A cryptosystem based on cellular automata

Cryptosystems for binary information are based on two primitives: an indexed family of permutations of binary words and a generator of pseudorandom sequences of indices. A very efficient implementation of the primitives is constructed using the phenomenon of synchronization in cellular automata. (c) 1998 American Institute of Physics.     

Synchronization of cellular automaton pairs

The phenomenon of synchronization in pairs of cellular automata coupled in a driver-replica mode is studied. Necessary and sufficient conditions for synchronization in linear cellular automaton pairs are given. The couplings that make a pair synchronize are determined for all linear elementary cellular automata. (c) 1998 American Institute of Physics.     

A Silver Bite: Crystalline Heterometallic Architectures Based on Ag–π Interactions with a Bis‐Dipyrrin Zinc Helicate

An unprecedented mode of assembly of helical motives and Ag^I ions in the crystalline state is described. The combination of a Zn^II helicate based on a 2,2′‐bisdpm bearing peripheral benzonitrile moieties with AgX salts, leads to the formation of a tetranuclear core containing Ag–π interactions. Depending on the coordinating ability of the X^? anion and the solvents used, the tetranuclear complex self‐assembles into coordination polymers of varying dimensionality. From the sequence of coordination events (Ag–π or Ag–peripheral site), one may envisage two possible construction scenarios. However, the Ag–π as primary event seems reasonable owing to the rather weak binding propensity of the nitrile group and the chelating nature of the π‐clefts.     

Conductive polyethylene-carbon black composites by elongational-flow injection molding Part 3. Study of the structure and morphology

The morphology and structure of high molecular weight linear polyethylene (M _w 450000) filled with carbon black and processed using molds that introduce an elongational flow component during injection molding has been examined using electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction techniques. The study of fracture surfaces reveals the display of shish-kebabs oriented along the injection direction with segregated longitudinal channels of carbon black particles. Molecular and lamellar changes in orientation are, furthermore, studied across the thickness of the moldings. It is shown that addition of carbon black particles to injection-molded polyethylene induces significant changes in lamellar orientation. Thus, while lamellar overgrowth proceeds perpendicular to the fiber axes within carbon free channels, lamellae grow randomly within carbon-enriched regions where flow is less pronounced.     

Amperometric biosensor for oxalate determination in urine using sequential injection analysis

An amperometric flow biosensor for oxalate determination in urine samples after enzymatic reaction with oxalate oxidase immobilized on a modified magnetic solid is described. The solid was magnetically retained on the electrode surface of an electrode modified with Fe (III)-tris-(2-thiopyridone) borate placed into a sequential injection system preceding the amperometric detector. The variables involved in the system such as flow rate, aspired volumes (modified magnetic suspension and sample) and reaction coil length were evaluated using a Taguchi parameter design. Under optimal conditions, the calibration curve of oxalate was linear between 3.0-50.0 mg·L^-1, with a limit of detection of 1.0 mg·L^-1. The repeatability for a 30.0 mg·L^-1 oxalate solution was 0.7%. The method was validated by comparing the obtained results to those provided by the spectrophotometric method; no significant differences were observed.     

A density functional theory test study on the N2··· He dimer

 In the present contribution we report a study of the weakly bound van der Waals N₂–He molecule in the framework of the supermolecule approach by means of the PWPW and mPW1PW exchange–correlation functionals, using density functional theory local-spin-optimized atom-centered basis sets complemented with bond functions optimized at the mPW1PW level of theory. Calculations show that the mPW1PW functional using bond functions gives a realistic representation of the interaction-energy potentials for this van der Waals dimer, comparable to reference M?ller–Plesset perturbation theory calculations. In contrast, the PWPW functional is unable to describe the bonding properties of this system and all values of the bonding properties obtained at different geometries with this functional are considered out-of-scale compared with the rest of the calculations presented in this study. Received: 30 October 2000 / Accepted: 3 January 2001 / Published online: 3 April 2001