Adjusting Electric Field Intensity Using Hybridized Dielectric Metamolecule

In this paper, we report on achieving the hybridization effect in a Mie-based dielectric metamolecule and provide its physically intuitive picture. Hybridization results in the splitting of the initial overlapping resonance dips, thus leading to two new collective resonance modes. It was observed via the simulated displacement field distribution that the two modes behave as the in-phase and out-of-phase oscillation of two meta-atoms, thus enhancing and suppressing the intensity of the electric field at the gap between two meta-atoms. Moreover, since the two hybridized modes are caused by the interaction effect, the intensities of the electric field can be adjusted by several external factors, like applied forces and temperature. Taking advantage of this easy-equipped dielectric meta-device, certain zones in it can be applied to receive amplified signals and shielded noises of different frequencies in microwave communication fields. Moreover, due to the function of enhancing electric field intensities, it is also promising in wireless charging technology.

In-phase oscillation of global regulons is orchestrated by a pole-specific organizer

Cell fate determination in the asymmetric bacteriumCaulobacter crescentus(Caulobacter) is triggered by the localization of the developmental regulator SpmX to the old (stalked) cell pole during the G1→S transition. Although SpmX is required to localize and activate the cell fate-determining kinase DivJ at the stalked pole inCaulobacter, in cousins such asAsticcacaulis, SpmX directs organelle (stalk) positioning and possibly other functions. We define the conserved σ54-dependent transcriptional activator TacA as a global regulator inCaulobacterwhose activation by phosphorylation is indirectly down-regulated by SpmX. Using a combination of forward genetics and cytological screening, we uncover a previously uncharacterized and polarized component (SpmY) of the TacA phosphorylation control system, and we show that SpmY function and localization are conserved. Thus, SpmX organizes a site-specific, ancestral, and multifunctional regulatory hub integrating the in-phase oscillation of two global transcriptional regulators, CtrA (the master cell cycle transcriptional regulator A) and TacA, that perform important cell cycle functions.

CONTROL OF SYNCHRONIZATION IN DELAY-COUPLED NETWORKS

We consider synchronization in networks of delay-coupled oscillators. In these systems, the coupling phase has been found to be a crucial control parameter. By proper choice of this parameter one can switch between different synchronous oscillatory states of the network, e.g., in-phase oscillation, splay or various cluster states. Applying the speed-gradient method, we derive an adaptive algorithm for an automatic adjustment of the coupling phase, coupling strength, and delay time such that a desired state can be selected from an otherwise multistable regime.