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There is a clear scientific consensus on the role of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions in the unusually wild fluctuations of global climate patterns over the last century. To that end there has been an exponential growth of investments in “clean tech”, and mainly in direct air capture (DAC). Verdox, Inc. aims to introduce a radically novel technology to the field which presents a paradigm ...

There is a clear scientific consensus on the role of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions in the unusually wild fluctuations of global climate patterns over the last century. To that end there has been an exponential growth of investments in “clean tech”, and mainly in direct air capture (DAC). Verdox, Inc. aims to introduce a radically novel technology to the field which presents a paradigm ...

Food production, and in particular animal-derived meat products, are a major source of green-house gases, compounded by the remarkable inefficiency in biomass conversion (grain to dense muscle tissue in meat), along with growing challenges with food safety, quality and nutrition. To address this growing problem, we propose to exploit the emerging field of cellular agriculture (tissue engineering o ...

Food production, and in particular animal-derived meat products, are a major source of green-house gases, compounded by the remarkable inefficiency in biomass conversion (grain to dense muscle tissue in meat), along with growing challenges with food safety, quality and nutrition. To address this growing problem, we propose to exploit the emerging field of cellular agriculture (tissue engineering o ...

A breakout meeting of ARM/ASR users determined that some of the greatest needs in the subject of aerosol measurement has to do with unsolved challenges for aerosol standards. It is known that calibrations drift after they have been performed in the lab. Sources of particles of known composition and mass are fundamental needs for field calibrations. More specifically it is important to be able to g ...

Quantum optical networks being developed by the DOE require all optical signal processing to preserve the quantum state of generated and transmitted photons. This requirement necessitates the development of transparent optical components with functionalities to support a quantum network. Robust, fiber packaged lithium niobate waveguide technologies can fit these needs in a suitable, scalable manne ...

Neutron reflectometry is a powerful tool for studying the interfaces of artificial or biological materials where the majority of chemical and physical interactions occur. Even though major discoveries have been made in the field, an upgrade at the Spallation Neutron Source will enhance future measurements by increasing the neutron flux, where advanced neutron imaging systems will need to be develo ...

The Nobel prize in chemistry recently awarded to Dubochet, Frank, and Henderson, for developing cryo-electron microscopy methods for high resolution structure determination in biomolecules is a testament to cryo-electron microscopy’s importance. While cryo-electron microscopy resolution, imaging cameras, and data analysis methods have developed considerably over the years, the preparation and ha ...

A bright, fast, high spatial resolution scintillator will improve the spatial resolution and throughput of the single crystal diffractometer at the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This is because novel detector technologies that can provide 300 µm or better spatial resolution with gamma rejection better than 10-6 are needed to enable efficient measurement of small sing ...

In geothermal energy extraction, elastomeric materials are used in variety of equipment, including zonal isolation devices/packers, downhole pumps/valves/motors, and other wellbore/reservoir monitoring tool. Depending on the specific application, the elastomeric material can see elevated temperatures of greater than 225°C for long-term applications months to years) and 300°C for shorter duration ...