Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a comb sensor for measuring combing resistance, wherein the comb sensor comprises: a comb or brush comprising a handle, a head connected to the handle, and teeth connected to the head; and a bend sensor located on at least one of the teeth, to measure the bending of the one of the teeth. The present invention provides improved sensitivity and/or detailed measurement result.
Abstract:
A screen-printing ink, a method (10) of manufacturing the screen-printing ink, a 5 method (50) of producing a screen-printed electrode, and a screen-printed electrode are provided. The screen-printing ink includes graphite, an electrically conductive binder to bind the graphite, a cross-linking agent to cross-link the binder, and at least one of a conductivity modifier and a hydrophobicity modifier.
Abstract:
Herein disclosed includes a panel system operable to modulate transmission of light, which comprises, a panel comprising a cavity defined by two optically pervious conductive electrodes to house an electrolyte, a liquid reservoir, one or more pumps operable to transfer (i) the electrolyte from the cavity into the liquid reservoir so as to remove the electrolyte from the cavity and (ii) the electrolyte from the liquid reservoir back into the cavity, wherein the panel maintains a second optical state after removal of the electrolyte from the cavity and in the absence of any voltage applied to the two optically pervious conductive electrodes, and wherein the panel changes from the second optical state to a first optical state after the electrolyte is transferred from the liquid reservoir back into the cavity. Herein disclosed also includes a method of forming the panel system.
Abstract:
According to the present disclosure, a method of producing an electrochromic transition metal oxide hybrid material comprising a plurality of crystalline transition metal oxide nanoparticles embedded in an amorphous matrix of the transition metal oxide is provided. The method comprises the steps of heating a peroxide solution comprising a transition metal to form a mixture comprising colloidal nanoparticles, contacting the mixture with a dopant comprising a phenol optionally substituted with -alkyl-NH 2 or a catechol optionally substituted with -alkyl-NH 2 , and annealing the mixture comprising the dopant to form the hybrid material. In a particular embodiment, tungsten or molybdenum is reacted with hydrogen peroxide to form peroxotungstic acid (PTA) or peroxomolybdic acid nanoparticles and a small amount of dopamine (DA) is then introduced to form complexes with tungsten or molybdenum on the surface of said nanoparticles.