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
Physical Sciences
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
Molecular Molybdenum Disulfide Catalyst for Hydrogen Generation JIB-3001
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Hydrogen-cooled power plants Hydrogen boosting for internal combustion engines Small scale, high power applications, e.g., forklift engines Fuel cell powered vehicles ADVANTAGES: Much lower cost than platinum catalysts Earth-abundant material used in lieu of rare platinum Scalable Works with seawater Improves … [Read more...] about Molecular Molybdenum Disulfide Catalyst for Hydrogen Generation JIB-3001
Acceleration of Carbon Dioxide Mineralization for Geological Carbon Sequestration IB-2889
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration ADVANTAGES: Accelerated capture of carbon dioxide Effective at extremely dilute (nanomolar) concentrations Reusable ABSTRACT: Ronald Zuckermann and a team of researchers from Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry have developed a simple polymer that significantly accelerates the capture of CO2 … [Read more...] about Acceleration of Carbon Dioxide Mineralization for Geological Carbon Sequestration IB-2889