Spaces remain for QB3’s Berkeley-based workshop, Jan. 20 – Mar. 16, on filing a successful SBIR/STTR grant application by the April 5 deadline. Discounts are available for UC affiliates, including Lab staff. Go here for more information, schedule, and registration. Go here for other events and workshops of interest to entrepreneurial researchers. … [Read more...] about NIH/SBIR Workshop Starts Jan. 20 in Berkeley
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Using SiO Anodes for High Capacity, High Rate Electrodes for Lithium Ion Batteries 2014-113
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lithium ion batteries for electric vehicles ADVANTAGES: Elegant, inexpensive and scalable process High specific capacity ( >1000 mAh/g ) High capacity retention ( 90% ) High areal capacity ( >3 mAh/cm2 ) ABSTRACT: A team of Berkeley Lab researchers led by Gao Liu have developed an elegant and inexpensive fabrication … [Read more...] about Using SiO Anodes for High Capacity, High Rate Electrodes for Lithium Ion Batteries 2014-113
Lab Licenses X-Ray Beamline Tool
MiTeGen, a provider of tools for X-ray diffraction, crystallography, and protein crystallization to researchers worldwide, licensed diode beamstops for real time measurement of X-ray beam intensity, a technology developed by Diane Bryant and Simon Morton at the Berkeley Center for Structural Biology at Berkeley Lab. "The work done by the team at Lawrence Berkeley National … [Read more...] about Lab Licenses X-Ray Beamline Tool
Boron Nitride Nanopores for DNA Sequencing, Water Desalination and Gas / Liquid Separation 2015-045
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: DNA sequencing for large scale clinical applications Molecular analysis for chemical manufacturing Water desalination Gas / liquid separation for manufacturing of batteries, air filtration devices, and alcohol ADVANTAGES: More scalable than biological nanopores Repeatable shape and size (as small as a single … [Read more...] about Boron Nitride Nanopores for DNA Sequencing, Water Desalination and Gas / Liquid Separation 2015-045
Basal Media for Culturing Epithelial Cells 2015-009
APPLICATIONS: Growing primary human epithelial cells for Pharmaceutical development Toxicology Biotechnology research ADVANTAGES: Regular and consistent formulation Superior growth for 1/12 of the price Up to 60 population doublings Can sustain long term cultures ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed a low cost technology for growing … [Read more...] about Basal Media for Culturing Epithelial Cells 2015-009