APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: SIZE REDUCTION LITHOGRAPHY PROCESS Ultra-sensitive biological and chemical sensing Microchips Catalysis Nanocomputing and nanoelectronics ADVANTAGES: Uses standard semiconductor fabrication equipment and techniques to produce nanosize semiconductors on a wafer scale Produces smaller feature sizes and is much less time … [Read more...] about Fabrication of Uniform and Spatially Controlled Nanostructures on Substrates IB-1997
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Ultra High Performance MEMS/NEMS Actuators, Oscillators, and Sensors IBs-2008a, 2008b, and JIB-2124
The three new technologies described below, developed by Alex Zettl and his team from Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division, add to Berkeley Lab's robust patent portfolio of nanodevices. These new inventions offer opportunites for quantum advancements in wireless communication, MEMS capababilities, and mass sensing, among other applications. All of the inventions have … [Read more...] about Ultra High Performance MEMS/NEMS Actuators, Oscillators, and Sensors IBs-2008a, 2008b, and JIB-2124
Synthetic Rotational Nanomotor IB-1939
APPLICATIONS: A variety of MEMS actuator applications Microfluidics, catalysis, microarrays Chemical and biological sensing Mirror movement for optical applications Oscillator in wireless and microwave communications ADVANTAGES: Smallest synthetic motor ~ 300 … [Read more...] about Synthetic Rotational Nanomotor IB-1939
Branched 3-D Inorganic Nanocrystals for Biological Imaging and Electronics Applications IB-1773
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biological imaging Electronics production Catalyst production Photovoltaics LCDs Photonic band gap materials Mechanical structural support in polymer films High-surface-area catalysts ADVANTAGES: Can synthesize whole branched inorganic nanocrystals with well-defined connectivities in three … [Read more...] about Branched 3-D Inorganic Nanocrystals for Biological Imaging and Electronics Applications IB-1773
High Tc SQUID Circuits Suppress Intrinsic Magnetic Field Noise IB-1221
Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Medical imaging Magnetocardiography Magnetoencephalography Geophysical studies Magnetotellurics Controlled-source electromagnet ADVANTAGES: Eliminates excess low-frequency noise inherent in SQUID devices ABSTRACT: John Clarke and colleagues at Berkeley Lab … [Read more...] about High Tc SQUID Circuits Suppress Intrinsic Magnetic Field Noise IB-1221