APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Cancer diagnostics and therapy ADVANTAGES: Fast, accurate, and affordable Improves tumor staging and patient stratification for most cancers ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researcher Heinz-Ulrich Weier has developed Genetic Barcodes, a fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)-based assay offering affordable diagnostics for the early … [Read more...] about Genetic Barcodes for Cancer Prediction and Prognosis IB-2897
Physical Sciences
Assessing Endothelial Function with a Standard Blood Pressure Cuff IB-2772
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Early identification of cardiovascular disease Endothelial function assessment ADVANTAGES: Easy to operate; no need for trained technician Facilitates regular patient testing and feedback More sensitive than conventional flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) measurement Inexpensive to manufacture Fully automated test … [Read more...] about Assessing Endothelial Function with a Standard Blood Pressure Cuff IB-2772
Quantum Dot Based Cell Motility, Invasion, and Metastasis Assays IB-1755
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Rapid method for assaying metastatic potential in biopsies Cancer drug development Research on cell motility ADVANTAGES: More photochemically robust than organic dyes Less labor intensive than the Boyden Chamber invasion assay Can be used with live cells no fixation/processing required Allows for real time variation of external … [Read more...] about Quantum Dot Based Cell Motility, Invasion, and Metastasis Assays IB-1755
Reliable, High Performance Transistors on Flexible Substrates IB-3252
APPLICATIONS Wearable electronics Electronic walls Sensors for pressure mapping (artificial electronic skin devices) ADVANTAGES High on / off current ratio High mobility Scalable manufacturing of low cost, uniform devices ABSTRACT Researchers at Berkeley Lab have produced uniform, high performance transistors on mechanically flexible, stretchable … [Read more...] about Reliable, High Performance Transistors on Flexible Substrates IB-3252
Nanoscale Parametric Amplifier for Enhanced Radio Wave Detection and Electronic Signal Amplification IB-3069
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Electronics, as a filter and an amplifier Wireless communications, as a low-power RF receiver and transmitter Optics, as a highly sensitive RF photon detector Thermometry Fundamental scientific research, as a NEMS device ADVANTAGES: Exhibits infinite gain at pumping voltages under 10V Low overhead power consumption (10 - … [Read more...] about Nanoscale Parametric Amplifier for Enhanced Radio Wave Detection and Electronic Signal Amplification IB-3069