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
Available Technologies
Production of Impurity-free Actinium-225 for Cancer Treatment 2019-040
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Radiopharmaceuticals ADVANTAGES: Efficient, inexpensive, and scalable process No co-production of radioactive impurities to hinder use in patients Long half-life 4 α-decays capable of producing the sort of double-strand DNA damage needed to deter tumor growth Produces no long-lived radioactive products in its … [Read more...] about Production of Impurity-free Actinium-225 for Cancer Treatment 2019-040
Air-Cathode ECAR (ACE) 2017-189
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Removal of arsenic from Drinking water supply Power plant wastewater ponds ADVANTAGES: High iron-ion production per reactor volume Anodes require less cleaning than competitors Compact size ABSTRACT: Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed an advanced device for removal of arsenic from … [Read more...] about Air-Cathode ECAR (ACE) 2017-189
Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) for Higher Security Data Processing with Improved Performance and Usability 2019-034
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Data security and privacy for data containing sensitive information, such as data containing personally-identifying information, proprietary information, and/or other regulated or sensitive data sources: personal health information, such as health records financial information Secure data storage, e.g., cloud service … [Read more...] about Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) for Higher Security Data Processing with Improved Performance and Usability 2019-034
LiDAR Periscope 2017-193
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Homeland security Law enforcement Radiological and nuclear security ADVANTAGES: Conceals LiDAR unit without compromising field of view Enables mapping without direct line of sight Agnostic to type of unit used Lower data rates, cost and power consumption compared to multiple units Requires the calibration and … [Read more...] about LiDAR Periscope 2017-193