Abstract: Vacuum-insulated glass windows include two or more glass panes, and glass-bump spacers formed in a surface of one of the panes. The glass-bump spacers consist of the glass material from the body portion of the glass pane. At least one of the glass panes comprises chemically-strengthened glass. Methods of forming VIG windows include forming the glass-bump spacers by irradiating a glass pane with a focused beam from a laser. Heating effects in the glass cause the glass to locally expand, thereby forming a glass-bump spacer. In embodiments where the glass-bump spacers are formed in a chemically-strengthened glass pane, the glass-bump spacers may be formed before or after the chemical strengthening. A second glass pane is brought into contact with the glass-bump spacers, and the edges sealed. The resulting sealed interior region is evacuated to a pressure of less than one atmosphere.

Abstract: Optical network units (ONUs) for high bandwidth connectivity, and related components and methods are disclosed. A fiber optical network ends at an ONU, which may communicate with a subscriber unit wirelessly at an extremely high frequency avoiding the need to bury cable on the property of the subscriber. In one embodiment, an optical network unit (ONU) is provided. The ONU comprises a fiber interface configured to communicate with a fiber network. The ONU further comprises an optical/electrical converter configured to receive optical downlink signals at a first frequency from the fiber network through the fiber interface and convert the optical downlink signals to electrical downlink signals. The ONU further comprises electrical circuitry configured to frequency convert electrical downlink signals to extremely high frequency (EHF) downlink signals at an EHF, and a wireless transceiver configured to transmit the EHF downlink signals to a proximate subscriber unit through an antenna.

Abstract: Articles utilizing strengthened glass substrates, for example, ion-exchanged glass substrates, in combination with organic molecules or polymers are described along with methods for making the articles. The articles are useful in electronics-based devices that utilize organic thin film transistors.

Abstract: Articles are described utilizing strengthened glass substrates, for example, ion-exchanged glass substrates, with oxide or nitride containing alkali barrier layers and with semiconductor devices which may be sensitive to alkali migration are described along with methods for making the articles.

Abstract: Vacuum-insulated glass windows include two or more glass panes, and glass-bump spacers formed in a surface of one of the panes. The glass-bump spacers consist of the glass material from the body portion of the glass pane. At least one of the glass panes comprises chemically-strengthened glass. Methods of forming VIG windows include forming the glass-bump spacers by irradiating a glass pane with a focused beam from a laser. Heating effects in the glass cause the glass to locally expand, thereby forming a glass-bump spacer. In embodiments where the glass-bump spacers are formed in a chemically-strengthened glass pane, the glass-bump spacers may be formed before or after the chemical strengthening. A second glass pane is brought into contact with the glass-bump spacers, and the edges sealed. The resulting sealed interior region is evacuated to a pressure of less than one atmosphere.

Abstract: A skin piercing device which converts a longitudinal linear motion of a blade within the housing of the device into a vertical linear motion which, in consequence of the placement of biasing member, restraints and stops in the device, results in the ejection of the blade out of the housing and into the patient's skin and back again into the housing in a rapid "in-out" fashion. The dimensions of the restraints and stop s are individually controllable and, as a result, it is possible to achieve a length of cut which is independent of the depth of cut.

Abstract: There is described a skin piercing device which converts a longitudinal linear motion of a blade within the housing of the device into a vertical linear motion which, in consequence of the placement of a spring, restraints and stops in the device, results in the ejection of the blade out of the housing and into the patient's skin and back again into the housing in a rapid "in-out" fashion. The dimensions of the restraints and stops are individually controllable and, as a result, it is possible to achieve a length of cut which is independent of the depth of cut.