APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Improved digital microfluidic (DMF) technologies to enable chip-based synthetic biology and biological assays Automation of droplet manipulation ADVANTAGES: Facilitates manufacturing and operation of chips for synthetic biology and biological assays Automates aqueous drop generation and manipulation Reduces production … [Read more...] about Parallel Droplet Manipulation and Digital Microfluidic Droplet Generation, Transport, Splitting and Merging 2017-053
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Unique Isoprenoid-like Compounds (Carbon Numbers Not in Multiples of Five) 2014-119
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel production Semi-synthetic drug synthesis Flavor and fragrance production ADVANTAGES: Enables diverse functionalization of terpenoid structures Increases the diversity of chemicals available Reduces costs of chemical production ABSTRACT: A Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) research team led by Jay Keasling has … [Read more...] about Unique Isoprenoid-like Compounds (Carbon Numbers Not in Multiples of Five) 2014-119
ANIcalculator (Average Nucleotide Identity Calculator) 2014-127
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Genome sequencing ABSTRACT: Increased sequencing of microbial genomes has revealed that prevailing prokaryotic species assignments can be inconsistent with whole genome information for a significant number of species. The long-standing need for a systematic and scalable species assignment technique can be met by the genome-wide Average … [Read more...] about ANIcalculator (Average Nucleotide Identity Calculator) 2014-127
Selective Complexation and Separation of Tetravalent Metal Ions from Other Ions 2017-107
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Nuclear energy or nuclear fuel reprocessing plants Pharmaceutical isotope production Pharmaceutical companies using lanthanide or actinide drugs Chemical industry ADVANTAGES: Highly selective Improved performance and reliability Versatile process Fewer steps ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researchers Rebecca Abergel and … [Read more...] about Selective Complexation and Separation of Tetravalent Metal Ions from Other Ions 2017-107
RFB Model: Simulation Model for Metal / Ion Flow Battery 2017-164
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Redox flow batteries ADVANTAGES: Predicts cell performance during charge and discharge Performance can be modeled at different states of charge ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed RFB Model, a physics-based 2D simulation model for redox flow batteries comprising an ionic and metallic couple. The model can … [Read more...] about RFB Model: Simulation Model for Metal / Ion Flow Battery 2017-164