Piezoelectric Nanogenerators for Self-Powered Nanodevices

A novel approach converts nanoscale mechanical energy into electric energy for self-powering nanodevices.In our own work, we've used piezoelectric zinc-oxide nanowire (ZnO NW) arrays to demonstrate a novel approach for converting nanoscale mechanical energy into electric energy. Here, we review the fundamental principle behind the nanogenerator, present an approach for improving its performance, and discuss some of the challenges we face in pushing this technology to reach its potential.     

BID: a novel BH3 domain-only death agonist

The BCL-2 family of proteins consists of both antagonists (e.g., BCL-2) and agonists (e.g., BAX) that regulate apoptosis and compete through dimerization. The BH1 and BH2 domains of BCL-2 are required to heterodimerize with BAX and to repress cell death; conversely, the BH3 domain of BAX is required to heterodimerize with BCL-2 and to promote cell death. To extend this pathway, we used interactive cloning to identify Bid, which encodes a novel death agonist that heterodimerizes with either agonists (BAX) or antagonists (BCL-2). BID possesses only the BH3 domain, lacks a carboxy-terminal signal-anchor segment, and is found in both cytosolic and membrane locations. BID counters the protective effect of BCL-2. Moreover, expression of BID, without another death stimulus, induces ICE-like proteases and apoptosis. Mutagenesis revealed that an intact BH3 domain of BID was required to bind the BH1 domain of either BCL-2 or BAX. A BH3 mutant of BID that still heterodimerized with BCL-2 failed to promote apoptosis, dissociating these activities. In contrast, the only BID BH3 mutant that retained death promoting activity interacted with BAX, but not BCL-2. This BH3-only molecule supports BH3 as a death domain and favors a model in which BID represents a death ligand for the membrane-bound receptor BAX.     

对我国催化重整工艺专利市场的思考

根据我国专利法的原则，在对我国催化重整和芳烃生产专利检索过程和结果进行分析的基础上，阐述了对目前我国催化重整工艺专利市场的几点看法并提出对策。     

An extraction method to determine interconnect parasitic parameters

Interconnect parasitic parameters in integrated circuits have significant impact on circuit speed. An accurate monitoring of these parameters can help to improve interconnect performance during process development, provide information for circuit design, or give useful reference for circuit failure analysis. Existing extraction methods either are destructive (such as SEM measurement) or can determine only partial parasitic parameters (such as large capacitor measurement). In this paper, we present a new method for extracting interconnect parasitic parameters, which can simultaneously determine the interlayer and intralayer capacitances, line resistance, and effective line width. The method is based on two test patterns of the same structure with different dimensions. The structure consumes less wafer area than existing methods. The method shows good agreement with SEM measurement of dielectric thickness in both nonglobal planarized and chemical-mechanical polished processes, and gives accurate prediction of the process spread of a ring oscillator speed over a wafer     

Study of the Mössbauer effect on rare-earth borided surface layers on pure iron

Journal of Materials Science Letters -     

压力容器材料质量控制的几个重要环节

针对压力容器材料方面存在的问题,从设计、采购、检验、制造等环节进行了分析,根据实际情况确定材料的质量控制要点。材料使用前要通过各种检测手段,判断材料的真实性,确保所用材料合格;并应从设计、选材、采购、计划、填报内容和选择可靠的供应方等方面加以控制,确保材料的正确使用,为压力容器产品的材料控制提供借鉴。     

考虑塑性铰外移的钢框架梁柱连接设计

介绍美国联邦突发事件管理局 (FEMA)对 1 994年北岭地震中焊接钢框架节点破坏原因的正式解释 ,说明塑性铰外移的必要性。此外 ,还介绍了塑性铰外移的两种基本形式以及狗骨式 (RBS)连接的有关设计规定和适用条件 ,其设计方法可供我国工程设计人员参考。     

美国的灭火与救援机器人研发综述

设想某一个城镇生产木材调色板的流水线车间里 ,由于电器原因引发了一场火灾 ,致使建筑物坍塌。没有人能够确切地说出有多少工人被埋压在里面 ,更糟的是 ,当毗邻墙体坍塌时 ,隔壁的旧轮胎储藏室也被埋压在下面。于是市消防局派遣一批机器人去现场救援。第一个到达的机器人进入现场调查情况 ,该机器人能忍耐80 0℃的高温炙烤 ,身上安装了摄像机 ,可以给 90 m外的控制室发送图片 ,控制室的指挥人员就可以根据图片决定是否派消防队员冒险进入现场。第二个机器人是无人驾驶卡车 ,进入后便从 75 m远的地方以2 6 gal/ s的速度往火场喷水 ,并用它所…     

旋风燃烧器冷态模型内颗粒运动轨迹计算

在冷态模型流场内，考虑气流对粉煤颗粒的气动阻力，建立其运动微分方程式。通过计算，得到九种粒径的颗粒在流场中的运动轨迹、停留时间、着膜位置和气－固相相对速度与该燃烧器几何参数和气动参数的关系，为燃烧器的深入研究提出了建议。     

利用热管纺丝技术一步法生产FCY

利用平板型热管纺丝装置对普通高速纺丝机进行技术改造，并一步法生产出充分结晶的ＰＥＴ纤维（ＦＣＹ）。该纤维可直接用于织造，调节热管温度、热管安装位置可获得满足后道工序不同需要的ＦＣＹ。