Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for generating biological tissues that are configured for folding into a pre-determined three-dimensional form. The present disclosure utilizes contractile cells for folding a biological tissue into a three-dimensional shape. The methods include disposing a pattern of contractile cells on a surface that includes fibers actuated by the contractile cells and folding of the surface by the action of the contractile cells on the fibers. Tissues generated using the methods and systems of the present disclosure are also provided.

Abstract: An interconnect apparatus comprises first node circuitry for performing first node operations to service data access requests in respect of a first range of memory addresses and second node circuitry for performing second node operations to service data access requests in respect of a second range of memory addresses. The interconnect comprises interface circuitry to: receive a retry indication in respect of a data access request from the first node and forward the retry indication to the requester circuitry; responsive to determining that the interface circuitry has capacity for the data access request, transmit a reissue capacity message to the requester circuitry; receive a reissued data access request from the requester circuitry; and issue the reissued data access request to the second node circuitry. The second node circuitry is responsive to receiving the reissued data access request to service the data access request.

Abstract: The side wall, extending below a shoulder of the thermoplastic bottle, has a gripping portion formed substantially in the middle of the bottle body and includes a first line and a second line each defined in a vertical symmetry plane. The second line has a second point at minimal distance ds2 between the side wall and the central axis, while the first line has a first point at minimal distance dsl between the first line and the central axis. For these particular points in the gripping portion: ·ds2<ds1·hs1<hs2 A thick portion is provided at and above the second point.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to an interconnect comprising an interface to couple to a master device, the interface comprising buffer storage. The interface is configured to receive a request from the master device for data comprising a plurality of data blocks, the master device requiring the data blocks in a defined order. A data collator is configured to: receive the request; issue a data pull request to cause the interface to allocate buffer space in the buffer storage for buffering the requested data; and responsive to receiving a confirmation that the buffer space is allocated, provide the requested data to the buffer storage. The interface is configured to employ the buffer storage to enable re-ordering of the plurality of data blocks of the requested data, prior to outputting the plurality of data blocks to the master device; and output the plurality of data blocks to the master device in the defined order.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises processing circuitry to process data access operations specifying a virtual address of data to be loaded from or stored to a data store, and proxy identifier determining circuitry to determine a proxy identifier for a data access operation to be processed by the data access circuitry, the proxy identifier having fewer bits than a physical address corresponding to the virtual address specified by the data access operation. The processing circuitry comprises at least one buffer to buffer information (including the proxy identifier) associated with one or more pending data access operations awaiting processing. Address translation circuitry determines the physical address corresponding to the virtual address specified for a data access operation after that data access operation has progressed beyond said at least one buffer.

Abstract: The container is provided with a one-piece hollow body made of plastic material and a bottom portion. The body is tubular and includes a side wall extending around a longitudinal axis from an annular base to a top provided with a wide top opening. A thin flexible lid covers and seals the top opening. The base is provided with a base flange, of annular shape, that continuously surrounds a wide base opening of the hollow body. A flexible base lid made of foil material is in annular sealing contact with the flange to close the base opening and define all or part of the bottom portion. Such bottom portion and the side wall delimit an interior volume suitable for receiving a product. The body is typically a blow molded piece.

Abstract: An interconnect is provided that has a plurality of nodes, and a ring network to which each of the nodes is connected to allow packets to be transmitted between nodes. For an ordered sequence of packets one of the nodes is arranged as a source node to add each packet of the ordered sequence on to the ring network, and another of the nodes is arranged as a destination node to remove each packet of the ordered sequence from the ring network. The source node is enabled to add a packet of the ordered sequence on to the ring network without waiting for a previously added packet of the ordered sequence to be removed from the ring network by the destination node.

Abstract: A dock for a portable electronic device includes a base and an arm movably supported on the base. The arm has a ratchet gear set and a distal end configured to engage the portable electronic device to secure the portable electronic device to the base. The dock further includes a ratchet pawl positioned within the base. The ratchet pawl is movable between a first position, in which the ratchet pawl engages the ratchet gear set to inhibit movement of the arm relative to the base, and a second position, in which the ratchet pawl disengages the ratchet gear set to allow movement of the arm relative to the base. The dock further includes an electronic actuator operable to actuate the ratchet pawl from the first position to the second position.

Abstract: An apparatus for handling resets corresponding to multiple reset domains comprises a transport network interconnecting elements to enable data to be transferred from one element to another, ingress circuitry to couple elements to the transport network, and egress circuitry to couple the transport network to the elements. The ingress circuitry couples source elements to the transport network, and is responsive to receiving data from a source element to generate at least one transport packet in order to send that data over the transport network. Each transport packet comprises a reset domain indicator indicative of the reset domain in which the source element operates. The egress circuitry couples the transport network to destination elements and, whilst a reset of a particular reset domain is asserted, discards transport packets for which the reset domain indicator indicates the particular reset domain.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for automatic calibration of electronic trailer brake gain. An example apparatus includes a trailer brake gain calibration module programmed to compare a calculated trailer brake torque to at least one of a first or second threshold, adjust a gain value based upon satisfaction of at least one of the first or second threshold, and apply a pressure to a trailer brake based on the gain value.

Abstract: In the sealing method, a flexible lid is adhered onto a ring portion of a flange that delimits a wide opening of the container to be sealed. The flange is tapering upwardly at least before the sealing of the flexible lid, so as to define a slope angle between 5° and 20° to the horizontal at the ring portion. The body of the container includes a side wall and the flange connected to an annular axial end of the side wall, the flange surrounding the opening and being an internal flange protruding radially inward. The ring portion is axially pushed and heated, typically by action of a sealing head. The body is typically in PET and the flange has a radial extension superior to about 2.0 mm and inferior or equal to 5.0 mm.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for managing a cache. The cache is arranged to comprise a plurality of cache sections, where each cache section is powered independently of the other cache sections in the plurality of cache sections, and the apparatus has power control circuitry to control power to each of the cache sections. The power control circuitry is responsive to a trigger condition indicative of an ability to operate the cache in a power saving mode, to perform a latency evaluation process to determine a latency indication for each of the cache sections, and to control which of a subset of the cache sections to power off in dependence on the latency indication. This can allow the power consumption savings realised by turning off one or more cache sections to be optimised to take into account the current system state.

Abstract: The container has a blow molded piece forming a hollow plastic body. The body has a bottom and an annular side wall longitudinally extending from an annular base to a top. A thin flexible lid of foil material covers and seals a wide top opening of the container. The top is connected to the outer rim of an annular top flange. The top flange protrudes radially inward and delimit the opening at an inner rim. The lid is axially adhered to the flange upper face and can be peeled away, optionally using a pull tab that extends beyond the outer rim. Except at region of the pull tab, the annular outer edge of the lid extends parallel to the outer rim, not beyond 1.0 or 2.0 mm from the outer rim.

Abstract: Circuitry comprises a data store to hold status data indicating a status of a first set of one or more devices connected to the interconnect circuitry; and control circuitry, responsive to initiation of a data handling transaction, to generate recovery data indicative of an initial state of the status data and to predict a predicted revised state of the status data applicable to resolution of the data handling transaction; the control circuitry being configured to change the status data to the predicted revised state in response to initiation of the transaction and before resolution of the transaction, and in response to a request to access the status data between the change of the status data to the predicted revised state and the resolution of the transaction, to provide access to the initial state of the status data, using the recovery data.

Abstract: An interconnect, and method of operation of such an interconnect, are disclosed. The interconnect has a plurality of nodes, and a routing network via which information is routed between the plurality of nodes. The plurality of nodes comprises at least one slave node used to couple master devices to the interconnect, at least one master node used to couple slave devices to the interconnect, and at least one control node. Each control node is responsive to a slave node request received via the routing network from a slave node, to perform an operation to service the slave node request and, when a propagation condition is present, to issue a control node request via the routing network to a chosen master node in order to service the slave node request. The chosen master node processes the control node request in order to generate a master node response, and treats as a default destination for the master node response the control node that issued the control node request.

Abstract: A multi-functional slurry processing system (“VARCOR”) and associated methods is disclosed. The present examples provide a multi-functional slurry processing system incorporating systems and methods for separating liquid and solid components in slurries. In particular the systems and methods described herein produce clean water, dried solids, and potential concentration of desirable constituents with a boiling point lower than water. At least one example of the multi-functional slurry processing system provides a self-contained processing facility configured to efficiently convert high water-content slurries into its constituent solid and liquid fractions and subsequently generating and collecting clean water and concentrating desirable constituents with a boiling point lower than water.

Abstract: A dock for a portable electronic device includes a base and an arm movably supported on the base. The arm has a ratchet gear set and a distal end configured to engage the portable electronic device to secure the portable electronic device to the base. The dock further includes a ratchet pawl positioned within the base. The ratchet pawl is movable between a first position, in which the ratchet pawl engages the ratchet gear set to inhibit movement of the arm relative to the base, and a second position, in which the ratchet pawl disengages the ratchet gear set to allow movement of the arm relative to the base. The dock further includes an electronic actuator operable to actuate the ratchet pawl from the first position to the second position.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to an interconnect comprising an interface to couple to a master device, the interface comprising buffer storage. The interface is configured to receive a request from the master device for data comprising a plurality of data blocks, the master device requiring the data blocks in a defined order. A data collator is configured to: receive the request; issue a data pull request to cause the interface to allocate buffer space in the buffer storage for buffering the requested data; and responsive to receiving a confirmation that the buffer space is allocated, provide the requested data to the buffer storage. The interface is configured to employ the buffer storage to enable re-ordering of the plurality of data blocks of the requested data, prior to outputting the plurality of data blocks to the master device; and output the plurality of data blocks to the master device in the defined order.

Abstract: In a wireless communication between a mobile controller and a controllable device, the device periodically broadcasts, at a relatively low power level, a first advertisement packet for connecting the controllable device to a mobile controller. Once a connection has been established between the device and the controller, the controller and the device exchange their respective identifiers (IDs). In the event that the connection becomes broken, the device starts to additionally periodically broadcast, at a relatively high power level, a second advertisement packet containing the device ID for reconnecting the device to the controller. Upon receipt of the second packet, the controller requests receipt of a message containing the controller ID and, upon receipt of that message, resumes the connection with the device. The device then stops the broadcast of the second advertisement packet.