Incomplete phagelike particles were found in competent and incompetent cells of Haemophilus influenzae Rd (transformable) lysed after exposure to ultraviolet radiation.

Tensegrity structures are spatial reticulated structures composed of cables and struts. A tensioncompression equilibrium leads to lightweight systems that change shape through length changes in their members. Active members thus control several degrees of freedom simultaneously. Tensegrityring modules are transformable circuit-pattern modules. The linear combination of tensegrity rings has been...

The wheel-legged hybrid structure has been utilized by ground mobile platforms in recent years to achieve good mobility on both flat surface and rough terrain. However, many designs of the obstacle-crossing part transformation driving this is highly coupled, which limits its optimal performance aspects. This paper presents a novel robot with rim shape changeable wheels, bi-directional smooth ab...

The synthesis of novel periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) materials incorporating a mixture of functional monomers (cis- and trans-stilbene-based) and structural monomers has been accomplished. EDX analysis of these materials in combination with HAADF imaging of OsO(4)-stained samples reveals a homogeneous distribution of trans-olefin within the co-condensed aromatic organosilica matrix. Oz...