Abstract:
An active infrared thermography system and a computer-implemented method for generating a thermal image are provided. The active infrared thermography system includes one or more excitation sources, an infrared camera, one or more portable power sources arranged to power the one or more excitation sources and the infrared camera, and a housing, the one or more excitation sources and the one or more portable power sources being received in the housing.
Abstract:
An aquaculture feed is provided. The aquaculture feed includes a plurality of feed particles. The feed particles include a mixture of one or more feed components and a density reducing material, and each of the feed particles has one of neutral buoyancy and positive buoyancy.
Abstract:
An interposer (16) and a substrate (10) incorporating the interposer (16) are provided. The interposer (16) includes one or more layers (18) and a cavity (20) defined in the one or more layers (18), the cavity (20) being configured as a waveguide for propagation of electromagnetic waves.
Abstract:
A mounting assembly (10) for a door or window (12) and a door or window assembly (50) are provided. The mounting assembly (10) includes a jamb (16) arranged to define a casing (18) to conceal a hinged portion of the door or window (12). A support structure (20) is coupled to the jamb (16) and is arranged to provide a surface of attachment within the casing (18).
Abstract:
A semiconductor processing method is provided. The method includes providing a first carrier (10). A first adhesive (18) is provided on the first carrier (10) and a plurality of semiconductor chips (20) is placed on the first adhesive (18). A second carrier (28) is provided. The second carrier (28) is provided with a plurality of chip receiving areas (32). The first and second carriers (10) and (28) are then brought together to attach the semiconductor chips (20) to respective ones of the chip receiving areas (32) on the second carrier (28). The first carrier (10) is then separated from the semiconductor chips (20).
Abstract:
A microfluidic chip (12) for sample preparation and a sample preparation system (10) are provided. The microfluidic chip (10) includes: a chip body (14) and a plurality of injection ports (16, 18, 24, 30, 36, 38, 40) provided in the chip body (14). A plurality of chambers (20, 26, 32) and a plurality of mixers (22, 28, 34) are provided in the chip body (14). A first chamber (20) is configured to receive a sample via a first injection port (16) and a reducing agent via a second injection port (18). A first mixer (22) in fluid communication with the first chamber (20) is operable to mix the sample and the reducing agent from the first chamber (20) to produce a denatured and reduced sample. A second chamber (26) in fluid communication with the first mixer (22) is configured to receive an alkylating agent via a third injection port (24). A second mixer (28) in fluid communication with the second chamber (26) is operable to mix the denatured and reduced sample with the alkylating agent to produce an alkylated sample. A third chamber (32) in fluid communication with the second mixer (28) is configured to receive a protein precipitation solution via a fourth injection port (30). A third mixer (34) in fluid communication with the third chamber (32) is operable to mix the alkylated sample with the protein precipitation solution to produce a precipitated sample. A reaction chamber (42) in fluid communication with the third mixer (34) is provided in the chip body (14), the reaction chamber (42) being configured to receive a washing buffer via a fifth injection port (36), a digestion buffer via a sixth injection port (38) and an elution buffer via a seventh injection port (40). A depth filter (43) is received in the reaction chamber (42). A first discharge port (44) and a second discharge port (46) are provided in the chip body (14) in fluid communication with the reaction chamber (42). The first discharge port (44) is operable to discharge waste from the reaction chamber (42) and the second discharge port (46) is operable to discharge a prepared sample.
Abstract:
A printed dipole antenna (10) is provided. The printed dipole antenna (10) includes a plurality of antenna elements (14) and a reference ground (16) on a dielectric substrate (12). Each of the antenna elements (14) is configured to 5 generate resonant modes for a frequency band in a radio-frequency spectrum.
Abstract:
A method (10) of producing a live aquaculture feed is provided. The method includes providing (12) a hatching medium and adding (14) a catalase inhibitor into 5 the hatching medium. A plurality of cysts is introduced (16) into the hatching medium and catalase activity of embryos in the cysts is inhibited by the catalase inhibitor. A plurality of live food organisms is hatched (18) from the cysts.
Abstract:
A carbon purification method (10) and a carbon product are provided. The carbon purification method (10) includes providing (12) a carbon product having a catalyst content and/or impurities, performing (14) a hydrothermal acid digestion operation on the carbon product in an acid to dissolve the catalyst content and/or the impurities, and performing (16) a filtering operation to separate the dissolved catalyst content and/or the dissolved impurities from the carbon product.
Abstract:
An interposer (16) and a substrate (10) incorporating the interposer (16) are provided. The interposer (16) includes one or more layers (18) and a cavity (20) defined in the one or more layers (18), the cavity (20) being configured as a waveguide for propagation of electromagnetic waves.