In the electronic and microfabrication industry, die separation is one of the most critical steps in producing an undamaged, stand-alone micro-scale device. For silicon based devices, it is the predominant step governing resistance to die failure...
No current microfabrication technique exists for producing room-temperature, high-precision, point-to-point polymer nanofibers in three dimensions. Producing rounded structures in a third dimension is particularly difficult to accomplish with...
Urbanization disrupts natural soil profiles and as watersheds are
urbanized, their surfaces become impervious and this will result in
reduction of infiltration. For this reason, many cities are facing problems
with treating runoff water. Best...
Cardiac mapping has become an important area of research for understanding the mechanisms responsible for cardiac arrhythmias and the associated diseases. Current technologies for measuring electrical potentials on the surface of the heart are...
In this thesis self-assembled growth of Ag2Ga nano-needles on batch fabricated
micro-grippers are reported. The room temperature growth of Ag2Ga nano-needles have
been recently developed as stylus for Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Integration...
Protective coatings; Microelectromechanical systems
PARYLENE (poly-para-xylylene) is mostly used as a conformal protective polymer pin-hole free coating material to uniformly protect any component configuration on diverse substrates. This thesis describes in detail how the unique properties of...
Bi-stable buckled MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) diaphragms have a myriad of uses in the MEMS field for their large out-of-plane deflections. Buckling is a phenomenon brought upon by a compressive stress. Diaphragms are large aspect ratio,...
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front; Mountains; Trench warfare
Soldier, sitting under a small shelter at the end of a mountain trench, and nearby mountaintops as seen over the edge of the trench. Believed to be near Monastir in the Balkans in 1917-1918.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front; Trench warfare; Mountains; Valleys
Mountains and valleys as seen from inside a mountain trench near Monastir, Albania during World War I. Rocks and a few sandbags line the walls of the trench.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front; Trench warfare; Soldiers; Signs (Notices)
Soldier working in a trench during World War I. At the top of the trench is a small wooden sign that reads "M-A-G". He is believed to be a member of France's 34e Colonial Regiment stationed near Monastir in the Balkans in 1917-1919.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front; Trench warfare; Soldiers; Firearms; Arms & armament
Three soldiers in a support trench work to repair or maintain weapons during World War I. Two sit under a canvas awning in the rock-lined trench. They are believed to be members of France's 34e Colonial Regiment stationed near Monastir in the...
Construction; Maintenance & repair; Sewers; Pipes (Conduits); Sewerage; Men; Construction workers; Women; Construction workers; Children
A wide trench is being dug at the base of a hill with a house at the top of the hill. Short vertical bars stick out of the bottom of the trench and long wood beams run across the top. Men with shovels are at the site. Next to the trench, a man,...
Photography--Psychological aspects; Mourning customs in art; Mourning customs in literature; Phenomenology and art
The creation of liminal spaces has been used for centuries cross-culturally to create sacred or taboo meanings in rituals, people, places, or objects. Liminality is constructed by the overlapping of cultural categories and "ruptures" an...
Entrance to a dugout at the end of a trench during World War I. A canvas covering is on the ground above the entrance and other items hang from the walls.
World War, 1914-1918; Trench warfare; Soldiers; Digging
French soldier uses a pick to dig a trench or dugout, probably in northeastern France, during World War I. He has a cigarette in his mouth and his jacket is lying on the ground above his head.
World War, 1914-1918; Trench warfare; Soldiers; Digging; Shovels
French soldier stands and tosses dirt from his shovel as he digs a trench, probably in northeastern France, during World War I. He has a cigarette in his mouth and his jacket is lying on the ground to his left.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Eastern Front; Trench warfare; Soldiers; Tables; Arms & armament; Smoking
Six soldiers work intently at a table under a canvas awning in a support trench during World War I. Five are smoking pipes and they appear to be working on weapon parts or other instruments. They are believed to be members of France's 34e Colonial...
