Lygos, a startup founded on Berkeley Lab biotechnology, has achieved pilot scale production of malonic acid, a high-value specialty chemical used in pharmaceuticals, flavors, and fragrances. The Lygos approach could replace the petroleum production process now used for malonic acid with a lower cost technology that uses less energy. For the complete story, go here. … [Read more...] about Startup Lygos in Pilot-Scale Production
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Electrically Integrated Graphene on Silicon Nitride Liquid Flow Cells for High Resolution TEM 2014-129
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: TEM for the study of electrochemical processes to advance Catalysis Battery and fuel cell technologies Targeted drug delivery Nanotechnology ADVANTAGES: Atomic resolution and contrast Diminished alteration of samples Simple and easy to use; little to no assembly by final user Reusable ABSTRACT: A Berkeley Lab … [Read more...] about Electrically Integrated Graphene on Silicon Nitride Liquid Flow Cells for High Resolution TEM 2014-129
Lab-Corps Applications Due March 9
DOE Lab-Corps, based on NSF’s I-Corps™ model, gives researchers tools and training to help transition energy-related technologies into products that benefit society and the national economy. Berkeley Lab will send two teams to the 2015 DOE Lab-Corps Pilot Program. Each team will consist of a Principal Investigator (PI), who must be a current Berkeley Lab employee, an … [Read more...] about Lab-Corps Applications Due March 9
Video Highlights Lab Expertise, Partnership Opportunities
Even the most seasoned Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory staff member is challenged to describe the breadth of expertise available and technologies under development at the lab. A newly launched video, narrated by Peter Coyote, meets the goal of presenting the range of biotech, imaging, materials and energy-related innovation underway, opening the door to new industry … [Read more...] about Video Highlights Lab Expertise, Partnership Opportunities
Local, Nonvolatile Doping of Two-Dimensional Materials 2014-097
For electronics manufacturing companies that plan to use electrostatic gating and substitutional doping to induce charge carriers in two-dimensional (2D) materials but are dissatisfied with the inability of these methods to produce nonvolatile doping profiles with nanometer resolution. Berkeley Lab’s Local Doping of Two-Dimensional Materials offers a process for locally doping … [Read more...] about Local, Nonvolatile Doping of Two-Dimensional Materials 2014-097