APPLICATIONS: Seismic monitoring ABSTRACT: Seismic detectors may register movements of the earth generated by earthquakes and other seismic events. However, locating and determining the precise location and mechanism of an earthquake based on data received from seismic detectors may be difficult or impossible with some systems. Gregory Newman and Petr Petrov of … [Read more...] about Moment Tensor Reconstruction 2017-095
Water, Air, Geosciences, and Environment
Polysaccharide Gel 2017-041
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Food products Cosmetics Water and wastewater treatment Pharmaceuticals BENEFITS: Significantly lowers the costs of product recovery from cyanobacterial production strains Self-aggregating properties of the material streamline the processes of flocculation and clarification Enables novel encapsulation and drug formulation … [Read more...] about Polysaccharide Gel 2017-041
Peptoid-Based Chelating Molecules 2017-181
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Radiolabeling Metal separation Water treatment ADVANTAGES: Robust chelators High selectivity ABSTRACT: Researchers led by Rebecca Abergel have developed a new class of chelators – molecules that can bind metals – that incorporate peptoids into the chelator backbone, offering more control over the chelator’s structure and … [Read more...] about Peptoid-Based Chelating Molecules 2017-181
Air-Cathode ECAR (ACE) 2017-189
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Removal of arsenic from Drinking water supply Power plant wastewater ponds ADVANTAGES: High iron-ion production per reactor volume Anodes require less cleaning than competitors Compact size ABSTRACT: Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed an advanced device for removal of arsenic from … [Read more...] about Air-Cathode ECAR (ACE) 2017-189
In vitro Assembly, Adhering Cargo to Bacterial Microcompartment (BMC) Shells 2017-131, 2016-150
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Enables health care, industrial and other commercial uses of protein-based bacterial organelles (bacterial microcompartments (BMCs)) ADVANTAGES: Modular system for 2- and 3-dimensional scaffolds/compartments Defined composition, atomic-resolution structure known Robust, programmable encapsulation or polyvalent display of multiple … [Read more...] about In vitro Assembly, Adhering Cargo to Bacterial Microcompartment (BMC) Shells 2017-131, 2016-150