The mechanism of intra-protein communication and allosteric coupling is key to understanding the structure-property relationship of protein function. For subtilisin Carlsberg, the Ca²+-binding loop is distal to substrate-binding and active sites, yet the serine protease function depends on Ca²+ binding. The atomic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of apo and Ca²+-bound subtilisin show similar...

Abstract: This paper presents a nonlinear H∞ control law for underactuated mechanical systems with input coupling. Apart from the controlled degrees of freedom (DOF), the proposed controller considers the dynamics of the remaining DOF in the cost variable, which allows to stabilize them. The underactuated mechanical system is normalized to obtain a diagonal inertia matrix allowing to weigh with...

Efficient mechanical energy harvesters enable various wearable devices and auxiliary energy supply. Here we report a novel class of mechanical energy harvesters via stress-voltage coupling in electrochemically alloyed electrodes. The device consists of two identical Li-alloyed Si as electrodes, separated by electrolyte-soaked polymer membranes. Bending-induced asymmetric stresses generate chemi...

We analyze an optomechanical system that can be used to efficiently transfer a quantum state between an optical cavity and a distant mechanical oscillator coupled to a second optical cavity. We show that for a moderate mechanical Q factor it is possible to achieve a transfer efficiency of 99.4% by using adjustable cavity damping rates and destructive interference. We also show that the quantum ...

We propose a scheme to generate macroscopic Schrödinger cat state (SCS) in diamond mechanical resonator (DMR) via the dynamical strain-mediated coupling mechanism. In our model, the direct coupling between the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center and lattice strain field enables coherent spin-phonon interactions in the quantum regime. Based on a cyclic Δ-type transition structure of the NV center const...

This research project sought to determine the e ects of an added degree of mechanical freedom to the tunnel splitting of a single molecule magnet. We consider both mechanical rotation and vibration (ie tortional oscillations) with the later consisting of an analytical and numerical portion which appear thus far to be in good agreement. The rst part of this paper will discuss some background inf...

Optomechanical crystals have attracted great attention recently for their ability to realize strong photon-phonon interaction in cavity optomechanical systems. By far, the operation of cavity optomechanical systems with high mechanical frequency has to employ tapered fibres or one-sided waveguides with circulators to couple the light into and out of the cavities, which hinders their on-chip app...

We experimentally demonstrate an optomechanical cavity based on an air-slot photonic crystal cavity with optical quality factor Qo1⁄4 4.2 10 and a small modal volume of 0.05 cubic wavelengths. The optical mode is coupled with the in-plane mechanical modes with frequencies up to hundreds of MHz. The fundamental mechanical mode shows a frequency of 65 MHz and a mechanical quality factor of 376. T...

Optimal cardiac pump function depends on ordered mechanical events that are orchestrated by electrical timing. This electromechanical coupling occurs at multiple anatomic levels: within atria, between atria and ventricles, between ventricles, and especially within the left ventricle (LV). Such disruptions to proper electrical timing result in disordered mechanical events (desynchronization, or ...

Tribological properties of Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-rubber (EPDM) containing electron modified Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) have been investiagted with the help of pin on disk tribometer without lubrication for a testing time of 2 hrs in atmospheric conditions at a sliding speed and applied normal load of 0.05 m·s–1 and FN = 1 N, respectively. Radiation-induced chemical changes in electron mo...