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Although Reverse osmosis (RO) is the state-of-the-art desalination technology, it still suffers from persistent drawbacks including low permeate flux, low selectivity for non-ionic species, and lack of resistance to chlorine. ...

Ultrasound is used extensively in medicine to non-invasively examine soft tissues. Compared to computed-tomography (CT) scanning or X-ray imaging, ultrasound is lower-cost, more portable, real time, and subjects neither ...

Optical microscopy is an imaging technique that allows morphological mapping of intracellular structures with submicron resolution. More importantly, optical microscopy is a technique that can readily provide images with ...

This thesis investigates the use of three classes advanced materials for promoting dropwise condensation: 1. robust hydrophobic functionalizations 2. superhydrophobic textures 3. lubricant-imbibed textures We first define ...

Rotary engines offer higher power density, fewer parts and lower vibrations than conventional reciprocating piston engines. However, rotary engines are more difficult to seal because of the rotor shape which leads to higher ...

Phytoplankton are a vital part of the ecosystem in oceans and lakes, where they form the base of the food chain and have major global impacts, for example producing 50% of the planet's oxygen. Phytoplankton can also serve ...

There is a demonstrated need for scalable and affordable manufacturing of complex micro and nano scale structures for applications such as fluidics-based medical diagnostics and photonicsbased sensing. Although high-rate ...

Capture and isolation of flowing cells from body fluids such as peripheral blood, bone marrow or pleural effusion has enormous implications in diagnosis, disease monitoring, and drug testing. However, in many situations ...

Plasmas are ionized gases, and constitute a large fraction of the known universe. For example, solar wind is a plasma that emanates from the sun reaching the Earth's magnetosphere. At times these ionized species cause ...

Combustion dynamics are critical to the development of high-efficiency, low-emission and fuel-flexible combustion systems used for propulsion and power generation. Predicting the onset of dynamics remains a challenge because ...