57 research outputs found
Stamp transferred suspended graphene mechanical resonators for radio-frequency electrical readout
We present a simple micromanipulation technique to transfer suspended
graphene flakes onto any substrate and to assemble them with small localized
gates into mechanical resonators. The mechanical motion of the graphene is
detected using an electrical, radio-frequency (RF) reflection readout scheme
where the time-varying graphene capacitor reflects a RF carrier at f=5-6 GHz
producing modulation sidebands at f +/- fm. A mechanical resonance frequency up
to fm=178 MHz is demonstrated. We find both hardening/softening Duffing effects
on different samples, and obtain a critical amplitude of ~40 pm for the onset
of nonlinearity in graphene mechanical resonators. Measurements of the quality
factor of the mechanical resonance as a function of DC bias voltage Vdc
indicate that dissipation due to motion-induced displacement currents in
graphene electrode is important at high frequencies and large Vdc
Fluorescent Tagged Probing Agent and Structure-Directing Amphiphilic Molecular Design for Polyaniline Nanomaterials via Self-Assembly Process
Divergent Nanostructures from Identical Ingredients: Unique Amphiphilic Micelle Template for Polyaniline Nanofibers, Tubes, Rods, and Spheres
Static and dynamic finite rotation FE-analysis of thin-walled structures with piezoelectric sensor and actuator patches or layers
Probing the Molecular Interactions at the Conducting Polyaniline Nanomaterial Surface via a Pyrene Fluorophore
A Simple Route from Monomeric Nanofibers to Zinc Oxide/Zinc Sulfide Nanoparticle/Polymer Composites through the Combined Use of Îł-irradiation Polymerization, Gas/Solid Reaction and Thermal Decomposition
A review on cobia, Rachycentron canadum
Cobia, Rachycentron canadum, is an important species for aquaculture worldwide. Production technology from egg to market was established in the early 1990s and continues to be perfected to this day. This species exhibits extraordinary scope for growth and can reach between 4 and 8Â kg in 1âyear, with females growing almost twice as fast and large as males. Despite continuous progress in maturation, spawning, larval rearing, fingerling production, nutrition, health management, genetics, and growout technology, overall cobia aquaculture production worldwide has been slow in the last decade. One of the biggest challenges remains the development of practical commercial feeds that are ecologically and economically efficient for this species. Feed conversion ratios are still very high, ranging from 2.0 to 3.0:1. In addition to nutritional challenges, diseases such as Photobacterium, Amyloodinium ocellatus, and Brooklynella hostilis continue to impact cobia aquaculture production worldwide. Genetics and breeding programs for cobia are still at their infancy. We report on current status of cobia breeding efforts as well as on advances on developing female monosex populations to exploit the sexually dimorphic growth in this species. Nutrition, health, and genetics will be the greatest drivers to improve overall performance and increases in production of the cobia aquaculture industry
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