On-chip omnidirectional electromagnetic-thermal cloak

Summary: Simultaneously guiding electromagnetic waves and heat flow at any incidence angle to smoothly bypass some electromagnetic/thermal sensitive elements is a key factor to ensure efficient communication and thermal protection for an on-chip system.In this study, an omnidirectional on-chip electromagnetic-thermal cloak is proposed.Firstly, a ho

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Epitope-Tagged Autotransporters as Single-Cell Reporters for Gene Expression by a Salmonella Typhimurium wbaP Mutant.

Phenotypic diversity is an important trait of bacterial populations and can enhance fitness of the existing genotype in a given environment.To characterize different subpopulations, several studies have analyzed differential gene expression using fluorescent reporters.These studies visualized either single or multiple genes within single cells usin

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REVIEW: Some bright spots in the gloom

Review of: Australian Tanning Oil Journalism Today, edited by Matthew Ricketson.Melbourne: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.258pp.ISBN 9781420256727.According to this collection of essays, Australian journalism is in a parlous state, beset by public mistrust, new demands of technology, the insidious influence of public relations and the greed and short-sig

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