APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: BERKELEY LAB MINIATURIZED SENSOR Monitoring occupational settings, industrial and environmental pollution, nanoparticle emissions, ventilation systems, sputter coating processes, and health effects Building smart respirators and asthma/allergy warning devices Replacing particle number counters such as optical counters and … [Read more...] about Miniature Airborne Particle Mass Monitors IB-1850, 2149 IB-2149
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Organic Flash Cycles for Intermediate and High Temperature Waste Reclamation IB-3172
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Renewable energy sources (geothermal, solar, biomass) Industrial thermal waste heat reclamation from Petroleum refining Pulp and paper processing Iron and steel production Food and beverage processing Cement production ADVANTAGES: Temperature matching for improved cycle efficiency Improved thermal energy utilization (approx. … [Read more...] about Organic Flash Cycles for Intermediate and High Temperature Waste Reclamation IB-3172
Indium Phosphide Polycrystalline Films on Metal Foil for PV Applications IB-3173, IB-3238
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Photovoltaic panels ADVANTAGES: Higher throughput, lower capital costs Compatible with roll-to-roll processing Low-cost metal foil substrates ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researcher Maxwell Zheng and colleagues have developed technologies for economic, high volume production of high optical quality polycrystalline indium phosphide … [Read more...] about Indium Phosphide Polycrystalline Films on Metal Foil for PV Applications IB-3173, IB-3238
Virus-based Piezoelectric Energy Generation IB-3128
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Wireless communication Wearable electronic devices Other energy harvesting applications ADVANTAGES: Renewable source of energy Does not rely on heavy metals Overcomes lack of cost effective fabrication and control methods to utilize biopiezoelectricity Environmentally friendly fabrication method ABSTRACT: Researchers … [Read more...] about Virus-based Piezoelectric Energy Generation IB-3128
Small, Photostable, Non-blinking Upconverting Nanocrystals for Imaging IB-3130
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Luminescent tags for biological imaging – single molecule to whole animal High-throughput screening for drug discovery Nanocrystal lasers Photovoltaics Digital displays LEDs Infrared and chemical sensors Optoelectronic communications ADVANTAGES: Efficiently upconverts infrared to visible light Responds to … [Read more...] about Small, Photostable, Non-blinking Upconverting Nanocrystals for Imaging IB-3130