The hypothesis tested was that catches of J. verreauxi recruits (numbers of pueruli to early juveniles) on sea-weed-type collectors were affected by the nearness of the collectors to vegetated reef and relative exposure of the collectors to sea-swell. Numbers of recruits on collectors set far from reef were greater than on collectors near reef. Collectors far from reef may be the first, preferr...

We designed and fabricated binder-free, 3D porous silicon nanostructures for Li-ion battery anodes, where Si nanoparticles electrically contact current collectors via vertically grown silicon nanowires. When compared with a Si nanowire anode, the areal capacity was increased by a factor of 4 without having to use long, high temperature steps under vacuum that vapour-liquid-solid Si nanowire gro...

Fibre optic sensors are excellent tools to use for monitoring high-voltage current collectors. Because of their small cross section and electrical neutrality, they are easily integrated into the current collector strip and are well specialized for detection of high-speed load events. The conventional contact force measurement with four force sensors below the collector strips can also be simpli...

Advances in wireless technologies, low-power microelectronic devices, and easy access to the internet have enabled the ability to interconnect electronic objects, so that the objects can communicate with each other, make decisions, and provide users information that helps to improve their life. Towards such an ecosystem, low-cost, wearable, flexible electronics in the form of smart watches, sen...

Informal lending and savings institutions exist around the world, and often include regular door-to-door deposit collection of cash. Some banks have adopted similar services in order to expand access to banking services in areas that lack physical branches. Using a randomized control trial, we investigate determinants of participation in a deposit collection service and evaluate the impact of o...

Millions of patients suffer from lymphedema worldwide. Supporting the contractility of lymphatic collectors is an attractive target for pharmacological therapy of lymphedema. However, lymphatics have mostly been studied in animals, while the cellular and molecular characteristics of human lymphatic collectors are largely unknown. We studied epifascial lymphatic collectors of the thigh, which we...

Mesoporous MnO2 nanosheet arrays have been directly grown on nickel foam current collectors and exhibited a reversible capacity as high as 1690 mA h g(-1) even after one hundred cycles at 100 mA g(-1). They also reveal good rate capability and excellent cycling stability.

Smart grid enables two-way communications between smart meters and operation centers to collect real-time power consumption of customers to improve flexibility, reliability and efficiency of the power system. It brings serious privacy issues to customers, since the meter readings possibly expose customers’ activities in the house. Data encryption can protect the readings, but lengthens the data...