A method used in forming at least a portion of at least one conductive capacitor electrode of a capacitor that comprises a pair of conductive capacitor electrodes having a capacitor insulator there-between comprises forming an insulative first material comprising an amorphous insulative metal oxide. The amorphous insulative metal oxide is reduced in a reducing-ambient to form a conductive second material from the insulative first material. Such reducing in the reducing-ambient both (a) removes oxygen from and changes the stoichiometry of the metal oxide, and (b) crystallizes the metal oxide into a crystalline state that is conductive.

In some embodiments, a method is provided that includes (1) providing aluminum; (2) providing carbon nanotube material; (3) combining the aluminum and carbon nanotube material to form a current-carrying, aluminum-carbon-nanotube component of an electrical switch device; and (4) assembling the electrical switch device using the aluminum-carbon-nanotube component. The aluminum-carbon-nanotube component is formed so as to have at least one of lower electrical resistivity and greater thermal conductivity than a component formed of aluminum without carbon nanotube material. Numerous other embodiments are provided.

A soft sanitary tissue paper web comprising at least one ply is disclosed. The soft sanitary tissue paper web comprises from about 2% to about 56.5% by weight of the soft sanitary tissue paper web of a softwood pulp fiber mixture and from about 43.5% to about 99.9% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the soft sanitary tissue paper web of a hardwood pulp fiber mixture. The softwood pulp fiber mixture comprises from about 0% to about 56.4% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the soft sanitary tissue paper web of softwood pulp fiber; from about 0.05% to about 20.0% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the soft sanitary tissue paper web of cellulose nanofilaments; and, from about 0.05% to about 3.0% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the soft sanitary tissue paper web of strengthening additive.

An absorbent towel paper web comprising at least one ply is disclosed. The absorbent towel paper web has from about 45% to about 90% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of a softwood pulp fiber mixture and from about 10% to about 55% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of a hardwood pulp fiber mixture. The softwood pulp fiber mixture has from about 20% to about 89.9% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of softwood pulp fibers; from about 0.05% to about 20% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of cellulose nanofilaments; and, from about 0.05% to about 5.0% by weight of the dry fiber basis of the absorbent towel paper web of strengthening additive.

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A semiconductor device includes a first conductive pattern at an upper portion of a first insulating interlayer on a first substrate, a first plurality of conductive nanotubes (CNTs) extending vertically, a second conductive pattern at a lower portion of a second insulating interlayer beneath a second substrate, and a second plurality of CNTs extending vertically. A lower surface of the second insulating interlayer contacts an upper surface of the first insulating interlayer. At least a portion of a sidewall of each of the first plurality of CNTs is covered by the first conductive pattern, and at least a portion of a sidewall of each of the second plurality of CNTs is covered by the second conductive pattern. The first and second conductive patterns vertically face each other, and at least one of the first plurality of CNTs and at least one of the second plurality of CNTs contact each other.

The present invention provides a method for increasing the sensitivity of LFIAs by using palladium nanoparticles, selecting appropriate dye chemistries, and improving the timing of the development chemistry. In the presence of a palladium nanoparticle, three reagents interact with a catalytic label to form a colored dye. The three reagents include a hydrogen peroxide source, a color developer (a substituted para-phenylenediamine), and a color coupler (e.g. a napthol or a phenol). The timing of the development chemistry is improved by any combination of using a reducing agent, delaying hydrogen peroxide application by diffusion, using dissolving materials as a time delay, using serpentine flow, and separating the color coupler and the color developer on the strip.

A nanoparticle for well-treatment applications and compositions and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The nanoparticle can include a carrier material and an asphaltene inhibitor. The asphaltene inhibitor is capable of being released from the carrier material. The nanoparticle can have a size of 10 nanometers (nm) to 500 nm.

In the present invention, fluorescence properties of quantum dots are used to create or provide a chemical link between biological liquid samples and their associated digital information; thereby, facilitating an easy access and on-demand to all the information associated with the liquid biological sample.

In the present invention, fluorescence properties of quantum dots are used to create or provide a chemical link between biological liquid samples and their associated digital information; thereby, facilitating an easy access and on-demand to all the information associated with the liquid biological sample.