Abstract: A showerhead for vacuum deposition of several species, the showerhead being divided into several quarters containing each at least one outlet for the species, each of the quarter defining the wall of an underlying compartment containing at least one species, wherein two adjacent compartments contains different species. A process for vacuum deposition of one or more species onto a substrate, including providing a substrate for thin film growth in a growth chamber, providing two or more species to be effused towards the substrate, effusing the two or more species towards the substrate with line of sight propagation and in high vacuum conditions, and obtaining a thin film with gradients of chemical elements composition, morphology or crystalline phase.

Abstract: A showerhead for vacuum deposition of several species, the showerhead being divided into several quarters containing each at least one outlet for the species, each quarter defining the wall of an underlying compartment containing at least one species, wherein two adjacent compartments contain different species.

Abstract: A device accessory system includes a support structure adapted to operatively connect to a user; a holding assembly including a device holder adapted to hold a mobile communication device, wherein the mobile communication device is adapted to capture data; an extendable and collapsible flexible positioning system that is positionable at varying lengths and angles to adjust a distance or angle between the mobile communication device and the user, wherein the flexible positioning system includes a first end coupled to the support structure, and a second end coupled to the holding assembly, wherein the data is captured once the flexible positioning system is positioned at a fixed distance or angle relative to the user, and wherein the data is captured in a hands-free utilization by the user; and a lock assembly operatively connected to the flexible positioning system.

Abstract: A portable medicine dispensing apparatus and method includes one or more medicine dispensing units that store at least one type of medicine, and include a medicine variable display unit that identifies and labels medicines stored in each medicine dispensing unit, a database that stores data that includes medicine identifiers and a dosage information for consumption of the medicines, a user identification module that processes a user identification information and identifies a user. Each medicine dispensing unit dispenses at least one medicine to be consumed based on an input provided by the user identification information. A single receiving unit that collects one or more medicines that are dispensed by the one or more medicine dispensing units based on the input. One or more uniformly configured tubes operatively connect each of the medicine dispensing units to the single receiving unit.