Abstract: The present disclosure relates to adhesive compositions made from the reaction product of plant protein and phenolics, and method of making and using the adhesive compositions. A maximum bonding strength of 7.8±1.5 MPa was obtained using only 1 weight % tannic acid in a zein matrix of pH=7 and cured in 120° C.

Abstract: The cooling system includes a jacket disposed at least partially around a combustor having a combustor channel opening. The jacket includes a slot having an opening oriented towards a downstream end of the combustor. The slot may include a width ranging from around 0.5% to around 100% of a width of the combustor channel opening. The slot accepts a coolant through the opening of the slot.

Abstract: A machine task tutorial system is disclosed that utilizes augmented reality to enable an expert user to record a tutorial for a machine task that can be learned by different trainee users in an adaptive manner. The machine task tutorial system advantageously utilizes an adaptation model that focuses on spatial and bodily visual presence for machine task tutoring. The machine task tutorial system advantageously enables adaptive tutoring in the recorded-tutorial environment based on machine state and user activity recognition. The machine task tutorial system advantageously utilizes AR to provide tutorial recording, adaptive visualization, and state recognition. In this way, the machine task tutorial system supports more effective apprenticeship and training for machine tasks in workshops or factories.

Abstract: A flexible mat system, including a plurality of base platforms, each respective base platform having a first pattern of phase transforming columns and voids extending from a respective flat member, and a plurality of plane-engaging runway platforms, each respective plane-engaging runway platform having a second, reversed pattern of phase transforming columns and voids extending from a respective flat member such that each respective plane-engaging runway platform is lockingly engagable to a respective base platform to yield a landing segment with parallel top and bottom flat members. Each respective base platform is an aluminum/steel composite. Each respective phase transforming column is further comprised of a plurality of stacked operationally connected phase transforming cellular members. Each respective cell further comprises six hexagonally spaced support members defining six hexagonally arrayed sides, with two opposing sides define x-shaped struts extending between adjacent support members.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an ultralow concentration sensor of biomarkers, and the use thereof to help heath industry, medical centers and food industry to sense biomarkers by catalyst assisted charge transfer from the biomarkers to the sensor device, resulting increased electrical resistance of the sensor. Specifically, perovskite nickelate RNiO3 is used to sense biological material facilitated by specific enzymatic activity in the proximity.

Abstract: Compounds to treat various infections, including infections caused by Clostridioides difficile, particularly the compounds ?-methylene and ?-aminomethyl lactones, lactams, iminolactones, and iminolactams, thiolactones, thionolactones, thiolactams, and thionolactams; pharmaceutical compositions; and methods for treating those infections.

Abstract: Provided is a method of reducing a number of viable microbes, including contacting microbes with an antibiotic compound and applying pulses of electricity having a duration of between about 50 nanoseconds and about 900 nanoseconds. The pulses of electricity may have an intensity between about 20 kV/cm and about 40 kV/cm. The pulses of electricity may be applied at a frequency of between about 0.1 Hz and about 10 Hz. The microbes may be a gram-negative or a gram-positive strain of bacteria and the antibiotic may be applied at a concentration for a duration, wherein applying the antibiotic to the strain at the concentration for the duration does not reduce a viable number of bacteria of the strain as much, or at all, when the pulses of electricity are not also applied.

Abstract: A system includes a rheometer probe, a material sample holder, a material feed system, and an accessory ring to perform rheometric experiments. The rheometer probe is configured to extend into the material sample holder to perform a rheological analysis on a material sample therein. The material feed system includes a first material reservoir, a feed implement, and a pump. The feed implement is fluidly coupled with the first material reservoir and positioned to extend into the material sample holder. The pump is operable to selectively transfer materials from the first material reservoir to the material sample holder via the feed implement. The accessory ring is positioned over the open end of the material sample holder and includes a first opening therethrough configured to support the rheometer probe and a second opening therethrough configured to support the feed implement.

Abstract: A wearable sensor decal may include a flexible wrapper layer, an intermediate layer, and a porous film layer. A first plurality of electrodes may be deposited on the wrapper layer. A heating element may be conductivity coupled to the first plurality of electrodes. A second plurality of electrodes may be deposited on the intermediate layer. A biosensor may be conductively coupled to the second plurality of electrodes. The flexible film may be hydrophilic to allow biofluids pass to the biosensor and the wrapper layer may be hydrophobic to provide waterproofing to the biosensor and heating element. The heating element may be powered to reduce thermal variance in biosensor measurements. The electrodes for the heating element and biosensor may be exposed on the non-target side of the wearable sensor decal.

Abstract: A photon emitter includes a multi-layer film. The multi-layer film includes a first material layer and a second material layer, and the multi-layer film includes an interface surface between the first and second material layers. The first material layer includes silicon nitride. The multi-layer film is formed by positioning the silicon nitride over the second material layer and energetically activating the combination of the first material layer and the second material layer. The interface surface is operable to emit single photons.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for isolating a target ion in an ion trap. In certain aspects, the invention provides a system that includes a mass spectrometer having an ion trap, and a central processing unit (CPU). The CPU includes storage coupled to the CPU for storing instructions that when executed by the CPU cause the system to apply a dual frequency waveform to the ion trap that ejects non-target ions from the ion trap while retaining a target ion in the ion trap.

Abstract: This present disclosure relates to a designed material surface mimicking properties of an extracellular matrix or matrisome, as a means for modulating cell adhesion, spreading, proliferation, differentiation, or reprogramming; and for controllable, directional cell adhesion, spreading, proliferation, differentiation, or reprogramming. In particular, this present disclosure relates to a designed material surface mimicking properties of large polysaccharides for modulating cell adhesion, proliferation, differentiation, or reprogramming of a cell, and to materials for scaffolding cell growth. Processes and composition matters are within the scope of this patent application.

Abstract: The application relates to methods and systems for culturing individually selected cells in relative isolation from the rest of a population of cells, under physiologically relevant and controllable environmental conditions that can be designed to mimic specific environments, e.g., within a human body.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods and devices for synchronization of ion generation with cycling of a discontinuous atmospheric interface. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a system for analyzing a sample that includes a mass spectrometry probe that generates sample ions, a discontinuous atmospheric interface, and a mass analyzer, in which the system is configured such that ion formation is synchronized with cycling of the discontinuous atmospheric interface.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for increasing reaction yield. In certain embodiments, the invention provides systems for increasing a yield of a chemical reaction that include a pneumatic sprayer configured to generate a liquid spray discharge from a solvent. The solvent includes a plurality of molecules, a portion of which react with each other within the liquid spray discharge to form a reaction product. The system also includes a collector positioned to receive the liquid spray discharge including the unreacted molecules and the reaction product. The system also includes a recirculation loop connected from the collector to the pneumatic sprayer in order to allow the unreacted molecules and the reaction product to be recycled through the pneumatic sprayer, thereby allowing a plurality of the unreacted molecules to react with each other as the unreacted molecules cycle again through the system.

Abstract: A method is disclosed which includes receiving an incoming time-varying signal as ambient signal, applying a signal cancellation filter to the incoming time-varying signal to thereby generate an attenuated version of the incoming time-varying signal, selectively choosing one or more selected classes of signals to be broadcasted while other signals are to be attenuated, continually applying the incoming time-varying signal to a classifier to identify presence of the one or more selected classes in the incoming time-varying signal, adding a snippet of a pre-recorded signal associated with each of the identified classes to thereby generate a string of signal snippets associated with the identified classes, and repeating in a loop, combining the attenuated version of the received time-varying signal with the repeated string of signal snippets and broadcasting the combination.

Abstract: Interfacial delamination processes for physically separating a film structure from a substrate, and processes of fabricating a thin-film electronic device. The processes entail providing the substrate with an electrically-conductive separation layer on a surface of the substrate and optionally providing a pin hole free barrier layer on the electrically-conductive separation layer, forming a film structure on the electrically-conductive separation layer or, if present, the barrier layer, to yield a multilayer structure, and separating the film structure from the substrate by subjecting the multilayer structure to interfacial debonding that comprises contacting at least an interface between the film structure and the electrically-conductive separation layer or, if present, the barrier layer, with water or an electrolyte solution.

Abstract: The targeted delivery of growth factors, vasoactive peptides and other representative anabolic peptide drugs from different signaling cascades to bone fracture for accelerated healing is disclosed herein.

Abstract: A vapor chamber device having a first vapor core configured to passively spread heat from a localized first input area to a relatively larger first output area adjacent to and in thermal contact with a heat output side of the vapor chamber device, and a second vapor core configured to passively spread heat from a localized second input area adjacent to and in thermal contact with a heat input side of the vapor chamber device to a relatively larger second output area in thermal contact with the first input area of the first vapor core. The second vapor core is configured to attenuate high heat flux hotspots on the first input area before the heat fluxes thereof pass through the second output area of the second vapor core to the first input area of the first vapor core.

Abstract: A piezoelectric material system includes a first material, a second material positioned near the first material, and a material adjustment mechanism. The first and second materials are operable to form a material interaction and define at least one collective material property. The material adjustment mechanism is configured to maintain the material interaction between the first material and second material at a user-specified material interaction, and the material adjustment mechanism is selectively operable to adjust the user-specified material interaction to thereby adjust the collective material property.