Abstract:
A sensor may include a substrate that has a cavity formed in a surface thereof. A diaphragm, having a conductive portion, may be suspended over the cavity, a selective coating may be present on a face of the diaphragm outside of the cavity, and a counterelectrode may be spaced from and in opposition to the diaphragm. The diaphragm may deform upon interaction of the selective coating with an analyte and thereby alter a capacitance of the sensor in a manner indicative of a degree of interaction.
Abstract:
A method of bonding two substrates in MEMS applications includes depositing a first metal in a bonding area on a first substrate, depositing a second metal, which is different from the first metal, in a bonding area on a second substrate, place the first substrate and the second substrate together such that the deposited first metal on the first substrate is aligned and in contact with the deposited second metal on the second substrate, and annealing the first metal and second metal to form an intermetallic bond between the first substrate and the second substrate.
Abstract:
Imaging circuitry integrated into a golf club head, such as a putter, obtains an image from as the golf club head strikes a golf ball as well as successive images after the golf ball is struck, such n
Abstract:
A one dimensional (1D) line imaging system that operates at a scanning (clock) rate of between 10-40 MHz is used to monitor the characteristics of a golf swing. A line image is analyzed in real time by an associate computer imaging system removing the need for a trigger to operate. Optics of the imaging system are designed to relate ball image size to distance so that the number of 1 D pixels imaging the ball, in particular sensing a white object, have a relation to distance to the ball. Ball image size is related to distance by monitoring the rate of increase (rate of change) of the pixels imaging the ball with time so that the speed of the club head can be determined. The speed of a golf ball that has been struck is determined by monitoring the rate of decrease (rate of change) of the pixels imaging the ball.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a composition suitable for intranasal administration comprising capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin, and nordihydrocapsaicin in the form of capsicum used as a therapeutic agent.
Abstract:
A microelectromechanical vibration isolation system includes a microelectromechanical structure having a plurality of fin apertures etched therethrough, and a plurality of fins each disposed within a respective one of the plurality of fin apertures and spaced apart from the microelectromechanical structure so as to define a fluid gap therebetween. The fluid gap is configured to provide squeeze film damping of vibrations imparted upon the microelectromechanical structure in at least two dimensions. The system further includes a frame surrounding the microelectromechanical structure, and a plurality of springs each coupled to the microelectromechanical structure and to the frame. The plurality of springs is configured to support the micromechanical structure in relation to the frame.
Abstract:
Presented herein are systems, methods and devices relating to miniature actuatable platform systems. According to one embodiment, the systems, methods, and devices relate to controllably actuated miniature platform assemblies including a miniature mirror.
Abstract:
Adhesive systems may be fabricated to include first and second solid adhesion structures. The first adhesion structure may require an applied normal preload force to achieve adhesion to a surface. The second solid adhesion structure may be separate from but joined to the first adhesion structure such that both adhesion structures are jointly adherable to the surface upon application of the normal preload force.
Abstract:
The apparatus and methods described herein provide improved resolution, high-throughput, biomolecule identification by exciting sub-wavelength regions of biomolecules drawn through a microfluidic channel.