Month of May 2008

A process for preparing 1,4,4,5,5,6,6-heptafluoro-2-trifluoro-3-oxaheptan,7-diol polyformal by the following steps in order: (1) reacting 2,4,4,5,5,6,6-heptafluoro-2-trifluoromethyl-3-oxaheptane-1,7-diol with formaldehyde in 80-90% (w/w) sulfuric acid in the presence of methylene chloride to produce...

A method of providing an adhesive resin and methods of providing glue mixes useful in plywood manufacture are provided. Also provided is a method of manufacturing plywood. An alkyl glycoside, e.g. methyl glucoside, is utilized in various ways in the manufacture of an adhesive resin, a glue mix and/or, a plywood panel...

A whole blood diluting solution for analyzing quantitatively whole blood (even when it contains a subject component in an abnormally high quantity, or it is used as a sample after a several-hour hapse from blood-gathering) by supplying a given volume of whole blood sample in the form of a diluted solution to a dry...

An asbestos-free intumescent thermal protection coating consisting essently of from 0.5 to 1.5 weight percent of a ceramic fiber that comprises from 40 to 50 weight percent of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3, 50 to 60 weight percent of SiO.sub.2, from 0.5 to 1 weight percent of Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, and from 1.2 to 2 weight percent of...

A multilayer analytical element for determining an assay of a component in whole blood sample is disclosed, which comprises at least two water-permeable layers, wherein one layer is a sample spreading layer and the other layer is a reagent layer, wherein one layer or more of said water-permeable layers contain a...

An apparatus and method for simulating a fusion environment on a first wall or blanket structure. A material test specimen is contained in a capsule made of a material having a low hydrogen solubility and permeability. The capsule is partially filled with a lithium solution, such that the test specimen is encapsulated...

A first wall construction for a tokamak reactor is disclosed, comprising a series of hollow lobes, each having a pair of side wall portions with a curved end wall portion extending therebetween. Each lobe is adapted to withstand substantial pressure on the concave side of the curved end wall portion while withstanding...

A thin film of zirconium diboride that has been deposited onto a substrate nd patterned using photolithography is dry etched in a commercial plasma etcher with either chloride gas, or a mixture of a chloride gas with oxygen, or a mixture of a chloride gas with nitrogen, or a mixture of chloride gas with a noble gas,...

A thin film of titanium diboride that has been deposited onto a substrate d patterned using photolithography is dry etched in a commercial plasma etcher with either a chloride, or a mixture of a chloride gas with oxygen, or a mixture of a chloride gas with nitrogen, or a mixture of a chloride gas with a noble gas, or...

An optical fiber connector assembly and method for splicing a broken fiber optic cable is described which includes first and second elements joinable in a mated condition along respective first and second mating surfaces; first and second grooves in the mating surfaces extending essentially the lengths of the surfaces...