Gold, with its high electrical conductivity and resistance to corrosion, is a critical metal used in solar panels, fuel cells, mobile phones, computers, circuit boards, medical devices, and more. Copper, too, is a critical metal used in electrical wiring, power cables, wind turbine and solar panel components, as well as for defense, consumer electronics, and other industry … [Read more...] about Sunchem: Extracting Gold and Copper from Waste Streams
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Sepion: Manufacturing Nanoporous Battery Separators for Longer-lasting, Faster-charging, Safer Lithium-Metal Batteries
Berkeley Lab Startup Opened an Operational Prototype Facility in 2023 and has Announced Plans for a New Manufacturing Facility in Sacramento, Ca. Problem According to a recent McKinsey report, by 2030 the North American demand for battery separators will far outstrip domestic production, with 4.3 billion square meters of supply, less than half of expected demand of 10.2 … [Read more...] about Sepion: Manufacturing Nanoporous Battery Separators for Longer-lasting, Faster-charging, Safer Lithium-Metal Batteries
Phenix Software Accelerates Drug Discovery and the Study of Biological Systems
Problem: Crystallography (X-ray, neutron, electron) and cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) are critical techniques used to study biological systems and develop new therapeutics. But for many decades analyzing and optimizing macromolecular structures from experimental data was a manual, time-intensive, and fraught process. In the late 1990s, Paul Adams, then a staff … [Read more...] about Phenix Software Accelerates Drug Discovery and the Study of Biological Systems
Intellectual Property Office Announces Berkeley Lab Inventors and Developers of the Year for FY2024
Technology transfer is a critical part of the Lab’s mission, “creating science solutions for the world.” On January 22, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) hosted a Lab-wide Innovation Celebration to celebrate the Lab innovators whose inventions and software are making their way into the world. “Across the Lab, many researchers are working on technologies that … [Read more...] about Intellectual Property Office Announces Berkeley Lab Inventors and Developers of the Year for FY2024
I-Corps and I-Corps Lite Courses Point Researchers towards Impactful Innovation
- Paul Clark Would you like to better understand what the market or stakeholders think about your innovation or your research? I-Corps Lite is a condensed version of the DOE Energy Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program designed to help early-stage teams explore the potential market impact of their technologies or research. Offered by Berkeley Lab’s Intellectual Property … [Read more...] about I-Corps and I-Corps Lite Courses Point Researchers towards Impactful Innovation