Abstract:
An electronic device (1) is provided with at least a base part (2, 22, 32, 42) and an electronic module (3). The base part (2, 22, 32, 42) comprises a soft magnetic layer (5, 25, 35, 45) and at least a primary coil (7). The electronic module (3) comprises at least one electronic element and at least a secondary coil (8) adapted to inductively interact with the primary coil (7). The primary coil (7) is located in a hole (6) of the soft magnetic layer (5, 25, 35, 45). The electronic module (3) further comprises at least one magnet (9) adapted to magnetically interact with the soft magnetic layer (5, 25, 35, 45).
Abstract:
The invention provides a lighting device (1) comprising (a) a light source (100), for producing light source light (110), and (b) a transparent converter device (200), for converting at least part of the light source light (110), wherein the transparent converter device (200) comprises a first polymer containing matrix (201) containing discrete particles (210), wherein the discrete particles (210) comprise a second polymer containing matrix with luminescent material (212) dispersed therein.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a lighting system (11, 21) arranged to be mounted to a tree trunk (1, 14, 27). This system comprises a mounting frame and a lighting device (13, 26). The mounting frame comprises a rigid sleeve (2, 12, 22, 23). According to the invention, the sleeve is suitable to be mounted to the tree trunk (1, 14, 27) by means of a jamming mechanism. This invented lighting system has the advantage that, due to the jamming mechanism, expansion of the diameter of the tree due to its growth does not easily damage or hurt the tree. A preferred embodiment of the lighting system (21) has a mounting frame which comprises a second sleeve (23), which is connected to the other sleeve (22) by means of two movable bars (24, 25), and wherein the lighting device (26) is mounted to one of the movable bars (25).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for simultaneous detection of the coagulation activity of a blood sample and of the presence and/or amount of at least one target molecule within said blood sample, comprising the steps of: i) introducing a blood sample into a sample container comprising magnetic particles and a sensor surface, wherein said magnetic particles are functionalized with a first binding molecule, wherein said first binding molecule is attached to said magnetic particles, wherein the first binding molecule is capable of specifically binding to the at least one target molecule within said blood sample, and wherein a second binding molecule is attached to a sensor surface at the bottom of said sample container, and wherein said second binding molecule of the sensor surface is capable of specifically binding to the at least one target molecule within said blood sample; ii) measuring the presence and/or amount of said target molecule by detecting the number of magnetic particles bound to said sensor surface; wherein the number of bound magnetic particles is directly or inversely related to the amount of said at least one target molecule present in the sample; iii) at the same time or at different times measuring the coagulation activity of said blood sample, wherein said magnetic particles are magnetically actuated; and wherein the loss of mobility of said magnetic particles is detected by measuring the light reflected from said immobilized magnetic particles near or at said sensor surface; and wherein the change of detected light signal is indicative of an increase of viscosity and/or a clotting of the blood sample; and wherein the magnetic particles in steps i) to iii) are magnetically actuated using a magnetic field generator.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an Luminescent solar energy concentrator where the matrix material and the inorganic luminescent compounds which are dispersed therein or associated therewith are index-matched.
Abstract:
A sequencer device generates basic nucleotide sequence data 30 comprising probe data 34 of a capture probe in the sequencer device 10 and a determined sequence of identifiers 32 of a fragment of nucleic acids captured by the probe. The sequencer device outputs enriched nucleotide sequence data 36 that is enriched with data comprising a reference to a sequence 38 that is expected for the fragment of nucleic acids.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for controlling a lighting fixture utilizing a communication protocol transmitted over the power line that feeds the lighting fixture. Data may be transmitted to a plurality of lighting fixtures (40) via altering the output voltage transmitted to the lighting fixture through switching of a transformer (120) connected to the output voltage. Data may be received at a lighting fixture (40) via receiving an encoded output voltage and comparing the voltage level of a plurality of sine cycle periods of the output voltage to determine an incoming data packet. One or more aspects of the lighting fixture (40) may be controlled based on the received data.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a power converter architecture and its operation principle that supplies an electric load with a controlled direct voltage from both a local direct current electricity source as well as an alternating current (AC)mains with maximum power conversion efficiency. For the case that the local electricity source can not provide enough electricity to the local load it is additionally supplied with electricity from the AC mains. In other case electricity is also feed into the AC grid when a local source can provide more electricity than needed to supply local loads.
Abstract:
The invention provides an apparatus(1) for magnetic resonance (MR) examination of a subject (S), comprising: an examination region (3) for accommodating the subject (S) during the MR examination; a radio-frequency system (5) for transmission of a radio-frequency (RF) signal or field into the examination region (3) during the MR examination; and a temperature control system (6) for controlling the temperature of the subject (S) in the examination region (3) during the examination. The temperature control system(6) is configured to actively control or regulate an environment of the subject (S), and thereby the temperature or thermal comformt of the subject (S) based upon a detected and/or an expected temperature of the subject (S) during the MR examination. The invention also provides a method of controlling thermal comfort of the subject (S) during an examination of the subject (S) in a MR apparatus(1), comprising the steps of: estimating and/or detecting a temperature of the subject (S) during the MR examination, and actively controlling or regulating the environment of the subject (S) based upon the estimated and/or detected temperature of the subject (S) during the MR examination.
Abstract:
A probe unit (100) including a magnet (102, 103) generates a static magnetic B0 field in an examination region and a RF coil (105). An input-output module (201) includes a transmitter (203) which controls the RF coil (105) to excite resonance and cause echoes (210) and a receiver (204) which demodulates and digitizes the echoes (210). A data processing module (206) includes at least one processor programmed to calculate a T2 relaxation distribution plot from a digitized echo (210) train, calculate a first area under the fat peak on the T2 distribution plot, calculate a second area under a water peak on the T2 distribution plot, and normalize the first and second area to determine a fat-to-water ratio.