Abstract: In a general aspect, a position tracking system includes a sphere magnet that produces a magnetic field in a space. A magnetic field control system is configured to change the magnetic field by rotating the sphere magnet through a time-series of rotations over a time period. A position marker includes a magnetic field sensor that is configured to measure the magnetic field in the space during the time period. A data processing apparatus is configured to determine the position of the position marker based on magnetic field measurements obtained by the magnetic field sensor in the space during the time period.

Coupled with a growing global appreciation for ‘Brand Australia’, the timing and positioning is perfect for a US launch, according to Violet Crumble’s new owners. BWI will be targeting trade partners from the retail, mass, drug, specialty and independents, convenience and gifting/hamper market.

Architectural Designers New Zealand CEO Astrid Andersen said the win was well deserved and if anyone should be celebrated for their contribution to New Zealand architecture it should be Allfrey.In addition to Allfrey’s supreme award, Architectural Designers New Zealand awarded eight other projects throughout New Zealand.

How blue can it get? How deep can it be? Some years ago, at the Guggenheim Bilbao, I thought I’d hit on the ultimate blue, displayed on the gallery floor. Yves Klein, who died at thirty-four, was obsessed with purging color of any external associations. Gestural abstraction, he felt, was clotted with sentimental extraneousness. But, in search of chromatic purity, Klein realized that even the purest pigments’ intensity dulled when combined with a binder such as oil, egg, or acrylic. In 1960, he commissioned a synthetic binder that would resist the absorption of light waves, delivering maximum reflectiveness. Until that day in Bilbao, I’d thought Klein a bit of a monomaniacal bore, but Klein International Blue, as he named the pigment—rolled out flat or pimpled, with saturated sponges embedded in the paint surface—turned my eyeballs inside out, rods and cones jiving with joy. This is it, I thought. It can’t get any bluer.

(A) XPS survey spectra of MG and MGT nanocomposites. High-resolution XPS spectra of (B) C 1s, (C) O 1s, and (D) Ti 3p of MG and MGT nanocomposites. TDR spectroscopic measurement for (E) MG, (F) MGT, and (G) CuPc after irradiation with a 633-nm laser flash. OD, optical density. (H) Time profiles of normalized transient absorption at 750 nm. (I) Two-dimensional integrated density difference plotted along the slab’s perpendicular axis. The bottom dashed line at 16 indicates the position of graphene, and the upper dashed line at 28 denotes that of the molecule. The red line indicates the charge difference on the GO and the green line denotes that on the TiO2-supported GO. (J) Conclusion of calculated results and the mechanism in MGT platforms. (K) Raman spectra of CuPc on Fe3O4, TiO2 (T), MT, MG, MGT with compact TiO2 shell (cMGT), Fe3O4@TiO2@GO (MTG), and MGT with the porous TiO2 shell (MGT) substrates under a 633-nm laser (5 mW) with an exposure time of 0.5 s.

Physical systems with discrete energy levels are ubiquitous in nature and form fundamental building blocks of quantum technology. Artificial atom-like and molecule-like systems were previously demonstrated to regulate light …

In June, Alex and Ani hit a milestone that few companies could ever dream of achieving — it has surpassed the donation of $50 million to more than 50 non-profit partners through its Charity by Design program.

Rhode Island, in and around a bay and in part an archipelago, is known for its bridges, with spectacular views. The state should market them more, for the pleasure of locals and out-of-state visitors alike. Buddy Croft, executive director of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, has discussed ways to do just that. As he told the Newport Daily News, the improvements might include paths for pedestrians and bicyclists on the Pell, Jamestown-Verrazzano and Mount Hope bridges. And he forwards the exciting idea of building an enclosed observation deck, accessible by elevator, on top of one of the Pell Bridge’s towers.

Here, a ternary heterostructure (Fig. 1), magnetic Fe3O4@GO@TiO2 (denoted as MGT), was developed (10), working as a plasmon-free SERS substrate with high molecular selectivity and stability, as well as a remarkable EF value of up to 8.08 × 106. This notable EF value was found to be mainly attributed to a high-efficiency interfacial CT process between GO and TiO2, which was verified by theoretical calculation and time-resolved diffuse reflectance (TDR) spectroscopic measurements. The present SERS substrate with high sensitivity and selectivity was developed to determine trace biological species, such as programmed cell death receptor ligand 1 (PD-L1, a model molecule), at the single-cell level. PD-L1 and its predominant target, programmed death 1 (PD-1), are two crucial immune checkpoint molecules tightly associated with immune resistance (11), which promote immune evasion and tumor recurrence and metastasis (12). PD-L1 is rarely expressed in regular epithelial tissues but is aberrantly expressed in many cancers, including breast (13), melanoma (14), and renal cell carcinoma (15). Immunotherapy using anti–PD-1 or anti–PD-L1 antibody (Ab) to block the interaction between PD-1 and PD-L1 has shown positive antitumor effects in clinical studies (16). Therefore, the quantitative characterization of PD-L1 expression on the cell surface has become an extremely important subject directly related to the development of diagnostic tools to guide PD-L1–based personalized treatment. A variety of analytical tools for PD-L1 monitoring have been reported during the past few years, such as immunohistochemical detection, mass spectrometry (MS), radiological imaging, flow cytometry, and positron emission tomography (17–21). To give a better understanding of the structural and functional roles that cells play in biological systems, it is necessary to develop a robust tool for the analysis and quantification of the components and metabolites in different individual cells (22). Developing a robust preliminary testing approach that provides reliable and quantitative diagnostic results in real time and in situ PD-L1 monitoring at the single-cell level remains a challenge. Triple-negative breast cancer cells (TNBCs) are types of cancer cells that always exhibit immune evasion and tumor recurrence and metastasis triggered by PD-L1 (12). In this experiment, we successfully used an MGT-based SERS probe to visualize and compare the expression and distribution of PD-L1 on three different kinds of TNBC surfaces at the single-cell level, which helped us to understand how PD-L1 behaves within different breast cancer genomic subtypes.

System and method for managing shipping of electronic devices with customer personal information Patent No. 10152686 

Once dubbed the Godfather of Ethics Reform, West has been the driving force in reforming governmental ethics for three decades in Rhode Island. 

“But we don’t make magnums of merlot every year,” Kempe says. “Just like we won’t make a single site shiraz every year. This is just an extra parcel of beautiful old shiraz vines from the Hill Block that I deemed was too good not to make a wine from.”