In free-space quantum key distribution (QKD), the sensitivity of the receiver's detector channels may depend differently on the spatial mode of incoming photons. Consequently, an attacker can control the spatial m...
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In free-space quantum key distribution (QKD), the sensitivity of the receiver's detector channels may depend differently on the spatial mode of incoming photons. Consequently, an attacker can control the spatial mode to break security. We experimentally investigate a standard polarization QKD receiver and identify sources of efficiency mismatch in its optical scheme. We model a practical intercept-and-resend attack and show that it would break security in most situations. We show experimentally that adding an appropriately chosen spatial filter at the receiver's entrance may be an effective countermeasure.
Registration of in vivo microscopy image sequences is important for tracking of cells. Registering a long sequence of in vivo microscopy images is particularly challenging for several reasons, which include motion art...
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Many normal and pathological biological processes involve the migration of epithelial cell sheets. This arises from complex emergent behaviour resulting from the interplay between cellular signalling networks and the ...
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Many normal and pathological biological processes involve the migration of epithelial cell sheets. This arises from complex emergent behaviour resulting from the interplay between cellular signalling networks and the forces that physically couple the cells. Here, we demonstrate that collective migration of an epithelium can be interactively guided by applying electric fields that bias the underlying signalling networks. We show that complex, spatiotemporal cues are locally interpreted by the epithelium, resulting in rapid, coordinated responses such as a collective U-turn, divergent migration, and unchecked migration against an obstacle. We observed that the degree of external control depends on the size and shape of the cell population, and on the existence of physical coupling between cells. Together, our results offer design and engineering principles for the rational manipulation of the collective behaviour and material properties of a tissue.
Permanent magnet generators' (PMGs) dimensions scale with rated power due the sizing law for PMGs, which necessitates increased rotor volume to provide additional torque, preventing use of PMGs in large scale wind...
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Permanent magnet generators' (PMGs) dimensions scale with rated power due the sizing law for PMGs, which necessitates increased rotor volume to provide additional torque, preventing use of PMGs in large scale wind turbines. The use of higher energy density permanent magnets may offset the need to scale dimensions to achieve higher input torque. The properties of a permanent magnet necessary to achieve 25% reduction in dimensions in a 10MW wind turbine were calculated. A 29% increase in torque as a result of a 34% increase in the energy product of the permanent magnet is demonstrated.
Aortic valve dynamics - which implies continuous opening and closing of the aortic valve in each cardiac cycle during the feedback control of the rotary Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) support - has important c...
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Aortic valve dynamics - which implies continuous opening and closing of the aortic valve in each cardiac cycle during the feedback control of the rotary Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) support - has important clinical implications for patients with mild congestive heart failure. When the LVAD is implanted in such patients as a bridge-to-recovery device, permanent closure of the aortic valve must be avoided by maintaining proper control on the power delivered to the device. In this paper, a new aortic valve dynamics detection algorithm based on a Lagrangian Support Vector Machine (LSVM) model is presented. A detection indicator is derived from the systemic vascular flow signal in the circulatory system using a nonlinear mathematical model of the combined cardiovascular-LVAD system and forms the input to the LSVM classifier. The LSVM classifier is trained and tested to classify the aortic valve dynamics into two states: aortic valve opening and closing (i.e. operating normally) and aortic valve permanently closed. Our results show that the proposed algorithm can detect the aortic valve dynamics effectively in terms of classification accuracy and stability. This classifier will be an integral part in the development of a feedback controller for the LVAD when used on patients as a bridge-to-recovery device. The output of the classifier will be used to adjust the power delivered to the LVAD to ensure that the aortic valve opens and closes normally within each cardiac cycle while at the same time making sure that the physiological demands of the patient are met.
We introduce three implantable tissue regeneration systems;an implantable cell graft culture system, an implantable electrical stimulation system for bone regeneration, and a liquid crystal polymer (LCP)-based bone re...
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Synthetic genetic circuits have a number of exciting potential applications such as cleaning up toxic waste, hunting and killing tumor cells, and producing drugs and bio-fuels more efficiently. When designing and anal...
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This paper presents an algorithmic procedure for determining the cryptographic key properties and hence matching with the required complexity and strength to assure a more reliable and secure designs of cryptographic ...
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This paper presents an algorithmic procedure for determining the cryptographic key properties and hence matching with the required complexity and strength to assure a more reliable and secure designs of cryptographic systems. The designed algorithm is capable to provide the cryptographic key structure based on optimum solution approach. Using the Hardware Description Language (HDL), Verilog, the key can be realized on Field programmable Gate Array (FPGA) platform and then translated into Printed Circuit Board (PCB).
A key capability of focused ion beam (FIB) tools is the ability to deposit conductive materials by introducing organometallic precursors such as tungsten hexacarbonyl [W(CO)6] or (methylcyclopentadienl) trimethyl plat...
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Heavily-doped strained germanium (Ge) can emit light efficiently thanks to its pseudo direct band gap characteristic. This makes Ge a good candidate for on-chip monolithic light sources in silicon (Si) photonics syste...
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