Abstract: A novel silver-lithium-iodine solid-state energy device and system are disclosed. The rechargeable, self-assembled, dual-function, metal-iodide battery exhibits small size and high deliverable power. Inert until activation, the device may be stored for long periods of time. Upon activation, the device assembles the required electrochemical moieties for operation without external intervention. The device limits short-circuiting and self-discharge of the system by spontaneous reactions at the electrode/electrolyte interfaces, and thus is self-healing. By incorporating both silver and lithium in the same system, a dual function is achieved, whereby the characteristics of a lithium-based battery dominate at a low load and those of a silver-based battery dominate under a high load.

Abstract: The epsilon polymorph of vanadyl phosphate, ?-VOPO4, made from the solvothermally synthesized H2VOPO4, is a high density cathode material for lithium-ion batteries optimized to reversibly intercalate two Li-ions to reach the full theoretical capacity at least 50 cycles with a coulombic efficiency of 98%. This material adopts a stable 3D tunnel structure and can extract two Li-ions per vanadium ion, giving a theoretical capacity of 305 mAh/g, with an upper charge/discharge plateau at around 4.0 V, and one lower at around 2.5 V.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to enhancing alkalinity of brine, e.g. seawater, using bipolar membrane electrodialysis (BPMED) without removing divalent cations that otherwise cause scaling. In one embodiment, a BPMED is employed wherein the brine volumetric flow rate through a basification compartment is greater at a given current density than that through a brine compartment which increases the pH of the brine output while keeping it below the precipitation pH. In one embodiment, the spacer located in the basification compartment is thicker than spacers elsewhere in the BPMED so as resist membrane distortion due to the increased hydrostatic pressure in the basification compartment given the greater volumetric flow. The brine output having increased alkalinity can be returned to the ocean to mitigate acidification and enable capture of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

Abstract: Field effect transistors (FET) including quantum layers. A FET may include a substrate, and an oxide layer disposed over the substrate. The oxide layer may include a first section and a second section positioned adjacent the first section. The FET may also include a first quantum layer disposed over the first section of the oxide layer, and a second quantum layer disposed over the second section of the oxide layer, and a first segment of the first quantum layer. Additionally, the FET may include a drain region disposed directly over a second segment the first quantum layer. The second segment of the first quantum layer may be positioned adjacent the first segment of the first quantum layer. The FET may further include a source region disposed over the second quantum layer, and a channel region formed over the second quantum layer, between the drain region and the source region.

Abstract: Systems and methods for maintaining an electronic health records system, including a server storing a medical records database. Requests for medical data for a patient in a master problem list are received from a user device, and appropriate list permissions are determined and granted for hierarchical derivative problem lists. Annotated data is received at the server from a user device based on annotations made to a derivative problem list, and problem lists are updated with the received annotated data in real time. The received annotated data is compared with current entries using natural language processing to detect duplicate entries, the duplicate entries are iteratively detected and removed from the master problem list, and non-duplicate entries are stored in authorized derivative problem lists based on the natural language processing and list update permissions for each of the derivative problem lists.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides the ABI1-based seven-gene prognostic signature that predicts survival of metastatic breast cancer patients. The present disclosure reveals that ABI1 is a prognostic metastatic biomarker in breast cancer. The present disclosure further provides that lung metastasis is associated with an ABI1 gene dose and specific gene expression aberration in primary breast cancer tumors and indicates that targeting ABI1 may provide a therapeutic advantage in breast cancer patients.

Abstract: There is set forth herein: an implant adapted for implantation in a user having a neocortex at least part of which has been made responsive to light, the neocortex including a plurality of columns forming an array of cortical columns capable of description by a cortical map characterizing, identifying or defining a location or topographical relationship and placement for respective ones of the plurality of columns; wherein the implant includes an emitter array; wherein the emitter array includes a plurality of emitters, wherein respective ones of the plurality of emitters are configured to emit light toward the array of cortical columns.

Abstract: A low temperature sinterable copper nanoparticle or nanowire, comprising gold, zinc, nickel, tin, or aluminum as an alloying metal, and a capping agent. The nanoparticles or nanowires may be deposited on porous or fibrous substrates, the capping agent desorbed, and sintered at low temperature to form conductive traces or sensing elements. The nanoparticles or nanowires may be deposited by aerosol jet, inkjet or dispenser printers, for example.

Abstract: Structures and methods operable to detect radiation are described. The structure includes a dual-layer detector imaging device that permits one-shot of x-rays for dual-energy imaging. In one embodiment, a front layer of the detector includes a photon counting detector and aback layer of the detector includes an an x-ray radiation source for absorbing x-ray radiation to separate radiation into low energy and high energy components for incidence upon an imaging object. In an embodiment, the imaging object includes a contrast agent material having a characteristic K-edge atomic energy band level, and the separation filter absorbing the X-ray radiation is near the K-edge atomic energy band level.

Abstract: Post-copy is one of the two key techniques (besides pre-copy) for live migration of virtual machines in data centers. Post-copy provides deterministic total migration time and low downtime for write-intensive VMs. However, if post-copy migration fails for any reason, the migrating VM is lost because the VM's latest consistent state is split between the source and destination nodes during migration. PostCopyFT provides a new approach to recover a VM after a destination or network failure during post-copy live migration using an efficient reverse incremental checkpointing mechanism. PostCopyFT was implemented and evaluated in the KVM/QEMU platform. Experimental results show that the total migration time of post-copy remains unchanged while maintaining low failover time, downtime, and application performance overhead.

Abstract: A method of controlling a data center having a cold air cooling system, and at least one containment structure, comprising: determining a minimum performance constraint; determining optimum states of the cold air cooling system, a controlled leakage of air across the containment structure between a hot region and a cold air region, and information technology equipment for performing tasks to meet the minimum performance constraint, to minimize operating cost; and generating control signals to the cold air cooling system, a controlled leakage device, and the information technology equipment in accordance with the determined optimum states.

Abstract: Atomically dispersed platinum-group metal-free catalyst and method for synthesizing the same. According to one embodiment, the catalyst is made by a method in which, in a first step, a metal oxide/zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIF) composite is formed by combining (i) nanoparticles of an oxide of at least one of iron, cobalt, nickel, manganese, and copper, (ii) a hydrated zinc salt, and (iii) an imidazole. Then, in a second step, the metal oxide/ZIF composite is thermally activated, i.e., carbonized, to form an M-N—C catalyst. Thereafter, the M-N—C catalyst may be mixed with a quantity of ammonium chloride, and then the M-N—C/NH4Cl mixture may be pyrolyzed. The foregoing NH4Cl treatment may improve the intrinsic activity of the catalyst. Then, a thin layer of nitrogen-doped carbon may be added to NH4Cl-treated M-N—C catalyst by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Such CVD treatment may improve the stability of the catalyst.

Abstract: A method of preparing a composition for use as a cathode that combines two different cathode materials is disclosed. When utilized in a battery, one cathode material is rechargeable, and the second cathode material has a high capacity with a lower voltage than the first cathode material. The active materials may be combined in several fashions including mixing, layering, deposition, coating, and/or patterning. Such batteries can be tested repeatedly over a specific voltage range and provide high capacity under full discharge at deployment.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having the structure: and use of the compound for inhibiting the growth of or killing

Abstract: Effective human-robot collaboration (HRC) requires extensive communication among the human and robot teammates, because their actions can potentially produce conflicts, synergies, or both. An augmented reality-driven, negotiation-based (ARN) framework is provided for HRC, where ARN supports planning-phase negotiations within human-robot teams. Experiments in an office environment, where multiple mobile robots work on delivery tasks, where the robots could not complete the tasks on their own, but sometimes need help from their human teammate, making human-robot collaboration necessary. In comparison to a non-AR baseline, ARN significantly improved the human users' work efficiency, and their cognitive load, while reducing the overall task completion time of the whole team.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising the compound having the structure: or a salt of the compound; 4-amino-2-[19F]-fluorobenzoic acid or a salt of 4-amino-2-[19F]-fluorobenzoic acid; and at least one acceptable carrier.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions that inhibit the SH2-containing inositol 5?phosphatase (SHIP) as well as methods using such composition for use in treating or ameliorating the effects of a medical condition in a subject. For examples, compositions including the general formula as disclosed herein are suitable for use herein.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for vascular imaging and determining dynamic vascular parameters of blood flow. According to an embodiment, the present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method of determining dynamic vascular parameters of blood flow, comprising acquiring two-dimensional projection images of a vascular region of interest at a predetermined frequency, the vascular region of interest being downstream of a site of vascular administration of a radio-opaque medium, identifying, within the acquired two-dimensional projection images, heterogeneities of the radio-opaque medium, and determining the dynamic vascular parameters of the blood flow based on spatial movements of the identified heterogeneities of the radio-opaque medium. In an embodiment, the predetermined frequency is greater than 100 Hz.

Abstract: 4-pyrrolylpyridine, a novel anion sensor, displays a substantial color loss upon addition of sodium sulfite in aqueous solvents. A variety of anions were tested, including halides, phosphates, sulfates, and hydroxide, but all solutions remained unchanged aside from the sulfite, which displayed bleaching. Described here is a method for which the exact concentration of sulfites in a consumer product can be determined. The test is sensitive over a broad range of sulfites, from 0.84 ppm to over 10,000 ppm, and is accurate with a standard deviation of ±0.01 ppm.

Abstract: An object mapping system for determination of a point of interest (POI) in an environment, including: creating a map of the environment; performing object recognition to locate objects of interest based on characteristics of the environment; generating a map with tags of the objects and the characteristics; providing navigation to guide a device to an object of interest selected from the objects based on a distance from a current location to a destination location of the device; determining angles from an initial position of a laser pointer to the object; generating signals to rotate servomotors based on the angles; processing the signals to rotate the servomotors such that the pointer is rotated from the initial position in coordinate-based directional angles to the object; generating a laser beam that targets the object for determination of the POI associated with the object that is associated with destination location of the computing device.