APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: A prototype binary pseudo-random grating test surface is etched into a silicon substrate using a conventional lithographical process. … [Read more...] about Dedicated Test Surface for Calibration of High-Performance Optical Systems IB-2499
Physical Sciences
Novel Alkali Metal and Alkali Earth Metal Gadolinium Halide Scintillators, IB-2461; Novel Alkali Metal Hafnium Oxide Scintillators, IB-2494
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Radiation detection High-energy physics Medical imaging Oil exploration X-ray detection ADVANTAGES: Precise energy resolution Rapid response ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab have produced inorganic crystals with scintillation properties. IB-2461 provides for a composition comprising a gadolinium halide. IB-2494 … [Read more...] about Novel Alkali Metal and Alkali Earth Metal Gadolinium Halide Scintillators, IB-2461; Novel Alkali Metal Hafnium Oxide Scintillators, IB-2494
High Efficiency Micro-Scale Light-Concentrating Arrays for Digital Imaging IB-2279
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Digital imaging Digital cameras, image scanners, and pixelated detectors Applicable to visible, ultraviolet and infrared cameras ADVANTAGES: Maximum efficiency of light collection in pixels on the micron scale Ease and simplicity of manufacture; low cost Reduces fabrication of lenses to a single step in the lithographic … [Read more...] about High Efficiency Micro-Scale Light-Concentrating Arrays for Digital Imaging IB-2279
Positional Sensor Measures Rotational and Lateral Displacements IB-2328
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Any device or product requiring highly precise movement and accurate measurement of an object's position, including but not limited to: Electron microscopes, to move specimens and measure their precise location Next-generation storage media, such as holographic storage Precision machine tools, such as tools that use lasers for laser … [Read more...] about Positional Sensor Measures Rotational and Lateral Displacements IB-2328
Low-resistivity Photon-transparent Window Attached to Photo-sensitive Silicon Detector IB-1204
APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Medical Imaging Other Digital Scanning technologies ADVANTAGES: Inexpensive and efficient High quantum efficiency without thinning Backlighting in the blue wavelenths; improved red wavelength performance Ease of fabrication PATENT ABSTRACT: Stephen Holland at Berkeley Lab has developed an invention that comprises a … [Read more...] about Low-resistivity Photon-transparent Window Attached to Photo-sensitive Silicon Detector IB-1204