The invention relates to materials for use as electrodes in an alkali-ion secondary (rechargeable) battery, particularly a lithium-ion battery. The invention provides transition-metal compounds having the ordered-olivine ...

A composition and method for a light activated composition for improved wound closure, is disclosed. The composition includes a biodegradable polymer that is impregnated with a solder that is biologically compatible and a ...

A method to control a relative position between a surface and a body to form a pattern in the surface that features moving a body to obtain a desired relationship between the surface and the body. To that end, the method ...

The invention overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art by providing a rapid approach for isolating binding proteins capable of binding small molecules and peptides via “display-less” library screening. In the technique, ...

An improved near-field scanning optical microscope probe is disclosed. The near-field scanning optical microscope probe includes a probe body and two electrodes extending from the probe body to form a probe tip. In addition, ...

A system for the rapid characterization of multi-analyte fluids, in one embodiment, includes a light source, a sensor array, and a detector. The sensor array is formed from a supporting member into which a plurality of ...

Inductively coupled antennas and methods of designing the same are disclosed. Electrically small antennas having relatively high efficiency and relatively broad bandwidth may be formed by inductively coupling an antenna ...

Disclosed is a low threshold vertical cavity surface emitter having a low refraction index confining layer (36) directly in the cavity spacer. This allows a ½ wavelength cavity spacer and lateral size of as low as ...

The present invention includes compositions, methods and systems to isolate and characterize novel antiviral agents by contacting the antiviral agent with the F2F3 zinc fingers of a CPSF30 protein and an Influenza A NS1A ...

An apparatus to control displacement of a body spaced-apart from a surface includes a flexure system having a first flexure member defining a first axis of rotation and a second flexure member defining a second axis of ...