Abstract: The invention relates to the use of an organic semi-conducting compound for detecting NO, as well as a sensor (18) and device (9) wherein such a compound is used for the detection of NO. The device (9) allows the respiratory gas analysis in a simple, non-invasive way, which can be used to predict the condition and/or function of the lungs and respiratory ducts. The sensor (18) is more specifically from the nanoscale FET type structure.

Abstract: Ferroelectric polymers such as for example copolymers of vinylidenedifluoride (VDF) and trifluoroethylene (TrFE) may be patterned by spincoating the ferroelectric polymer layer from a ferroelectric spincoating solution, which comprises a photosensitive crosslinker, onto a substrate followed by irradiating the ferroelectric polymer layer through a mask and removing the unexposed parts of the ferroelectric polymer layer.

Abstract: A dynamic road marking unit is capable of switching between a first and a second display state. It has an electro-optical layer which is bistable. In principle the dynamic road marking unit only requires energy when switching between the states, i.e. when the visual properties of the dynamic road marking unit are changed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new type of contrast agent which comprises metal nano-particles as well as the method of imaging therewith. The metal nano-particles are stable, biocompatible and can be coupled to bio-target-specific molecules for targeted visualization.

Abstract: A display device comprising a plurality of independently addressable pixels (1) comprising: a first substrate (2); a counter-electrode second substrate (4); a stack associated with said second substrate (4); an electrolyte (6) disposed between said counter-electrode (3) and said stack of electrochromic layers (5a, 5b, 5c). Said electrochromic layers (5a, 5b, 5c) are each independently addressable for switching operation; and separated from each other by layers of an electrolyte (7).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of breaking a substrate of a brittle material, the method comprising the steps of providing a substrate (1) of a brittle material, heating the substrate with a laser beam (3) to create a heated spot on the substrate, moving the laser beam and the substrate with respect to each other to create a line of heated spots on the substrate (2), cooling the heated spots on the substrate by locally applying a cooling medium (4) behind the heated spots such that a micro-crack is propagated in the line of heated spots, and breaking the substrate along the line of the propagated micro-cracks by applying a mechanical force on the substrate wherein, the cooling medium comprises an aqueous surfactant solution. The surfactants will connect to the broken siloxane bonds inside the surface cracks. Then recombination and healing of the broken siloxane bonds will not occur and the required breaking load will remain constant over time.