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Engineered sugar uptake in yeast cells
The technology focuses on engineered transporter proteins that enhance the uptake of specific monosaccharides like xylose and arabinose into yeast cells, improving their efficiency and selectivity for biofuel and biochemical production.
Background
The efficient conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels and biochemicals is a critical...
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Thermotargetron for modifying thermophilic microorganisms
The Thermotargetron is a genetic tool for modifying thermophilic microorganisms using a type-II intron element, TeI3c‑4c. It allows efficient gene inactivation across a broad host range without needing selection markers and can target short gene sequences.
Background
Renewable fuels like bioethanol are increasingly vital due to rising global...
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Closed loop well designs and control for extraction of subsurface geothermal power
Background
Dr. Eric van Oort and his team have developed a deep, closed-loop geothermal well design to improve upon traditional enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). Dr. van Oort is the Joe J. King Chair of Engineering No. 2 and B. J. Lancaster Professorship in Petroleum Engineering and a professor at UT Austin, with primary interests in drilling/completion...
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Lithium selective organogels
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Lithium (Li) is a highly reactive alkali metal with excellent heat and electrical conductivity properties, making it useful for a variety of industrial applications. Because of Li’s high reactivity, pure elemental Li is not found in nature but is present as a constituent of salts or other compounds found in brines, mineral ores, clays,...
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