Abstract: The present invention, among other things, provides technologies for detecting and/or quantifying nucleic acids in cells, tissues, organs or organisms. In some embodiments, through sequential barcoding, the present invention provides methods for high-throughput profiling of a large number of targets, such as transcripts and/or DNA loci.

Abstract: A zoom lens including a first lens group, a second lens group, a third lens group, and a fourth lens group with positive, negative, positive, and positive refractive powers respectively arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side is provided. The first lens group includes a first lens and a second lens. The second lens group includes a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. The third lens group includes a sixth lens. The fourth lens group includes a seventh lens, an eighth lens, and a ninth lens. The first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, the seventh lens, the eighth lens, and the ninth lens respectively having negative, positive, negative, negative, positive, positive, positive, negative, and positive refractive powers are arranged in sequence from the object side to the image side.

Abstract: Methods and systems for recording and mapping lineage information and molecular events in individual cells are provided. Molecular changes, which may result from random or specific molecular events, are introduced to defined regions in cells over multiple cell cycle generations. Techniques such as fluorescent imaging are applied to track and identify the molecular changes before such information is used for lineage analysis or for identifying key processes and key players in cellular pathways.

Abstract: A liquid stopper for an electronic cigarette, includes a main body configured for stopping a tobacco liquid of the electronic cigarette. The main body includes a bottom surface, at least one wire hole in communication with the bottom surface, and at least one wire groove formed in the bottom surface and in communication with the at least one wire hole. The at least one wire hole is configured to receive at least one conductive wire of the electronic cigarette, and the at least one wire groove is configured to guide the at least one conductive wire to a peripheral wall of the main body. An electronic cigarette using the liquid stopper is also provided.

Abstract: A zoom lens including a first lens group, a second lens group, a third lens group, and a fourth lens group with positive, negative, positive, and positive refractive powers respectively arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side is provided. The first lens group includes a first lens and a second lens. The second lens group includes a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens. The third lens group includes a sixth lens. The fourth lens group includes a seventh lens, an eighth lens, and a ninth lens. The first lens, the second lens, the third lens, the fourth lens, the fifth lens, the sixth lens, the seventh lens, the eighth lens, and the ninth lens respectively having negative, positive, negative, negative, positive, positive, positive, negative, and positive refractive powers are arranged in sequence from the object side to the image side.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for creating molecular barcodes for DNA sequences of interest in chromosomes within single cells and for resolving such barcodes using super-resolution technologies. The invention additionally teaches creating molecular barcodes for mRNA sequences that can be visualized at the same time as the aforementioned DNA sequences. The inventive approach allows for the detection of multiple loci on the chromosomes of tumor biopsy sample cells, and can accomplish all of the current applications of DNA FISH in cancer diagnostics, with the additional benefit of being highly multiplexable.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for creating molecular barcodes or indicia for cellular constituents within single cells and for resolving such barcodes or indicia with super resolution technologies such as super resolution microscopy. By this approach, numerous molecular species that can be measured simultaneously in single cells. It has been demonstrated that multiple mRNA transcripts can be labeled with a spatially ordered sequence of fluorophores, and that barcode can be resolved. The methods and systems can be used for genome-wide transcriptional profiling in individual cells by super-resolution barcoding and suggest a general strategy to bring large-scale-omics approach into single cells.

Abstract: A touch input device includes a substrate and a plurality of touch-sensing strips. The substrate has a flat surface. The touch-sensing strips are all disposed side by side on the flat surface. Each touch-sensing strip includes a plurality of sensing electrodes electrically connected to one another in series. Each sensing electrode has a top surface, and the areas of the top surfaces in at least two sensing electrodes of each touch-sensing strip are not equal to each other.

Abstract: An electrically-driven liquid crystal lens is disclosed. The electrically-driven liquid crystal lens being partitioned into a lens region and a non-lens region includes: a first and a second substrates disposed opposite to each other; a protrusion formed on the first substrate corresponding to the lens region, a first electrode formed on the first substrate and the protrusion for guiding electrical fields to increase the focus of the lens, and a second electrode formed on the non-lens region of the second substrate; a liquid crystal layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. A stereoscopic display using the electrically-driven liquid crystal lens is also disclosed.

Abstract: A zoom lens including a first lens group and a second lens group arranged in sequence from a magnified side toward a reduced side is provided. The first lens group has a negative refractive power and includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens arranged in sequence from the magnified side toward the reduced side, of which the refractive powers are respectively positive, negative, negative, and positive. The second lens group has a positive refractive power and includes a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens, an eighth lens, a ninth lens, a tenth lens, and an eleventh lens arranged in sequence from the magnified side toward the reduced side, of which the refractive powers are respectively positive, negative, positive, negative, positive, negative, and positive. The eighth lens, the ninth lens, and the tenth lens together form a triple cemented lens.

Abstract: A zoom lens including a first lens group and a second lens group arranged in sequence from a magnified side toward a reduced side is provided. The first lens group has a negative refractive power and includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and a fourth lens arranged in sequence from the magnified side toward the reduced side, of which the refractive powers are respectively positive, negative, negative, and positive. The second lens group has a positive refractive power and includes a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens, an eighth lens, a ninth lens, a tenth lens, and an eleventh lens arranged in sequence from the magnified side toward the reduced side, of which the refractive powers are respectively positive, negative, positive, negative, positive, negative, and positive. The eighth lens, the ninth lens, and the tenth lens together form a triple cemented lens.

Abstract: A position tuning structure is disclosed, which comprises a holding tube having a side hole extending through the wall of the holding tube; a nut locating in the holding tube and connecting to the side hole; a tuning element threadedly engaged in the nut; an elastic rod locating in the holding tube and pushed by the tuning element; a supporting element locating in the holding tube and pushed by the elastic rod; and an elastic element locating in the holding tube and connecting to the supporting element. Also, an adjustable optical film device comprising the above position tuning structure is disclosed.

Abstract: An image-processing method adjusts the gamma characteristic of an LCD device based on the difference between color coordinates of an image when viewed directly in front of the LCD device and at an angle. Therefore, color characteristics of the image are substantially the same when viewed directly in front of the LCD device and at an angle.

Abstract: A heat meltable ink image-receiving sheet used in a melting type thermal transfer method, comprising a sheet substrate and a porous ink-receiving layer, comprising a resin formed on at least one side of the sheet substrate, the porous ink-receiving layer having a thickness of 3 to 50 &mgr;m and a water vapor permeability (JIS L 1099) of not less than 300 g/(m2·hour) and less than 1,000 g/(m2·hour).

Abstract: A heat meltable ink image-receiving sheet used in a melting type thermal transfer method, comprising a sheet substrate and a porous ink-receiving layer comprising a resin formed on at least one side of the sheet substrate, the porous ink-receiving layer having a thickness of 3 to 50 &mgr;m and a water vapor permeability (JIS L 1099) of not less than 300 g/(m2·hour) and less than 1,000 g/(m2·hour).

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a seamless ink ribbon which makes it possible to markedly prolong the printing life, even with rather rough-faced printing paper such as paper made in China as well as a method of manufacturing the same.The seamless ink ribbon of the invention comprises a statically hot-pressed seamless woven fabric with multifilament yarn as warp and as weft. This ribbon is manufactured by subjecting a seamless woven fabric obtained by double weaving using multifilament yarn as warp and as weft to static hot pressing, without applying any shearing force, to thereby reduce the thickness of the fabric by 15 to 50% as compared with the thickness before pressing. The seamless fabric is fuse-cut to the ribbon width either before or after hot pressing.