Abstract: A chip or carbon fiber substrate may be programmed to emit and/or augment energy tuned to interact with bodily functions. The chip or carbon fiber substrate may be programmed by using a pair of Tesla pancake coils, each coupled to a spherical electrode and driven to create an energetic field between the electrodes. Embodiments may include systems that include the programmed chip in a device (for example, a pet tag) worn on an animal's body. The systems may be wearable so that the effects of the programmed chip may be applied to selected areas of animals and pets.

Abstract: Substituted benzyl-4-aminopicolinic esters and pyrimidino-4-carboxylic esters, methods for the production thereof, and use thereof as herbicides and plant growth regulators What is described are benzylcarboxylic acid derivatives of benzoheterocyclylpyridines and benzoheterocyclylpyrimidines of the general formula (I) and their use as herbicides where X represents CH or CF, A represents a benzo-fused heterocycle, R1 represents H, Hal or organic radicals such as alkyl and R2 represents Cl or F.

Abstract: A card includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface has a first surface area. The card also includes an image area on the first surface. The image area has a second surface area less than the first surface area. The cars further includes a contrast region between the image area and an edge of the substrate. The contrast region is a solid border surrounding the image area. The card additionally includes a plurality of markings extending from the contrast region into the image area. Each marking of the plurality of markings arranged in a pattern such that the markings of the plurality of markings are separated from one another by a portion of the image area.

Abstract: An optical grating (8) includes a substrate (9), on the surface (9a) of which a periodic structure (10) is formed that is embodied to diffract incident radiation (11), in particular incident EUV radiation, with a specified wavelength (??) into a predetermined order of diffraction, in particular into the first order of diffraction (m=+1). The optical grating also has a coating (12) applied onto the periodic structure with at least one layer (13, 14) that is embodied to suppress the diffraction of the incident radiation into at least one higher order of diffraction (m=+2, . . . ) than the predetermined order of diffraction.

Abstract: A method for detecting deposited particles (P) on a surface (11) of an object (3, 14) includes: irradiating a partial region of the surface (11) of the object (3, 14) with measurement radiation; detecting measurement radiation scattered on the irradiated partial region, and detecting particles in the partial region of the surface of the object (3, 14) based on the detected measurement radiation. In the steps of irradiating and detecting, the surface (11) of the object (3, 14) has an anti-reflective coating (13) and/or a surface structure (15) for reducing the reflectivity of the surface (11) for the measurement radiation (9), wherein the particle detection limit is lowered due to the anti-reflective coating (13) and/or the surface structure (15). Also disclosed are a wafer (3) and a mask blank for carrying out the method.

Abstract: A card includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface has a first surface area. The card also includes an image area on the first surface. The image area has a second surface area less than the first surface area. The cars further includes a contrast region between the image area and an edge of the substrate. The contrast region is a solid border surrounding the image area. The card additionally includes a plurality of markings extending from the contrast region into the image area. Each marking of the plurality of markings arranged in a pattern such that the markings of the plurality of markings are separated from one another by a portion of the image area.

Abstract: A method for authenticating at least one diagnostic trouble code (DTC) generated by a motor vehicle system of a vehicle. The method generates a DTC by a fault detection algorithm, stores the DTC in a volatile fault memory, generates an identity marker denoting the fault detection algorithm at the time of generation of the DTC, stores the identity marker in NVM, stores the DTC in the NVM when an ignition-off request signal is present, loads the DTC from the NVM into the volatile memory when an ignition-on request signal is present, and authenticates the DTC by the authentication data record by, initially by determining the fault detection algorithm by which the fault event was detected, subsequently this fault detection algorithm being compared with the fault detection algorithm indicated by the identity marker, and an absence of concordance resulting in a manipulation of the DTC being indicated.

Abstract: A chip or carbon fiber substrate may be programmed to emit and/or augment energy tuned to interact with bodily functions. The chip or carbon fiber substrate may be programmed by using a pair of Tesla pancake coils, each coupled to a spherical electrode and driven to create an energetic field between the electrodes. Embodiments may include systems that include the programmed chip in a device (for example, a pet tag) worn on an animal's body. The systems may be wearable so that the effects of the programmed chip may be applied to selected areas of animals and pets.

Abstract: An earthing card emits energy tuned to the natural frequency of the Earth. The card may include a material, carbon fiber or other substrate, programmed using scalar waves. Information is embedded into the carbon fiber via a system that uses a wave function generator to produce resonant frequencies for the application and drive wave information from a transmitting electrode to a receiving electrode. The scalar waves between the electrodes may be subjected to a wave or field source modulating the resultant wave information received at the receiving electrode. A material placed on a receiving coil at the receiving electrode receives the resultant wave information programming the material to emit energy tuned to the natural frequencies of the Earth. By placing the card on the body or running water over the card and spraying the body, the body will receive the energetic information emitted by the programmed material.

Abstract: A method includes causing a control cluster to be included in a user interface and overlapping with an interactive virtual environment. The control cluster includes a first icon area, a second icon area, and a trigger icon area. The method further includes causing a first image to be displayed in the first icon area and a second image to be displayed in the second icon area. The method additionally includes causing a copy of the first image to be displayed in the trigger icon area or a copy of the second image to be displayed in the trigger icon area. The method also includes causing a readiness level of a game play feature to change, and causing the copy of the first image displayed in the trigger icon area or the copy of the second image displayed in the trigger icon area to be replaced with a trigger image.

Abstract: A method of detecting for primary circuit loss of an electronic stability control system for a vehicle comprises checking that a lateral acceleration sensor is installed and working properly, a yaw sensor is installed and working properly, and a steering wheel angle sensor is installed and working properly. An absolute value of the lateral acceleration sensor is compared with a first pre-defined threshold, an absolute value of the yaw sensor is compared with a second pre-defined threshold, and an absolute value of the steering wheel angle sensor is compared with a third pre-defined threshold. It is determined that primary circuit loss detection is not required when any of the three sensors are equal to and above the respective pre-defined thresholds and that primary circuit loss detection is required when all of the three sensors are below the respective pre-defined threshold.

Abstract: An optical grating (8) includes a substrate (9), on the surface (9a) of which a periodic structure (10) is formed that is embodied to diffract incident radiation (11), in particular incident EUV radiation, with a specified wavelength (??) into a predetermined order of diffraction, in particular into the first order of diffraction (m=+1). The optical grating also has a coating (12) applied onto the periodic structure with at least one layer (13, 14) that is embodied to suppress the diffraction of the incident radiation into at least one higher order of diffraction (m=+2, . . . ) than the predetermined order of diffraction.

Abstract: A system and method for a Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) spatial light modulator module, or SAW device that provides varying acoustic wave speed are disclosed. The SAW device includes a substrate of a material such as lithium niobate, and a coating layer is applied to the substrate. A SAW transducer of the device is configured to produce SAW signals that propagate with a propagation velocity around an interface between the substrate and the coating layer. The SAW signals couple light signals of a light source into modulated light signals that are emitted from the bottom face and/or edge face of the substrate. In embodiments, a frequency of RF drive signals applied to the SAW transducer in conjunction with the propagation velocity of the SAW signals produces a decrease in a SAW wavelength of the SAW signals as compared to current SAW device systems and methods.

Abstract: A method includes causing a control cluster to be included in a user interface and overlapping with an interactive virtual environment. The control cluster includes a first icon area, a second icon area, and a trigger icon area. The method further includes causing a first image to be displayed in the first icon area and a second image to be displayed in the second icon area. The method additionally includes causing a copy of the first image to be displayed in the trigger icon area or a copy of the second image to be displayed in the trigger icon area. The method also includes causing a readiness level of a game play feature to change, and causing the copy of the first image displayed in the trigger icon area or the copy of the second image displayed in the trigger icon area to be replaced with a trigger image.

Abstract: An earthing card emits energy tuned to the natural frequency of the Earth. The card may include a material, carbon fiber or other substrate, programmed using scalar waves. Information is embedded into the carbon fiber via a system that uses a wave function generator to produce resonant frequencies for the application and drive wave information from a transmitting electrode to a receiving electrode. The scalar waves between the electrodes may be subjected to a wave or field source modulating the resultant wave information received at the receiving electrode. A material placed on a receiving coil at the receiving electrode receives the resultant wave information programming the material to emit energy tuned to the natural frequencies of the Earth. By placing the card on the body or running water over the card and spraying the body, the body will receive the energetic information emitted by the programmed material.

Abstract: A raster arrangement includes at least one raster element of a first type and at least one raster element of a second type. Each raster element of the first type has a first bundle-influencing effect. Each raster element of the second type has a second bundle-influencing effect which is different from the first bundle-influencing effect. Each raster element of the first type is located in a first area of the raster arrangement. Each raster element of the second type is located in a second area of the raster arrangement which is different from the first area of the raster arrangement.

Abstract: A chip may be programmed to emit and/or augment energy tuned to interact with bodily functions through transdermal contact. The chip may be programmed by using a pair of Tesla pancake coils, each coupled to a spherical electrode and driven to create an energetic field between the electrodes. Embodiments may include systems that include the programmed chip in a fabric body. The systems may be wearable so that the effects of the programmed chip may be applied to selected areas of the human body. Some embodiments may be useful for augmenting healing of ailments.

Abstract: In one aspect, a device for generating triplet photons is disclosed, which includes a waveguide extending from a proximal end for receiving pump radiation to a distal end through which triplet photons generated via nonlinear interaction of the pump radiation with the waveguide exit the waveguide, where the waveguide is configured such that the triplet photons generated within the waveguide reach its distal end at a rate in a range of about 0.05 triplet photons/second/mW and 0.3 triplet photons/second/mW, e.g., in a range of about 0.1 triplet photons/second/mW to about 0.2 triplet photons/second/mW.