Abstract: A bed comprises substrate support members, each including a load bearing and a base configured to provide contact with a floor. The load bearing member is configured to move vertically relative to the base, while the base and the load bearing member are configured to fit together to maintain lateral alignment of the base and the load bearing member. A load sensor is positioned between the base and the load bearing member, the load bearing member configured to transmit a load from the substrate to the load sensor. A printed circuit board is in communication with the load sensor. A controller is in communication with the printed circuit board of each substrate support member and is configured to receive and process data output by the printed circuit boards.

Abstract: Eyewear having monitoring capability, such as for radiation or motion, is disclosed. Radiation, such as ultraviolet (UV) radiation, infrared (IR) radiation or light, can be measured by a detector. The measured radiation can then be used in providing radiation-related information to a user of the eyewear. Motion can be measure by a detector, and the measured motion can be used to determine whether the eyewear is being worn.

Abstract: A threshold detection circuit includes a plurality of capacitors. A plurality of switching circuits is coupled to the capacitors such that a first end of each of the capacitors is coupled to a corresponding photon sensor during detection intervals, and the first end of each capacitor is coupled to a variable initialization value during reset intervals. A threshold number of the capacitors are initialized to a first value and the remaining capacitors are initialized to a second value during reset intervals. A comparator is coupled to a second of the capacitors to generate a detection event in response to the threshold number of photon sensors sensing one or more incident photons during detection intervals.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an all-digital phase and timing correction procedure for coherent averaging in dual-comb and multiheterodyne spectroscopy—applicable to any dual-comb spectroscopy setup. It can account for large frequency/phase instabilities of the used sources, yielding a significant reduction of the noise pedestal and an increase in signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the radio frequency (RF) beat notes. This technique is computationally efficient and can be conveniently implemented either as a post-processing algorithm or in a real-time data acquisition and processing platform without the necessity of adding any additional optical elements to the dual-comb spectroscopy system. By implementing this technique, the performance of any comb- or comb-like-source-based DCS system with a sufficient degree of mutual coherence between the optical modes can be improved in terms of SNR and number of spectroscopically-usable RF beat notes.

Abstract: A spectrometer includes a support having a bottom wall part in which a depression including a concave curved inner surface and a peripheral part adjacent to the depression are provided, and a side wall part disposed on a side on which the depression is open with respect to the bottom wall part, a light detection element supported by the side wall part while opposing the depression, and a dispersive part disposed on the inner surface of the depression. A length of the depression in a second direction in which a plurality of grating grooves included in the dispersive part is aligned is larger than a length of the depression in a third direction orthogonal to the second direction when viewed in a first direction in which the depression and the light detection element oppose each other. An area of the peripheral part adjacent to the depression in the second direction is larger than an area of the peripheral part adjacent to the depression in the third direction when viewed in the first direction.

Abstract: A multispectral material detection system captures spectral data and compares select spectral bands to reflectance spectra of a plurality of materials. The system identifies distinguishing features in reflectance spectra of a plurality of materials and in a plurality of spectral channels identifying distinguishing structural aspects of each material with respect to the background environments. Upon an observed spectral reflectance being proximate to one or more known spectra characteristics, the object is associated with a material of interest.

Abstract: A spectral sensor comprises (i) a first type of interference filter comprising reflective multilayers of a first type and an intermediate layer configured to give a constructive interference for a wavelength in a first range, and (ii) a second type of interference filter comprising reflective multilayers of a second type and an intermediate layer configured to give a constructive interference for a wavelength in a second range. The sensor further comprises first and second filter stacks configured to selectively transmit light in the first and second wavelength ranges to first and second photo-sensitive areas, respectively. The first filter stack includes the first type of interference filter and a second type of dielectric mirror that is reflective in the second wavelength range. The second filter stack includes the second type of interference filter and a first type of dielectric mirror that is reflective in the first wavelength range.

Abstract: Pyroelectric detection device, including at least: a substrate; a membrane arranged on the substrate; a pyroelectric detection element arranged on the membrane or forming at least one part of the membrane, and including at least one portion of pyroelectric material arranged between first and second electrodes; a cavity passing through the substrate, emerging opposite a part of the membrane which forms a bottom wall of the cavity, and including side edges formed by the substrate; an element for stiffening the membrane arranged in the cavity, partially filling the cavity, made integral with the side edges of the cavity at at least two distinct anchoring regions, and arranged against the membrane.

Abstract: A probe cover for an ear thermometer includes a conical main body, an annular elastomer, a flange and a plurality of convex rib structures. The conical main body includes a closed end and an open end. The annular elastomer is connected with the open end of the conical main body. The flange is connected with the annular elastomer. The annular elastomer is arranged between the conical main body and the flange. The flange has a first surface and a second surface. The convex rib structures are disposed on the flange and spaced apart from each other, and the concave rib structures protrude upwardly from the first surface.

Abstract: A first tubular body having a first longitudinal axis extending centrally through the tubular body includes at least one delivery port extending through a wall of the first tubular body. A second tubular body having a second longitudinal axis extends through the second tubular body, the first and second longitudinal axes being displaced from each other such that an asymmetrical longitudinally extending gap is formed between an outer surface of the second tubular body and an interior surface of the first tubular body. A temperature sensor forming a thermocouple extending longitudinally within the gap between the first tubular body and the second tubular body. An inner core is positioned within the second tubular body. The inner core includes least one ultrasound element.

Abstract: A pressure sensor that includes a piezoelectric film having a first main surface and a second main surface, a first electrode on the first main surface of the piezoelectric film, and a second electrode on the second main surface of the piezoelectric film. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is formed of a material having an elastic modulus of 60 GPa or more, and the product of a thickness of the at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode in a stacking direction of the pressure sensor multiplied by an elastic modulus of the at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is 4 MPa·m or more.

Abstract: An angular rotation sensor system constituted of: a first target with a member radially extending from, and rotating about a longitudinal axis of the first target; a second target with a member radially extending from, and rotating about a longitudinal axis of the second target; a first receive coil comprising a plurality of loops laid out such that adjacent loops exhibit opposing magnetic polarities responsive to a radio frequency current injected into the transmit coil; a second receive coil comprising a plurality of loops laid out such that adjacent loops exhibit opposing magnetic polarities responsive to a radio frequency current injected into the transmit coil; and an output coupled to each of the first and second receive coils, wherein each of the members is shaped and sized to generally match a shape and size of a pair of loops.

Abstract: An aircraft powerplant and a method for measuring thrust are described herein. A gas turbine engine has a turbine section for extracting energy from combustion gases and has a shaft mounted to the turbine section for converting the energy into rotary motion. A load cell is coupled to an end of the shaft and positioned to rotate with the shaft. The load cell is configured for generating a measurement indicative of propeller thrust. A propeller is coupled to the load cell and is configured for converting the rotary motion from the shaft and the load cell into the propeller thrust. The propeller thrust can be measured from the load cell as the propeller rotates.

Abstract: In an example, method of inspecting a thermal protection apparatus is described. The apparatus comprises a composite wall and a thermal insulation blanket, where the thermal insulation blanket is coupled to the wall by way of a sealant disposed around, and offset from, a perimeter of the composite wall and disposed between the composite wall and the thermal insulation blanket, and where the wall, the thermal insulation blanket, and the sealant form a plenum chamber within the apparatus. The method includes pressurizing the plenum chamber with pressurized air, heating the pressurized air within the plenum chamber, and inserting a liquid crystal sheet between the wall and the thermal insulation blanket and proximate to a periphery of the sealant, where the liquid crystal sheet is configured to change color when heated pressurized air exits a gap in the apparatus and heats the liquid crystal sheet.

Abstract: An apparatus for valve-seat inspection and pressure-resistance inspection for valves which can successively perform a valve-seat inspection and a pressure-resistance inspection on a valve and can quickly and correctly inspect valves, by highly-accurately detecting a leak of search gas in a substantially fixed time; a method for these inspections; and a valve. The apparatus allows a valve-seat leak and pressure-resistance inspection of a test valve, includes a clamp mounting mechanism that fixes the test valve in an inspection chamber, an inspection space adjustment mechanism that adjusts a volumetric capacity of an inspection space S of the chamber, and a gas sensor for valve-seat inspection arranged in a flow path of the test valve and a gas sensor provided in the chamber for a pressure-resistance inspection of the valve, in which the volumetric capacity of the inspection space S of the chamber is adjusted to be substantially fixed.

Abstract: Methods and systems for leak detection in a fluid compression system using a purge system are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a method for detecting leaks includes determining, during a period of vacuum, a purge exhaust rate of non-condensables from a purge system integrated with a chiller unit. The method includes determining a differential pressure, the differential pressure based on a vacuum side pressure of the chiller unit, where the vacuum side pressure includes at least one of a pressure of a condenser and pressure of an evaporator. The method includes calculating, via a controller, the purge exhaust rate and the differential pressure to identify a leak size based at least in part on the purge exhaust rate.

Abstract: A diagnostic apparatus for a powder coating material pump. The diagnostic apparatus includes a detector that uses pressure or flow to detect a fault in the pump, the diagnostic apparatus being external the pump, internal the pump or a combination of external and internal the pump. Another diagnostic device is provided for a powder coating material pump, and includes a light source in close proximity to the pump, the light source having an on condition and an off condition wherein one or both of the on condition and off condition provides information about the pump performance. An exemplary pump is a dense phase powder coating material pump.

Abstract: A first radio frequency scan of a plurality of electronic circuit devices fixed to a structural component of a physical structure can be initiated. Data can be received from each electronic circuit device that is scanned, the data received from each electronic circuit device indicating a first measured electrical impedance of a respective conductor connected to the electronic circuit device and an identifier assigned to the electronic circuit device. For each of the plurality of electronic circuit devices that are scanned, the received data can be stored to a first memory. The data for the electronic circuit devices forms a baseline measurement of the electronic circuit devices to which impedance data gathered from subsequent radio frequency scans of the electronic circuit devices is compared to determine whether any of the conductors of the electronic circuit devices have deformed or broken.

Abstract: A method detects discontinuities in an optical channel using two laser units that respectively have a laser and an electroabsorption modulator. The reference frequencies of the two lasers have a predetermined reference frequency difference. The optical ports of the electroabsorption modulator are fed to the two inputs of a polarization beam splitter and the output of the polarization beam splitter is connected to the optical channel. A test pulse is applied simultaneously to the two electroabsorption modulators and laser light from the lasers is thus transmitted through the respective electroabsorption modulators during the time of the test pulse. The test pulse is divided into two time periods, and during the first time period the lasers are operated with their respective reference frequency, and during the second time period the emission frequencies of the lasers are detuned with respect to the reference frequencies, by a predetermined detuning frequency difference.

Abstract: A method of detecting misfire in a combustion engine of a motor vehicle engine includes measuring a speed of a crankshaft, calculating a modal coefficient for each cylinder of the combustion engine, and indicating a misfire for at least one of the cylinders based on the calculation of the modal coefficients.

Abstract: A system configured to monitor structural health of one or more pieces of equipment in real time. The system comprises a piece of equipment, a plurality of operating sensors coupled to the piece of equipment and configured to measure operational data regarding the piece of equipment, and an onboard processing transceiver in communication with the operating sensors. The onboard processing transceiver comprises a processor having a first processing device, a second processing device, and a third processing device configured to calculate structural health of the piece of equipment based on operational data.

Abstract: A desorber for a trace detection system. The desorber includes an inlet configured to receive a sample, a heating element configured to generate a vapor from the sample, and an active cooling element configured to cool the desorber.

Abstract: An apparatus for obtaining samples from a process, and which can be located in the process, which comprises a gate which reciprocates between a first position and a second position to fill and empty a sample chamber via corresponding inlets and outlets. The gate may pivot within the chamber about a longitudinal axis through the chamber, and a dam prevents fluid flow directly between the inlets and outlets. The inlets may provide outlets, and vice versa, depending on the direction of movement of the gate. Means such as pumps may be provided to agitate the fluid samples obtained by the apparatus, and sensors mounted in the sample chamber (for example on the gate or on the dam) can perform measurements on the samples. Wipers may be provided on the gate to assist in the ingress and egress of samples into and out of the sample chamber. It is also possible to inoculate the fluid samples within the sample chamber.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel personal sampler for bioaerosols and the method of making and using the personal sampler.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to mesofluidic devices and methods for eluting and concentrating a plurality of nucleic acid molecules. The mesofluidic device includes a device frame having a bottom surface upon which is defined a first reservoir and the second reservoir. The first reservoir includes a first electrode, and the second reservoir includes a second electrode. The first and second electrodes are configured for electrical connection. The mesofluidic device includes an elongated channel extending between the first reservoir and the second reservoir. The mesofluidic device includes a first slot having a first slot width. The first slot is configured to receive an insert. The first slot intersects the elongated channel. The mesofluidic device includes a second slot having a second slot width. The second slot is configured to receive a separation material having a first porosity. The second slot intersects the elongated channel.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an extraction coating for an SPME sampling instrument, where the extraction coating includes a sorptive material immobilized in a fluorocarbon polymer that is compatible with thermal-assisted desorption techniques, solvent-assisted desorption techniques, or both. The disclosure also provides SPME sampling instruments, methods of making an SPME sampling instrument, and methods of extracting an analyte from a sample matrix using the SPME coating.

Abstract: A conveyor belt 10 is formed with a belt core body 14 covered by a cover rubber 12. The cover rubber 12 is formed with a shock resistance performance evaluation index, i.e., the product of an elongation at break Eb, a tensile strength at break TSb, and a loss tangent tan ? of 6000 or greater. The loss tangent tan ? is the ratio between a storage modulus and a loss modulus calculated from a stress when vibrations of a predetermined frequency are applied to cover rubber 12. The measurement conditions of the loss tangent tan ? are determined on the basis of a speed of an impact applied under the use conditions of the conveyor belt 10.

Abstract: A controller of a hardness tester can determine, in a condition where a driver is not in operation and when a spring displacement detector and an arm displacement detector detect an amount of displacement of respective objects (plate spring and loading arm), that a loading arm and a plate spring are deformed according to changes in environmental temperature. A favorable hardness test can be performed by the hardness tester corresponding to the environmental temperature according to the determination by carrying out an initialization process that resets the displacement amount of respective object to zero, the displacement amount detected by the spring displacement detector and the arm displacement detector respectively.

Abstract: A test force generating spring that is interposed between an indenter shaft provided with an indenter at a distal end and a press that linearly displaces the indenter shaft toward a sample stage so as to press the indenter into a surface of a sample is configured as an annular spring having left/right symmetry, the annular spring including a left/right pair of through-holes that are formed running from one side surface of a substantially rectangular metal block to another side surface on a rear side of the block and a slit that is formed so as to connect the pair of through-holes. With this configuration, a highly accurate test force can be generated and a hardness test can be favorably performed by a hardness tester.

Abstract: An apparatus for simulating fluid loss through diverging fracture fronts includes a housing including an inlet and an outlet. The housing defines an inner volume. The housing can receive and sealingly retain fluid in the inner volume. The housing includes a plate defining an opening formed in an axial surface of the plate. The opening spans a longitudinal thickness of the plate and diverges in dimension along the longitudinal thickness of the plate. The plate is sealingly positioned within the inner volume of the housing between the inlet and the outlet to permit fluid flow from the inlet to the outlet through the opening and to prevent the fluid flow past a circumferential surface of the plate. The apparatus includes a fluidic pressure source fluidically coupled to the housing and configured to flow the fluid through the housing.

Abstract: An apparatus to simulate fluid loss through vugs in formations includes a housing defining an inner volume, and having a first end and a second end. The inner volume represents an inner region of a wellbore formed in a formation containing a vugular loss zone. The housing can receive wellbore fluid within the inner volume. A first cover late, which sealingly covers the first end, represents a first volumetric boundary of the inner region of the wellbore. A second cover plate, which sealingly covers the second end, represents a second volumetric boundary of the inner region of the wellbore. An outlet in the second cover plate can be switched between open and closed states. The outlet in the open state represents a vug in the inner wall of the wellbore. The apparatus includes a pressure port configured to transmit fluidic pressure in a direction of gravity within the inner volume and to apply the fluidic pressure to the wellbore fluid within the inner volume.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device and method for measuring viscosity of acid natural gas with high precision and a wide temperature range. The device is based on the theoretical basis of gas measurement of double-capillary method. Ground conditions (low temperature and low pressure) or formation conditions (high temperature and high pressure) can be simulated by presetting different temperatures and pressures. The viscosity change of acid gas with changes in temperature and pressure is measured. The device has fewer measuring steps, is easy to operate and has high precision, and can provide valid reference data for actual projects or experiments.

Abstract: A method for determining a parameter of a particle present in a sample, the method comprising the following steps: a) illuminating the sample with the light source, the light source emitting an incident light wave that propagates along a propagation axis; b) acquiring an image of the sample with the image sensor, the image sensor being exposed to an exposure light wave; c) determining a position of the particle in the detection plane; d) on the basis of the acquired image, applying a propagation operator, for a plurality of distances from a detection plane, so as to estimate, at each distance, a complex amplitude of the exposure light wave; e) on the basis of the complex amplitude estimated, at various distances, obtaining a profile representing a variation of the complex amplitude of the exposure light wave along an axis parallel to the propagation axis and passing through the position of the particle.

Abstract: A system for measuring the mass concentration of dust particles includes data transfer device with dust particles mass concentration meter located inside the device. The meter includes a housing of the meter, a printed circuit board with a microcontroller, at least two dust sensors and output interface of the meter connected to them. The data transfer device additionally includes a heating element and a fan, which are electrically connected to the microcontroller, at least one inlet channel connected to the dust sensors, at least one outlet channel and at least one inlet stream temperature sensor. A method for measuring the mass concentration of dust is also provided.

Abstract: A method and corresponding apparatus for monitoring air quality while allowing the real tracking of both gaseous and powder pollutants and the identification of the sources of pollution, includes the use of a network of monitoring stations mutually arranged at a maximum distance between one and three kilometers in a straight line, wherein each station is positioned at a vertex of a plurality of adjacent triangles or meshes into the geographic zone to be mapped, wherein each monitoring station is configured to pre-process the air data quality together with the weather data and to send it with its GPS coordinates to a central collection and processing computer, and wherein the data received by the single stations are classified, recorded and processed in real time using an algorithm configured to directly provide the positions of the pollution sources.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods capable of identifying, tracking, and sorting particles flowing in a channel, for example, a microfluidic channel having a fluid medium. The channel and the fluid medium can have a similar refractive index such that they appear translucent or transparent when illuminated by electromagnetic radiation. The particles can have a refractive index substantially different from that of the channel and the medium, such that the particles interfere with the electromagnetic radiation. A sensor can be disposed adjacent to the channel to record the electromagnetic radiation. The sensor can be used for identifying, tracking, and sorting the particles.

Abstract: An imaging system for a smartphone includes a housing configured to rigidly attach to a handheld smartphone device. The system further includes an arm extending from the housing, wherein the arm is configured to be adjustable such that the arm is movable toward and away from the housing. Additionally, the system includes a sample mounting portion attached to the arm, the mounting portion having a retaining device, wherein the retaining device is configured to secure a target sample, the mounting portion configured to direct an image of the target sample to a first camera in the handheld smartphone device.

Abstract: A method for detecting the presence of foreign fluids on surface comprises estimating an expected polarization response for a foreign fluid desired to be detected. Oil from an oil spill is one such foreign fluid. A polarimeter records raw image data of a surface (e.g., the surface of water) to obtain polarized images of the surface. IR and polarization data products are computed from the polarized images. The IR and polarization data products are converted to multi-dimensional data set to form multi-dimensional imagery. Contrast algorithms are applied to the multi-dimensional imagery to form enhanced contrast images, from which foreign fluids can be automatically detected.

Abstract: A method and apparatus used for detecting gaseous chemicals. The method and apparatus use an interferometer to filter received light by wavelength, creating an image only using light with wavelengths that are affected by the presence of a gaseous chemical. A reference image composed of light with wavelengths unaffected by the presence of a gaseous chemical is also created and used as a reference. A gaseous chemical is detected where the ratio of the intensity of the two images changes. Despite the high spectral resolution of the filter, the system can operate with a very wide field of view.

Abstract: Embodiments described are generally directed to a test sample apparatus. The test sample apparatus generally comprises a holder base arranged that accommodates a tablet or cell phone. The apparatus has a hood that is placed over a portion of the tablets illuminating touchscreen such that the illuminating touchscreen provides light that can be collected by the hood. There is a chamber integrated with the hood adapted to accommodate a chemically activated test strip. The chemically activated test strip is illuminated when the hood collects light from the illuminating touchscreen. A lens in the hood interposed between the camera and the test strip enables the camera to focus on a portion of the chemically activated test strip when the hood is placed over the portion of the illuminating touchscreen.

Abstract: Additive manufacturing, such as laser sintering or melting of additive layers, can produce parts rapidly at small volume and in a factory setting. To ensure the additive manufactured parts are of high quality, a real-time non-destructive evaluation (NDE) technique is required to detect defects while they are being manufactured. The present invention describes an in-situ (real-time) inspection unit that can be added to an existing additive manufacturing (AM) tool, such as an FDM (fused deposition modeling) machine, or a direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) machine, providing real-time information about the part quality, and detecting flaws as they occur. The information provided by this unit is used to a) qualify the part as it is being made, and b) to provide feedback to the AM tool for correction, or to stop the process if the part will not meet the quality, thus saving time, energy and reduce material loss.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-speed imaging system for measuring a target object within a sample, comprising: a light source emitting a plane wave; an angle-adjustment mirror adjusting an angle of the plane wave emitted from the light source; an optical interferometer dividing the plane wave whose angle was adjusted by the angle-adjustment mirror into a reference wave and a sample wave and forming an interference wave between the reference wave reflected from a reference mirror and the sample wave reflected from the target object; a camera module obtaining the interference wave, and an imaging controller controlling the angle-adjustment mirror to adjust the angle of the plane wave sequentially, forming a time-gated reflection matrix by using the interference waves obtained by the camera module in accordance with each angle of the plane wave, and imaging the target object based on the time-gated reflection matrix.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a solid component of a reactor feed stream in a polymer production system, comprising (a) measuring a turbidity of the reactor feed stream, wherein the reactor feed stream comprises a solid component of a polymerization catalyst system, and (b) translating the turbidity of the reactor feed stream into a concentration of the solid component in the reactor feed stream. A method of monitoring a solid component of a reactor feed stream in a polymer production system, comprising (a) measuring a turbidity of a precontactor feed stream, wherein the precontactor feed stream comprises a solid component of a polymerization catalyst system, and (b) translating the turbidity of the precontactor feed stream into a concentration of the solid component in a precontactor effluent stream, wherein the precontactor effluent stream comprises the reactor feed stream.

Abstract: A multiwavelength-light-radiating apparatus (1) includes: a light source (11) that radiates continuous light (Lc); a diffracting part (12) that diffracts the continuous light (Lc) into numerous monochromatic lights (Lm), whose wavelengths differ from one another, and emits the numerous monochromatic lights (Lm); numerous optical waveguides (2) that respectively transmit the numerous monochromatic lights (Lm) emitted from the diffracting part (12) from incident ends (21) to output ends (22) where the numerous monochromatic lights (Lm) are respectively emitted; and a sample-placement part (3) that holds numerous samples such that the output ends (22) of the numerous optical waveguides (2) respectively oppose the samples. The numerous monochromatic irradiation lights, whose wavelengths differ from one another, are arranged to be radiated simultaneously onto the numerous samples, one light per sample.

Abstract: Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) can be used to interrogate a surface of a sample such as a layered semiconductor structure. The SHG based sample interrogation systems may simultaneously collect different polarization components of the SHG signal at a time to provide different types of information. SHG imaging systems can provide SHG images or maps of the distribution of SHG signals over a larger area of a sample. Some such SHG imaging systems employ multiple beams and multiple detectors to capture SHG signals over an area of the sample. Some SHG imaging systems employ imaging optics to image the sample onto a detector array to form SHG images.

Abstract: A phase plate for high precision wavelength extraction can include a planar substrate which has a point spread function engineered profile formed of a tessellation of regions. The point spread function engineered profile transforms a point spread function of a light source to form a wavelength dependent geometric pattern. The geometric pattern can also preserve spatial location information of the light source. Such a phase plate permits extracting three-dimensional position and the wavelength of a point emitter.

Abstract: A method for optical imaging based on spectral shift assessment. The method includes generating a sample by mixing an object with a fluorophore, stimulating the sample by emitting a laser beam, extracting a plurality of fluorescence spectra from a plurality of fluorescence emissions emitted from the sample, detecting a plurality of fluorescence peaks and a plurality of peak wavelengths in the plurality of fluorescence spectra, extracting a plurality of fluorophore concentrations from a database, and generating a concentration image. The plurality of peak wavelengths are detected by detecting a respective peak wavelength of the plurality of peak wavelengths. Each of the plurality of fluorophore concentrations is associated with a respective peak wavelength of the plurality of peak wavelengths. The concentration image includes a first plurality of pixels. The concentration image is generated based on a respective fluorophore concentration of the plurality of fluorophore concentrations.

Abstract: Dye-loaded fluorescent polymeric nanoparticles working as light-harvesting nano-antenna, which efficiently transfer the excitation energy to acceptor dyes and, therefore, amplifies emission of the latter are provided.

Abstract: The present invention is one that intends to achieve improvements in both analysis efficiency and analysis accuracy without difficulty, and a biological substance analysis device that analyzes light derived from a biological substance in a sample, and the biological substance analysis device includes: a holder that holds multiple containers containing the sample; a photodetector that is fixed at a predetermined position; a holder driving mechanism that moves the holder to position each of the containers held in the holder at a detection position by the photodetector in sequence; and a light shielding mechanism that, while guiding light emitted from the sample in a container at the detection position to the photodetector, prevents light emitted from the sample in the other containers from being guided to the photodetector.

Abstract: A detector is for identifying chemicals in a sample. The detector may include a photodetector comprising SiC semiconductor material and configured to have an acceptor energy band of range Ea??Ea to Ea+?Ea. The SiC semiconductor material may be doped with a dopant to exceed a threshold dopant concentration level. The photodetector may be configured to receive fluorescence information from the sample.