Abstract: The present application relates generally to filter media useful for manufacturing air filters for residential and commercial office's Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC), particularly to filters and filter media comprising soybean-based materials. The present invention provides an inexpensive, effective, environmentally friendly, and sustainable media for manufacturing HVAC air filters for residential and commercial buildings.

Abstract: A transistor device that includes a substrate comprising metallic gate contacts, a dielectric layer on the substrate comprising a polyimide or derivative thereof, a semiconductor layer on the dielectric layer comprising a semiconducting polymer confined in a host matrix material comprising a polyimide or derivative thereof, and source and drain contacts on the semiconductor layer.

Abstract: A method of determining state of health (SoH) of a battery is disclosed which includes receiving a predetermined open circuit voltage (VOC) vs. a state of charge (SoC) characteristics for a pristine battery, establishing a single battery model including physical diffusion characteristics and electrical characteristics based on lumped parameters thereby modeling diffusion resistance and capacitance of particles in the electrodes of the battery as well as electrical characteristics based on electrical resistance and capacitance from one electrode assembly to another, thereby generating equations describing voltage at the associated double-layers, solving the double-layer equations, thereby generating solutions for the double-layer electrical characteristics, and establishing a relationship between the solved double-layer characteristics and the SoC, thereby determining a SoH of the battery based on said relationship.

Abstract: An electrochromic structure is disclosed, which includes a first transparent non-conductive (GLASS-I) layer, a first transparent conductor (CONDUCTOR-I) layer coupled to the GLASS-I layer, an ion storage layer coupled to the CONDUCTOR-I layer, an electrolyte layer coupled to the ion storage layer, an electrochromic layer coupled to the electrolyte layer, a second transparent conductor (CONDUCTOR-II) layer coupled to the electrochromic layer, and a second transparent non-conductive (GLASS-II) layer coupled to the CONDUCTOR-II layer, wherein the electrochromic layer includes perovskite nickelates thin films formed on a transparent conductive film substrate and which has crystalline grains of the size of about 5 nm to about 200 nm resulting in intergranular porosity of about 5% to about 25%.

Abstract: A system may include a solar cell and a modulator connected to an output of the solar cell. The system may receive a signal. When the signal being in a first state corresponding to modulation, the modulator may modulate voltage output of the solar cell and cause the solar cell to perform optical transmission. When the signal is in a second state corresponding to energy harvesting, the modulator to cease modulation of the output of the solar cell.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is directed to compositions and methods for enhancing attachment of soft tissues to a metal prosthetic device. In one embodiment a construct is provided comprising a metal implant having a porous metal region, wherein said porous region exhibits a nano-textured surface.

Abstract: Systems and methods for delivering active ingredients, such as pharmaceutically active ingredients, to substrates are described herein. The active ingredients are delivered as fluids to a fluid-dispensing device for the creation of one or more drops for deposition onto substrates such as for the creation of microdoses. The invention further includes microdoses made by such processes.

Abstract: A field emitter array (FEA) vacuum transistor is disclosed which includes a substrate and a plurality of nanorods formed of a first polarity dopant on the substrate.

Abstract: A stowable step assembly for climbing a structure is disclosed which includes an articulating step, including a step, the step has at least one cam surface, allowing articulation of the step from i) a deployed position allowing a user to place weight on the step, to ii) a stowed position, at least one cam stop configured to stop the cam motion of the step when in the deployed position; a hanger, including a connector configured to interface with the step, wherein the connector includes at least one counterpart cam surface to the at least one cam surface of the step and wherein the connector includes at least one counterpart cam stop to the at least one cam stop of the step, at least one hook configured to interface with a counterpart attachment arrangement of a structure; and a fastener configured to couple the connector to the step.

Abstract: A material collection system includes a planar structure, at least one actuator, and a plurality of pull cables. The planar structure includes a plurality of interconnected geometric panels having a plurality of holes therethrough, and each interconnection between two geometric panels defines a foldable coupling. The plurality of pull cables pass through the holes such that a first end of each pull cable is coupled with at least one geometric panel and a second end of each pull cable is coupled with the at least one actuator. The planar structure is operable between a first stable geometric state and a second stable geometric state. An actuation to pull each of the plurality of pull cables transitions the planar structure between the first stable geometric state and the second stable geometric state.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel epidermal paper-based electronic devices (EPEDs), and the methods of making and using the epidermal paper-based electronic devices. The epidermal paper-based electronic devices comprise an electrically conductive layer; and a paper layer with a first hydrophilic side and a second omniphobic side, wherein the electrically conductive layer is attached to the first hydrophilic side of the paper layer.

Abstract: Systems, kits, and methods for detecting and quantifying proteomic activity using DNA-encoded probes are provided, where the proteomic activity may be enzymatic activity or ligand binding affinity. Such systems and methods encode quantitative proteomic activity information into DNA sequence populations and utilize DNA-linked substrates or ligands as activity probes. The systems, kits, and methods that are directed to detecting ligand affinity further include crosslinking steps to ensure the integrity of the DNA-linked ligands during purification and washing. Signal detection involves the chemical manipulation of a probe population downstream of sample exposure and application of purifying, selective pressure for desired products. Selection-induced changes in DNA abundance between the initial pool and the purified pool indicate sample activity.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a process for selective and direct activation and subsequent amidation of aliphatic and aromatic carboxylic acids to afford an amide R3CONR1R2. That the process is capable of delivering gaseous or low-boiling point amines provides a major advantage over existing methodologies, which involves an intermediate of triacyloxyborane-amine complex [(R3CO2)3—B—NHR1R2]. This procedure readily produces primary, secondary, and tertiary amides, and is compatible with the chirality of the acid and amine involved. The preparation of known pharmaceutical molecules and intermediates has also been demonstrated.

Abstract: Electronic textiles and methods of fabrication electronic textiles. Nanoparticles of a conductive material are sprayed along a conductive path into a fabric material so as to penetrate into the fabric. A layer of a second conductor material is coated over the nanoparticles along the conductive path. A layer of an insulator material is coated over the layer of the second conductor material so as to encapsulate the conductive path and form a trace. An electrode configured to contact a subject wearing the fabric material includes a layer of a third conductor material coated over the layer of the second conductor and electrically coupled with the conductive path. An electrical connector is secured to the fabric material and electrically coupled with the conductive path. The nanoparticles are sprayed onto the fabric material using a dual regime spray process implemented with a dual regime spray system.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a visual analytics system and method that provides a proactive and predictive environment in order to assist decision makers in making effective resource allocation and deployment decisions. The challenges involved with such predictive analytics processes include end-users' understanding, and the application of the underlying statistical algorithms at the right spatiotemporal granularity levels so that good prediction estimates can be established. In the disclosed approach, a suite of natural scale templates and methods are provided allowing users to focus and drill down to appropriate geospatial and temporal resolution levels. The disclosed forecasting technique is based on the Seasonal Trend decomposition based on Loess (STL) method applied in a spatiotemporal visual analytics context to provide analysts with predicted levels of future activity.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel continuous laser nanoforming device, and the methods to make and use the continuous laser nanoforming device.

Abstract: A prosthetic hand assembly includes a hand structure including an actuatable wrist, a palm, and a plurality of actuatable fingers coupled with a plurality of actuators each configured to selectively direct movement of the actuatable wrist, a camera disposed on one side of the hand structure, the camera is selectively operable to generate a plurality of successive images of an object positioned adjacent the hand structure, a processor coupled with the plurality of actuators, the processor is communicatively coupled with the camera and configured to receive the plurality of successive images of the object, wherein the processor is configured to determine one or more characteristic of the object from the plurality of successive images of the object, the processor is configured to selectively drive the plurality of actuators to affect the actuatable wrist and plurality of actuatable fingers based on the one or more characteristics.

Abstract: A method of determining macrotexture of an object is disclosed which includes obtaining a plurality of stereo images from an object by an imaging device, generating a coordinate system for each image of the plurality of stereo images, detecting one or more keypoints each having a coordinate in each image of the plurality of stereo images, wherein the coordinate system is based on a plurality of ground control points (GCPs) with apriori position knowledge of each of the plurality of GCPs, generating a sparse point cloud based on the one or more keypoints, reconstructing a 3D dense point cloud of the object based on the generated sparse point cloud and based on neighboring pixels of each of the one or more keypoints and calculating the coordinates of each pixel of the 3D dense point cloud, and obtaining the macrotexture based on the reconstructed 3D dense point cloud of the object.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to mass spectrometers that utilize ionic wind and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method to produce gene alterations in the genomes of a eukaryotic and prokaryotic host cell. The method comprises utilizing Argonaute from Natronobacterium gregoryi (NgAgo) or a mutant thereof, and complementary 5? phosphorylated single-stranded DNA that target the enzyme to cleave specific regions of the chromosome. Additionally, N-terminal truncations (deletion of the repA domain; N-del), or its mutants including N-del/E598A, N-del/D601P, and N-del/E602P reduces random cleavage and can be used for targeted gene editing with a guide DNA. An expression system or a host cell and method of creating thereof are also in the scope of this application.