Although the U.S.makes up only 5% of the global population, it accounts for approximately 31% of public mass shootings.Gun violence and mass shootings not only result in loss of life and injury but also inflict lasting psychological trauma, cause property damage, and lead to significant economic losses.We recently developed and published an embedde
Nosocomial infections caused by microbial biofilm formation on biomaterial surfaces such as urinary catheters are complicated by antibiotic resistance, representing a common problem in hospitalized patients.Therefore, we aimed to modify silicone catheters to resist microbial adherence Plush Toys and biofilm formation by the tested microorganisms.Th
In the field of rice processing and cultivation, it is crucial to adopt efficient, rapid and user-friendly techniques to detect the flavor values of various rice varieties.The conventional methods for flavor value assessment mainly rely on chemical analysis and technical evaluation, which not only deplete the rice resources but also incur significa
In contrast to cumbersome benchtop spectrometers, integrated on-chip spectrometers are well-suited for portable applications in health monitoring and environmental sensing.In this paper, we have developed an on-chip spectrometer with a programmable silicon photonic filter by simply using parallel cascaded micro-ring resonators (MRs).By altering the