We present the design for an absorbing metamaterial (MM) with near unity absorbance A(omega). Our structure consists of two MM resonators that couple separately to electric and magnetic fields so as to absorb all incident radiation within a single unit cell layer. We fabricate, characterize, and analyze a MM absorber with a slightly lower predicted A(omega) of 96%. Unlike conventional absorbers...

The treatment of gender claims in the U.S. has been in flux, with developments tending towards recognition of these claims being followed by those which seem to limit or even eliminate such recognition. This Briefing will trace these developments, with a focus on what has transpired since the issuance of a proposed regulation in December 2000, [FN3] and then-Attorney General Janet Reno's vacati...

A history at date t ≥ 1 (or a t-history) is a full description of all that has transpired in the past, up to and including date t − 1. Obviously, a t-history may be identified with a finite sequence of action profiles up to t − 1. To streamline the definitions, introduce an arbitrary singleton h(0) which will serve as a (the) 0-history. Let H(t) be the set of all (feasible) t-histories, to be d...

Analytical theory of the high-power passively mode-locked laser with a slow absorber is developed. In distinguishing from previous treatment, our model is valid at pulse energies well exceeding the saturation energy of absorber. This is achieved by solving the mode-locking master equation in the pulse energy-domain representation. The performances of monolithic sub-picosecond blue-violet GaN mo...

This review will address cross-reactivity of pollen, fungal, and animal aeroallergens. In the 15 years or so that have transpired since similar reviews on pollen cross-reactivity were published, significant additional information both on cross-allergenicity and on plant systematics has become available (1,2). This review will attempt to incorporate those advances. Cross-reactivity among foods w...