Systems and method of electrical power generation. The system and method controls the timescale of electron dynamics and makes use of avalanche ionization, electrodynamic flows, magnetic fields, polarization, radiation emissions, shock wave front, impulse pressure, and heat transfer, created by plasma generated by exposing a fluid to an ultrashort wavelength laser pulse from a femtosecond laser, a nanosecond laser combined with a femtosecond laser, or a typical laser enhanced by a discharge barrier, and the fluid guided by a shock reflecting tube, electro-laser wave guide, plasma discharge gap or check valves that create vortexes to resist backflow, through a capacitor. The fluid and plasma being accumulated and recombined in a storage chamber in a compressed state, or recycled for cyclical power generation.

Disclosed in the present invention are a method for water-repellent coating treatment of a boron nitride powders and water-repellent treated boron nitride, the method comprising producing a water-repellent coating layer on the surface of the boron nitride powders by plasma treatment using a silicon-containing organic compound containing silicone, wherein the water-repellent coating layer remains on the boron nitride through chemical binding with the boron nitride even after ultrasonic water washing.

An electrode component for generating large area atmosphere pressure plasma is provided. The electrode component comprises a first transparent insulation substrate, a first transparent electrode pattern, a second transparent electrode pattern, and a second transparent insulation substrate. The first transparent insulation substrate has a first thickness. The first transparent electrode pattern and the second transparent electrode pattern are formed on the upper surface of the first transparent insulation substrate and has a gap therebetween. The second transparent insulation substrate has a second thickness and covers the first transparent electrode pattern and the second transparent electrode pattern. The first thickness is greater than the second thickness in order to form atmospheric pressure plasma above the second transparent insulation substrate.

Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) analyzers use an ICP torch to generate a plasma in which a sample is atomized an ionized. Analysis of the atomic ions can be performed by atomic analysis, such as mass spectrometry (MS) or atomic emission spectrometry (AES). Particle based ICP analysis includes analysis of particles such as cells, beads, or laser ablation plumes, by atomizing and ionizing particles in an ICP torch followed by atomic analysis. In mass cytometry, mass tags of particles are analyzed by mass spectrometry, such as by ICP-MS. Systems and methods of the subject application include one or more of: a demountable ICP torch holder assembly, an external ignition device; an ICP load coil comprising an annular fin, particle suspension sample introduction fluidics, and ICP analyzers thereof.

A dielectric barrier discharge device in an embodiment includes: a dielectric having a hollow-shaped flow path; a first electrode and a second electrode provided apart along the dielectric so as to cause a first region in which plasma is formed inside the flow path; and a power supply to apply a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode. The dielectric includes a flow path area adjusting portion provided to project from an inner wall of the dielectric toward a center of the flow path in a manner that a first flow path cross-sectional area in the first region is smaller than a second flow path cross-sectional area in a second region other than the first region in the flow path.

A dielectric barrier discharge electrode of an embodiment has: a dielectric; a first electrode provided to be exposed on the dielectric; a second electrode provided to be covered by the dielectric; and a third electrode provided to be covered by the dielectric in a neighborhood of the first electrode.

The present invention discloses a plasma aerosol device, comprising a gas tunnel, a dielectric barrier discharge module, and a liquid tunnel. The invention uses a mechanism similar to a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) electrode system, thus to enable generating a plasma active water mist which riches in free radicals such as reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and reactive oxygen species (ROS). Therefore, this invention is able to be used in medical, sterilization, agriculture and preservation industries.

In the present invention, an electrode pair having a discharge space therein is constituted by a combination of a high-voltage application electrode unit and a ground potential electrode unit. The high-voltage application electrode unit has, as the main components, an electrode dielectric film and a metal electrode formed on the upper surface of the electrode dielectric film. An auxiliary conductive film is formed in an annular shape so as to surround the metal electrode without overlapping the metal electrode in plan view. A metal electrode pressing member: has an annular shape in plan view; is provided to contact part of the upper surface of the auxiliary conductive film; and is fixed to a metal base flange. A ground potential is applied to the base flange.

A liner for application to an amputation stump as a cushion, having a proximal entry opening (2) of a wall (6) having a sleeve section (3) provided for circumferentially enclosing the amputation stump, and a distal closed end section (4), wherein an inside (7) of the wall (6) of the liner (1) is designed for contact on the amputation stump, permits simplified handling of the wound care on the amputation stump of a prosthesis wearer in that an electrode arrangement (10), having at least one electrode (12), for a dielectric barrier plasma discharge is integrated into the liner (1), which arrangement extends starting from the distal end section (4) into the sleeve section (3), is connected at the distal end section (4) to at least one terminal (11) for a high-voltage control signal and is provided with a dielectric cover for contact on the amputation stump, and in that the dielectric cover is provided, at least in the region of the electrode arrangement (10) on the inside (7), with protrusions (8), which define at least one gas space (9, 9′) upon contact on the amputation stump, in which the dielectric barrier plasma discharge can form.

The present invention relates to a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma reactor comprising a catalyst bed for CO.sub.X hydrogenation in a discharge region; and a method to produce light hydrocarbons from a CO.sub.X-containing gas mixture in the DBD plasma reactor. In the DBD plasma reactor for a CO.sub.X hydrogenation reaction, the catalyst for CO.sub.X hydrogenation comprises a catalytically active component on a mesoporous support that is a dielectric. When the DBD plasma reactor for a CO.sub.X hydrogenation reaction according to the present invention is used, it is possible to convert by-product gases or waste gases into higher-value-added chemical products without additional heat supply from the outside.