Hygroscopic biomimetic transducers made from CNT-hydrogel composites

Plants as well as other biological organisms achieve directed movements by fibres that constraint and direct the isotropic expansion of a matrix material. In order to mimic these actuators, complex arrangements of rigid fibres must be achieved, which is challenging, especially at small scales. In this paper, a new method to organize carbon nanotubes (CNTs) into complex shapes is employed to create a framework for hydrogel infiltration. These CNT frameworks can be realized as iris, needle and bridge architectures, and after hydrogel infiltration, they show directed actuation in response to water uptake. Finally, we show how the latter can be employed as a novel hygroscopic sensor. © 2011 IEEE.

Efficient parametric uncertainty analysis within the hybrid Finite Element/Statistical Energy Analysis method

This paper is concerned with the development of efficient algorithms for propagating parametric uncertainty within the context of the hybrid Finite Element/Statistical Energy Analysis (FE/SEA) approach to the analysis of complex vibro-acoustic systems. This approach models the system as a combination of SEA subsystems and FE components; it is assumed that the FE components have fully deterministic properties, while the SEA subsystems have a high degree of randomness. The method has been recently generalised by allowing the FE components to possess parametric uncertainty, leading to two ensembles of uncertainty: a non-parametric one (SEA subsystems) and a parametric one (FE components). The SEA subsystems ensemble is dealt with analytically, while the effect of the additional FE components ensemble can be dealt with by Monte Carlo Simulations. However, this approach can be computationally intensive when applied to complex engineering systems having many uncertain parameters. Two different strategies are proposed: (i) the combination of the hybrid FE/SEA method with the First Order Reliability Method which allows the probability of the non-parametric ensemble average of a response variable exceeding a barrier to be calculated and (ii) the combination of the hybrid FE/SEA method with Laplace's method which allows the evaluation of the probability of a response variable exceeding a limit value. The proposed approaches are illustrated using two built-up plate systems with uncertain properties and the results are validated against direct integration, Monte Carlo simulations of the FE and of the hybrid FE/SEA models. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

Expression and molecular analysis of phbB gene in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

The expression vector containing phbB and ble genes was constructed and transformed into cell-wall-deficient strain Chlamydomonas reinhardtii CC-849 by the glass-head method. The transgenic alga was selected and maintained in the TAP agar plates containing 10 mug/mL Zeomycin. Transgenic alga, which could express phbB at the transcriptional level, was obtained and further confirmed with PCR, Southern blot and RT-PCR-DNA hybridization analysis.

Fabrication of triplexers based on flattop SOI AWG

A triplexer is fabricated based on SOI arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs). Three wavelengths of the triplexer operate at different diffraction orders of an arrayed waveguide grating. The signals of 1490 nm and 1550 nm, which are input from central input waveguide of an AWG, are demultiplexed and the signal of 1310 nm, which is input from central output waveguide of an AWG, is uploaded. The tested results show that the downloaded and uploaded signals have flat-top response. The insertion loss is 9 dB on chip, the nonadjacent crosstalk is less than -30 dB for 1490 nm and 1301 nm, and is less than -25 dB for 1550 nm, the 3 dB bandwidth equates that of the input light source.

约束求解与优化技术的结合

提出了将混合约束问题转化为混合整数规划问题的方法.用约束求解方法及混合整数规划方法共同求解混合约束问题可以令二者相互借鉴,从而促进二者求解技术的进一步发展.同时,由混合约束问题转化而来的混合整数规划问题也可作为求解混合整数规划问题的测试问题（benchmarks）.

用于IP追踪的包标记的注记

拒绝服务攻击是一类最难对付的网络安全问题.近来,人们提出了多种对策.其中由Savage等人提出的一类基于概率的包标记方案比较有研究价值.这里先对拒绝服务攻击的对策作一简述,然后分析了几种包标记方案,指出了它们的一些缺陷,并提出了一些改进措施.其中,对基本型概率包标记方案的一个修改使得计算量大大减少.

基于分布式认知理论的扩展资源模型

分布式认知理论通过协调人机对话，结合人和计算机各自的优势解决问题，在人机交互研究中扮演了指导者的角色．尽管分布式认知理论支持的资源模型在分析人机交互时取得了成功，但模型存在不能提供复杂用户任务支持、缺乏对模型中元素的准确定义等问题，在一定程度上导致了表现形式上的混乱．使用分布式认知理论构造了扩展资源模型，建立人机交互活动中的动作和表征之间的联系，从而指导界面的设计和实现．扩展资源模型从静态结构和交互策略两个方面对界面交互动作提供支持，在交互中减少人的认知负担．该研究对设计符合人的认知特点的界面具有一定的指导作用．

FPGA中专用可重构乘法器的设计

提出了一种新的嵌入在FPGA中可重构的流水线乘法器设计.该设计采用了改进的波茨编码算法,可以实现18×18有符号乘法或17×17无符号乘法.还提出了一种新的电路优化方法来减少部分积的数目,并且提出了一种新的乘法器版图布局,以便适应tilebased FPGA芯片设计所加的约束.该乘法器可以配置成同步或异步模式,也町以配置成带流水线的模式以满足高频操作.该设计很容易扩展成不同的输入和输出位宽.同时提出了一种新的超前进位加法器电路来产生最后的结果.采用了传输门逻辑来实现整个乘法器.乘法器采用了中芯国际0.13μm CMOS工艺来实现,完成18×18的乘法操作需要4.1ns.全部使用2级的流水线时,时钟周期可以达到2.5ns.这比商用乘法器快29.1%,比其他乘法器快17.5%.与传统的基于查找表的乘法器相比,该乘法器的面积为传统乘法器面积的1/32.