Abstract: A process for producing a barrier composition includes subjecting a siloxane compound having 1 to 3 amino groups and an aqueous solution including water and an alcohol to hydrolysis and first-stage condensation under required conditions, subjecting a first colloidal mixture obtained and an additional alcohol to second-stage condensation, subjecting a second colloidal mixture obtained, which has a particular solid content, to heating under required conditions, and subjecting a cured product obtained to aging under required conditions. A barrier composition produced by the process is also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for filling cassettes consistent with sets of seeds are provided. One example computer-implemented method includes, in response to a request for a schedule to fill a plurality of the cassettes, accessing data associated with the cassettes including a seed set specific to each of the cassettes and generating a schedule to fill the plurality of cassettes with seeds, consistent with the seed sets specific to the plurality of cassettes, via a gantry, multiple counting stations, and a filling station, based on a throughput of the gantry, the multiple counting stations, and the filling station. The method then includes executing the schedule at the gantry, the multiple counting stations, and the filling station to fill at least a portion of the plurality of cassettes with the appropriate sets of seeds consistent with the schedule.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a battery cell is disclosed. The method comprises recovering a cathode module from a used battery cell, assembling a new battery cell using the recovered cathode module. The used battery cell may be from a battery pack which has failed or reached end-of-life. The new battery cell may comprise a new anode module, a new electrolyte and/or a new separator. This may allow a battery cell to be manufactured in a manner which is more cost effective and environmentally sustainable than prior techniques.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for generating a fluid analysis report with key issues to improve vehicle maintenance are provided. A processing circuit is configured to: obtain information regarding a plurality of fluids from a plurality of vehicles; determine a plurality of thresholds based on the information; analyze a fluid sample from a particular vehicle to identify a fluid type of the fluid sample; identify a vehicle type of the particular vehicle associated with the fluid sample; retrieve a population of the obtained information pertinent to at least one of the identified fluid type of the fluid sample or the vehicle type of the particular vehicle; retrieve at least one threshold associated with the retrieved population; compare a characteristic of the fluid sample to the retrieved at least one threshold; and generate and provide a dynamic graphical user interface regarding the comparison to a computing device.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to receive particles in a liquid includes: a housing comprising a housing inlet and a housing outlet; and a mesh located in the housing between the housing inlet and the housing outlet, the mesh having spaces greater than a greatest transverse dimension of the particles. The apparatus operates to break up agglomerates of the particles, such as agglomerates of magnetic particles. Other systems and methods of receiving and transferring liquids containing particles having a propensity to agglomerate are disclosed, as are other aspects.