This chapter introduces the concept of low energy non-volatile memory devices based on mass-transport in solid electrolytes. In these devices, information is stored as a change in resistance due to the formation of a metallic filament via the reduction of metal ions in the electrolyte. To show how such elements work, basic solid state electrochemistry and ion transport is covered, along with th...

A miniaturized approach was developed for quantitative permethylation of oligosaccharides, which involves packing of sodium hydroxide powder in microspin columns or fused-silica capillaries (500 microm i.d.), permitting effective derivatization in less than a minute at microscale. Prior to mass spectrometry, analytes are mixed with methyl iodide in dimethyl sulfoxide solution containing traces ...

This paper presents a new Solid State Mass Memory (SSMM) suitable for space applications. The memory reliability is increased by using two different approaches. Firstly, memory mass fault-tolerance, with respect to hard failures, is obtained by using a fine-granularity hierarchical structure with a certain level of redundancy. A second strategy used for facing soji errors is based on Error Corr...

The space-time-fractional diffusion equation with the Caputo time-fractional derivative and Riesz fractional Laplacian is considered in the case of axial symmetry. Mass absorption (mass release) is described by a source term proportional to concentration. The integral transform technique is used. Different particular cases of the solution are studied. The numerical results are illustrated graph...

The mass storage of hydrogen is a challenge considering large industrial applications and continuous distribution, e.g., for domestic use as future energy carrier that respects the environment. For long time, molecular was stored distributed, either gas (pressurized up to 75 MPa) or cryogenic liquid (20.4 K). Furthermore, atomic in solid-state form via metallic covalent compounds still subject ...

Fine aerosol particles were analyzed by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry with high lateral resolution. After sulfate particles with a diameter of about 1 μm were sputtered by gallium primary ions (a gallium focused ion beam), solid materials with a diameter of about 100 nm were occasionally found inside the particles. Since the mass spectrum for the solid material was almost the s...