Antibiotic resistance is a major challenge to human health worldwide. The broad uses of antibiotic resistance is considered key the problem seen today. Targeted mitigation of all antibiotic resistant bacteria is essential to achieve effective control of the current problem and also protection of h…

III-Nitride ultraviolet light emitting diodes (UV LEDs) have a variety of promising applications, including sterilization and water purification. Currently, UV LEDs use an absorbing p-GaN top layer for hole injection, which reduces light extraction efficiency to lower than 20%. UV light emissions …

Resistance spot welding (RSW) is critical to automobile manufacturing, with 3,000 to 5,000 spot welds per vehicle. As consumers seek vehicles with better fuel economy, automobile manufacturers have replaced parts built from heavy metals, such as advanced high-strength steel (AHSS), with lighter al…

Most plant biotechnology laboratories utilize Agrobacterium for production of transgenic plants, and most of the transgenic plants that are in farmer's fields today were generated using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Although production of transgenic crop plants is now routine and is o…

Friction welding is a category of solid-state welding processes that uses frictional heat generation at the weld interface to plasticize the work pieces and produce a metallurgical bond. The welding parameters used in large-scale industrial production are typically determined via trial and error. …

Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria mutate or acquire antibiotic resistant genes from another bacterium. Once this change occurs, the bacteria prevent the antibiotic from controlling or killing a bacterial growth (APUA). This results in the growth and proliferation of bacteria with a strong…

DC/DC converters are used by hybrid electric vehicles, laptops, desktops, data-com systems, etc. Converters that optimize conversion of voltages last longer and improve energy efficiency. Therefore, improvements to existing converters could reduce time and money spent by manufacturers on faulty, l…

Paramyxoviruses are the leading causative agents of acute viral respiratory tract infections. Among the paramyxoviruses, human metapneumovirus (hMPV), human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV), and human parainfluenza virus type 3 (hPIV3) account for more than 70% of acute viral respiratory disease…

Manufacturers seek low-density, high-strength metals that can withstand environmental stress. High-strength aluminum alloys (AAs) are increasingly used for light-weighting in automotive and aerospace structure applications, but welds with such alloys are susceptible to environmental degradation, w…