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An apparatus, system, and method are provided for a lateral two-terminal nanotube device configured to capture and generate energy, to store electrical energy, and to integrate these functions with power management circuitry. The lateral nanotube device can include a substrate, an anodic oxide material disposed on the substrate, and a column disposed in the anodic oxide material extending from one distal end of the anodic oxide material to another end of the anodic oxide material.

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Surfaces having a hierarchical structure--having features of both microscale and nanoscale dimensions--can exhibit superhydrophobic properties and advantageous condensation and heat transfer properties. The hierarchical surfaces can be fabricated using biological nanostructures, such as viruses as a self-assembled nanoscale template.

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As the critical dimensions of devices continue to shrink, novel methods and apparatus must be developed to overcome device limitations at smaller length scales. Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), such as micro-fabricated generators, motors or other electromechanical devices, may require suitable rotational speeds for operation on a micron to sub-micron length scale.

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ZVS DC/DC converter for converting voltage between a battery and a DC link in a hybrid energy storage system and method thereof is a bi-directional DC/DC converter with zero voltage soft switching (ZVS) capability. This results in a higher efficiency and provides reduction of switching losses due to higher switching frequencies.

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A method of fabricating articles, such as an oxide ceramic article, is disclosed. The method includes cutting an oxide ceramic workpiece in a cutting zone and applying a cutting fluid to the cutting zone. The cutting fluid includes an aqueous solution which contains a sufficient amount of a boron compound to effectively provide lubrication. The boron compound is selected from the group consisting of boric acid, alkali metal borates, aluminum borate, and mixtures thereof.

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A setup planning technique is provided in which a family of parts to be manufactured is identified, and the setup constraints imposed by the various bending operations in the part family are determined. The setup constraints may define or describe spatial constraints on the sizes and locations of various tooling stages in the setup. After identifying setup constraints, setup plans are generated that satisfy all setup constraints. Any setup plan that satisfies all setup constraints may then be utilized to accommodate every part in the part family.

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Devices, systems and methods for magnetically assisted agent delivery are included. These devices, systems, and methods make use of a plurality of magnets or magnetic configuration. Two magnets are arranged such that the two magnetic fields overlap and can cancel at the location of the desired node point without canceling around that point.

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Systems and methods are disclosed for directing magnetizable particles comprising therapeutic agents to a target volume, or for guiding magnetizable particles comprising therapeutic agents from a first target volume to a second target volume, at a distance using a magnetic field, to enable the treatment of diseased areas including areas deep inside a patient's body.

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The converter is capable of power diversification among different energy sources with different voltage-current characteristics. It can operate bidirectionally in buck, boost and buck-boost modes and provides a positive output voltage without the need for a transformer.

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Systems and methods are disclosed for trapping or focusing magnetizable particles comprising therapeutic agents at a distance using a dynamic magnetic field and feedback control, to enable the treatment of diseased areas deep inside a patient's body. The methods may be used to diagnose or treat diseased areas deep within a patient, for example tumors of the lungs, intestines, and liver, and is also useful in enhancing the permeability of solid tumors to chemotherapeutic agents.

Lateral two-terminal nanotube devices and method for their formation

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Superhydrophobic surfaces

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Ball bearing supported electromagnetic microgenerator

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ZVS DC/DC converter for converting voltage between a battery and a DC link in a hybrid energy storage system and method thereof

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A Method of Fabricating Oxide Ceramic Articles

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Apparatus and method for multi-purpose setup planning for sheet metal bending operations

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Devices, systems and methods for magnetic-assisted therapeutic agent delivery

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Methods and systems for using therapeutic, diagnostic or prophylactic magnetic agents

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Multiple-Input DC Converter

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Methods and systems for magnetic focusing of therapeutic, diagnostic or prophylactic agents to deep targets

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