Abstract: An application of 2,5-dihydroxymethyl-3,6-dimethyl pyrazine and its derivatives in the preparation of drugs for the treatment of, prevention of, and/or protection from heart failure wherein the structural formula of the compound is as follows:

Abstract: Deactivation resistant photocatalysts can be formulated by coating one or more photocatalyst crystals onto a suitable substrate. The photocatalyst crystals are doped with a dopant M. The dopant can be used to repel the silicon-based compound or be used to attract the silicon-based compound. The dopant can uniformly be distributed in the photocatalyst crystals. The dopant can be introduced only to photocatalyst crystals between about 0.1 to about 2 nanometers below the surface of the structure. The doped photocatalyst crystals can be interdispersed with non-doped photocatalyst crystals.

Abstract: An application of 2,5-dihydroxymethyl-3,6-dimethyl pyrazine and its derivatives in the preparation of drugs for the treatment of, prevention of, and/or protection from heart failure wherein the structural formula of the compound is as follows:

Abstract: There is a method for modeling the surface fatigue life of a mechanical component. The method has the following steps: a) modeling the surface fatigue life of the mechanical component on an atomistic scale to form an atomistic model, b) modeling the surface fatigue life of the mechanical component on a mesoscale to form a mesoscale model, c) modeling the surface fatigue life of the mechanical component on a macroscale to form a macroscale model, and d) testing the surface fatigue life of the mechanical component. Feedback from the macroscale model is employed at least once to validate the atomistic model. Feedback from the macroscale model is employed at least once to validate the mesoscale model. Feedback from the testing is employed at least once to validate the macroscale model. There is also an interactive, multiscale model for prediction surface fatigue life or degradation rate for a mechanical component.

Abstract: A power transmission system and a method for enhancing the efficiency of such systems are provided. The system and method includes a lubricant having a viscosity from about 0.01 centistokes to about 400.00 centistokes, power transmission components with a contact surface finish of less than about 16 microinches, and coating the power transmission components with the lubricant during operation of the system.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multifunctional lubricant additive package or composition for improving load-carrying capacity, pressure resistance, surface fatigue life, and other performance characteristics of a lubricant or base oil. The composition typically includes four components: (a) an alkyl or aryl neutral phosphate, (b) a long-chain organic partial ester, (c) an aryl or alkyl phosphite, and (d) a phenol compound. The present invention further provides a multifunctional lubricant having improved performance characteristics, which are obtained by mixing a lubricant with the above-described multifunctional lubricant additive package or composition.

Abstract: Deactivation resistant photocatalysts can be formulated by coating one or more photocatalyst crystals onto a suitable substrate. The photocatalyst crystals are doped with a dopant M. The dopant could be used to repel the silicon-based compound or be used to attract the silicon-based compound. In one embodiment, the dopant can uniformly be distributed in the photocatalyst crystals. In another embodiment, the dopant can be introduced only to photocatalyst crystals between about 0.1 to about 2 nanomenters below the surface of the structure. In another embodiment, the doped photocatalyst crystals can be interdispersed with non-doped photocatalyst crystals.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multifunctional lubricant additive or composition for improving load-carrying capacity, scuffing (scoring) resistance, and other performance characteristics of a lubricant. The composition includes a friction modifier, an antiwear additive, an extreme pressure additive, and a surface fatigue life modifier. The present invention further provides a method for improving the performance characteristics of a lubricant, which includes a step of mixing a lubricant base oil or fully formulated lubricant with the above-described multifunctional lubricant additive composition.

Abstract: A method and system for developing lubricant, as well as the lubricant, is provided. According to performance requirements for the lubricant, atomistic modeling tools are used to design a formulation for the lubricant that will substantially meet a set of performance requirements. The formulation comprises lubricant additive(s), lubricant base stock(s), or the combination of lubricant additive(s) and lubricant base stock(s).

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for improving load carrying capacity, extreme pressure performance, surface fatigue life, and other performance characteristics of a lubricant. The composition includes a base stock and a combination of two, three, or all of a friction modifier, and antiwear additive, an extreme pressure additive, and a surface fatigue life modifier. The present invention further provides a method for improving the performance characteristics of a lubricant. The method includes a step of mixing a lubricant with the above-described multifunctional lubricant additive composition or mixing a lubricant base stock with the above-described multifunctional lubricant additive composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multifunctional lubricant additive package or composition for improving load-carrying capacity, scuffing (scoring) resistance, and other performance characteristics of a lubricant. The composition includes a molybdenum compound, a secondary zinc dithiophosphate compound, an aryl or alkyl phosphite compound, and a compound having an alkylthiocarbamoyl group. The present invention further provides a method for improving the performance characteristics of a lubricant. The method includes mixing a lubricant base stock or a fully-formulated lubricant with the above-described multifunctional lubricant additive composition.