APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Data storage devices Sensors Actuators Diesel fuel injectors Micropositioners Sonar devices ADVANTAGES: Made of a lead-free and abundant substance Higher efficiency than conventional piezoelectric materials More affordable than conventional materials such as lead and zirconium ABSTRACT: In a breakthrough … [Read more...] about Lead-free Thin Film Piezoelectric Devices IB-2779
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Easily Assembled Porous Thin Films IB-2803
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Protective coatings Barriers against liquid and gaseous contaminants or pathogens Filtration systems Controlled release device for small molecules Scaffolds for sensing devices Gas separation ADVANTAGES: Simple assembly; can be prepared on any substrate Applicable over macroscopic length scales Solution … [Read more...] about Easily Assembled Porous Thin Films IB-2803
Low Defect, High Deposition Rate Sputtering with a Plasma Lens IB-2823
APPLICATIONS OF THE TECHNOLOGY: Magnetron sputtering, particularly for oxides and fluorides, as used in transparent conducting oxides for solar cells, electrochromic windows, flat panels, touch screens, and other uses To be used with all types of sputtering processes, e.g., direct current, radio frequency, medium frequency, and preferably with high power impulse … [Read more...] about Low Defect, High Deposition Rate Sputtering with a Plasma Lens IB-2823
Synthesis of High Quality Graphene IB-2831
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Production of device-sized (micrometer-scale) graphene ADVANTAGES: No hazardous materials required Ease of synthesis Improved homogeneity of graphene compared with conventional synthesis methods ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed a technology for synthesizing high quality, micrometer scale graphene layers on … [Read more...] about Synthesis of High Quality Graphene IB-2831
Efflux Pumps to Increase Microbial Tolerance and Biofuel Production EIB-2845
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuels Chemicals Pharmaceuticals ADVANTAGES: Increases production yield Improves economic viability of biological / renewable production Applicable in various host organisms for a wide range of compounds ABSTRACT: Aindrila Mukhopadhyay, Jay Keasling, and Mary Dunlop at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have developed a … [Read more...] about Efflux Pumps to Increase Microbial Tolerance and Biofuel Production EIB-2845