摘要:
Embodiments of the invention provide for three-terminal pressure sensors (“3-TPS”), a method of measuring a pressure with a 3-TPS, and a method of manufacturing a 3-TPS. In some embodiments, the 3-TPS includes a semiconducting layer with cavity and a 3-TPS element having at least one piezoresistive layer overlapping at least a portion of the cavity and oriented at an angle selected to provide a desired sensitivity for the 3-TPS. The method of measuring a pressure with a 3-TPS is performed with a 3-TPS that includes an input terminal, first and second output terminals, and a 3-TPS element, the 3-TPS element overlapping at least a portion of a cavity at a predetermined angle. The method comprises providing an input signal to the input terminal of the 3-TPS, determining a difference between two output signals from the respective output terminals of the 3-TPS, and correlating the determined difference to a pressure.
摘要:
The present invention provides a system 10 for measuring and remotely monitoring strain in an element 1 having a strain sensor 20, a telemetry circuit 40 for transmitting strain data to a remote location, and a reader module 60 for transmitting energy to the telemetry circuit and receiving said data.
摘要:
A self-propelled portable watercraft, including a deck and hull, an engine, and a waterjet propulsion system, capable of operating while a supply of air is unavailable. The air substitute, consisting of a mixture of oxidizing gas and recycled exhaust gas, is delivered to the engine through a self-actuated control valve. In addition, the waterjet propulsion system is equipped with an intake port at the terminus of a narrow, elongated, hollow downward extension of the hull. The purpose of the extension being to minimize the occurrence of a loss of thrust which can result when the craft is vertically displaced above the surface of the surrounding water.
摘要:
An embodiment of the invention is directed to a capillary electrophoresis apparatus comprising a plurality of separation micro-channels. A sample loading channel communicates with each of the plurality of separation channels. A driver circuit comprising a plurality of electrodes is configured to induce an electric field across each of the plurality of separation channels sufficient to cause analytes in the samples to migrate along each of the channels. The system further comprises a plurality of detectors configured to detect the analytes.
摘要:
A radiation detector includes a substrate having a cavity defined therein, an anode surface positioned in the bottom of the cavity and a cathode positioned adjacent the cavity opening. A drift electrode is juxtaposed over the substrate opposite the cavity and defines a region containing a gaseous medium. As ionized charge pairs are established in the gaseous medium due to radiation provided by an external radiation source, electrons drift toward the anode under the influence of a first electric field established between the anode and drift electrode. Thereafter, the electron undergoes avalanche multiplication with the gaseous medium in an avalanche region defined by a second intense electric field established between the anode and cathode. The structure of the present invention provides an electric field gradient geometry which permits optimal design of the avalanche region geometry, and which further minimizes photon feedback from the cathode.
摘要:
A large volume preconcentrator device for concentrating analytes. A housing accepts an analyte vapor flow, and a plurality of collection surfaces are disposed within the housing. A selectively actuatable heater is disposed on each of the plurality of collection surfaces. At least one selectively actuable damper is disposed within the housing for selectively restricting a collection flow.
摘要:
The present invention is a capillary electrophoresis device, comprising a substrate; a first channel in the substrate, and having a buffer arm and a detection arm; a second channel in the substrate intersecting the first channel, and having a sample arm and a waste arm; a buffer reservoir in fluid communication with the buffer arm; a waste reservoir in fluid communication with the waste arm; a sample reservoir in fluid communication with the sample arm; and a detection reservoir in fluid communication with the detection arm. The detection arm and the buffer arm are of substantially equal length.
摘要:
An optical imaging system includes an array of optical imaging devices each comprising a device for providing charge amplification in a gaseous medium. A preferred embodiment of such a charge amplification device includes a substrate having a cavity defined therein, an anode surface positioned in the bottom of the cavity and a cathode positioned adjacent the cavity opening. A drift electrode is juxtaposed over the substrate opposite the cavity and defines a region containing a gaseous medium. As ionized charge pairs are established in the gaseous medium due to radiation provided by an external radiation source, electrons are attracted toward the anode where they undergo avalanche multiplication with the gaseous medium under the influence of an intense electric field established between the anode and cathode. As a result of the avalanche process, the gaseous medium within the avalanche region emits photons, predominately in the UV region, which are collected by the substrate and provided to a photon detector coupled thereto. The substrate is preferably provided with a wavelength shifting material operable to shift the UV light to the visible region, where it is thereafter imaged by the photon detector using, for example, conventional CCD camera technology.
摘要:
An embodiment of the invention is directed to a capillary electrophoresis apparatus comprising a plurality of separation micro-channels. A sample loading channel communicates with each of the plurality of separation channels. A driver circuit comprising a plurality of electrodes is configured to induce an electric field across each of the plurality of separation channels sufficient to cause analytes in the samples to migrate along each of the channels. The system further comprises a plurality of detectors configured to detect the analytes.
摘要:
A large volume preconcentrator device for concentrating analytes. A housing accepts an analyte vapor flow, and a plurality of collection surfaces are disposed within the housing. A selectively actuatable heater is disposed on each of the plurality of collection surfaces. At least one selectively actuatable damper is disposed within the housing for selectively restricting a collection flow.