Abstract:
A contact lithography system (100, 200) includes a patterning tool (110, 228a, 510) bearing a pattern (112); a substrate chuck (214) for chucking a substrate (130, 228b) to receive the pattern (112) from the patterning tool (110, 228a, 510); where the system (100, 200) deflects a portion of either the patterning tool (110, 228a, 510) or the substrate (130, 228b) to bring the patterning tool (110, 228a, 510) and a portion of the substrate (130, 228b) into contact; and a stepper (260) for repositioning either or both of the patterning tool (110, 228a, 510) and substrate (130, 228b) to align the pattern (112) with an additional portion of the substrate (130, 228b) to also receive the pattern (112). A method of performing contact lithography comprising: deflecting a portion of either a patterning tool (110, 228a, 510) or a substrate (130, 228b) to bring the patterning tool (110, 228a, 510) and a portion of the substrate (130, 228b) into contact; and repositioning either or both of the patterning tool (110, 228a, 510) and substrate (130, 228b) to align a pattern (112) on the patterning tool (110, 228a, 510) with an additional portion of the substrate (130, 228b) to also receive the pattern (112).
Abstract:
Methods of performing lithography include calculating a displacement vector (74) for a lithography tool (50) using an image (60) of a portion of the lithography tool (50) and a portion of a substrate (10) and an additional image (28) of a portion of an additional lithography tool (30) and a portion of the substrate (10). Methods of aligning objects include positioning a second object (30) proximate a first object (10) and acquiring a first image (38) illustrating a feature (32) on a surface of the second object (30) and a feature (18) on a surface of the first object (10). As additional object (50) is positioned proximate the first object (10), and an additional image (60) is acquired that illustrates a feature (52) on a surface of the additional object (50) and the feature (18) on the surface of the first object (10). The additional image (60) is compared with the first image (38). Imprint molds (30, 50) include at least one non-marking reference feature (32, 52) on animprinting surface of the imprint molds (30, 50).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of using a dicot intron or elements thereof to enhance transgene expression in plants. The present invention also provides constructs, transgenic plants and seeds containing the polynucleotide useful for expressing transgene in plants.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to controlling pest infestation by inhibiting one or more biological functions in an invertebrate pest. The invention discloses methods and compositions for use in controlling pest infestation by feeding one or more different recombinant double stranded RNA molecules to the pest in order to achieve a reduction in pest infestation through suppression of gene expression. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the double stranded RNA molecules, and to particular combinations of transgenic pesticidal agents for use in protecting plants from pest infestation.
Abstract:
A scheme for retrieving digital multimedia content from a network node. A message is provided to the network node by a client application executing on a digital multimedia device, wherein the message includes a multidimensional pointer to a depository of digital multimedia content associated with the network node as well as a timing parameter operable to indicate when the message is to take effect. The multidimensional pointer contains a relative time offset variable as well as a plurality of media identifier dimensions corresponding to a plurality of nested hierarchical levels into which the digital multimedia content is organized. Responsive to the message, content from a particular content source identified by the multidimensional pointer is streamed to the digital multimedia device at a time indicated responsive to the timing parameter.
Abstract:
The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for generating responses in automated chatting. A message may be received in a session. Personality comparison between a first character and a user may be performed. A response may be generated based at least on the personality comparison, the response being in a language style of a second character.
Abstract:
A piezoelectric plate sensor comprising a piezoelectric layer; two electrodes; and an insulation layer. The insulation layer is produced by soaking the piezoelectric layer and two electrodes in a mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane solution with an amount of water from 0.1 v/v. % to about 1 v/v % and at pH from about 8 to about 150 for a period from about 8 to about 15 hours, and the mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane solution has a concentration of mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane from about 0.01 v/v % to about 0.5 v/v %. A method of detecting a biomolecule in a sample using the piezoelectric plate sensor in particular, that of detecting a genetic marker with PCR sensitivity and specificity without the need of DNA isolation or amplification is also provided. The piezoelectric plate sensor may be used to diagnose various diseases including breast cancer, myocardial infarction, diarrhea, Clostridium difficile infection, and hepatitis B infection.
Abstract:
Devices to detect a substance and methods of producing such a device are disclosed. An example device to detect a substance includes a housing defining an externally accessible chamber and a seal to enclose at least a portion of the chamber. The example device also includes a substrate includes nanoparticles positioned within the chamber. The nanoparticles to react to the substance when exposed thereto. The example device also includes a non-analytic solution within the chamber to protect the nanoparticles from premature exposure.
Abstract:
A surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) probe apparatus (100) and a method (300) of SERS probing employ Raman-active surfaces of a plurality of nanoscale field concentrator (NFC) structures (130) at a terminal end (114) of an optical fiber (110). The SERS probe apparatus (100) includes an optical fiber (110) having an optical path (112) and a terminal end (114) that terminates the optical path (112). The SERS probe apparatus (100) further includes a plurality of NFC structures (130) and nanoparticles (140) on surfaces (120) of the plurality of NFC structures (130). First ends of the NFC structures (130) are adjacent to the terminal end (114) of optical fiber (110). The nanoparticles (140) are Raman active to an analyte (102).
Abstract:
Provided herein is a method of treating rheumatoid arthritis using a CD24 protein. The CD24 protein may include mature human or mouse CD24, as well as a N- or C-terminally fused portion of a mammalian immunoglobulin.