Patent relating to an impact resistant device that can be worn as body armor to protect the wearer from high velocity projectiles.

Patent relating to a method of making integrated circuits using ruthenium and its oxides as a Cu diffusion barrier.

Patent relating to a system and methods of machining hard tissues, such as bone.

Patent relating to a liquid cooled stirling engine with a segmented rotary displacer.

Patent relating to a method and apparatus both for improving execution performance and for protecting memory system against some side channel attacks.

Patent relating to gold, silver, and copper nanoparticles stabilized in biocompatible aqueous media.

Patent relating to the direct utilization of plasma proteins for the in vivo assembly of protein-drug/imaging agent conjugates, nanocarriers and coatings for biomaterials.

This report discusses the economic impacts of existing activities and gives a preliminary feasibility assessment for new fairgrounds and expo center. The economic and fiscal impacts generated by fairs, rodeos, horse shows, and cattle shows nationwide are significant. Impacts estimated in the millions of dollars are not uncommon for regional and state events. It is against this backdrop that the University of North Texas Center for Economic Development and Research has been asked to estimate the economic and fiscal impacts of the North Texas State Fair & Rodeo, as well as examine the potential market for and economic and fiscal impacts of building a new exposition center in Denton County. Later in this report, we will also examine the experiences of ten exposition centers across Texas and the U.S. that illustrate the types of events, and the associated costs, that would likely attend construction and operation of such a center in Denton County.