APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Thermal management in design and operation of integrated circuits Flexible electronics Composites subject to mechanical strain (e.g., aerospace industry) Phonon filters for use in spectrometers, acoustic imaging, and cavity resonators Acoustic isolation of RF resonators and sensors Information carriers in combination with … [Read more...] about Nanotubes as Robust Thermal Conductors IB-2335
Sensors and Detectors
High Frequency Abacus Nanotube Resonator IB-2330
(A) Schematic cross section of the Berkeley Lab High Frequency Abacus Nanotube Resonator. An evaporation of materials such as indium onto the carbon nanotube forms an abacus-like structure of moveable beads along the nanotube. (B) Scanning … [Read more...] about High Frequency Abacus Nanotube Resonator IB-2330
Nano Piano Omni Sensor IB-2267
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Gene sequencing at radically reduced time and cost Medicine, pharmaceutical design Environmental monitoring (clean energy and water) Homeland security Chemical, biological, and radiation … [Read more...] about Nano Piano Omni Sensor IB-2267
Ultra High Performance MEMS/NEMS Actuators, Oscillators, and Sensors IBs-2008a, 2008b, and JIB-2124
The three new technologies described below, developed by Alex Zettl and his team from Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division, add to Berkeley Lab's robust patent portfolio of nanodevices. These new inventions offer opportunites for quantum advancements in wireless communication, MEMS capababilities, and mass sensing, among other applications. All of the inventions have … [Read more...] about Ultra High Performance MEMS/NEMS Actuators, Oscillators, and Sensors IBs-2008a, 2008b, and JIB-2124
Neutron Detection Technique Using Layered Semiconductors IB-2424
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Radiation detection Defense, homeland security, energy, and space exploration ADVANTAGES: High efficiency Portability Room temperature operation Can use a variety of composite materials Easily adapted to established semiconductor manufacturing techniques ABSTRACT: Dale L. Perry and Samuel Mao of Berkeley Lab have developed … [Read more...] about Neutron Detection Technique Using Layered Semiconductors IB-2424