APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Organic materials for Field effect transistors Organic solar cells Printable electronics Sensors Telecommunications equipment OLEDs for displays and lighting Data storage Lasers ADVANTAGES: Excellent charge transport properties Great absorptivity with the Vis-NIR spectrum range Tunable properties Very … [Read more...] about High Performance, Made-to-Order Organic Semiconductors for Energy Conversion Applications 2013-138, 2014-080
Physical Sciences
FlexBone: Osteo-mimetic Composites IB-2104
Berkeley Lab's flexible hydrogel-HA composite, FlexBone, has a mineral-to-organic matrix ratio approximating that of human bone. The material can be bent, compressed, and further processed to create products with a wide range of mechanical properties. APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Bone implants Dental implants Bio-cements Flexible composites with magnetic … [Read more...] about FlexBone: Osteo-mimetic Composites IB-2104
Scalable Quantum Computer Architecture with Coupled Donor-Quantum Dot Qubits IB-3140
ABSTRACT: A quantum bit computing architecture includes a plurality of single spin memory donor atoms embedded in a semiconductor layer, a plurality of quantum dots arranged with the semiconductor layer and aligned with the donor atoms, wherein a first voltage applied across at least one pair of the aligned quantum dot and donor atom controls a donor-quantum dot … [Read more...] about Scalable Quantum Computer Architecture with Coupled Donor-Quantum Dot Qubits IB-3140
Membrane and Receptors for Highly Selective Gas-Phase Sensing IB-2349
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Sensing explosives, e.g. TNT, DNT chemical and biological warfare agents indoor and outdoor environmental toxins pesticides ADVANTAGES: Reduces false positives caused by humidity Can be applied to a variety of ligand-receptor binding sensor platforms Provides highly selective TNT and DNT receptors Portable and … [Read more...] about Membrane and Receptors for Highly Selective Gas-Phase Sensing IB-2349
Compact Microchip Gas Sensor JIB-2689
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Explosion hazard warning system for buildings Natural gas leak detector for residential or commercial buildings Portable gas detector, e.g., cell phone application Hydrogen leak detector or toxic emission prevention for automobile industry ADVANTAGES: Real time, accurate detection of nearly any concentration of a hazardous gas … [Read more...] about Compact Microchip Gas Sensor JIB-2689