Abstract: A material comprising a highly branched carbohydrate polymer, a polyalkylene glycol (or polyalkylene oxide) linked to the highly branched carbohydrate polymer, and a hydrophobic or amphiphilic group linked to the highly branched carbohydrate polymer and/or the polyalkylene glycol (or polyalkylene oxide), is described. Methods of making and using the material, as well as a soluble composition that contains the material and a hydrophobic solute compound, are also described.

Abstract: This invention generally relates to a method for preparing and transferring a monolayer or thin film. In particular this present invention is an improved version of the Langmuir-Schaefer technique for preparing and transferring a monolayer or thin film, incorporating in situ thermal control of the substrate during the transfer process.

Abstract: A device for producing a subwavelength hologram. The device comprises a metasurface layer attached to a substrate. The metasurface layer includes an array of plasmonic antennas that simultaneously encode both wavelength and phase information of light directed through the array to produce a hologram. The wavelength is determined by the size of the antennas, and the phase is determined by the orientation of the antennas.

Abstract: Systems and methods suitable for capable of autonomous crack detection in surfaces by analyzing video of the surface. The systems and methods include the capability to produce a video of the surfaces, the capability to analyze individual frames of the video to obtain surface texture feature data for areas of the surfaces depicted in each of the individual frames, the capability to analyze the surface texture feature data to detect surface texture features in the areas of the surfaces depicted in each of the individual frames, the capability of tracking the motion of the detected surface texture features in the individual frames to produce tracking data, and the capability of using the tracking data to filter non-crack surface texture features from the detected surface texture features in the individual frames.

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 provides systems and methods for producing a chemical product. In certain embodiments, the invention provides systems that include a chemical product production unit. The chemical production unit includes a plurality of microfluidic modules configured to be fluidically coupled to each other in an arrangement that produces a chemical product from an input of a plurality of starting reagents that react with each other due to conditions within the plurality of microfluidic modules through which the starting reagents flow. The system also includes a droplet dispenser fluidically coupled to the chemical product production unit that forms and dispenses droplets of the chemical product.

Abstract: Cementitious mixtures, compositions for use in cementitious mixtures, and methods of producing cementitious mixtures wherein the compositions are suitable for modifying or improving certain properties of the cementitious mixtures. The compositions include a superabsorbent polymer (SAP) hydrogel having a macromolecular network structure, and at least one pozzolanic material that is chemically incorporated into the macromolecular network structure of the SAP hydrogel.

Abstract: A method of switching a phase-change device (Device), including changing phase of the Device from a semiconducting 2H phase to a new 2Hd phase with a higher conductivity, the Device having an active material with a thickness including a phase transition material to thereby transition the Device from a high resistive state (HRS) to a low resistive state (LRS) by application of a set voltage and further to return the Device from the LRS back to the HRS by application of a reset voltage.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to compounds for targeting and healing bone fractures. Some of these compounds include a negatively charged oligopeptide comprising an acidic oligopeptide, a linker, which may be hydrolyzable or may be a substrate for the protease cathepsin K, and at least one molecule that promotes bone healing. In some compounds the molecule that promotes bone healing is an anabolic compound that inhibits GSK3?, in some compounds the molecule that promotes the healing of bone fracture is a pro-inflammatory agent such as PGE1. Other embodiments include methods of treating a bone fracture comprising administering a therapeutic amount of any one of the compounds disclosed herein.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with a computer-readable program, which when executed by a processor, will cause the processor to execute an image processing method, the image processing method including establishing a zero crossing region from a target image onto a screen, wherein the zero crossing region comprises a corresponding value. The method further includes receiving a variable input and an integration time input, wherein the variable input comprises a frequency number for an image accumulation procedure, and wherein the integration time comprises a time period for which an aperture for a sensor receives incoming signals. Additionally, the method includes performing the image accumulation procedure. Moreover, the method includes producing a final greyscale image by adding a plurality of sets of vertically shifted pixel values, wherein the frequency number for the image accumulation procedure ranges from 3 to 20.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for improving ethanol production from biomass sources by blocking cellulose from binding to lignin.

Abstract: A method of obtaining an in-memory vector-based dot product is disclosed, which includes providing a matrix of memory cells having M rows, each memory cell in each row holding a value and having dedicated read transistors T1 and T2, where T1 is controlled by the value held in the associated memory cell and T2 is controlled by a row-dedicated source (vin) for each row, the combination of the T1 and T2 transistors for each cell selectively (i) couple a reference voltage with a column-dedicated read bit line (RBL) for each column for an in-memory vector-based dot product operation or (ii) couple ground with the column-dedicated read bit line (RBL) for each column for a memory read operation, where total resistance of the read transistors (R) for each cell in each row is based on Rmax/2(M-1), . . . Rmax, where Rmax is the resistance of the least significant cell in each row.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a platform and method to quantify spatiotemporal tissue swelling during biologics injection, and to predict associated increase in the mechanical stress and interstitial fluid pressure (IFP) of tissues. Accurate measure and estimation of tissue swelling, thus, can be quantitative and predictive indicator of the IPD.

Abstract: A reconstruction may be divided into a set of partial operations and scheduled in parallel using a distributed protocol which overlays a reduction tree to aggregate the results. In addition, a scheduling algorithm called multiple partial parallel repair is introduced for handling concurrent failures. Multiple reconstructions may be coordinated in parallel while working to minimize the conflict for shared resources.

Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure a method of is described. According to the method, usage data for an electronic device is obtained. An activity phase from a plurality of activity phases for the electronic device is selected based on the usage data. An activity phase has a corresponding timeout period and is defined by an inter-arrival threshold. The electronic device is instructed to enter a low power mode after being inactive for a time period at least as great as the timeout period corresponding to a selected activity phase.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel, highly efficient and enantiospecific borylation method to synthesize a wide range of enantiopure alfa-amino tertiary boronic esters, and novel alfa-amino tertiary boronic acids and esters prepared by the method. More specifically, highly enantiospecific borylation of configurationally stable ?-N-Boc substituted tertiary organolithium species and HBpin has been developed to synthesize various alfa-amino tertiary boronic esters through the formation of a new C—B bond with excellent enantiopurities.

Abstract: A magneto-plasmonic nanostructure is disclosed. The structure includes a substrate, and a magneto-plasmonic stack, comprising a nano-sized plasmonic resonator, a nanomagnet, and a capping layer, wherein the nano-sized plasmonic resonator is configured to receive circularly polarized light at an intensity to thereby increase normal component of plasmon-generated opto-magnetic field, HOM,z, at least at the interface of one of i) the nano-sized plasmonic resonator and the nanomagnet, or ii) the nanomagnet and the capping layer, whereby the HOM,z direction is perpendicular to the rotational direction of the circularly polarized light and the nanomagnets in the magneto-plasmonic stack switches its magnetic moment in response to a change of the HOM,z direction in response to a change of the rotational direction of the circularly polarized light.

Abstract: A method for profiling energy usage in graphics user interfaces (UI) in handheld mobile devices is disclosed, which includes quantifying the central processing unit (CPU) energy drain of each UI update, quantifying the graphics processing unit (GPU) energy drain of each UI update, quantifying the number of pixels changed due to each UI update, identifying an UI update that consumes energy drain but results in no pixel changes to the displayed frame as a graphics energy bug.

Abstract: The present invention provides oxygenized nanobubbles and their uses in imaging and cancer treatment when combined with therapeutic drugs and precise ultrasound beam steering.

Abstract: A system including an enclosure, wherein the enclosure includes a polyurethane foam. The polyurethane foam includes activated carbon. The polyurethane foam includes a plurality of perforations. The enclosure additionally includes an inlet, wherein the polyurethane foam is over the inlet. Moreover, the enclosure includes an outlet, wherein the outlet is over the polyurethane foam. Furthermore, the enclosure includes a heating element, wherein the heating element is configured to heat contents of the enclosure.