The fabrication of electronic circuits on unconventional substrates largely broadens their application areas. For example, green electronics achieved through utilization of biodegradable or recyclable substrates, can mitigate the solid waste problems that arise at the end of their lifespan. Here, we combine screen-printing, high precision laser drilling and thermal evaporation, to fabricate org...

to purchase one SGI four-processor machine, one file server, ten X-terminals, a color laser printer, and site licenses for Maple and Matlab which will be dedicated to the support of research for the projects proposed here. We also request funding for partial support for one professional system administrator to setup and maintain this equipment. A specific list of the projects are as follows: • ...

printing and copying centers have been implicated as an emission source of pollution, and affecting air quality in closed environments. the aim of this study was to measure the btex compound (benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and xylenes), and the intensity of electromagnetic fields and the uva ray in photocopy centers in the hamadan city. this descriptive study was done on 45 printing and copyi...

Color correction, which nonlinearly converts the color coordinates of an input device such as the scanner and digital camera into that of an output device such as the color laser printer, is important for multimedia applications. In this brief, we present a novel dynamic pipelined VLSI architecture for the fuzzy color correction algorithm (FCC) proposed by Jou et al. to meet the speed requireme...

We present a new method for fabricating three-dimensional paper-based fluidic devices that uses toner as a thermal adhesive to bond multiple layers of patterned paper together. The fabrication process is rapid, involves minimal equipment (a laser printer and a laminator) and produces complex channel networks with dimensions down to 1 mm. The devices can run multiple diagnostic assays on one or ...

In today’s digital world securing different forms of content is very important in terms of protecting copyright and verifying authenticity. Many techniques have been developed to protect audio, video, digital documents, images, and programs (executable code). One example is watermarking of digital audio and images. We believe that a similar type of protection for printed documents is very impor...

I detail a method for producing high quality Fourier transform holograms using a computer, laser printer, and overhead transparency film. The method should be useful for lecture demonstration and holography laboratories. Given an arbitrary holographic phase/amplitude plate, computer-generated holography attempts to find a suitable binary encoding of the (complex) transmission function of the ho...

Language designers usually need to implement parsers and printers. Despite being two related programs, in practice they are designed and implemented separately. This approach has an obvious disadvantage: as a language evolves, both its parser and printer need to be separately revised and kept synchronised. Such tasks are routine but complicated and error-prone. To facilitate these tasks, we pro...

Electronic screens on laptop and tablet computers are being used for reading text, often while multitasking. Two experimental studies with college students explored the effect of medium and opportunities to multitask on reading (Study 1) and report writing (Study 2). In study 1, participants (N = 120) read an easy and difficult passage on paper, a laptop, or tablet, while either multitasking or...