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A -- LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY SEEKS INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS TO COMMERCIALIZE A HYPERBARIC HYDROTHERMAL ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE SOL 00-011 DUE 041700 POC Industrial Partnerships and Commercialization (925) 423-3139 The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the University of California under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy is seeking industrial partners to commercialize and license an atomic force microscope (AFM) capable of imaging in flowing fluids at temperatures and pressures significantly above ambient. LLNL, jointly with the University of Wyoming, has developed a Hyperbaric Hydrothermal Atomic Force Microscope (HAFM) that can be used to image solid surfaces in fluids, either gas or liquid, at pressures ranging from ambient (~15 psi) to at least 150 psi and temperatures ranging from ambient (~20 C) to 150 C. Vertical resolution under flowing conditions at high temperature and pressure is better than 1 nanometer. The wetted parts are all constructed of chemically non-reactive materials and a variety of normally corrosive fluids transparent to long wavelength visible light may be used. The HAFM overcomes current limitations on the temperature and pressure range accessible to all existing AFMs. Immediate applications of this HAFM include the study of surface chemical reactions that employ a water process requiring nanometer-scale monitoring or quality control and temperatures sufficient to increase net rates of reaction for many materials heretofore not amenable to study using conventional AFM methods. The HAFM is of interest in the fields of crystal growth, semiconductor device manufacturing and other areas of manufacturing that employ a process occurring at the nanometer scale, metal corrosion, geochemistry and environmental science. Companies interested in working with LLNL to commercialize The Technology should provide a written statement of interest that includes a description of corporate capability relevant to commercialization of The Technology and basic corporate information. Respondents are encouraged to provide ancillary documentation such as annual reports, corporate resumes, and technical publications. THIS IS NOT A PROCUREMENT. All Letters of Interest must be received within 60 days of this announcement. Please send Letters of Interest to Eddie Scott, Business Development Specialist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Mail Stop L795, Livermore CA 94550-9234, Attention: CBD00-011. Posted 02/17/00 (W-SN426508). (0048)

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