Nanostructured model device of energy sensing and monitoring apparatus comprises arrays of orderly nanotubes parallel oriented forming 3D cross-bar with vertically oriented nanopillars membrane through self-assembly affixed onto an electrode; the membrane comprises active sites of an innate Heat Shock Protein (HSP) cross-linked with conductive polymers on an electrode to be able to monitor toxic protein β-amyloid (Aβ) energy landscape change, and the reversed membrane potential was restored in the presence of an antibiotic drug. By depositing the HSP60 polymer mixtures on a top of a MMP-2 membrane, it promoted a moonlighting protein network that was able to 97.3% impaired Aβ refolding with imprecision 0.05%, which was not depending on antibiotic drug's concentration, wherein to be able to maintain the RMP.

A memristive device includes a biomaterial comprising protein nanowires and at least two electrodes in operative arrangement with the biomaterial such that an applied voltage induces conductance switching. An artificial neuron or an artificial synapse includes a memrisitive device with the electrodes configured to apply a pulsed voltage configured to mimic an action-potential input.

The present invention relates to organic thin film sensors and the preparation and use thereof in sensing applications, and in particular in glucose sensing. The sensor is characterised by a layered structure comprising a porous wicking layer whose surface is configured to receive a liquid sample. An enzyme is disposed on or within the porous layer for facilitating the generation of a charge carrier from an analyte. A polymer layer in contact with the porous layer is connected to an ohmic conductor for applying a gate voltage to the polymer layer, the polymer layer being conductive to the charge carrier; and an organic semiconducting layer is connected to a source electrode and a drain electrode.

Multiple Josephson toroidal vertex quantum superconductive/memristive and superconductive/memcapacitive devices were invented with various superlattice structures, which work at room temperature without an applied external magnetic flux. The first type of the superlattices of the devices comprises of multiple-layers of organometallic polymers on gold chips by self-assembling that mimics the function of Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2). Another type of quantum superconductor/memristor comprises of multiple-organic polymers cross-linked with MMP-2 protein forming Josephson toroidal vertex on the gold surface. Models of the quantum superconductive/memristive and superconductive/memcapacitive devices were fabricated in nano superlattice structures and the devices module configurations were described. Three different methods were used to evaluate the devices' applications in sub fg/mL collagen-1 sensing, energy storage, and the super-position characteristics as a potential quantum bit device. The superconductivity, memristive, and memcapacitive functions were also evaluated in multiple methods, respectively.

A molecular electronic device (10) includes a framework of polynucleotides (3), one or more molecular electronic components (4) and one or more electrical contacts (7). The molecular electronic components and the electrical contacts are each connected to the plurality of polynucleotides such that the molecular electronic components and the electrical contacts are located with respect to the framework and with respect to each other. This forms a coupling between the electrical contacts and the molecular electronic components.

The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor material including a cellulose nanocrystal and a manufacturing method thereof. Particularly, according to the present disclosure, by attaching an electron withdrawing group or an electron donating group to the surface of the cellulose nanocrystal which is a nonconductor, holes or free electrons are formed in the cellulose nanocrystal, and the cellulose nanocrystal may be used as a semiconductor material.

The present invention relates to an electronic synaptic device and a method of manufacturing the same, and more specifically, to a human-friendly electronic synaptic device based on nanocomposites including a protein, and a method of manufacturing the same.

A method of extracting frustules from benthic pennate diatoms is disclosed. The method includes culturing benthic pennate diatoms in an industrial biofilm process, wherein in the industrial biofilm process the benthic pennate diatoms are growing on at least one surface in a water-containing compartment and wherein the benthic pennate diatoms forms a biofilm on the at least one surface; harvesting the benthic pennate diatoms from the at least one surface; and extracting the frustules by separating the frustules from organic biomass contained in the benthic pennate diatoms.

The flexible dye-sensitized solar panel with an organic chromophore is formed from an organic chromophore dye in a polymer matrix. The organic chromophore dye is extracted from chard (B. vulgaris subsp. cicla). The polymer matrix may be formed from either poly(vinyl alcohol) or polystyrene. The flexible dye-sensitized solar panel with an organic chromophore is made by preparing a solution of the selected polymer in the dye extracted from the B. vulgaris subsp. cicla. The solution is coated on a glass plate and dried to form a thin film. The thin flexible film is removed from the plate, forming the flexible dye-sensitized solar panel with an organic chromophore.

Provided herein is a coordination complex of Formula (I): wherein

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wherein is a coordinate bond; where M is a metal; X.sub.1, X.sub.2, X.sub.3, X.sub.4, X.sub.5, X.sub.6, and X.sub.7 are each independently selected from a heteroatom; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.7, and R.sup.8 are each independently selected from H and a saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, cyclic or linear hydrocarbon comprising from 1 to 8 carbon atoms; R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are each independently selected from H and a saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, cyclic or linear hydrocarbon comprising from 1 to 8 carbon atoms; and n is an integer.