APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Nuclear energy or nuclear fuel reprocessing plants Pharmaceutical isotope production Pharmaceutical companies using lanthanide or actinide drugs Chemical industry ADVANTAGES: Highly selective Improved performance and reliability Versatile process Fewer steps ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researchers Rebecca Abergel and … [Read more...] about Selective Complexation and Separation of Tetravalent Metal Ions from Other Ions 2017-107
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Berkeley Lab Named in Six R&D 100 Awards
Four Berkeley Lab technologies developed in the Biosciences, Energy Technologies and Earth and Environmental Sciences Divisions received 2017 R&D100 Awards at a Nov. 17 ceremony in Orlando, Florida: Double Barcoded Shotgun Expression Library Sequencing (Dub-Seq) -- Vivek Mutalik, Adam Arkin, Adam Deutschbauer, Pavel Novichkov (BIO) Distributed Solar Estimation … [Read more...] about Berkeley Lab Named in Six R&D 100 Awards
RFB Model: Simulation Model for Metal / Ion Flow Battery 2017-164
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Redox flow batteries ADVANTAGES: Predicts cell performance during charge and discharge Performance can be modeled at different states of charge ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed RFB Model, a physics-based 2D simulation model for redox flow batteries comprising an ionic and metallic couple. The model can … [Read more...] about RFB Model: Simulation Model for Metal / Ion Flow Battery 2017-164
Neutral Atomic Source Atomic Layer Deposition (NASALD) 2017-186
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Semiconductor device fabrication Microelectronics, e.g., battery electrodes ADVANTAGES: Improved film purity and quality Lower production costs due to fewer product rejects ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab’s Neutral Atomic Source Atomic Layer Deposition (NASALD) processing for ultrathin films addresses limitations of traditional ALD … [Read more...] about Neutral Atomic Source Atomic Layer Deposition (NASALD) 2017-186
VC Firm Acumen Highlights WaterHealth
Acumen, a VC firm investing in early-stage companies that deliver products and services to the world's poor, highlighted WaterHealth International in its #SeePeople campaign. The campaign illustrates the transformative effect of Acumen's investees, such as the Berkeley Lab startup, on the lives of individuals in need. WaterHealth International was founded on a Berkeley Lab … [Read more...] about VC Firm Acumen Highlights WaterHealth