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
Physical Sciences
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
Low-Field NMR/MRI Using Rotating-Frame Gradient Fields IB-2288
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Portable MRI of: Oil fields at any depth, for MRI devices that can be sent into the borehole Joints, brain, prostate, heart, lungs (may be used with hyperpolarized noble gas) Water content of soil and its distribution Surface measurements (maps) of skin and other biological tissue Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in low … [Read more...] about Low-Field NMR/MRI Using Rotating-Frame Gradient Fields IB-2288
Behind Casing Fluid Sampler to Monitor Groundwater at Hydraulic Fracturing Operations IB- 2013-087
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Monitoring groundwater quality at hydraulic fracturing operations Well integrity monitoring ADVANTAGES: Enables cost effective monitoring Stand alone design Samples material behind casing without halting wellbore production Identifies problematic cement seals in wellbore casing ABSTRACT: Barry Freifeld of Berkeley Lab … [Read more...] about Behind Casing Fluid Sampler to Monitor Groundwater at Hydraulic Fracturing Operations IB- 2013-087
Optical Sedimentation Recorder (OSR) for Tracking the Ocean’s Carbon Flux IB-2196
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: In appearance and size similar to a compressed gas cylinder, the OSR is a multi-platform instrument that: Precisely measures the ocean’s hourly variations of sedimentation of particulate inorganic and organic carbon material for seasons to years Combines these measurements in real time (transmitting data via satellite), enabling a … [Read more...] about Optical Sedimentation Recorder (OSR) for Tracking the Ocean’s Carbon Flux IB-2196