Metal Extraction using Novel Nanoscale Polyoxometalates 2024-076 Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed a polyoxometalate (POM)-based system designed for the selective removal and recovery of critical metals, specifically lithium and magnesium, from nontraditional brine sources. The POM-based system demonstrates a remarkable selectivity ratio for Li+ and Mg2+ of over 1000, … [Read more...] about Mineral Extraction and Recovery
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Metal Extraction using Novel Nanoscale Polyoxometalates 2024-076
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Battery manufacturing Lithium and Magnesium extraction Water treatment BENEFITS: Cost effective and reusable Environmentally friendly High purity and recovery rates of Mg2+ and Li+ BACKGROUND: The demand for minerals such as lithium and magnesium have increased drastically due to their extensive applications in … [Read more...] about Metal Extraction using Novel Nanoscale Polyoxometalates 2024-076
Protocol for Computing Polynomial on Quantum State 2024-155
Applications of Technology: Signal and image processing Integration of polynomial over multi-dimensional support Quantum machine learning Quantum sensing Constraint Satisfaction Problems and quantum optimization Domain-based simulations (physics, chemistry, etc.) Financial modeling Benefits: Polynomial transformations using commercially-available … [Read more...] about Protocol for Computing Polynomial on Quantum State 2024-155
Intellectual Property Office Announces Berkeley Lab Inventors and Developers of the Year for FY2024
Technology transfer is a critical part of the Lab’s mission, “creating science solutions for the world.” On January 22, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) hosted a Lab-wide Innovation Celebration to celebrate the Lab innovators whose inventions and software are making their way into the world. “Across the Lab, many researchers are working on technologies that … [Read more...] about Intellectual Property Office Announces Berkeley Lab Inventors and Developers of the Year for FY2024
Novel engineered immune receptor to protect rice from pathogens 2023-147
Applications Sustainable crop protection against rice blast disease Usage in genetic modification/genome editing to develop disease-resistant rice varieties Potential for use in other crops to protect against similar fungal diseases Advantages/Benefits Wider range of protection than existing blast resistance genes against Magnaporthe oryzae strains … [Read more...] about Novel engineered immune receptor to protect rice from pathogens 2023-147