Applications Extends the shelf life of fresh produce, juices, and fermented foods by reducing enzymatic browning. Reduces reliance on chemical additives like sulfur dioxide in food processing. Enhances food quality by preventing undesirable color and flavor changes. Advantages/Benefits Prevents food browning by targeting the dopamine biosynthetic pathway in … [Read more...] about Food Browning Prevention by Bioengineering Plants through Dopamine Pathway 2024-147
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Sepion: Manufacturing Nanoporous Battery Separators for Longer-lasting, Faster-charging, Safer Lithium-Metal Batteries
Berkeley Lab Startup Opened an Operational Prototype Facility in 2023 and has Announced Plans for a New Manufacturing Facility in Sacramento, Ca. Problem According to a recent McKinsey report, by 2030 the North American demand for battery separators will far outstrip domestic production, with 4.3 billion square meters of supply, less than half of expected demand of 10.2 … [Read more...] about Sepion: Manufacturing Nanoporous Battery Separators for Longer-lasting, Faster-charging, Safer Lithium-Metal Batteries
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Technologies Identifying Computational Operations Based on Power Measurements (2016-053 / 2017-112) This innovation enables non-invasive monitoring and “fingerprinting” of computing systems, including supercomputers and data centers, by analyzing high-resolution power consumption data. It uses highly sensitive measurement devices to infer computational … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity
FPGA-based In-Situ Machine Learning for Real-time Quantum State Discrimination 2024-145
Applications of Technology: Quantum validation systems Quantum computing research Quantum hardware manufacturers Benefits: High latency, low error system System fully integrated into control hardware N-state discrimination Facilitates mid-circuit measurements Background: Current quantum state discrimination methods implement quantum state … [Read more...] about FPGA-based In-Situ Machine Learning for Real-time Quantum State Discrimination 2024-145
Microparticles for Controlled Flow Diverter Formation in Geothermal Reservoirs (2023-138)
Applications of Technology: Geothermal energy recovery General Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) applications Benefits: High temperature stability of microcapsules Control of microcapsule characteristics Microfluidic approach to creating capsules Background: In Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) reservoirs, high-permeability pathways between injection and … [Read more...] about Microparticles for Controlled Flow Diverter Formation in Geothermal Reservoirs (2023-138)