APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Data storage devices Sensors Actuators Diesel fuel injectors Micropositioners Sonar devices ADVANTAGES: Made of a lead-free and abundant substance Higher efficiency than conventional piezoelectric materials More affordable than conventional materials such as lead and zirconium ABSTRACT: In a breakthrough … [Read more...] about Lead-free Thin Film Piezoelectric Devices IB-2779
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Easily Assembled Porous Thin Films IB-2803
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Protective coatings Barriers against liquid and gaseous contaminants or pathogens Filtration systems Controlled release device for small molecules Scaffolds for sensing devices Gas separation ADVANTAGES: Simple assembly; can be prepared on any substrate Applicable over macroscopic length scales Solution … [Read more...] about Easily Assembled Porous Thin Films IB-2803
Low Defect, High Deposition Rate Sputtering with a Plasma Lens IB-2823
APPLICATIONS OF THE TECHNOLOGY: Magnetron sputtering, particularly for oxides and fluorides, as used in transparent conducting oxides for solar cells, electrochromic windows, flat panels, touch screens, and other uses To be used with all types of sputtering processes, e.g., direct current, radio frequency, medium frequency, and preferably with high power impulse … [Read more...] about Low Defect, High Deposition Rate Sputtering with a Plasma Lens IB-2823
Synthesis of High Quality Graphene IB-2831
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Production of device-sized (micrometer-scale) graphene ADVANTAGES: No hazardous materials required Ease of synthesis Improved homogeneity of graphene compared with conventional synthesis methods ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed a technology for synthesizing high quality, micrometer scale graphene layers on … [Read more...] about Synthesis of High Quality Graphene IB-2831
Alternative Diesel Fuel from Biosynthetic Bisabolene EIB-2837
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Cold weather anticlouding additive for diesel fuels Diesel or jet fuel alternative Platform for advanced biosynthetic fuels development ADVANTAGES: Derived Cetane Number (DCN) comparable to No. 2 diesel Beneficial cold fuel properties Non-corrosive Enhanced yield through engineered microbial synthesis ABSTRACT: Researchers … [Read more...] about Alternative Diesel Fuel from Biosynthetic Bisabolene EIB-2837