Among different airborne wind energy system (AWES) mechanisms, the Ground-Gen AWES, which converts mechanical energy into electrical energy on the ground, has attracted increasing attention from both research institutes and industry because of their low cost, less complicated construction compared…

Methacrylate adhesives are strong and can be used on similar or dissimilar materials, such as plastic, metal, composites, and ceramic. They have excellent peel strength, resist abrasion, and stand up to a fair range of temperatures. They also require little preparation of the surfaces to be bonded…

Human norovirus (HuNoV) is a major causative agent of foodborne gastroenteritis worldwide. It is estimated that over 90% of outbreaks of acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis are caused by noroviruses. Healthcare facilities, including nursing homes and hospitals, are the most commonly reported place …

Butanol is generally used as an industrial solvent but can also be blended with gasoline and used as transportation fuel. Butanol is commonly produced using fossil fuels, but it can also be produced from biomass, referred to as biobutanol. Biobutanol is produced from fermentation of the same feeds…

Tethered Lipoplex Nanoparticle (TLN) microarray biochips simultaneously capture and identify extracellular vesicles (EV) RNA targets from human plasma or bodily fluids with or without EV isolation. Molecular detection probes, such as molecular beacons (MBs), identify specific micro RNA (miRNA) or …

Misclassification of ear disease may result in clinical mismanagement in treatment. Unfortunately, diagnosis of ear pathology is highly subjective, and may require specialized training. There is a need for an objective mechanism to aid clinicians in more reliably diagnosing ear disease. Researc…

Despite the many attractive features of graphene, the lack of atomic bonds between graphene and substrates and among graphene nanosheets has limited its potential applications. Although theoretical considerations predict that covalent bonds between graphene nanosheets would significantly improve s…

Sputter deposition is one of the dominant techniques used in manufacturing films and coatings in many industries. Conventional sputtering uses an “on-axis” geometry, i.e., the substrate directly faces the sputter target. Due to the energetic bombardment of sputtered atoms, sputtering i…

The choice of reducing agent for the reduction of nitrogen oxides in lean combustion exhaust streams is critical to limit pollution. Hydrocarbons are ideal reducing agents because they are present in the exhaust stream of many applications, but reduction of nitrogen oxides is difficult to catalyze…

Air pollution is a serious global problem and has received a great deal of attention over the last few decades. Industrial plants and automobiles release a significant amount of pollution into the atmosphere, principally in the form of unburned or partially burned fossil fuels, carbon monoxide, ni…