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
Available Technologies
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
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