Berkeley Lab Technology Transfer in the News

Berkeley Lab Wins Four Prestigious 2008 R&D 100 Awards for Technology Advances. The 2008 award designees are:

Berkeley Lab PhyloChip ? a DNA microarray that quickly, comprehensively, and accurately identifies species within microbial samples from any environmental source, without any culturing required.

Biomimetic Search Engine ? a search engine that mimics the human cognitive process to find hidden and contextually relevant information in literature, databases, music, and other digital content.

FastBit Bitmap Index ? the fastest indexing technology for accelerating searching operations of massive databases. FastBit is able to search up to 100 times faster than other technologies.

Nanostructured Polymer Electrolyte for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries ? a polymer electrolyte that enables the development of rechargeable lithium metal batteries with energy density that is at least a factor of two larger than that of existing technology.

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