MiTeGen LLC has launched the Sentinel™ Real-time Intensity Monitoring Beamstop System for X-ray beamlines based on a beamstop technology licensed from Berkeley Lab earlier this year. The device improves data collection from X-ray scattering experiments conducted by researchers seeking potential treatments for cancer, AIDS, Ebola, and other diseases. Earlier this summer, the … [Read more...] about Licensee Launches Lab-Developed Beamline Tool
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Small Cleantech Businesses to Collaborate with Berkeley Lab
Eight cleantech businesses have been awarded small business vouchers ranging from $50,000 to $300,000 to access the unique expertise and facilities available at Berkeley Lab in Round 2 of DOE's Small Business Voucher (SBV) pilot program. The program is designed to speed entry of next-generation clean energy technologies. “Partnerships with entrepreneurs and small business … [Read more...] about Small Cleantech Businesses to Collaborate with Berkeley Lab
Eight Berkeley Lab Nominations Named 2016 R&D 100 Award Finalists
Seven Berkeley Lab technologies from researchers in Computing Sciences, Energy Technologies, Biosciences and Materials Sciences plus one multi-lab nomination including LBNL have been named as 2016 R&D 100 Award finalists. Winners will be announced in November. The R&D 100 Awards are given by R&D Magazine to its top 100 new technologies for the year. … [Read more...] about Eight Berkeley Lab Nominations Named 2016 R&D 100 Award Finalists
Popular Science Highlights MyGreenCar App
An app developed at Berkeley Lab to help car consumers evaluate green vehicle choices based on individual driving styles and routes was the focus of a June 20 article in Popular Science titled "Which Electric Car is Right for You?" Researcher Sam Saxena expects the app to be in potential car buyers' hands in 2017, thanks to a partnership with the EPA and DOE. Last year, Saxena … [Read more...] about Popular Science Highlights MyGreenCar App
DOE Announces $16M in Lab-to-Market Funding
The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) will commit nearly $16M to help businesses move energy technologies from DOE's national labs to the marketplace. The Technology Commercialization Fund, administered by DOE's Office of Technology Transitions, will support projects at 12 national labs involving 52 private-sector partners. Two Berkeley Lab technologies were selected for FY16 … [Read more...] about DOE Announces $16M in Lab-to-Market Funding