Abstract: An improved device for off-axis magnetron sputter deposition of inorganic oxide compounds having a sputter gun, target, substrate, gas flow means and enclosure chamber wherein the improvement comprises a hollow gas flow manifold positioned between the substrate and the target having at least one gas inlet and at least one outlet opening on the manifold, said outlet opening positioned to direct the gas flow away from the target and in the direction of the substrate, and a process for such deposition are disclosed.

Abstract: A height-adjustable, user-friendly, child's podium for use by children from pre-school years through elementary school to the sixth grade which assists a child in learning to speak before groups without fear, tension and apprehension. The child's podium of the present invention includes at least one set of user-friendly facial features operatively disposed on the front or back of the podium for relaxing at least one of the speaker and the audience, respectively. Preferably, a set of tension-eliminating facial features is provided on both the front and rear of the podium. The podium is made from box-like nestable structures wherein the depth to which adjacent boxes can be nested within one another is manually adjustable to selectively adjust the height of the podium for different heights of children within a given class or grade or from grade to grade as the children grow.