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Lens with Electronically Controlled Optical Properties
Executive SummaryThis MSU-developed device allows for electrical control of the optical properties in a liquid lens and other optic devices. Capable of altering light’s focal point, this technology lends itself into many applications such as displays, microscopes, telescopes, interferometers, and many more. Description of TechnologyBy controlling...
Published: 4/12/2018
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Inventor(s):
Gary Blanchard
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Greg Swain
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Romana Jarosova
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Ke Ma
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Advanced Materials
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Chemicals
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Devices
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Photonics
Sequence and Cloning of Methyl Butenol Synthase
IntroductionThere is a growing economic and environmental need for the development of alternative fuel sources due to concerns of sustainability. An ideal biofuel would be highly renewable, efficient as a fuel, inexpensive, and easy to produce in high volume. A problem with many biofuels, including ethanol, is that they can only be produced in certain...
Published: 3/21/2011
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Inventor(s):
Dennis Gray
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Thomas Sharkey
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Eric Singsaas
Keywords(s):
Biofuel
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Chemical Feedstock
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Cyanobacteria
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Isoprene
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Methyl Butenol
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Rubber
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Terpene
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Biotechnology
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Chemicals
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Energy
High Starch in Plant Leaves at Harvest
IntroductionCurrently, there is a great interest in using plant biomass, instead of grain, to produce ethanol. Starch can easily be used to make ethanol and would improve ethanol production from cellulose. In most plants, though, starch accumulated during the day is usually broken down each night, resulting in very little starch accumulation in the...
Published: 2/25/2011
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Inventor(s):
Thomas Sharkey
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Sean Weise
Keywords(s):
Biofuel
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Ethanol
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Maize
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Transgenic Crops
Category(s):
Biotechnology
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Agriculture
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