Abstract: A transparent structure comprising a transparent substrate, a transparent resistive heating element mounted on the substrate, metal traces forming electrodes arranged to be in electrical contact with the transparent heating element and positioned around boundaries of a heated region defining a circuit for electrical flow through the transparent resistive heating element, and a power source connected to the electrodes with the capability of delivering at least 1 volts to the electrodes wherein the transparent resistive heating element comprises a sparse metal conductive layer comprising nanowire segments of noble metal coated silver having a sheet resistance from about 1 Ohms/sq. to about 300 Ohms/sq and having an unpatterned area of at least about 0.25 cm2.

Abstract: Near ambient temperature processing has successfully resulted in highly conductive coatings formed from silver nanowires. The electrically conductive materials can have a high loading of silver and low resistivities. The highly conductive materials can be formed using aqueous inks with high loadings of silver nanowires with greater than 3 wt % metal that is primarily silver nanowires. Methods of preparing the high loading inks can comprise forming a good dispersion of the silver nanowires and removing solvent to concentrate the dispersions. A range of binders can be used including, for example, UV crosslinkable binders. Generally, the organic concentration of the highly conductive materials is no more than 25 wt %, although this can correspond to higher volume fractions of organics while still achieving good electrical conduction.

Abstract: Room temperature processing has successfully resulted in highly conductive coatings formed from silver nanowires with a cellulose binder. The conductive coatings can be formed with silver salts to fuse the silver nanowires into a unitary fused metal nanostructured network. Even without added silver salts, low sheet resistance values can be obtained. Room temperature processing can be effective over a range of transmittance values from highly transparent to modestly transparent to translucent to opaque. The ability to form the transparent coatings opens the processing to a wide range of substrates that are not processible with higher process temperatures.

Abstract: A weighing scale may include a weighing platform, a weight measurement module, a wireless data communication module, a weight data processing and transmitting system, a display screen, and a control panel. In one embodiment, the weighing device can be a regular weighing scale, and in another embodiment, the weighing scale can be a wireless weighing scale which can store and transmit data generated by the weighing scale to external electronic devices or receive and store data coming from external electronic devices. In one embodiment, the wireless data communication module can be used to transmit data to or receive data from distant electronic devices via the wireless network data transmission system and Internet. In another embodiment, the wireless data communication module can be used to retrieve data from the onboard memory module and transmit them to distant electronic devices via the wireless network data transmission system and Internet.

Abstract: A method for repairing defective memory cells includes receiving an access command having an access address and an access operation. The access address includes a row address and a column address. The method further includes determining whether the row address and the column address are the same as a pre-recorded row address and column address of a defective memory cell. If the row and column addresses of the access address are the same as the respective row and column addresses of the defective memory cell, the method includes replacing the defective memory cell with a redundant memory cell, and executing the access operation using the redundant memory cell.

Abstract: A method for repairing defective memory cells includes receiving an access command having an access address and an access operation. The access address includes a row address and a column address. The method further includes determining whether the row address and the column address are the same as a pre-recorded row address and column address of a defective memory cell. If the row and column addresses of the access address are the same as the respective row and column addresses of the defective memory cell, the method includes replacing the defective memory cell with a redundant memory cell, and executing the access operation using the redundant memory cell.

Abstract: An implantable electronic device has a main housing with a leak-proof-sealed housing chamber containing electronic circuitry. An optical module is connected to the main housing, and has a module housing with a leak-proof-sealed transducer chamber isolated from the main housing chamber. The module housing has an optically-transmissive optical element, and the transducer chamber contains an optical transducer connected to the circuitry. The module housing includes a number of signal conductors extending from the transducer chamber to a location external to the transducer chamber, and connected to circuitry in the main housing chamber.

Abstract: Methods, systems and business models are provided for hosted services for network security appliances. According to one embodiment an analysis and management network provides secure access and analysis of centralized logs. The analysis and management network may also support delivery, viewing and reporting of network security related activities as well as support configuration and management of network security appliances via a communications network, such as the Internet.