Method of improving the conductivity of transparent conductor lines

A method of improving the electrical conductivity of transparent conducting lines (32) carried on a substrate (46), particularly address lines on the active plate for a pixellated device such as an active matrix liquid crystal display or the like fabricated using a low mask count process, involves forming the lines on the substrate from a deposited layer of transparent conducting material (53), e.g. ITO, and provided on their upper surface with a covering layer (72') extending from at least one end (75) and partially covering the surface, and then performing an electroplating operation to plate the lines (80) with a plating potential being applied at that end. The covering layer (72') assists in achieving a more uniform plated layer (80) along the length of the line. The covering layer preferably comprises photoresist defined by selective patterning and partial etching of a deposited photoresist layer (54) used for patterning the transparent layer (53). In a pixellated device, pixel electrodes (38) are also defined from the transparent layer

Genomic selection and sequencing using encoded microcarriers

The present invention relates to a method for determining the sequence of a nucleic molecule. Herein a capture oligonucleotide probe is attached to an encoded microcarrier, wherein the code of said microcarrier identifies the sequence of said oligonucleotide probe. The capture oligonucleotide probe is hybridized with a sample comprising nucleic acids molecules, wherein said DNA fragment comprises a sequence which is complementary to the sequence of the capture oligonucleotide probe. The sequence of the DNA molecule is determined, wherein the capture oligonucleotide probe serves as a primer for a DNA polymerase, in the case of single molecule sequencing this is a sequencing primer. After the sequence determination, the nucleotide sequence of the capture oligonucleotide probe is identified by determining the code on the microcarrier, which corresponds with the capture oligonucleotide probe. This sequence information directly identifies the location of the sequenced DNA fragment on the genome, allowing direct comparison

Deflection ring of sintered mgzn-ferrite material, cathode ray tube comprising such a ring and moulding made from this material

The invention relates to a deflection ring of sintered MgZn-ferrite material. In accordance with the invention, this deflection ring is characterized in that the majority of the grains of the sintered material have a monodomain structure. By virtue thereof, a relatively small heat dissipation occurs in the ring when it is used in a cathode ray tube. The average grain size of the sintered MgZn-ferrite material is preferably 2.8 micrometers or less. MgZn-ferrite materials whose composition corresponds to the formulaMg1-zZnzFe2-yO4, wherein 0.1 < z < 0.4 and 0.01 < y < 0.3, have the additional advantage that they have a relatively high saturation magnetization and a relatively high electrical resistance. The invention also relates to a cathode ray tube comprising the above-mentioned deflection ring and to a moulding made from the above-mentioned MgZn-ferrite material