Abstract: A sodium-cooled nuclear reactor includes at least one electromagnetic pump assembly and a backflow reduction pipe. The backflow reduction pipe may include an inlet, an outlet, at least one tubular section having a first length and a first diameter, and at least one fluid diode section between the inlet and the outlet.

Abstract: This present disclosure is directed to a silver metal wire coated with silver sulfide reference electrode, the preparation via anodization of a silver metal wire in a sodium and/or potassium sulfide solution and use thereof, including test methods to measure corrosion in test articles such as metal pipes. The reference electrode exhibits good stability characteristics, including stability under high temperature conditions.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing normalized hydrogen correction factor comprises: a set of sensors configured to measure telemetry data of a hydrogen production plant; a memory; a database; and a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the database, and the set of sensors. The processor is configured to: receive the telemetry data from the set of sensors; receive supplier data from the database; receive customer data from a customer; determine, using a machine learning model stored in the memory, and based on the telemetry data, the supplier data, and the customer data, a normalized hydrogen correction factor; and provide the normalized hydrogen correction factor to the customer.

Abstract: A system comprising one or more computers implements a synthetic sensor service configured to deploy synthetic sensors to an in-vehicle computing device implementing a synthetic sensor orchestration environment for a vehicle. The synthetic sensor orchestration environment determines a placement decision for a new synthetic sensor to be added to the vehicle based on one or more annotations included in a synthetic sensor package for the new synthetic sensor. The synthetic sensor service and respective synthetic sensor orchestration environments implemented in various types of vehicles provide a consistent way to remotely add additional synthetic sensors and/or other functionality to different types of vehicles after the vehicles have already been put in use by respective owners or operators of the vehicles.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for processing cell samples and training machine learning models are disclosed. Some implementations relate to processing disease cell samples to obtain dynamic response data of the cell samples. Some implementations relate to training machine learning models for mapping therapeutics or stimuli to disease outcomes through dynamic response profiles.

Abstract: A binary photonics lattice that includes a waveguide array having a plurality of single mode waveguides disposed in a substrate, the plurality of single mode waveguides including one or more first waveguides having a first V-number V1 and one or more second waveguides having a second V-number V2. The first V-number V1 is smaller than the second V-number V2. The one or more first and second waveguides are arranged in a linear distribution having first and second edge waveguide regions and a binary waveguide region positioned between the first and second edge waveguide regions. The binary waveguide region is a symmetrical binary representation of a decimal number of two or greater. Further, the binary waveguide region includes at least one first waveguide representing a digit 0 of the symmetrical binary representation and/or at least one second waveguide representing a digit 1 of the symmetrical binary representation.

Abstract: The method includes configuring a nuclear reactor to at least partially mitigate liquid metal coolant backflow in the nuclear reactor in response to an at least partial failure of a primary electromagnetic pump (EMP) within a reactor pressure vessel of the nuclear reactor, the nuclear reactor being liquid metal-cooled, the primary EMP configured to circulate liquid metal coolant through at least a reactor core of the nuclear reactor, the configuring including, installing a backflow EMP within the reactor pressure vessel, such that when selectively activated, the backflow EMP at least partially mitigates liquid metal coolant backflow through the primary EMP.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of making a lensed connector in which a glass ferrule has holes within the body of the glass ferrule, and the glass ferrule is subsequently processed to form lens structures along the ferrule.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to an antenna device. The antenna device includes a glass sheet having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface. The first major surface and the second major surface define a thickness of the glass sheet. The antenna device also includes at least one patch antenna. Each of the at least one patch antenna includes a first metallic layer that is located within the thickness of the glass sheet at or below the first major surface. Additionally, the antenna device includes a ground plane comprising a second metallic layer that is located within the thickness of the glass sheet at or below the second major surface.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of making a lensed connector in which a glass ferrule has holes within the body of the glass ferrule, and the glass ferrule is subsequently processed to form lens structures along the ferrule.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to an antenna device. The antenna device includes a glass sheet having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface. The first major surface and the second major surface define a thickness of the glass sheet. The antenna device also includes at least one patch antenna. Each of the at least one patch antenna includes a first metallic layer that is located within the thickness of the glass sheet at or below the first major surface. Additionally, the antenna device includes a ground plane comprising a second metallic layer that is located within the thickness of the glass sheet at or below the second major surface.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to glass articles which are resistant to UV photodarkening, the glass articles having a thickness ?1.3 mm and comprise UV absorbers such as Ti, V, Mn, Fe, Cu, Ce, Ge, Mo, Cr, Co and Ni, and combinations thereof, or alternatively comprising ZnO or SnO2.

Abstract: Glass articles with infrared reflectivity and methods for making the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, glass article having infrared reflectivity includes a first surface, a second surface and a body extending between the first and second surfaces. A plurality of discrete layers of metallic silver are formed in the body creating at least one optical cavity in the body. Each discrete layer may have a thickness T such that 100 nm?T?250 nm and may be spaced apart from adjacent layers of metallic silver by a spacing S?500. The glass article reflects at least a portion of electromagnetic radiation incident on the glass article having a wavelength from 800 nm to 2500 nm and transmits at least a portion of electromagnetic radiation incident on the glass article having a wavelength from 390 nm to 750 nm.

Abstract: An article includes an optical transforming layer and a guide region positioned inside and adjacent to at least a portion of a perimeter of the optical transforming layer. The guide region comprises an inlet end positioned adjacent to a first surface of the optical transforming layer and an outlet end positioned adjacent a second surface of the optical transforming layer. The guide region propagates light from the inlet end to the outlet end such that the light is directed from the first surface to the second surface. The guide region includes a phase-separated glass comprising a continuous network phase and a discontinuous phase. A relative difference in index of refraction between the continuous network phase and the discontinuous phase is greater than or equal to 0.3%. The discontinuous phase comprises elongated shaped regions aligned along a common axis and having an aspect ratio greater than or equal to 10:1.

Abstract: Photosensitive lithium zinc aluminosilicate glasses that can be selectively irradiated and cerammed to provide patterned regions of glass and lithium-based glass ceramic, and composite glass articles made from such glasses and glass ceramics are provided. The lithium zinc aluminosilicate glass can be negatively photosensitive or positively photosensitive to radiation having a wavelength in a range from about 248 nm to about 360 nm.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to an antenna device. The antenna device includes a glass sheet having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface. The first major surface and the second major surface define a thickness of the glass sheet. The antenna device also includes at least one patch antenna. Each of the at least one patch antenna includes a first metallic layer that is located within the thickness of the glass sheet at or below the first major surface. Additionally, the antenna device includes a ground plane comprising a second metallic layer that is located within the thickness of the glass sheet at or below the second major surface.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to glass articles which are resistant to UV photodarkening, the glass articles having a thickness ?1.3 mm and comprise UV absorbers such as Ti, V, Mn, Fe, Cu, Ce, Ge, Mo, Cr, Co and Ni, and combinations thereof, or alternatively comprising ZnO or SnO2.

Abstract: Photosensitive lithium zinc aluminosilicate glasses that can be selectively irradiated and cerammed to provide patterned regions of glass and lithium-based glass ceramic, and composite glass articles made from such glasses and glass ceramics are provided. Compressive and tensile stress at the interface of the lithium-based glass-ceramic and lithium zinc aluminosilicate glass may be used to frustrate crack propagation in such a composite glass/glass ceramic article. Methods of making composite glass articles comprising such lithium-based glass ceramics and lithium zinc aluminosilicate glasses are also provided.

Abstract: A window structure includes a metal layer that transmits microwave signals and reflects infrared signals. A microwave signal is a signal that has a frequency in the microwave spectrum of frequencies (a.k.a. the microwave frequency spectrum). The microwave frequency spectrum extends from 300 megahertz (MHz) to 300 gigahertz (GHz). An infrared signal is a signal that has a frequency in the infrared spectrum of frequencies (a.k.a. the infrared frequency spectrum, which extends from 300 GHz to 430 terahertz (THz)). The metal layer may be a discontinuous metal layer that's an electrically discontinuous metal layer and/or a physically discontinuous metal layer.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a chemically strengthened glass having antimicrobial properties and to a method of making such glass. In particular, the disclosure is directed to a chemically strengthened glass with antimicrobial properties and with a low surface energy coating on the glass that does not interfere with the antimicrobial properties of the glass. The antimicrobial has an Ag ion concentration on the surface in the range of greater than zero to 0.047 ?g/cm2. The glass has particular applications as antimicrobial shelving, table tops and other applications in hospitals, laboratories and other institutions handling biological substances, where color in the glass is not a consideration.