APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Anti-collision or anti-corrosion shielding appliances, protective clothing. Jewelry companies: diamonds in various colors Cutting tools, medical science, optical instruments: pressure cells for nano-diamonds, novel catalysts for oxygen reduction, high capacity cathodes for batteries and hosts for drug delivery ADVANTAGES: Excellent … [Read more...] about Hierarchical Design Strategy for New Onion Structures 2019-109
Physical Sciences
A method for inducing the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) to stabilize magnetic skyrmions on the surface of ferromagnetic films 2019-140
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Using chemisorption to design and tailor spin-orbitronics devices ADVANTAGES: Earth-abundant elements oxygen or hydrogen could replace rare noble metals in device applications New possibilities of using chemisorption for spin-orbitronics devices ABSTRACT: Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered large … [Read more...] about A method for inducing the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) to stabilize magnetic skyrmions on the surface of ferromagnetic films 2019-140
Novel Holey Films as Mechanical Supports for Graphene 2019-126
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Electron microscopy ADVANTAGES: Prevents mechanical damage of samples during transfer and use in electron microscopy Provides a pristine and ultra-clean graphene layer ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Berkeley Lab have developed a novel graphene-transfer technology in order to provide a pristine and ultra-clean alternative to the … [Read more...] about Novel Holey Films as Mechanical Supports for Graphene 2019-126
Use of Optical Polarization States to Control a Ponderomotive Phase Plate 2019-118
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Spectroscopy and microscopy ADVANTAGES: Removes the standing wave structure from a ponderomotive phase plate Enables an easier and faster process of aligning the electron beam to the phase plate Ensures data of equally high quality for entire data collection period Tunable phase shift – between 0 and 360° Negligible electron … [Read more...] about Use of Optical Polarization States to Control a Ponderomotive Phase Plate 2019-118
Polysaccharide Gel 2017-041
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Food products Cosmetics Water and wastewater treatment Pharmaceuticals BENEFITS: Significantly lowers the costs of product recovery from cyanobacterial production strains Self-aggregating properties of the material streamline the processes of flocculation and clarification Enables novel encapsulation and drug formulation … [Read more...] about Polysaccharide Gel 2017-041