APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lithium ion batteries for Hybrid electric vehicles Portable consumer electronics Cordless tools ADVANTAGES: Better low temperature performance than ethylene carbonate-containing electrolytes Remains liquid through broad temperature range (-48.8 °C to 242 °C) Prevents propylene carbonate exfoliation Longer rechargeable … [Read more...] about Novel Electrolyte Enables Stable Graphite Anodes in Lithium Ion Batteries IB-2974
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Longer Life Lithium Ion Batteries with Silicon Anodes 2014-051
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lithium-ion batteries for Electric / plug-in vehicles Portable electronics Renewable energy storage ADVANTAGES: Longer battery life Easy-to-synthesize polymer binder ABSTRACT: Researchers have developed a new technology to advance the life of lithium-ion batteries. A catechol-based polymer binder, developed at Berkeley … [Read more...] about Longer Life Lithium Ion Batteries with Silicon Anodes 2014-051
Highly Efficient, Durable Nanoframes for Electrocatalysts with Optimized Precious Metal Content 2014-022
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: High energy density technologies including Fuel cells Metal-air batteries Electronics Biomedical materials ADVANTAGES: High efficiencies compared to current catalysts Over 36-fold enhancement in mass activity Over 21-fold enhancement in specific activity for oxygen reduction reaction Unique alloy and architecture reduce … [Read more...] about Highly Efficient, Durable Nanoframes for Electrocatalysts with Optimized Precious Metal Content 2014-022
eProjectBuilder for Energy Savings Performance Contracting 2014-076
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Project tracking and reporting by Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) and their contracting agencies Benchmarking energy savings projects ADVANTAGES: Saves time on required project reporting Yields consistent reports and proposals for easy evaluation Enables tracking and benchmarking within an ESCO, across regions, and across … [Read more...] about eProjectBuilder for Energy Savings Performance Contracting 2014-076
BioSig3D: Software for Integrated Imaging and Profiling of 3D Cell Culture Models 2013-177, 2014-024
APPLICATIONS: Analysis of 3D cell culture model systems Oncology research and drug development Couples novel image analysis algorithms with 3D microscopy ADVANTAGES: End-to-end solution -- from assay to bioinformatics Enables 3D visualization and analysis of 3D spatial data Quantifies subcellular morphometric indices and corresponding molecular endpoints, on … [Read more...] about BioSig3D: Software for Integrated Imaging and Profiling of 3D Cell Culture Models 2013-177, 2014-024