APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Continuous crosswell seismic monitoring of Oil and gas reservoirs Aquifers for CO2 sequestration Monitoring stress changes near earthquake faults Monitoring hydraulic fracturing and enhanced oil recovery ADVANTAGES: Aids in optimizing oil recovery by providing real time and continuous data on reservoir dynamics Enables … [Read more...] about Continuous Active-Source Seismic Monitoring (CASSM) 2013-161
Computing Sciences
Scalable Quantum Computer Architecture with Coupled Donor-Quantum Dot Qubits IB-3140
ABSTRACT: A quantum bit computing architecture includes a plurality of single spin memory donor atoms embedded in a semiconductor layer, a plurality of quantum dots arranged with the semiconductor layer and aligned with the donor atoms, wherein a first voltage applied across at least one pair of the aligned quantum dot and donor atom controls a donor-quantum dot … [Read more...] about Scalable Quantum Computer Architecture with Coupled Donor-Quantum Dot Qubits IB-3140
IDEALM: Efficient Data Reduction Method with Locally Exchangeable Measures IB- 2013-133
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Measurement collection mechanisms for network communications and routers System logs Statistical analysis, e.g., financial markets, energy use, social network media Modeling, e.g., environmental studies, nuclear fusion simulations Science and engineering experiments ADVANTAGES: Efficient data size reduction – 47-80% in tests, … [Read more...] about IDEALM: Efficient Data Reduction Method with Locally Exchangeable Measures IB- 2013-133
Collective Memory Transfers for Multi-Core Processors 2013-086
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: High Performance Computing (HPC) Big Data processing and analysis Processor manufacturers Memory module manufacturers ADVANTAGES: Maximizes memory throughput Reduces application execution time by up to approximately 40% 2.2x lower memory power consumption ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab scientists John Shalf and Georgios … [Read more...] about Collective Memory Transfers for Multi-Core Processors 2013-086
First Diode for Thermal Management of Micro and Macro Devices IB-2336
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Thermal management for: microelectronic devices solar cells and solar energy management systems refrigerators hybrid biological/inorganic systems nanoscale calorimeters Information transport and processing Molecular motors ADVANTAGES: First solid state device to direct heat flow Initial tests demonstrate … [Read more...] about First Diode for Thermal Management of Micro and Macro Devices IB-2336