Abstract: The invention relates to an elastomeric device (105), wherein the elastomeric device contains a relief structure with indentations with respect to the base (110), (102) and wherein selected ones of said indentations comprise at least two indentation depths (112), (108) and indentation widths (101), (107). It also relates to a method of making a master for construction of said elastomeric device comprising a procedure to provide a pattern on a substrate of a suitable material. One step in. the construction of said elastomeric device comprises a molding procedure of an elastomer. Methods of using the elastomeric device in printing, fluidic control, sorting, lab-on-a-chip devices are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to an elastomeric device (105), wherein the elastomeric device contains a relief structure with indentations with respect to the base (110), (102) and wherein selected ones of said indentations comprise at least two indentation depths (112), (108) and indentation widths (101), (107). It also relates to a method of making a master for construction of said elastomeric device comprising a procedure to provide a pattern on a substrate of a suitable material. One step in. the construction of said elastomeric device comprises a molding procedure of an elastomer. Methods of using the elastomeric device in printing, fluidic control, sorting, lab-on-a-chip devices are also disclosed.

Abstract: Methods and networks are provided for enabling live video communication by performing image analysis and motion prediction outside the transmitter/encoder, i.e., either in the receiver or in a separate unit. In one aspect, a method for the transferring of moving pictures from a sending station to a receiving station comprises: obtaining, at the receiving station, a predicted picture frame through at least one motion compensation technique; comparing, at the receiving station, the predicted picture frame with the actual picture frame corresponding thereto; generating, at the receiving station, a deviation signal corresponding to the difference between the actual and the predicted frames; transmitting the deviation signal to the sending station; and respectively updating a data model contained in each of the sending and receiving stations, based on the deviation signal.

Abstract: Polymer microgel particles dispersed in an aqueous medium. PEDOT-PSS complex, with excess fixed negative charge and dispersed in aqueous media are crosslinked. Because of the network structure and due to the gel nature of the particles used as its building block, provides the prepared gel material with excellent access of the electrolyte solution to the polymer chains. The electrical connectivity of the polymer chains is further improved by eletropolymerization of another conducting polymer, such as polypyrrole (PPy), polyaniline (PAni), using the polymer gel as the template.

Abstract: A light emitting polymer diode device for obtaining voltage controlled colors, based on thin polymer films incorporating more than one electroluminescent conjugated polymer and zero or more non-conjugated polymers, and where this polymer blend is formed by mixing the different polymers in a common solvent, which electrolumincscent polymers phase separate in the polymer blend with domains of polymers that have a diameter comparable with the thickness of the polymer film, where the polymer film is sandwiched between two electrodes, one of which injects electrons and one which injects holes, possibly with electron and hole transport layers in between the polymer layer and the electrodes, and where the electrons and holes form excitons in the polymer film leading to emission of photons with colors determined by the bandgap of the emitting materials, and in which the more than one conjugated polymers have different emission colors, and where the polymers of lower bandgap emit light at a lower applied voltage than

Abstract: A gas sensing device having a semiconductor substrate, wherein the semiconductor substrate is covered by an insulator layer, on which an intermediate layer is formed, and subsequently covered by a gas sensing catalytic layer, wherein the intermediate layer and the catalytic layer are made of different materials. The gas sensing device may optionally have dispersed between the insulator layer and the intermediate layer a catalytic metal layer. The gas sensing device provides improved stability and speed of response, even when used at high ambient temperatures, such as temperatures found in combustion systems. A method for making the gas sensing device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A bipolar transistor includes an emitter, a base, a collector, an additional base semiconductor region having the same conductivity type as the base, arranged at the emitter and constituting a connection with the emitter. A first electrical connection connects the additional base semiconductor region with the base, thereby short-circuiting the additional base semiconductor region relative to the base, such that the additional base semiconductor region and base together constitute a combined base of the transistor. A further semiconducting collector region has the same conductivity type as the collector. A second electrical connection connects the further semiconductor connecting region and the collector, thereby short-circuiting the further semiconducting collector region and the collector, such that the additional semiconducting collector region and the collector together constitute a combined collector of the transistor.

Abstract: For providing an electroluminescent device, a first electrode is formed on a substrate that is preferably transparent or translucent, and a first light-emitting layer made of polymeric material is formed on the first electrode and n the substrate. A second light-emitting layer made of polymeric material is formed on a support, preferably stretched together with the support, for orienting the polymeric material thereof, then laminating to the first light-emitting layer and the support is removed. A second electrode is applied on the second light-emitting layer, and the two electrodes are provided with connectors for electrically connecting the device to other structures.

Abstract: A method and an equipment for determining components, particularly pH, pO.sub.2 and pCO.sub.2 in blood. In order to facilitate the determination of blood gases, one sensor is used for measurement of more than one component. The components are measured at the same measuring point, using an electrode based on antimony. The electrode potential is measured both with and without a known voltage applied over the electrode.