APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel production ADVANTAGES: Enables ionic liquid pretreatment and saccharification with a washing step Thermophilic Tolerates broad range of pH levels ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have enabled the combination of pretreatment and saccharification steps for processing lignocellulosic biomass … [Read more...] about Broadly pH-tolerant Cellulase Enzymes EJIB-3264
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Creation of Heritable Traits in Chimeric Plants IB- 2013-171
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuels production Wood industry re: paper, pulping, construction Animal feed Agricultural industry re: seed quality ADVANTAGES: Enables desired heritable trait in chimeric plants Tissue-specific generation of SNPs and/or INDELs ABSTRACT: Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) researchers Dominique Loqué and Yan Liang have … [Read more...] about Creation of Heritable Traits in Chimeric Plants IB- 2013-171
Advanced Penning Ion Source IB-3139
The Berkeley Lab Advanced Penning Ion Source offers neutron generator manufacturers and the medical, security, and materials analysis industries a simple, low cost solution that can boost source performance in conventional technologies by improving the atomic ion fraction and ion current density without increasing the power consumption of commercially available Penning ion … [Read more...] about Advanced Penning Ion Source IB-3139
Active Cryogenic Electronic Envelope 2014-038
The Berkeley Lab Active Cryogenic Electronic Envelope allows conventional front-end electronics, such as enhanced metal-oxide semiconductors, to work inside cryostats at temperatures as low as 4.2K without the expense of custom-made electronics. APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Instrumentation for cryogenic vessels used in Medical diagnostic equipment Aerospace … [Read more...] about Active Cryogenic Electronic Envelope 2014-038
Rapid Fabrication of Hierarchically Structured Supramolecular Nanocomposite Thin Films in One Minute 2013-052
A technology enabling self-assembly of block copolymer nanostructures, with feature sizes ranging from 5 nm to tens of nanometers, at room temperature in one minute, and compatible with any substrate, thus offering unprecedented versatility, precision, and manufacturing efficiency for the micro/nanoelectronics and semiconductor industries. APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: … [Read more...] about Rapid Fabrication of Hierarchically Structured Supramolecular Nanocomposite Thin Films in One Minute 2013-052