Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a subset of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and both use very similar chemistry. Recently, it has been reported that ALD has the potential to realize a new design paradigm of bioinorganic materials through metal infiltration, which in nature has been employed as a hardening strategy for many tissues in diverse biological organisms. Herein, using a spider draglin...

Researchers studying plant growth under different lamp types often attribute differences in growth to a blue light response. Lettuce plants were grown in six blue light treatments comprising five blue light fractions (0, 2, 6% from high-pressure sodium [HPS] lamps and 6, 12, 26% from metal halide [MH] lamps). Lettuce chlorophyll concentration, dry mass, leaf area and specific leaf area under th...

Atomic spin sensors offer precision measurements using compact microfabricated packages, placing them in a competitive position for both market and research applications. The performance of these sensors, such as the dynamic range, may be enhanced through magnetic field control. In this work, we discuss design miniature coils three-dimensional localized control by direct placement around sensor...

Deep-level transient spectroscopy has been used to characterize electronic defects in n-type GaN grown by reactive molecular-beam epitaxy. Five deep-level electronic defects were observed, with activation energies E150.23460.006, E250.57860.006, E350.65760.031, E450.96160.026, and E550.24060.012 eV. Among these, the levels labeled E1 , E2 , and E3 are interpreted as corresponding to deep levels...

Growth of graphene by chemical vapor deposition on metal supports has become a promising approach for the large-scale synthesis of high quality graphene. Decoupling of the graphene from the metal has been achieved by either mechanical transfer or intercalation of elements/molecules in between the metal and graphene. Here we show that metal stabilized two-dimensional (2D)-oxide monolayers can be...

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