United States of America As Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force

Science Applications International Corporation

University of Dayton

New Century Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Morley O Stone

Daniel C Carter

Rajesh R Naik

Timothy J Bunning

Lalgudi V Natarajan

Liming Dai

Lawrence L Brott

Liangti Qu

Sean M Kirkpatrick

Jeffery W Baur

Lisa R Denny

A nanocomposite dry adhesive. The nanocomposite dry adhesive includes a substrate; and an array of vertically aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes or vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the substrate, wherein the nanocomposite dry adhesive utilizes the array of single-walled carbon nanotubes or multi-walled carbon nanotubes as synthesized, the as synthesized single-walled carbon nanotubes being substantially free of randomly entangled nanotube segments on top of the vertically aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes, the as synthesized multi-walled carbon nanotubes having randomly entangled nanotube segments on top of the vertically aligned multi-walled carbon nanotubes; wherein the dry adhesive has a normal adhesion strength of at least about 5 N&#xb7;cm, and a shear adhesion strength of at least about 13 N&#xb7;cm. Methods of making a nanocomposite dry adhesive are also described.

Aligned carbon nanotubes for dry adhesives and methods for producing same

An apparatus and method for detecting infrared radiation is provided which comprises a temperature-sensing helical coiled-coil protein such as TlpA, CC1, collagen or myosin, incorporated into an electrically conductive film or gel deposited onto an electrically conductive medium such as an electrode, means for recording changes in conductivity or resistance of the conductive film or gel caused by the presence of infrared radiation and the effect of the infrared radiation on the thermal-sensing protein, and means to analyze the changes in conductivity or resistance in the conductive film caused by the infrared radiation so as to determine if infrared radiation is present. By virtue of the present invention, a 'biomimetic' infrared sensor is provided which can integrate a recombinantly produced thermally sensitive protein in a conductive polymer matrix, such as a film or gel, so as to provide for the first time a low-cost, lightweight, conformable, and even possibly disposable, infrared detecting device having high sensitivity and excellent dynamic range.

Method and apparatus for use of thermally switching proteins in sensing and detecting devices

A process and photoactive media for holographic recording and micro/nanofabrication of optical and bio-optical structures via the simultaneous absorption of two-photons by the photoactive media to induce a simultaneous photochemical change in regions of constructive interference within a holographic pattern is disclosed. The photochemical process of polymerization resulting from the simultaneous absorption of two-photons may be used for the microfabrication of micro and nanoscaled features, holographic data storage, and the formation of switchable diffraction gratings.

Holographic recording and micro/nanofabrication via ultrafast holographic two-photon induced photopolymerization (H-TPIP)

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Bellbrook, OH, United States of America

Morley O Stone