Abstract: The present invention relates to a color cathode-ray tube 10 having an evacuated envelope 11 with an electron gun 26 therein for generating at least one electron beam 28. The envelope 11 further includes a faceplate panel 12 having a luminescent screen 22 with phosphor lines on an interior surface thereof. A uniaxial tension focus mask 25, having a plurality of spaced-apart first metal strands 40, is located adjacent to an effective picture area of the screen. The spacing between the first metal strands 40 defines a plurality of slots 42 substantially parallel to the phosphor lines of the screen. Each of the first metal strands 40, across an effective picture area of the screen, has a substantially continuous first insulator layer 64 on a screen-facing side thereof. A second insulator layer 66 overlies the first insulator layer 64. A plurality of second metal strands 60 are oriented substantially perpendicular to the first metal strands 40 and are bonded thereto by the second insulator layer 66.

Abstract: Methods are provided for synthesizing a plurality of compounds in parallel. The methods use cross-over channels for moving samples from a reservoir of starting materials into a plurality of wells. The movement is achieved, for example, using an electrokinetic pump.