ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab led by Xiang Zhang have developed technologies for acoustic transmission and reception. Technologies may include receiving, at a first communications interface, a plurality of data values for transmission, and generating, using one or more processors, a plurality of data patterns based on the received data, each of the plurality of data … [Read more...] about High Throughput Acoustic Transmission 2015-140
Sensors and Detectors
OpenPET Readout Electronics for Radionuclide Imaging 2015-152
APPLICATIONS: Medical imaging Homeland security Other imaging applications ADVANTAGES: High performance - timing resolution, spatial resolution, energy resolution, throughput Supports any kinds of detector and camera configuration Supports virtually any size imager Easily modified via software ABSTRACT: OpenPET is an open source, modular, … [Read more...] about OpenPET Readout Electronics for Radionuclide Imaging 2015-152
Eigenfrequency Thermometry (EFT) 2016-124
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Detection of localized hot spots and temperature change monitoring in cryogenic systems and in chemical and nuclear reactors Integrated thermal monitoring in manufacturing plants Monitoring moving parts in machinery Medical monitoring Thermal monitoring and management for micro- and nano-scaled objects ADVANTAGES: Sensitive … [Read more...] about Eigenfrequency Thermometry (EFT) 2016-124
Local Stress Sensing in Multifunctional Polymer Films Using Fluorescent Tetrapod Nanocrystals 2016-122
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Detecting incipient cracks in structural nanocomposites Monitoring stresses in biological tissues Other nanoscale tensile / compressive stress sensing applications ADVANTAGES: Scalable Applicable to many materials Instant local stress reporting Excellent cyclability No degradation of the host … [Read more...] about Local Stress Sensing in Multifunctional Polymer Films Using Fluorescent Tetrapod Nanocrystals 2016-122
Solution-processed, Ultrasensitive UV-Vis-NIR Photodetectors 2015-175
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Visible light cameras – CCD and CMOS technologies Night vision cameras X-ray / Gamma ray detectors Ultraviolet flame / smoke detectors Cherenkov particle detection ADVANTAGES: High photosensitivity - low-noise electron transport with high mobility Scalable fabrication process Long carrier lifetime Easily integrated … [Read more...] about Solution-processed, Ultrasensitive UV-Vis-NIR Photodetectors 2015-175