Abstract: A method, comprising: providing an electrical energy source having a specified amount of electrical energy; connecting an array comprising n magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ) in parallel to said electrical energy source, wherein each of said MTJs is at a high resistance initial state; discharging said specified energy amount through said MTJs, thereby causing a random subset of said MTJs to switch to a lower resistance state; determining a post-discharging resistance state of each of the MTJs; and assigning a logical state to each of said MTJs corresponding to said resistance state of said MTJ.

Abstract: Mechanophoric compounds featuring one or more, or two or more, clickable group(s), which are capable of being coupled to naturally occurring, synthetic and/or metallic substrates via Click chemistry, method of preparing mechanophoric matrices using the mechanophoric compounds, and mechanophoric matrices obtainable thereby, and uses thereof for detecting force-induced damage in the matrices by a colorimetric change are provided.

Abstract: A method comprising: generating a parametrized three-dimensional (3D) body surface model on a training set comprising a plurality of 3D scans of subjects, wherein at least some of said 3D scans are of subjects having a skeletal deformity; receiving one or more target 3D scans of a target subject; optimizing said body surface model with respect to said one or more target 3D scans to calculate a target body surface model of said target subject; training a skeletal estimation model on a training set comprising: (i) body surface models of a plurality of subjects, and (ii) skeletal landmarks sets of said plurality of subjects; and applying said trained skeletal estimation model to said calculated target body surface model of said target subject, to estimate a skeletal shape of said target subject.

Abstract: The invention relates generally to the field of compositions including one or more conjugates of di-sugar and a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), and use of same in methods for treating a disease or a disorder in a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: Protein based highly stretchable compositions with ionic conductivity are disclosed herein. Methods for preparing such compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: An atomic interferometer system comprises optical tweezers each configured to trap at least one atom therein, an atom source system configured to release atoms, and a controller configured to control the optical tweezers to trap at least one atom released by the atom source system in one of the tweezers, to spatially split a wave function of the trapped atom between at least two of the tweezers, and to at least partially recombine the split atomic wave function in at least one of the tweezers. The atomic interferometer system can also comprise a measuring system configured to measure wavefunction population in each of the tweezers and to display an output pertaining to the wavefunction populations.

Abstract: A method for modulating an immune response by activating or inhibiting dopaminergic neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) is provided. Modulation is achieved by modulating the activity, the abundance or both of: a natural killer cell, a CD8 T-cell, a CD4 T-cell, a B-cell, a dendritic cell, a macrophage, a granulocyte, or their combination.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing minimally invasive surgical procedures, especially for removal of tumors, and especially for brain tumors, using a robotically inserted therapeutic probe, which first detects tumorous tissue on a pre-planned path through the patient's tissue, before performing therapeutic procedures on the tissue, such as ablation. This pre-treatment detection procedure is thus able to avoid the destruction of healthy tissue. This also ensures that the therapeutic process indicated in a preoperative surgical plan is only performed on tumorous tissue, without sole reliance on preoperative image indications. This is important for neurosurgical operations performed on the brain, since preoperative images may not be accurate due to brain shift occurring during the procedure. Detection can be performed optically or ultrasonically, and treatment by laser or RF ablation. The probe insertion can be performed at 90° to the insertion axis of the device, thus minimizing passage through healthy tissue.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemically sensitive sensor for detecting volatile organic compounds, the sensor comprising a substrate, an electrode array, a micro-barrier, and a sensing layer comprising a multiplicity of core-shell particles in close-packed orientation, the particles comprising a metal nanoparticle (MNP) core and an organic ligand shell, wherein the MNP core has a mean particle size below about 15 nm. The invention further provides a method for fabrication of the chemically sensitive sensor.

Abstract: A scaffold comprising electrospun decellularized ECM of an organ, wherein the decellularized ECM has a similar protein composition to native ECM of the organ. Methods of generating same are also disclosed as well as uses of same.

Abstract: A system, a method and a computer program product for protecting a speculative execution processor from side channel attacks, are disclosed. The system comprises a processing circuitry which performs an execution of a code segment, in one time period and copies, in another time period, only a committed portion of the executed code segment into a memory component which is accessible to read actions by an external processing unit. The speculative instructions are stored in an internal cache memory which is not accessible to read actions by the external processing unit.

Abstract: A stochastic synapse for use in a neural network, comprising: first and second magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) devices, each MTJ device having a fixed layer port and a free layer port; a first and second control circuit, each connected respectively to the free layer port of the first and second MTJ devices, wherein the fixed layer ports of the first and second MTJ devices are connected to each other; wherein the first and second control circuits are configured to perform a gated XNOR operation between synapse and activation values; and wherein an output of the gated XNOR is represented by the output current through both of the first and second MTJ devices.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and compositions useful for detecting and monitoring low-frequency mutations. Methods and compositions described herein can be used to guide clinical decisions, for example, by informing on which antibiotics should be avoided, or conversely, which antibiotics should be actively used in the case of compounds that select against a specific type of resistance.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for inducing an immune response in a subject, including a step of activating neurons in the mesolimbic network of the subject by applying a neurofeedback.

Abstract: A robotic shoe which provides real-time feedback regarding forces acting on the foot of the user, in order to modify these forces in a corrective or diagnostic manner. The shoe comprises an insole equipped with embedded pressure sensors enabling it to continuously monitor the ground reaction forces (GRF) and the foot center of pressure (COP) while the user is standing, walking, and running. The insole COP and GRF readings are input to a programmable system that shifts the COP trajectory dynamically in a patient-specific manner via the robotic platform of the shoe. The robotic platform contains motors that control elements whose movement manipulates the forces acting on the foot and lower limb, resulting in modification of the GRF. Closed loop feedback enables a dynamic fit of an optimal COP. The COP and GRF information can be stored for analysis and diagnosis of gait and instability events accruing during locomotion.

Abstract: An assembly for driving linear movement and roll movement of an elongate surgical tool, comprising: an elongate shaft comprising a central lumen extending along the shaft long axis; the elongate shaft comprising a plurality of apertures extending across walls of the elongate shaft and into the central lumen; a set of wheels positioned opposing each other and aligned on two sides of the central lumen, the set of wheels at least partially extending through the apertures beyond the walls of the elongate shaft and into the central lumen to contact an elongate surgical tool received therein; the set of wheels being coupled to the elongate shaft and configured to rotate with the elongate shaft as a single unit when the elongate shaft is rotated about the shaft long axis.

Abstract: Systems comprising a light source, thin membrane immersed in an aqueous solution and a system to direct and focus light from the light source to a spot on the membrane are provided. Methods of thinning and etching a membrane are also provided, as are membranes comprising a nanopore with a Gaussian curve shaped cross-section.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of fabricating a construction element. The method may include assembling a mold on a rotational casting machine; rotating the mold around at least two axes at a predetermined speed; providing a first portion of magnesium silico-phosphate cement (MSPC) mix, having an altered hardening rate, to the mold while rotating the mold until at least a portion of the mold's walls is covered by a first layer of the MSPC mix; and rotating the mold until the MSPC mix is hardened to a predetermined degree.

Abstract: An analog signal processing circuit comprising: a first promoter operably linked to a nucleic acid sequence encoding a first output molecule, wherein said promoter is responsive to a cooperative input signal comprising at least two cooperative inputs, and wherein expression of said at least two cooperative inputs is tunable.

Abstract: A method of preparing a composition comprising mycelium along with a cellulose and/or plurality of nanoparticles is described herein. The method comprises inoculating a liquid medium with fungus, the liquid medium comprising nutrients and the cellulose and/or nanoparticles. Further described herein are compositions comprising mycelium along with a cellulose and/or plurality of nanoparticles, as well as articles-of-manufacture comprising such a composition, wherein at least 10% of the cellulose and/or nanoparticles in the composition is incorporated within the mycelium. A method of enhancing fungal growth is also described, comprising contacting the fungus with a liquid medium comprising a polymer which comprises carboxylic acid groups.