifically modifying nucleotide sugar … [Read more...] about Golgi Nucleotide Sugar Transporters as Tools for Cell Wall Modification 2013-092
Engineered Microorganisms Resistant to Ionic Liquids 2013-120
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel production Renewable chemical production ADVANTAGES: Improves the commercial viability of microbially produced biofuels Approximately doubles the yield of Soluble sugars from biomass Biofuels from fermentation reactions ABSTRACT: Many biofuel companies pretreat biomass with an ionic liquid (IL) to separate … [Read more...] about Engineered Microorganisms Resistant to Ionic Liquids 2013-120