(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.

The Family Bach gained recognition at five architecture awards events in 2018 – making it one of the most recognised designs in the country ever.

Inventor(s): Ahmad Bahai (Lafayette, CA), Ali Kiaei (San Jose, CA), Baher Haroun (Allen, TX), Reza Hoshyar (San Jose, CA), Wenting Zhou (Milpitas, CA) Assignee(s): TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (Dallas, TX) Law Firm: No Counsel Application No., Date, Speed: 15281617 on 09/30/2016 (802 days app to issue)

“Have you heard about this bloody Pitt Street farmer, coming up here from Sydney to plant a vineyard?”, they’d say. “He’s got no idea. He’s a bloody doctor! You know he just planted cabernet, right here in the Hunter Valley… Ha! What a fool!”.

[G06F] ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

Abstract: An air cannon has a barrel and a sabot sized to fit within the barrel and configured to engage a projectile located within the barrel forward of the sabot. A flexible cord connects the sabot to a fixed location relative to the barrel. Forward motion of the sabot is decelerated by the cord after the sabot exits the forward end of the barrel, and the sabot is retained by the cord near the forward end of the barrel.

Newcomers! Child actors Joel Dawson (left) and Pixie Davies (right) were thrilled to grace the red carpet

Samples for SFG experiments were formed on 10-mm CaF2 equilateral prisms coated with a layer of SiO2 (~100 nm) (44). Half of the prism face was also coated with 150-nm Au for use as a reference. To form the bilayers, 25 μl of vesicle solution was added to 1 ml of aqueous 0.1 M PBS solution containing 0.2 M NaCl. A flow cell was formed by the CaF2 prism, Teflon O-ring, and Teflon backplate with Teflon tubes as input and output ports connected to two syringes. The vesicle PBS mixture was added to one syringe and manually passed back and forth between syringes across the CaF2 surface. The solution was then stationary for about 10 min to completely form the bilayer. After, excess PBS solution was used to rinse off any remaining vesicles. The laser system used for the SFG experiments was a Ti-sapphire amplifier (Coherent Legend Elite Duo) that was seeded by a Ti-sapphire oscillator (Coherent Micra-5) and provided 5 mJ, 25-fs duration, and 800-nm pulses at a repetition rate of 1 kHz (45). One portion of the output is spectrally narrowed with a Fabry-Perot etalon (TecOptics Inc.) to form the “visible” upconversion beam, whereas another portion is used to generate tunable broadband infrared pulses in a commercial optical parametric amplifier (Coherent OPerA Solo). The visible beam [10 μJ; 792.8 nm; FWHM (full width at half maximum), 10 cm−1] and infrared beam (18 μJ; center frequencies of 3070, 3230, and 3670 cm−1; FWHM, ~300 cm−1) were focused onto the prism-liquid interface at 60° and 65°, respectively, with respect to the surface normal. The 2550- to 4000-cm−1 frequency range was covered by setting the OPerA at three central positions. The SFG field was generated in reflection, dispersed on a diffraction grating, and imaged onto a liquid nitrogen–cooled charge-coupled device (Princeton Instruments). The polarization of the individual beams was controlled with the combination of a waveplate and polarizer. All data were normalized to the nonresonant Au signal obtained in ppp-polarization combination collected immediately before vertically translating the flow cell to the sample. In addition to the SFG polarization combinations shown in the main text, we also measured the interference polarization combinations (+45)pp, (−45)pp, (+45)sp, and (−45)sp, where the measured SFG polarization was set to +45° or −45°. The interference combinations mix achiral and chiral signals, measuring the norm square of or , respectively, where χ is the second-order nonlinear susceptibility. The difference between the +45° and −45° polarization combinations is thus illustrative of a chiral response. The ±45° polarizations were measured simultaneously, providing a robust chiral detection method immune to laser fluctuations, as described by McDermott et al. (38). The interference method typically has better fidelity in detecting chirality but can be harder to interpret because of the unknown complex phase of the interference. Figure S6 shows the differences in the +45° and −45° polarizations. As expected, the interference chiral response showed clear chiral signals with a higher signal-to-noise ratio than the pure chiral measurement. The interference spectra show the same features in both the NH and OH frequency ranges, as the pure achiral and chiral responses, but are more complicated to analyze because of the interference. These data provide further proof that both the channels themselves and the channel water structures are chiral. Figure S7 shows the FTIR attenuated total reflection (ATR) spectrum of dry HC8 powder. A band around 2800 cm−1 due to the imidazole was observed, confirming this assignment in the SFG spectra.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to generating random numbers using two transistor, two capacitor (2T-2C) ferroelectric memory cells. In accordance with one disclosed embodiment, an n-bit random number can be generated by writing to a uniform data pattern to a set of n 2T-2C ferroelectric memory cells in a 1T-1C mode so that all ferroelectric capacitors of the n 2T-2C cells have a polarization state corresponding to the same data value (e.g., all 0”s or all 1”s). The n 2T-2C cells are then read in a 2T-2C mode, so that a random bit (a 0 or 1) is produced for each cell, resulting in an n-bit random number. The n-bit random number is stored in the n 2T-2C ferroelectric memory cells by a rewrite operation. Such random numbers are useful for many purposes, including security, such as authentication, integrity checking, and encryption, and for identification.

Growing up, her mother worked with stained glass, and subsequently the family’s garage would be filled will geometric glass shards in boxes. Seeing the light catch these shards inspired Magar’s glass composites where she takes shadows of light bulbs and other translucent objects to create surreal images. Her studio is a treasure trove of found and used supplies.    “I have a lot of paintbrushes that have paint dried on them or that are stained by ink, bottles full of pencils and erasers, and jars that I’ve thrown items in over time,” says Magar.    A childhood fascination with watching ink disperse into water has given way to her current series of photographs. Magar enjoys watching organic lines form in water as she takes a blotter and mixes colors and dyes. The water pieces happen in the blink of an eye, with Magar only having a few seconds to capture these ethereal images.     Her hard work is rewarded in post-production when she finds a hidden gem. After culling through thousands of images, Magar begins her three-step process of selecting and editing the diamonds in the rough.

”We are going to have to let the rest of the world know about this because it could be a bit of a nightmare if thousands of people turn up without knowing about the waiver.”

Khandekar allows the public to examine a small vitrine of pigments, but the main collection can be glimpsed only from across an atrium courtyard. Many of the pigments inside are still used for research. In 2007, Khandekar and his colleagues analyzed the paint in three works previously thought to have been by the Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock, who died in 1956, revealing a yellow pigment, PY 151, that was developed in 1969, as well as a red pigment mixed in a brown paint that was not developed until 1974, and also other media and binding not available until the nineteen-sixties and seventies. Analysis of a life-size portrait of King Philip III, of Spain, from the workshop of the court painter Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, circa 1605, which was acquired by the Fogg a century ago, revealed traces of cochineal carmine and quite possibly Mummy Brown, much darkened and deteriorated—the palette thus encompassing an empire of pigments from Egypt to Oaxaca.