APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Displays for consumer electronics, digital video and medical imaging devices Displays for architectural and automobile windows and flexible plastics OLEDs for lighting ADVANTAGES: Significantly improved OLED performance at reduced drive voltages due to enhanced charge injection efficiency and more balanced charge … [Read more...] about High Performance OLEDs with Air-stable Nanostructured Electrodes IB-2231
Energy Technologies
Lead-free Thin Film Piezoelectric Devices IB-2779
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Data storage devices Sensors Actuators Diesel fuel injectors Micropositioners Sonar devices ADVANTAGES: Made of a lead-free and abundant substance Higher efficiency than conventional piezoelectric materials More affordable than conventional materials such as lead and zirconium ABSTRACT: In a breakthrough … [Read more...] about Lead-free Thin Film Piezoelectric Devices IB-2779
High Conductivity Single-ion Cross-linked Polymers for Lithium Batteries and Fuel Cells IB-1553, 1554 IB-1554
E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Lithium metal polymer and lithium polymer batteries PEM fuel cells Electrochromic windows Electroseparations ADVANTAGES: High lithium ion conductivity (10-5 S/cm at ambient temperatures) No concentration polarization, i.e. the transference number is one Clean grafting and … [Read more...] about High Conductivity Single-ion Cross-linked Polymers for Lithium Batteries and Fuel Cells IB-1553, 1554 IB-1554
ECAR: Low Cost Electrochemical Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water Supplies IB-2126
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Point-of-use remediation Small community drinking water systems ADVANTAGES: Low initial cost Low operating cost Easily maintained and operated No corrosive or toxic chemicals needed for maintenance Highly effective ABSTRACT: Tens of millions of people worldwide must obtain drinking water from sources with high … [Read more...] about ECAR: Low Cost Electrochemical Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water Supplies IB-2126