Abstract: Disclosed are platforms to enable lower impedance electrode array, together with a miniaturized battery pack. Lower impedance can be achieved by different approaches, according to the invention, including surface modifications, preferably in nanoscale. Also disclosed are articles and control systems comprising medical implant neural stimulator devices, neural diagnosis tools, spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulations, and cochlear implants. More particularly, the invention discloses means for reducing pains in human body, utilizing innovative components and systems comprising an epidural lead having multiple electrodes at a distal end, the electrodes being configured in an array and being selectable to provide either unilateral or bilateral neural stimulation.

Abstract: Disclosed are nanostructured materials that reflect light in selected spectra incorporated in dark colored textiles or substrates. In one aspect, a light reflecting material includes a textile exhibiting a dark color and formed of a plurality of fibers, and nanostructures arranged on the fibers and formed of a plurality of nanoparticles, the nanostructures having a dimension size of substantially less than ½ of a visible light wavelength, in which the nanostructures reflect light from the textile or substrate in at least one of infrared, near-infrared, or red visible light spectra.

Abstract: Disclosed are nanostructured materials that reflect light in selected spectra incorporated in dark colored textiles or substrates. In one aspect, a light reflecting material includes a textile exhibiting a dark color and formed of a plurality of fibers, and nanostructures arranged on the fibers and formed of a plurality of nanoparticles, the nanostructures having a dimension size of substantially less than ½of a visible light wavelength, in which the nanostructures reflect light from the textile or substrate in at least one of infrared, near-infrared, or red visible light spectra.