APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Thermal insulation in the building sector ADVANTAGES: R-value/inch 2-4 times higher than competing technologies Mechanically robust Hydrophobic Flexible to take the shape of any object Thermal contact resistance of nanoparticles Low-cost ABSTRACT: A Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory team led by Ravi Prasher has … [Read more...] about Nanoparticle-Based Super Insulation 2019-080
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High-Throughput Methods to Characterize Phage Receptors and Rational Formulation of Phage Cocktails 2019-048
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Pharmaceutical / antibiotic discovery Phage therapy ADVANTAGES: Compared to current technologies Less expensive Less laborious Scalable Quantitative ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Berkeley Lab have developed two genetic technologies that enable fast and effective genome-wide screens for gene function. The LBNL … [Read more...] about High-Throughput Methods to Characterize Phage Receptors and Rational Formulation of Phage Cocktails 2019-048
EcoFAB 2.0: Device for Determining Plant-Microbe Interactions 2019-066
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Agriculture Biosciences research ADVANTAGES: Improved sterile, automated processing of EcoFABs Scalability of EcoFABs due to injection molding fabrication Compatible with typical automated platforms Smaller footprint and lower price than existing automated systems Adaptive system ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab’s … [Read more...] about EcoFAB 2.0: Device for Determining Plant-Microbe Interactions 2019-066
MycoFAB: EcoFAB to Study Mycorrhizal Plant-Fungal Interactions 2019-056
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Agriculture ADVANTAGES: Facilitates manipulation of nutrient distributions, the establishment of mycorrhizal interactions, and noninvasive in vivo imaging of mycorrhizal infected roots Can be iteratively improved and rapidly prototyped ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab’s EcoFABs are precisely controlled compartments in which researchers … [Read more...] about MycoFAB: EcoFAB to Study Mycorrhizal Plant-Fungal Interactions 2019-056
Cholinium Lysinate, an Ionic Liquid, as a Broad Spectrum Herbicide 2018-118
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Agriculture ADVANTAGES: Low persistence in the environment Low toxicity to non-target organisms (e.g., mammals, fish, and microbes) Relatively low cost Biologically derived Easy to prepare and apply due to high water solubility ABSTRACT: Researchers Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Jenny Mortimer, Robin Herbert, and Thomas … [Read more...] about Cholinium Lysinate, an Ionic Liquid, as a Broad Spectrum Herbicide 2018-118