Abstract: This invention discloses a solid-based synthesis of cesium tin tri-iodide (CsSnI3). More specifically, the CsSnI3 is fabricated in a 3 zone high temperature resisting tube by the solid-phase sintering method. CsSnI3 are ideally suited for a wide range of applications such as light emitting and photovoltaic devices.

Abstract: Text-to-speech based reminder system. One or more servers within a communication network include hardware and software which allows the system to direct the collection of data about reminder, the translation of the reminder from text-to-speech, and the forwarding of the reminder to a recipient via an appropriate delivery method. The invention makes use of delivery methods such as e-mail, voicemail, or an existing telephone connection to communicate the speech reminder to a recipient. The recipient need not view a display screen to understand the content of the reminder, and needs no locally installed reminder software.