Abstract: A method of fabricating a superplastically formable strip or a superplastically formable foil from TiAl6V4 with a thickness of no more than 0.9 mm, preferably less than or equal to 0.5 mm, comprises the steps: a) hot rolling a sheet metal made of TiAl6V4; b) thermal pre-treatment of the hot-rolled sheet metal at a temperature between 650 and 850° C.; and c) cold rolling the hot-rolled and thermally pre-treated sheet metal at a forming rate of at least 30%, wherein the forming rate per single pass amounts to between 1 and 15%, to form a strip or a foil with a thickness of no more than 0.9 mm, wherein the cold-rolled strip or the cold-rolled foil is not annealed.

Abstract: A heat insulation material based on ceramic material includes a top layer containing BaZrO3 and Y2O3 doped ZrO2. A heat insulation material preferably consists of at least one adhesion promotion layer, at least one intermediate layer arranged thereon and a top layer arranged thereon, with the adhesion promotion layer consisting of MeCrAlY, where Me is nickel and/or cobalt, the intermediate layer consists of Y2O3 doped ZrO2 and the top layer consists of 15 to 25% by weight BaZrO3 and 75 to 85% by weight Y2O3 doped ZrO2. A method of coating a substrate with a heat insulation material includes the step of applying an aforesaid top layer to an optionally coated substrate by a thermal spray method or an electron beam method, in particular an EB-PVD method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for identifying and/or characterizing a (poly)peptide comprising: (a) analyzing a peptide map of said (poly)peptide, comprising at least 1 peptide, and its peptide primary structure fingerprint by mass spectrometry; and (b) comparing data obtained in step (a) with a reference (poly)peptide database, said database comprising mass spectrometric data of peptide maps, comprising at least 1 peptide, and of its peptide primary structure fingerprint, of a (poly)peptide or of a variety of (poly)peptides.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a superplastically formable strip or a superplastically formable foil from TiAl6V4 with a thickness of no more than 0.9 mm, preferably less than or equal to 0.5 mm, comprises the steps: a) hot rolling a sheet metal made of TiAl6V4; b) thermal pre-treatment of the hot-rolled sheet metal at a temperature between 650 and 850° C.; and c) cold rolling the hot-rolled and thermally pre-treated sheet metal at a forming rate of at least 30%, wherein the forming rate per single pass amounts to between 1 and 15%, to form a strip or a foil with a thickness of no more than 0.9 mm, wherein the cold-rolled strip or the cold-rolled foil is not annealed.

Abstract: A heat insulation material based on ceramic material includes a top layer containing BaZrO3 and Y2O3 doped ZrO2 A heat insulation material preferably consists of at least one adhesion promotion layer, at least one intermediate layer arranged thereon and a top layer arranged thereon, with the adhesion promotion layer consisting of MeCrAlY, where Me is nickel and/or cobalt, the intermediate layer consists of Y2O3 doped ZrO2 and the top layer consists of 15 to 25% by weight BaZrO3 and 75 to 85% by weight Y2O3 doped ZrO2. A method of coating a substrate with a heat insulation material includes the step of applying an aforesaid top layer to an optionally coated substrate by a thermal spray method or an electron beam method, in particular an EB-PVD method.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for separating and identifying proteins in protein mixtures using a protein-permeable material in the shape of a tube, hose, capillary, fiber, or braided tubes or fibers. Proteins are separated in a first dimension, then the porous protein-permeable material is inserted into a case containing a flat gel without removing the gel fiber from the porous tube. Separation in a second dimension is then performed by gel electrophoresis. The porous protein-permeable material may be encased in a plastic housing which may connect several porous tubes and form a tube array. The tube array may be enclosed and connected by a double-layer plastic film, which can be easily separated to remove the porous tubes. A transverse reinforcement platform and a clamping member may fasten the tube array in an isoelectric focusing chamber. A pipetting robot may be provided for automatically dispensing a protein sample into the porous tube.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for identifying and/or characterizing a (poly)peptide comprising: (a) analyzing a peptide map of said (poly)peptide, comprising at least 1 peptide, and its peptide primary structure fingerprint by mass spectrometry; and (b) comparing data obtained in step (a) with a reference (poly)peptide database, said database comprising mass spectrometric data of peptide maps, comprising at least 1 peptide, and of its peptide primary structure fingerprint, of a (poly)peptide or of a variety of (poly)peptides.

Abstract: A controller with at least one switch or a plurality of switches e.g. in the form of a power switchgroup for controlling an electric drive motor in a vehicle wherein a set point selector consists of a mask that is rigidly connected or interchangeably attached to an actuating member of the controller, the mask is adapted to provide a predetermined set point characteristic in cooperation with control elements that are connected to an input of an electronic circuit which includes a second input to which are connected means for varying a reference voltage at the output of the electronic circuit and the control range of the set point characteristic. The control elements cooperating with the mask may consist of an opto-electronic transmitter-receiver device.