Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for analyzing conditioned cue preference in an animal such as a fruit fly are described.

Abstract: Methods and kits for depolymerizing a siloxane polymer, and methods for recycling a material comprising silicone, are described.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for analyzing conditioned cue preference in an animal such as a fruit fly are described.

Abstract: Methods for inducing reversible or permanent conductivity in wide band gap metal oxides such as Ga2O3, using light without doping, as well as related compositions and devices, are described.

Abstract: A method for bipolar doping of oxide semiconductor materials, a method for doping an oxide semiconductor material n-type, a method for doping an oxide semiconductor material p-type, and products of the same are described. Also described is p-type Ga2O3 having hydrogen atoms as dopants. Also described is n-type Ga2O3 having hydrogen atoms as dopants, or having both of a sheet carrier concentration of at least about 1016 cm2, and/or a mobility of at least about 100 cm2/VS at room temperature.

Abstract: Photochemical reactivity of carbonyl compounds leading to the synthesis of the Marmycin core is described. The photochemical reactivity involves an excited state reaction that provides convenient access to bicyclic compounds. The disclosed reactivity is a new photochemical pathway involving 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and amines as well as for enaminones.

Abstract: Building blocks, wall structures made therefrom, building systems made therefrom, structures made therefrom, and methods of constructing a structure therewith, are described.

Abstract: Biomass derived benzophenone derivatives, and methods of making and using the same, are described. In accordance with the present disclosure, biomass derived benzophenone derivatives are useful as visible light photoinitiators.

Abstract: Biomass derived benzoin derivatives, and methods of making and using the same, are described. Benzoin derivatives may be used as visible light photoinitiators.

Abstract: Isatin derivatives, and methods of using isatin and isatin derivatives as photoinitiators, are described.

Abstract: Materials and methods for testing unknown substances for the presence of an opioid are described.

Abstract: Methods for inducing reversible or permanent conductivity in wide band gap metal oxides such as Ga2O3, using light without doping, as well as related compositions and devices, are described.

Abstract: A slow releasing fertilizer system comprising polysaccharide-based hydrogel beads, and methods of making and using the same, are described.

Abstract: Compositions, thin films, devices, and methods involving doped oxide semiconductor materials are described. Indium gallium doped zinc oxide (IGZO) with advantageous properties that may be useful as a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) is described. Methods of digital doping to create doped oxide semiconductor materials are described.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting more than one fluorophore in a sample. A broad spectrum excitation light is passed through a shaping filter before illuminating the target sample with more than one fluorophore to be detected, where the optical density of the shaping filter changes based on the wavelength of the broad-spectrum excitation light passing through it.

Abstract: Protein rupture under compressive forces can be regulated by cations. More specifically, pico-Newton forces can cause rupture of protein molecules, as shown in examples with calmodulin (CaM) and tau proteins, among others. However, rupture does not occur in the presence of various concentrations of cation(s), thus elucidating new targets for disease therapy and providing therapies for neurodegenerative diseases or other conditions involving protein misfolding, dysfunction, or aggregation.

Abstract: Uronate-containing polysaccharide hydrogels that can be photo-patterned are described. The method involves forming a hydrogel and imetal-coordinating it with a reducible metallic cation and exposing the hydrogel to light in a desired pattern. The exposure to light reduces the metallic cation and results in an irreversible change in the elastic moduli and pore size of the irradiated portions of the patterned hydrogel. The method aha the benefit of allowing the user to produce such a hydrogel in any pattern desired. Patterned hydrogels and cell substrates formed by this method are also described.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting more than one fluorophore in a sample. A broad spectrum excitation light is passed through a shaping filter before illuminating the target sample with more than one fluorophore to be detected, where the optical density of the shaping filter changes based on the wavelength of the broad-spectrum excitation light passing through it.

Abstract: Methods and systems using low temperature thermo-luminescence to measure donor ionization energies in luminescence semiconductors are described.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for preparing polysaccharide-based microparticles with improved mechanical properties and hydrolytic stability. The spherical particles are useful as exfoliating agents in cosmetic formulations, in replacement of the newly banned plastic microbeads. The method comprises the preparation of hydrogel particles, drying of the particles, and a solid-state reaction that results in the covalent stabilization of the material. The invention also encompasses microparticles made using the method.