Periodicity of Two-Dimensional Bonding of Main Group Elements

In the periodic table the position of each atom follows the ‘aufbau’ principle of the individual electron shells. The resulting intrinsic periodicity of atomic properties determines the overall behavior of atoms in two-dimensional (2D) bonding and structure formation. Insight into the type and strength of bonding is the key in the discovery of innovative 2D materials. The primary features of 2D bonding and the ensuing monolayer structures of the main-group II–VI elements result from the number of valence electrons and the change of atom size, which determine the type of hybridization. The results reveal the tight connection between strength of bonding and bond length in 2D networks. The predictive power of the periodic table reveals general rules of bonding, the bonding-structure relationship, and allows an assessment of published data of 2D materials.     

Ueber die Biegung und Drillung eines unendlich dünnen elastischen Stabes,dessen eines Ende von einem Kräftepaar angegriffen wird

Ohne ZusammenfassungMit einer lithographirten Tafel.Ein Auszug aus dieser Untersuchung ist erschienen in den Sitzungsberichten der bayer. Acad. d. Wissensch. 1883, 82–110.     

Iterative regularization methods for atmospheric remote sensing

In this paper we present different inversion algorithms for nonlinear ill-posed problems arising in atmosphere remote sensing. The proposed methods are Landweber's method (LwM), the iteratively regularized Gauss-Newton method, and the conventional and regularizing Levenberg-Marquardt method. In addition, some accelerated LwMs and a technique for smoothing the Levenberg-Marquardt solution are proposed. The numerical performance of the methods is studied by means of simulations. Results are presented for an inverse problem in atmospheric remote sensing, i.e., temperature sounding with an airborne uplooking high-resolution far-infrared spectrometer.     

Caged ATP-fuel for bionanodevices

Micro- and nanodevices require the controlled delivery of energy to power a variety of processes. The current paradigm of connecting a miniaturized device to a set of macroscopic auxiliary devices, such as power supplies or pumps, for the delivery of electrical and mechanical energy needs to be replaced to enable the design of stand-alone integrated bionanodevices with applications in remote biosensing or nanomedicine. Biological nanomachines, such as the motor protein kinesin, can efficiently convert energy stored in chemical compounds, in particular adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP), into mechanical work. This ability is an attractive feature of hybrid devices powered by biomolecular motors, since it removes the need for the storage and conversion of electrical energy. The consequences are a simplified fabrication process and packaging, leading to higher yields and lower costs, and the broadening of the applications, which can now include field-deployable nanodevices. Here, the potential of caged ATP as fuel for such engineering applications is discussed. Caged ATP can be stored in the buffer solution of a bionanodevice, "uncaged" by UV light, and utilized as fuel by many enzymes to catalyze chemical changes or power active transport. We demonstrate that DMNPE-caged ATP can be stored in sufficient amounts in a typical device and that the activation can be triggered with a UV lamp or even sunlight.