Abstract: Photovoltaic devices, and methods of fabricating photovoltaic devices. The photovoltaic devices may include a first electrode, at least one quantum dot layer, at least one semiconductor layer, and a second electrode. The first electrode may include a layer including Cr and one or more silver contacts.

Abstract: The invention concerns a scalable, large-scale castanospermine preparation method that yields levels of purity greater than 98% from castanospermine-containing plant sources, such as Castanospermum australe seed material.

Abstract: Many mobile devices are used for documenting different scenarios that are encountered by the users as they go about their daily lives. In many situations, a mobile device may be used to document the scenario. This data may be of significant forensic interest to an investigator. In many situations, the owner of the phone may be willing to provide the investigator access to this data (through a documented consent agreement). Such consent is usually contingent upon the fact that not all the data available on the phone may be extracted for analysis, either due to privacy concerns or due to personal reasons. Courts have also opined in several cases that investigators must limit data extracted, so as to focus on only “relevant information” for the investigation at hand. Thus, only selective (or filtered) data should be extracted as per the consent available from the witness/victim (user). Described herein is the design and implementation of such a targeted data extraction system (TDES) for mobile devices.

Abstract: Hybrid composite materials including carbon nanotube sheets and flexible ceramic materials, and methods of making the same are provided herein. In one embodiment, a method of forming a hybrid composite material is provided, the method including: placing a layer of a first flexible ceramic composite on a lay-up tooling surface; applying a sheet of a pre-preg carbon fiber reinforced polymer on the flexible ceramic composite; curing the flexible ceramic composite and the pre-preg carbon fiber reinforced polymer sheet together to form a hybrid composite material; and removing the hybrid composite material from the lay-up tooling surface, wherein the first flexible ceramic composite comprises an exterior surface of the hybrid composite material.

Abstract: A novel material for producing auxetic foams is disclosed. The material comprises a multiphase, multicomponent polymer foam with a filler polymer having a carefully selected glass transition temperature. Novel methods for producing auxetic foams from the material are also disclosed that consistently, reliably and quickly produce auxetic polyurethane foam at about room temperature (25° C.). This technology overcomes challenging issues in the large-scale production of auxetic PU foams, such as unfavorable heat-transmission problem and harmful organic solvents.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of treating FX syndrome and FX premutation by administering an effective amount of a ?-opioid receptor antagonist to an individual having FX syndrome or FX premutation.

Abstract: Methods of forming metal multipod nanostructures. The methods may include providing a mixture that includes a metal acetylacetonate, a reducing agent, and a carboxylic acid. The mixture may be contacted with microwaves to form the metal multipod nanostructures. The methods may offer control over the structure and/or morphology of the metal multipod nano structures.

Abstract: D-serine is effective for inhibiting neuron loss due to an immune response by glial cells to a brain injury. An example of a method includes artificially administering a composition including D-serine to brain cells after an injury thereto, the composition including an amount of D-serine effective to inhibit death of neurons.

Abstract: Mechanoluminescent devices and articles, such as wearable articles, that include mechanoluminescent devices. The mechanoluminescent devices may have a lateral type architecture or a vertical type architecture. The mechanoluminescent devices may be sensors, including pressure sensors.

Abstract: A method of making a synthetic foldable having a tertiary structure emulating the tertiary structure of a reference foldable protein is described. The method includes determining a folding nucleus peptide sequence associated with folding the reference foldable protein. The synthetic foldable protein is synthesized by including the determined folding nucleus peptide sequence and at least one repeat thereof in the peptide sequence of the synthetic foldable protein.

Abstract: The present invention concerns the use of compounds and compositions for the treatment or prevention of Flavivirus infections, such as dengue virus infections and Zika virus infections. Aspects of the invention include methods for treating or preventing Flavivirus virus infection, such as dengue virus and Zika virus infection, by administering a compound or composition of the invention, to a subject in need thereof; methods for inhibiting Flavivirus infections, such as dengue virus and Zika virus infections, in a cell in vitro or in vivo; pharmaceutical compositions; packaged dosage formulations; and kits useful for treating or preventing Flavivirus infections, such as dengue virus and Zika virus infections.

Abstract: Methods of making metal halide perovskites, including methods of making micro crystals of metal halide perovskites. The metal halide perovskites, including the micro crystals, may have a 0D structure. The metal halide perovskites may be a light emitting material.

Abstract: Block copolymers, thin films including block copolymers, and methods for forming block copolymers and thin films. The block copolymers, due to self-assembly or otherwise, may include one or more regions. The one or more regions may permit a thin film including a block copolymer to be used as a nanostructured membrane.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a devices, systems and methods implementing a single transformer-based gate driver. In one embodiment, single transformer-based gate driver includes an RF source; a PWM controller; an edge detector and pulse generating circuit operably connected to the RF source and PWM controller; a transformer comprising a primary side and a secondary side, the primary side of the transformer operably connected to an output of the edge detector and pulse generating circuit, the secondary side of the transformer operably connected to a rectifier circuit and a signal recovery circuit; and a drive circuit operably connected to the rectifier circuit and the signal recovery circuit.

Abstract: Within a direct current hybrid circuit breaker (DC HCB), a commutation unit (CU) is provided in a semiconductor switch path in series with a semiconductor switch to facilitate opening the DC HCB. The semiconductor switch path is connected in parallel with a mechanical switch path that includes a mechanical switch. The CU is a controlled voltage source which applies a reverse biased voltage on the semiconductor switch path. The CU causes the current through the mechanical switch to ramp down while the current through the semiconductor switch ramps up to a supply current. The CU maintains the current through the mechanical switch to remain at a zero vale by compensating for the voltage drop across the semiconductor switch and the self-inductance of the semiconductor switch path. The mechanical switch can open without current and against no recovery voltage.

Abstract: A novel LPWAN technology includes a ZCNET node that transmit signals that occupy a very small fraction of the signal space, resulting in very low collision probabilities. ZCNET supports parallel root channels within a single frequency channel by using Zadoff-Chu (ZC) root sequences. The root channels do not severely interfere with each other, because the interference power is spread evenly over the entire signal space. ZCNET has its node randomly choose the transmission channel and range, while still achieving high packet receiving ratios such as 0.9 or above, because the load in each root channel is small.

Abstract: Provided are methods and systems for detecting deception in computer-mediated communications that can include (i) parsing digital text to identify processable language-action cues in the digital text, (ii) automatically analyzing, using a computing device and using a machine learning-based classifying algorithm, the processable language-action cues to produce respective probabilities of the digital text including the deceptive content, where the machine learning-based classifying algorithm is trained with training data including (A) training language-action cues from digital data indicating response information known to be deceptive and digital data indicating response information known to be truthful and (B) respective predictor weights associated with the training language-action cues, and (iii) displaying a histogram on a user display device, where the histogram indicates, over a period of time, frequencies of the respective probabilities of the digital text including the deceptive content.

Abstract: The present invention concerns the use of an alpha-glucosidase glycoprotein processing inhibitor for the treatment or prevention of human coronavirus infections, such as SARS-CoV-2 or SARS-CoV-2 variant infections. Aspects of the invention include methods for treating or preventing coronavirus infection, or a symptom thereof, by administering an alpha-glucosidase glycoprotein processing inhibitor, such as castanospermine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, derivative, or prodrug thereof, to a human subject; methods for inhibiting human coronavirus infection in a human cell in vitro or in vivo; pharmaceutical compositions; packaged dosage formulations; and kits for treating or preventing human coronavirus infection.

Abstract: Methods are provided for making halide perovskite thin films. The method may include forming a pattern of islands of a nucleation promoter material onto a substrate; applying onto the substrate and islands a solution which includes a halide perovskite or precursors thereof, to form a coated substrate; and drying the coated substrate to form a crystalline halide perovskite film. Halide perovskite thin films, which may be made by these methods, and LEDs including these films are also provided.

Abstract: A lithium-sulfur battery comprises a cathode electrode comprising from 80% to 100% lithium polysulfide based on the total weight of sulfur adsorbed at the cathode when the lithium sulfur battery is fully charged, and a high specific surface area electrically conductive material. An anode electrode comprises lithium. A porous and electrically insulating membrane is provided between the cathode and the anode electrodes. An electrolyte is adsorbed into and between cathode electrode, the anode electrode, and the membrane. A cathode current collector is electrically connected to the cathode and an anode current collector is electrically connected to the anode. A porous and electrically conductive interlayer can be provided between the membrane and at least one selected from the group consisting of the cathode and the anode. A method of making a battery is also disclosed.