Electric Vehicle (EV) is an important mode of transportation which is green and friendly to the environment. EV relies on Li:Ion batteries and although the lifetime of an Electric Vehicle Battery (EVB) is quite long, eventually there comes a time, when the battery’s performance is reduced and needs to be...

Milk is rich in its ingredients and contains fat, protein minerals, vitamins, carbohydrates and tens of thousands of other ingredients. It is a perfect environment for bacterial cultures such as Salmonella to develop due its rich nutritional nature. Unprocessed milk that has not been heat treated or pasteurized can host...

This article talks about SEE [1] in complex devices. It mainly focuses on Single Event Burnout (SEB) in power MOSFETs and also touches on Single Event Upset (SEU) and Single Event Functional Interrupt (SEFI) in FPGAs. SEB in power MOSFETs is always accompanied by melting of metal layers on the...

UV disinfecting lamps have been the hot topic these days in the fight against COVID-19. Many hospitals and long term care facilities have been using UVC [1] disinfecting lamps in the form of upper room germicidal UV lamps [2] (GUV), in ducts, stationary units or mobile robotics units to disinfect...

The world is suffering from a COVID-19 pandemic which is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the lock-down and social distancing has caused serious disruptions in the living and working conditions of people globally. As of the beginning of June 2020, there have been more than 6 million confirmed cases...

Recently the emergence of new viruses such as SARS, Ebola, West Nile, influenza H5N1 and most importantly Coronavirus [1] have been a source concern, especially for medical professionals and scientists. It is important to promptly detect and monitor these emerging pathogens because in some cases a medicinal cure is only...

QinHao1*,Li Jie2*,Wang Qixing3*,Wang Jun1,Jing Guoqiang4,DaiBing5,NiZhong6,Wang Shengwen7,Ge Huiqing8,Luo Fengming6,Xia Jingen9,Chen Rongchang10,ZhangWei1#,Liang Zongan6#； Respiratory Therapy Group, Respiratory Disease Branch, Chinese Medical Association 1. The First Affiliated Hospital of Naval Military Medical University（Shanghai 200433） 2. Rush University（Chicago, Illinois, USA 60612） 3. Tenth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University（Shanghai 200072） 4. Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou...

Mechanical ventilator (aka assisted ventilation) is the medical terminology for artificial ventilation where mechanical means are used to assist or replace breathing. Mechanical ventilators can be used in invasive mode where an endo-tracheal tube is inserted through the mouth into the patient’s trachea (windpipe). Invasive ventilation [1] could be used...

With the legalization of cannabis in Canada and in many US states, the need to quantify  potency of  cannabis has become more urgent. If the cannabis is used for medicinal purposes, CBD needs to be measured. On the other hand for recreational purposes, THC needs to be measured. It is...

Water cooled nuclear reactors that use the fission process for creating electricity need to be decommissioned after 30 to 40 years for safety purposes. During the decommissioning process, two targets have to be achieved. First the, recyclable metal that has been contaminated needs to be cleaned off from radioactive contamination...

When agricultural health monitoring is mentioned, several aspects needs to be considered. One main aspect is the quality of the vegetable leaf itself even if the plant is producing fruits. One has to monitor the total nitrogen content and moisture level in the leaf itself. Deficiency in nitrogen is reversible...

Laser cleaning has obviously been discussed in many articles and tech-notes as a clean, safe, environmentally friendly and cost effective method  removing of paint and rust as compared to conventional techniques such as sand blasting and water jetting. Surface preparation prior to application of new paint is very important to...