APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Battery testing ADVANTAGES: Fast, scalable Accurate ABSTRACT: The battery industry generally lacks a fast and scalable solution for determining the physical condition of batteries in various stages of their manufacture and use, e.g., during research and development, testing, production, bench assembly, and post fabrication and … [Read more...] about Acoustic Time-of-Flight Analysis of Batteries to Determine State of Charge, Health, and Physical Condition, 2017-025
Spectroscopy and Microscopy
Spectroscopic Imaging and Analysis of Live Cells 2015-077
ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab led by Hoi-Ying Holman have developed technologies for measurement, visualization, and analysis of chemical dynamics in living cells or tissues for diagnostic pathology. Devices can be open- or closed-channel microfluidic membrane devices for long-term IR spectroscopy of live adherent cells and ultimately for rapidly identifying … [Read more...] about Spectroscopic Imaging and Analysis of Live Cells 2015-077
Increased Specificity and Sensitivity to Detect Targeted Metabolites using NIMS 2017-051
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biological and chemical assays Selective metabolite analysis ADVANTAGES: Increased sensitivity to detect targeted metabolites High selectivity to targeted metabolites Extremely sensitive and non-destructive analytical technique ABSTRACT: Nanostructure-initiator Mass Spectrometry (NIMS) is a surface-based mass … [Read more...] about Increased Specificity and Sensitivity to Detect Targeted Metabolites using NIMS 2017-051
Optical-Cavity Phase Plate for Controllable, Stable Phase Shift in TEM and Cryo-EM Applications 2017-080
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biological research using high resolution cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) Hard-matter material characterization Other forms of research using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) ADVANTAGES: Ensures data of equally high quality for entire data collection period Equally useful for radiation-tolerant and … [Read more...] about Optical-Cavity Phase Plate for Controllable, Stable Phase Shift in TEM and Cryo-EM Applications 2017-080
Specialized Diamond Materials for NMR Signal Enhancement 2016-156
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Materials characterization for commercial manufacturing quality control development of unique materials research and education ADVANTAGES: Enables smaller, more versatile characterization devices Can be used to characterize almost any kind of material ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab’s Alex Pines has led a team of researchers in … [Read more...] about Specialized Diamond Materials for NMR Signal Enhancement 2016-156