APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Portable MRI of: Oil fields at any depth, for MRI devices that can be sent into the borehole Joints, brain, prostate, heart, lungs (may be used with hyperpolarized noble gas) Water content of soil and its distribution Surface measurements (maps) of skin and other biological tissue Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in low … [Read more...] about Low-Field NMR/MRI Using Rotating-Frame Gradient Fields IB-2288
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Miniature Airborne Particle Mass Monitors IB-1850, 2149 IB-2149
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
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