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
Physical Sciences
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
Small, Photostable, Non-blinking Upconverting Nanocrystals for Imaging IB-3130
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Luminescent tags for biological imaging – single molecule to whole animal High-throughput screening for drug discovery Nanocrystal lasers Photovoltaics Digital displays LEDs Infrared and chemical sensors Optoelectronic communications ADVANTAGES: Efficiently upconverts infrared to visible light Responds to … [Read more...] about Small, Photostable, Non-blinking Upconverting Nanocrystals for Imaging IB-3130
Nanocrystal Assembly for Tandem Catalysis IB-3041
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Industrial catalysis Development of artificial photosynthesis Multiple-step chemical reactions ADVANTAGES: Enables reactions requiring multiple, sequential catalytic reactions ABSTRACT: Peidong Yang, Gabor Somorjai and colleagues at Berkeley Lab have developed a new class of nanocrystal tandem catalysts that have multiple … [Read more...] about Nanocrystal Assembly for Tandem Catalysis IB-3041
Molecular Cobalt Pentapyridine Catalyst for Hydrogen Generation IB-3067
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Hydrogen-cooled power plants Hydrogen boosting for internal combustion engines Small scale, high power applications, e.g., forklift engines Fuel cell vehicles ADVANTAGES: Earth abundant material Tunable organic component can be optimized for performance Scalable Very low cost ABSTRACT: Hydrogen gas derived from … [Read more...] about Molecular Cobalt Pentapyridine Catalyst for Hydrogen Generation IB-3067