Pulsewidth switchable, wavelength tuneable ultrafast fiber laser mode-locked by carbon nanotubes

Employing a nanotube-based saturable absorber, we demonstrate a continuously tunable (1533-1563nm) ultrafast fiber laser, with output pulsewidth switchable between picosecond (1.2 ps) and femtosecond (610 fs) regimes. © 2012 IEEE.

乌鳢(Channa argus)干扰素刺激基因Viperin和ISG15及其启动子的克隆与特征分析

应用抑制差减杂交、末端快速扩增和基因步移技术,克隆并鉴定了乌鳢干扰素刺激基因Viperin和ISG15及其启动子序列.Viperin cDNA全长1474nt,包含1059nt的开放阅读框,编码352个氨基酸.除N末端70个氨基酸外,Viperin蛋白氨基酸序列在鱼类和哺乳类具有高度的保守性.ISG15 cDNA全长758nt,包含468nt的开放阅读框,编码155个氨基酸,含有两个泛素样(UBL)结构域,C末端具有保守的UB偶联结构(LRGG).Viperin和ISG15启动子区存在保守的干扰素刺激反应

Simulating early adoption of alternative fuel vehicles for sustainability

We quantify the conditions that might trigger wide spread adoption of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) to support energy policy. Empirical review shows that early adopters are heterogeneous motivated by financial benefits, environmental appeal, new technology, and vehicle reliability. A probabilistic Monte Carlo simulation model is used to assess consumer heterogeneity for early and mass market adopters. For early adopters full battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are competitive but unable to surpass diesels or hybrids due to purchase price premium and lack of charging availability. For mass adoption, simulations indicate that if the purchase price premium of a BEV closes to within 20% of an in-class internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle, combined with a 60% increase in refuelling availability relative to the incumbent system, BEVs become competitive. But this depends on a mass market that values the fuel economy and CO2 reduction benefits associated with BEVs. We also find that the largest influence on early adoption is financial benefit rather than pro-environmental behaviour suggesting that AFVs should be marketed by appealing to economic benefits combined with pro-environmental behaviour to motivate adoption. Monte Carlo simulations combined with scenarios can give insight into diffusion dynamics for other energy demand-side technologies. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.

Evaluating the impact of V2G services on the degradation of batteries in PHEV and EV

Many researchers and industry observers claim that electric vehicles (EV) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) could provide vehicle-to-grid (V2G) bulk energy and ancillary services to an electricity network. This work quantified the impact on various battery characteristics whilst providing such services. The sensitivity of the impact of V2G services on battery degradation was assessed for EV and PHEV for different battery capacities, charging regimes, and battery depth of discharge. Battery degradation was found to be most dependent on energy throughput for both the EV and PHEV powertrains, but was most sensitive to charging regime (for EVs) and battery capacity (for PHEVs). When providing ancillary services, battery degradation in both powertrains was most sensitive to individual vehicle battery depth of discharge. Degradation arising from both bulk energy and ancillary services could be minimised by reducing the battery capacity of the vehicle, restricting the number of hours connected and reducing the depth of discharge of each vehicle for ancillary services. Regardless, best case minimum impacts of providing V2G services are severe such as to require multiple battery pack replacements over the vehicle lifetime. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

第二固氮系统在蓝细菌红萍鱼腥藻中的发现

<正> 人们一般认为金属钼是生物固氮必需的条件,钼是固氮酶的主要催化活性的组成部分。早先一些学者曾研究以钒、锰代替钼的氮固定作用,到1980年美国的Bishop等人首先提出棕色固氮菌(Azotobacter vinelandii)具有不含铝的第二固氮系统。通过棕色固氮菌缺失编码固氮酶蛋白基因突变株研究发现,该菌株并不失去