Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel graphene sheet with modulated thickness comprising electrically conductive areas of an array of ridges constituting a grid structure on graphene surface wherein the ridging areas are integrally formed with the graphene sheet and are themselves made of graphene. The invention further relates to a method for producing the thickness modulated graphene material of above type by way of a special capping technique where the capping structure having an array of protrusions is involved so that the said capping would transfer its physical structure to the graphene surface to form areas with improved electrically conductivity and optical transparency.

Abstract: The present invention proposes a CMOS sensor pixel with a pulse frequency modulated digital readout integrated circuit (DROIC) comprising a photon sensitive element for receiving a plurality of photons and providing a charge signal indicative of the received photons, an integration capacitor connected to said photon sensitive element for determining a cumulative signal based on the charge signal for a certain integration time and producing an integrator output signal based on the cumulative signal and a comparator connected to the integrator for producing a comparator output signal. Each of said pixels further comprises a DAC that switches at each clock cycle following the end of an integration time and two counters respectively counting number of resets of said integration capacitor and voltage difference between an integrator output residue signal and a reference voltage of said comparator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to metal coated nano-fibres obtained by a process that includes electrospinning and to the use of said metal coated nano-fibres. The process is characterised in that a polymer nano-fibre with functional groups providing the binding ability to a reducing reagent is prepared by electrospinning at ambient conditions. Then this is contacted with a reducing agent, thereby opening the epoxy ring on the surface of polymer nano-fibre and replacing with the reducing agent and the reducing agent modified film is reacted with metal solution in alkaline media. Finally the electrospun mat is treated with water to open the epoxy rings in the structure and crosslinking the chains to provide integrity.

Abstract: An apparatus for using hydrodynamic cavitation in medical treatment such as destroying kidney stones or killing infected cancer cells. This apparatus comprises a tank used as a container for a fluid, a compressor connected to the tank to maintain the input pressure of the fluid, a tubing wherein the fluid flows, a probe in which the cavitation occurs, a valve positioned inside the tubing, allowing the fluid to flow into the probe, a filter positioned inside the tubing, preventing the predetermined size particles flowing into the probe, a fitting connecting the probe to the tubing, a flowmeter measuring the volume flow rate of the fluid through the probe, an image capturing unit capturing the sequential images of bubbles growing and bubbles collapsing after the bubbles exit from the probe, a positioning assembly which adjusts the distance between the probe and the target surface, and a control and data acquisition unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a 3D scanner (1) which is able to make 3D modeling of the transparent objects in real-time by utilizing the thermography technique in order to make quality control in the industry; comprising a slider (2), a heater (3), a thermal camera (5) and a control unit (6).

Abstract: This invention related to a bandwidth estimation method which is easily implementable on network nodes and enables to be made better routing decisions (for example the link with higher residual bandwidth should be favored in routing decisions) and/or estimates the flow admission control (for example accept a new flow only if there is enough available path residual bandwidth) by enabling estimation of availability of the communication capacity estimates.

Abstract: An apparatus for using hydrodynamic cavitation in medical treatment such as destroying kidney stones or killing infected cancer cells. This apparatus comprises a tank used as a container for a fluid, a compressor connected to the tank to maintain the input pressure of the fluid, a tubing wherein the fluid flows, a probe in which the cavitation occurs, a valve positioned inside the tubing, allowing the fluid to flow into the probe, a filter positioned inside the tubing, preventing the predetermined size particles flowing into the probe, a fitting connecting the probe to the tubing, a flowmeter measuring the volume flow rate of the fluid through the probe, an image capturing unit capturing the sequential images of bubbles growing and bubbles collapsing after the bubbles exit from the probe, a positioning assembly which adjusts the distance between the probe and the target surface, and a control and data acquisition unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to metal coated nano-fibres obtained by a process that includes electrospinning and to the use of said metal coated nano-fibres. The process is characterised in that a polymer nano-fibre with functional groups providing the binding ability to a reducing reagent is prepared by electrospinning at ambient conditions. Then this is contacted with a reducing agent, thereby opening the epoxy ring on the surface of polymer nano-fibre and replacing with the reducing agent and the reducing agent modified film is reacted with metal solution in alkaline media. Finally the electrospun mat is treated with water to open the epoxy rings in the structure and crosslinking the chains to provide integrity.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and a bio-capacitor sensing device for the detection of toxic chemicals using bacteria. The sensing platform comprises gold interdigitated capacitor with a defined geometry, a layer of carboxy-CNTs immobilized with viable E. coli cells as sensing elements. Also included are methods of making the bio-capacitor device and methods for detecting toxic chemicals that induce cellular stress response. The present innovation discloses the development of a bio capacitor chips immobilized with carboxy-CNTs tethered E. coli bacteria. In addition, the present invention also includes determination of behavior and characteristics of chemically stimulated bacteria on biochip using electric field including frequency and/or amplitude as controlling parameters.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a 3D scanner (1) which is able to make 3D modeling of the transparent objects in real-time by utilizing the thermography technique in order to make quality control in the industry; comprising a slider (2), a heater (3), a thermal camera (5) and a control unit (6).

Abstract: This invention related to a bandwidth estimation method which is easily implementable on network nodes and enables to be made better routing decisions (for example the link with higher residual bandwidth should be favored in routing decisions) and/or estimates the flow admission control (for example accept a new flow only if there is enough available path residual bandwidth) by enabling estimation of availability of the communication capacity estimates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle camera (1) wherein the CMOS image sensor (2) is used and which is used for viewing the driver from right in front to observe him/her for drowsiness and other behaviors without distracting him/her. By means of the present invention, the vision based algorithms such as lane detection, detecting driver drowsiness, obstacle identification, parking aid, etc. are ensured to give the best results.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the metal coating of nano-fibers by electrospinning, to the metal coated nano-fibers obtained by this process and to the use of said metal coated nano-fibers. The process is characterized in that a polymer nano-fiber with functional groups providing the binding ability to a reducing reagent is prepared by electrospinning at ambient conditions. Then this is contacted with a reducing agent, thereby opening the epoxy ring on the surface of polymer nano-fiber and replacing with the reducing agent and the reducing agent modified film is reacted with metal solution in alkaline media. Finally the electrospun mat is treated with water to open the epoxy rings in the structure and crosslinking the chains to provide integrity.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel ultra wideband (UWB) waveform generator circuit (1) placed on a substrate, with transmission lines, loads and ports; wherein the circuit takes as input a waveform and generates as output the derivative of said waveform, characterised in that it has two microstrip transmission lines (2,3) and that these lines (2,3) are coupled.

Abstract: The invention relates to new circular recombinant plasmid DNA constructs and their protein products, to the use of said protein products in immobilisation, visualisation and quantification of enzymes and proteins on compatible support material. The invention also relates to a method of preparation and immobilisation of the protein on a compatible support material, to the immobilised proteins obtained by said method as well as the use of said immobilised proteins in several applications.