Innovative chips based on palladium thin films deposited on plastic substrates have been tested in the Kretschmann surface plasmon resonance (SPR) configuration. The new chips combine the advantages of a plastic support that is interesting and commercially appealing and the physical properties of palladium, showing inverted surface plasmon resonance (ISPR). The detection of DNA chains has been ...

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In the manufacturing industry, more and more plate parts are inspected to detect tiny defects. As the rate of manufacturing increases, new and innovative inspection methods are required. This paper presents the method and results for inspecting sputtering targets, which are typically used in LCD manufacturing. The flaws are either inclusions or disbonds, in the range of 0.5mm in diameter, or th...

A supply chain is composed of a complex sequence of processing stages, ranging from raw materials supplies, parts manufacturing, components and end-products assembling, to the delivery of end products. In the context of supply chain management, supplier selection decision is considered one of the key issues faced by operations and purchasing managers to remain competitive. Therefore, requiremen...

members of the family laccophyllidae are small, solitary rugose corals with stratigraphic ranges from silurian to permian. among the laccophyllids, axial ends of major septa are united in an aulos and dissepiments may be absent or present. minor septa can be contratingent and sometimes are small or in some genera are absent. septa and aulos may be thick or thin. in this study, famennian rugose ...

Abstract Integral thin shells made of high strength aluminum alloys are urgently needed in new generation transportation equipment. There challenges to overcoming the co-existing problems wrinkling and splitting by cold forming hot processes. An innovative technology ultra-low temperature has been invented for alloy phenomenon ‘dual enhancement effect’. That means plasticity hardening enhanced ...