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
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Lab-on-a-chip Device for Massively Parallel DNA Assembly and Functional Screening EJIB-2934
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Combinatorial DNA construction and functional screening in the following industries: Pharmaceuticals, especially protein-based drugs Agriculture Biofuels Bio-based chemicals Biotechnology Enzymes DNA synthesis Life-science instrumentation and microfluidic device industries ADVANTAGES: Cost and time savings compared to … [Read more...] about Lab-on-a-chip Device for Massively Parallel DNA Assembly and Functional Screening EJIB-2934
Stable and Highly Conductive Transparent Semiconductors IB-2957
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Transparent thin film transistors (TFTs) Photovoltaics Resistive oxide memory Photocatalysis and catalysis Chemical sensors ADVANTAGES: Transparent Stable in an electric field High electron mobility ABSTRACT: Scientists at Berkeley Lab have developed a method for inserting halogens into transition metal oxides (TMOs) to … [Read more...] about Stable and Highly Conductive Transparent Semiconductors IB-2957
High Conductivity Single-ion Cross-linked Polymers for Lithium Batteries and Fuel Cells IB-1553, 1554 IB-1554
E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Lithium metal polymer and lithium polymer batteries PEM fuel cells Electrochromic windows Electroseparations ADVANTAGES: High lithium ion conductivity (10-5 S/cm at ambient temperatures) No concentration polarization, i.e. the transference number is one Clean grafting and … [Read more...] about High Conductivity Single-ion Cross-linked Polymers for Lithium Batteries and Fuel Cells IB-1553, 1554 IB-1554
Microbial-Electrocatalytic System for Hydrocarbon Production IB-3131
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuels production — diesel and kerosene Commodity chemical production Electrofuels research CO2 mitigation Bioplastics ADVANTAGES: Direct conversion of H2 and CO2 into fuels More efficient than photosynthesis Not reliant on plant sugars; unaffected by commodity crop prices Recycles carbon from atmosphere and waste … [Read more...] about Microbial-Electrocatalytic System for Hydrocarbon Production IB-3131