Abstract: A sensor device including a deflectable membrane made of a 2D nanomaterial, a first optical waveguide for guiding light, disposed adjacent to the membrane and extending along the surface of the membrane at least in a first section, as well as a measuring device for measuring, within the first section the influence of the membrane on an evanescent wave range of the light guided along the first optical waveguide. The influence of the membrane on the light guided in the optical waveguide, in particular on the evanescent wave range of the light, can be measured interferometrically by detecting phasing differences or phase shifts. This allows for a force-free readout of the membrane deflection. By using very thin 2D nanomaterials, the membrane can also react to very quick changes in force.

Abstract: A wireless water timer and valve control system includes a control unit in wireless WiFi communication with a router and a valve unit in wireless communication with the control unit and designed to connect to a faucet. The valve unit includes a valve that is operated wirelessly via a signal received by the control unit.

Abstract: A wireless water timer and valve control system includes a control unit in wireless WiFi communication with a router and a valve unit in wireless communication with the control unit and designed to connect to a faucet. The valve unit includes a valve that is operated wirelessly via a signal received by the control unit.

Abstract: A sensor device including a deflectable membrane made of a 2D nanomaterial, a first optical waveguide for guiding light, disposed adjacent to the membrane and extending along the surface of the membrane at least in a first section, as well as a measuring device for measuring, within the first section the influence of the membrane on an evanescent wave range of the light guided along the first optical waveguide. The influence of the membrane on the light guided in the optical waveguide, in particular on the evanescent wave range of the light, can be measured interferometrically by detecting phasing differences or phase shifts. This allows for a force-free readout of the membrane deflection. By using very thin 2D nanomaterials, the membrane can also react to very quick changes in force.

Abstract: A wireless water timer and valve control system includes a control unit in wireless WiFi communication with a router and a valve unit in wireless communication with the control unit and designed to connect to a faucet. The valve unit includes a valve that is operated wirelessly via a signal received by the control unit.

Abstract: In order to be able to measure topographies on wafers or devices in a fashion free from destruction, the invention provides a method for measuring three-dimensional topographic structures (22) on wafers (2) or devices in which with the aid of a confocal microscope (1) at least one fluorescing topographic structure (22) is scanned with excitation light, and the fluorescence light emitted from the focal point (17) in the focal plane (19) of the objective (15) and excited by the excitation light is detected, and measured data are obtained from the position of the focal point (17) and the detected fluorescence signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of plasma etching substrates, in particular of etching tapered passages through substrates, using a process gas comprising at least one halogenide and oxygen.

Abstract: A controlled release microcapsulate pharmaceutical formulation for burst-free, sustained, programmable release of hydrophobic bioactive agent over a duration from 24 hours to 100 days comprising: and a blend of end-capped uncapped biocompatible, biodegradable poly(lactide/glycolide).

Abstract: A controlled release microcapsulate pharmaceutical formulation for burst-free, sustained, programmable release of hydrophobic bioactive agent over a duration from 24 hours to 100 days comprising: and a blend of end-capped uncapped biocompatible, biodegradable poly(lactide/glycolide).

Abstract: A controlled release microcapsulate pharmaceutical formulation for burst-free, sustained, programmable release of hydrophocib bioactive agent over a duration from 24 hours to 100 days comprising: and a blend of end-capped uncapped biocompatible, biodegradable poly(lactide/glycolide).

Abstract: The spacer has a cell memory, means for allocating a theoretical emission time to each cell, means of control for managing the cell memory, with the aid of an associated pointer memory, in such a way that the cell memory includes, for each virtual connection for which it contains cells, a list of locations where these cells are stored in first-in first-out mode, sorting means for ordering data elements each comprising a virtual connection identity and a sort key consisting of the theoretical time of emission of the cell contained in the start of list relating to said virtual connection, and for selecting at least one data element having a minimum sort key. Each cell emitted is contained in the start of list relating to a virtual connection identified in a data element selected by the sorting means.

Abstract: When establishing a virtual connection, a pair of identifiers VPI-VCI of Lp+Lc bits is adopted, and data (Id_Cx) relating to said virtual connection is stored in a table in relation to its identifier pair. At the arrival of each ATM cell whose header includes the identifier pair of one of the virtual connections, the data relating to said virtual connection is read from the table. The table includes p.2m storage areas organized as 2m rows and p columns. The data relating to a virtual connection are stored in an area of the table whose row is labelled by an m-bit index calculated by applying a systematic cyclic code, having a generating polynomial of degree m, to a binary word extracted from a sequence of Lp+Lc bits which consists of the bits of one of the identifiers arranged in order of decreasing significance, followed by the bits of the other identifier arranged in order of increasing significance.

Abstract: In order to sort data elements each including a sort key, storage means are organized according to a binary tree of 2n−1 nodes which are each able to contain an element and are distributed in n successive stages numbered from 0 to n−1, stage q containing nodes 2q to 2q+1−1. The elements are dispersed within the tree in such a way that each element contained in a node i has a smaller sort key than those of the elements contained in nodes 2i and 2i+1. The trees managed by m successive controllers each associated with a stage or with several consecutive stages of the tree (2≦m≦n), with n−1 interface registers between successive stages, among which those located between the controllers are pipeline registers allowing parallel working of the controllers so as to modify the contents of the tree upon exchange or insertion command propagated from stage 0 to stage n−1.

Abstract: An ATM switch includes linewise switching matrices each having m inputs and n outputs (mvn), and a synchronous interconnection network linking incoming lines of the ATM switch to the inputs of the matrices, the outputs of the matrices being linked to respective outgoing lines of the ATM switch. The synchronous interconnection network includes: k successive stages of groupwise elementary synchronous switches each having at least one and at most p groups of m inputs and at least one and at most p groups of m inputs and at least one and at most p groups of m outputs; groups of m lines each linking a group of m outputs of a groupwise elementary synchronous switch to a group of m inputs of a groupwise elementary synchronous switch of the following stage; and groups of m lines each linking a group of m outputs of a groupwise elementary synchronous switch of the last stage to the m inputs of a linewise switching matrix.