Abstract: A method is provided for tribological lubrication of sliding contact surfaces, where two surfaces are in contact and in motion relative to each other, operating in a vapor-phase environment containing at least one alcohol compound at a concentration sufficiently high to provide one monolayer of coverage on at least one of the surfaces, where the alcohol compound continuously reacts at the surface to provide lubrication.

Abstract: The invention relates to chemical reactor templates having channel-like voids parallel to the template's major axis. The channel-like voids may have either micro-scale or nano-scale cross sectional areas. The chemical reactor templates may be used to produce micro- and nano-scale filaments and particles which have a variety of uses. In some embodiments a chemical reactor template of the invention have at least two intersecting channel-like voids substantially parallel to the major axis of said template. The invention also relates to methods for manufacturing a chemical reactor template using sacrificial layers. The chemical reactor templates of the invention may be fabricated to have multiple arrays of channel-like structures as well as vertical elements to provide access to act as contacts for the channel-like voids and materials formed within the template. The invention relates to methods for producing filaments and particles using a chemical reactor template.

Abstract: A color liquid crystal display device includes a color filter having light transmitting holes formed in picture elements for increasing the light transmission through the color filter, thereby enabling the brightness of the screen to be improved. The color filter also includes a plurality of black strips each formed between adjacent R, G, and B picture elements or between adjacent unit color picture elements for improving the contrast of the screen.