细菌驱动微转子马达

日本国家高级工业科学与技术研究所的一个研究组正在利用快速移动的细菌来驱动微转子马达，这是第一个在无机材料中加进了细菌的微机械器件。这种生物分子马达能比传统的马达更有效的将化学能转化为机械能，还能在大型结构中发挥自修复和自组织的潜能，有望用在微型机器人和微小电子系统中。     

选择射频电感

额定电流.直流电阻.Q值以及自谐振频率都是重要因素 在手机、RFID,测试设备、GPS、雷达、Wi-Fi以及卫星无线电等应用的高频模拟电路和信号处理中,电感是最重要的元件之一.通常,它可以承担的几项主要功能包括电路调谐、阻抗匹配,高通和低通滤波器,还可以用作RF扼流圈.     

Stopping power of low-energy deuterons in 3He gas

The stopping power of atomic and molecular deuterons in ³He gas was measured over the range E _d = 10 to 100 keV using the ³He pressure dependence of the ³He(d,p) ⁴He reaction yield. At energies above 30 keV, the observed stopping power values are in good agreement with a standard compilation. However, near 18 keV the experimental values drop by a factor 50 below the extrapolated values of the compilation. In a simple model, the behavior is due to the minimum 1s↦2s electron excitation of the He target atoms (= 19.8 eV, corresponding to E _d = 18.2 keV), i.e. it is a quantum effect, by which the atoms become nearly transparent for the ions.     

微驱动器技术使得手机上的照相机镜头可以转动

Samsung Electro-Mechanics公司（Suwon,Kyongion,韩国）开发出了一种自动照相机驱动技术,可以让用户只须按一个按键,就可以转动照相手机上的照相机.这种被称为ACD的解决方案基于微型传动马达和高精度机械结构,可代替目前使用的技术,现在的技术需要手机使用者手动旋转照相机进行调整,以便拍摄风景或人物.ACD需要60mA的电流,比标准的振动马达少40%.ACD产品的使用寿命高达70000次,相当于连续10年每天用手机拍摄20张照片.     

低能带电粒子核反应中电子屏蔽效应的温度相关性

为了揭示低能带电粒子核反应中电子屏蔽效应与温度之间的关系, 在德国鲁尔大学实验室的100kV加速器上系统测量了T=200\textcelsius时元素周期表中第三、四族以及镧系元素氘化靶中d(d,p)t反应的电子屏蔽效应. 由于氘在介质中的溶度(介质对氘的吸附能力)随温度升高而迅速下降, 该温度下金属表面不能形成氘化物, 导致金属性增强, 因而观测到了比常温下更显著的电子屏蔽效应. 这一测量结果可以用德拜模型来解释. 为了进一步验证德拜模型, 还测量了不同温度下氘化Co和Pt靶中d(d,p)t反应的电子屏蔽效应, 得到了电子屏蔽效应和温度 相关性的曲线. 实验结果与德拜模型的预言相符.     

A Doppel α‐Helix Peptide Fragment Mimics the Copper(II) Interactions with the Whole Protein

The doppel protein (Dpl) is the first homologue of the prion protein (PrP^C) to be discovered; it is overexpressed in transgenic mice that lack the prion gene, resulting in neurotoxicity. The whole prion protein is able to inhibit Dpl neurotoxicity, and its N‐terminal domain is the determinant part of the protein function. This region represents the main copper(II) binding site of PrP^C. Dpl is able to bind at least one copper ion, and the specific metal‐binding site has been identified as the histidine residue at the beginning of the third helical region. However, a reliable characterization of copper(II) coordination features has not been reported. In a previous paper, we studied the copper(II) interaction with a peptide that encompasses only the loop region potentially involved in metal binding. Nevertheless, we did not find a complete match between the EPR spectroscopic parameters of the copper(II) complexes formed with the synthesized peptide and those reported for the copper(II) binding sites of the whole protein. Herein, the synthesis of the human Dpl peptide fragment hDpl(122–139) (Ac‐KPDNKLHQQVLWRLVQEL‐NH₂) and its copper(II) complex species are reported. This peptide encompasses the third α helix and part of the loop linking the second and the third helix of human doppel protein. The single‐point‐mutated peptide, hDpl(122–139)D124N, in which aspartate 124 replaces an asparagine residue, was also synthesized. This peptide was used to highlight the role of the carboxylate group on both the conformation preference of the Dpl fragment and its copper(II) coordination features. NMR spectroscopic measurements show that the hDpl(122–139) peptide fragment is in the prevailing α‐helix conformation. It is localized within the 127–137 amino acid residue region that represents a reliable conformational mimic of the related protein domain. A comparison with the single‐point‐mutated hDpl(122–139)D124N reveals the significant role played by the aspartic residue in addressing the peptide conformation towards a helical structure. It is further confirmed by CD measurements. Potentiometric titrations were carried out in aqueous solutions to obtain the stability constant values of the species formed by copper(II) with the hDpl peptides. Spectroscopic studies (EPR, NMR, CD, UV/Vis) were performed to characterize the coordination environments of the different metal complexes. The EPR parameters of the copper(II) complexes with hDpl(122–139) match those of the previously reported copper(II) binding sites of the whole hDpl. Addition of the copper(II) ion to the peptide fragment does not alter the helical conformation of hDpl(122–139), as shown by CD spectra in the far‐UV region. The aspartate‐driven preorganized secondary structure is not significantly modified by the involvement of Asp124 in the copper(II) complex species that form in the physiological pH range. To elaborate on the potential role of copper(II) in the recently reported interaction between the PrP^C and Dpl, the affinity of the copper(II) complexes towards the prion N terminus domain and the binding site of Dpl was reported.     

IMS(国际微波研讨会)展出众多微波部件

IEEE的MTT-S 2005国际微波研讨会于6月12日至17日在美国加利福尼亚州长滩的长滩会议中心举行，共有500多家参展厂商展出了最新的微波元件和器件。本次研讨会还举办了技术交流会，短训班以及颁奖宴会。     

Energy loss of deuterons in 3He gas: a threshold effect

The energy loss of deuterons in ³He gas was measured at E _d = 15 to 100 keV using the ³He pressure dependence of the ³He(d,p)⁴He cross-section at a given incident energy. At the highest energies, the observed energy loss is in good agreement with a standard compilation. However, with decreasing energy the experimental values drop steadily below the theoretical values and near E _d = 18 keV they drop sharply (within 1 keV) reaching the domain of nuclear stopping power. This threshold behavior is due to the minimum 1s → 2s electron excitation of the He target atoms, i.e. it is a quantum effect. Some consequences are discussed.     

为高速应用选择缆线

在光纤和铜线电缆仍然争夺传输数据权利的时候,你应该选择谁 随着世界上的无线应用越来越多,具有讽刺意味的是,在高速环境中使用电线和电缆变得越来越有必要.Danaher Motion公司(伊利诺伊州伍德戴尔市)的一名名叫CarrollWontrop的高级系统工程师说:"无线方式是竞争对手,但是从习惯上而言,让用户进行转换可能很难".