Abstract: An adhesion promoter composition is including one or more reactive silanes, one or more swelling agents, and one or more organic solvents, where the one or more reactive silanes forms a complex with the one or more swelling agents is disclosed. The one or more reactive silanes may include an amine functional group, an epoxy functional group, a mercapto functional group, an isocyanate functional group, or a combination thereof. The one or more swelling agents is selected from a group which may include phenol or naphthol derivatives. A composite part including the adhesion promoter composition and a method for applying the adhesion promoter composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for preparing a palladium-gold alloy layer on a substrate by electrodepositing said coating surface with an aqueous electroplating solution comprising of an aqueous solution of a soluble palladium compound and a soluble gold complex, wherein the ratio of gold to palladium to in the solution is from 5 to 40 w/w %. Also taught is a substrate such as a vanadium or vanadium alloy gas separation membrane coated with a palladium-gold alloy layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising microbial biomass, and food products, beverage products or feedstuffs comprising microbial biomass. Described herein are the uses of said compositions and food products, beverage products or feedstuffs for producing food-like aromas and/or flavours when heated, in particular for undergoing Maillard reactions. Also provided are methods for producing food-like aromas and/or flavours.

Abstract: A process for absorbing carbon dioxide from a gas stream containing carbon dioxide, including the steps of contacting the gas stream with an aqueous composition including a substituted heteroaromatic compound having a six-membered heteroaromatic ring with from 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms in the heteroaromatic ring and at least one substituent wherein at least one of the substituents is of formula —R1NH2 wherein R1 is selected from C1 to C6 alkylene and ethers of formula —R2—O—R3— wherein R2 and R3 are C1 to C3 alkylene

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, in recombinant cells such as yeast or plant cells. Also provided are recombinant cells or plants which produce long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a group of new enzymes which possess desaturase or elongase activity that can be used in methods of synthesizing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. In particular, the present invention provides ?3 destaurases, ?5 elongases and ?6 desaturases with novel activities. Also provided are methods and DNA constructs for transiently and/or stably transforming cells, particularly plant cells, with multiple genes.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a battery management system for managing one or more second-life battery packs. The system comprises one or more buffer modules. Each buffer module is configured for coupling to a corresponding battery pack. Each buffer module is operatively configured to determine a type of battery pack upon detection of the corresponding battery pack being coupled thereto. Each buffer module includes a battery pack controller for controlling charge and discharge cycles for each battery pack based on the type of battery pack as determined by the corresponding buffer module. Each buffer module includes a bi-directional DC to DC converter for converting a voltage input from the corresponding battery pack to a predetermined system output voltage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to rice grain with thickened aleurone. Also provided is a rice plant comprising at least one genetic variation which reduces the activity of at least one ROS1a gene in the plant. Grain of the invention, or aleurone therefrom, has improved nutritional properties, and hence is particularly useful for human and animal feed products.

Abstract: The invention relates to utilising red marine macroalgae to provide improvements in growth performance.

Abstract: An apparatus for dampening forces on a robot appendage, the apparatus including: a body; a flexible membrane attached to the body to define an internal cavity, the membrane being configured to deform in response to an applied force; an outlet valve configured to allow fluid transfer out of the internal cavity as the flexible membrane deforms whereby, as fluid is transferred out of the internal cavity, the applying force is dampened; and, an inlet valve configured to allow fluid to transfer into the internal cavity, wherein at least one of the outlet valve and the inlet valve can be interchanged with another valve to adjust at least one of: an amount of fluid that can be transferred; and, a rate at which fluid can be transferred.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to monitoring processes. A processor creates a numerical representation of a nominal operation of the process. The processor then encrypts the numerical representation using homomorphic encryption to determine an encrypted numerical representation that blocks access to the numerical representation but allows calculations on the numerical representations. The processor proceeds by creating smart contracts on a blockchain platform using the encrypted numerical representation as a first input to the calculations of the smart contract. Next, the processor attempts execution of the smart contract using the current operation of the process as a second input to the calculations of the smart contract. The execution of the smart contract generates an output result by performing the calculations on the encrypted numerical representations.

Abstract: A process and apparatus of producing a product having a wrought structure. The process comprises the step of: applying heat and a compressive load simultaneously to an application area of a cold spray deposition preform to transform the comprising consolidated particle structure into a wrought structure, the compressive load being applied laterally to the application area. The application of compressive load and heat to the application area raises the temperature of the material of the preform in the application area to between the recrystallisation temperature and the melting point of the material.

Abstract: A method of performing clock synchronisation across multiple devices, the method including: in a first device: emitting timing pulses based on a first clock signal; and, outputting event data including events associated with first event times based on the first clock signal; in a second device: receiving the timing pulses; and, generating reference data including an indication of each timing pulse associated with a reference time based on a second clock signal; and, in one or more processing devices: receiving the event data; recording an approximate local event time for each event based on a time of local receipt determined using a local clock signal; using the local event times and first event times to derive a first function that relates the first clock signal and the local clock signal; using the first function and the reference data to derive a synchronisation function relating the first and second clock signals; and, using the synchronisation function to perform clock synchronisation of the first and se

Abstract: The present invention provides wheat grain comprising (1,3;1,4)-?-D-glucan (BG). The wheat grain is characterised by one or more of the following features; a BG content of at least 3% (w/w); the BG of the grain has a DP3/DP4 ratio between about 1.0 and about 2.0 or between about 1.0 and 2.3; and the BG is partially water soluble such that between 8.0% and about 25% or between about 10% and about 25% of the BG of the grain is water soluble. The present invention also provides uses of this grain.

Abstract: A short-circuit mitigation device for use in an electrolytic cell (101) is disclosed. The device comprises a switch (302) connected in parallel with a damping load (502). The switch is disposed between a contact (102) and an electrode (106) of the cell (101) to selectively provide an electrical conduction path between the contact and the electrode. The switch comprises a plurality of metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) (402) connected in parallel. The device further comprises a switch controller (306) operably associated with the switch (302) to monitor electric current (308) through the switch and to generate a toggle signal (309) to toggle the switch (302) from a conductive closed state to a non-conductive open state when the electric current exceeds a first threshold value.

Abstract: An adsorption apparatus and associated method for capturing a target gaseous adsorbate from an atmospheric air based gaseous feed stream. The adsorption apparatus includes a housing enclosing at least one adsorption element for adsorbing the target gaseous adsorbate, at least one substrate coated with an adsorptive composite coating that comprises at least 50 wt % metal organic framework and at least one binder, the housing having an inlet through which the gaseous feed stream can flow to the adsorption element and an outlet through which gas can flow out from the housing; and a desorption arrangement in contact with and/or surrounding the at least one adsorption element.

Abstract: The present invention provides an object recognition system for recognising objects within an environment, including: tags, each tag being associated with a respective object, each tag including: a tag memory to store an object model being a computational model indicative of a relationship between the respective object and a shape encoding layer; a sensing system including: a sensing device to sense the environment; a sensing system memory to store a sensing device model being a computational model indicative of a relationship between sensor data captured using the sensing device and the shape encoding layer; sensing system processing devices to: receive object models from a transceiver; retrieve the sensing device model from the sensing system memory; acquire sensor data indicative of the environment from the sensing device; and analyse the sensor data using the sensing device model and the object models to thereby recognise the objects within the environment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of producing industrial products from plant lipids, particularly from vegetative parts of plants. In particular, the present invention provides oil products such as biodiesel and synthetic diesel and processes for producing these, as well as plants having an increased level of one or more non-polar lipids such as triacylglycerols and an increased total non-polar lipid content. In one particular embodiment, the present invention relates to combinations of modifications in two or more of lipid handling enzymes, oil body proteins, decreased lipid catabolic enzymes and/or transcription factors regulating lipid biosynthesis to increase the level of one or more non-polar lipids and/or the total non-polar lipid content and/or mono-unsaturated fatty acid content in plants or any part thereof. In an embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for extracting lipids.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for regenerating a liquid absorbent, comprising: contacting the liquid absorbent with a hydrophobic medium, wherein the liquid absorbent comprises at least one amine of Formula (I) and degradation product thereof comprising at least one imine of Formula (II), wherein each Ar is independently an aromatic group and each R is independently selected from hydrogen, an organyl group and NH2; and selectively extracting the degradation product into or through the hydrophobic medium.

Abstract: Apparatus for the measurement of ore in mine ore benches or ore stockpiles is disclosed, the apparatus comprising: a mobile platform, defining a platform zone, wherein the mobile platform is positionable on or above a mine ore bench or stockpile; and at least one magnetic resonance (MR) sensor comprised in the mobile platform. The MR sensor includes a main loop and a drive loop located above the main loop. A magnetic resonance sensor control system is provided and configured to control at least one of: the positioning of the at least one MR sensor relative to the platform zone and/or mine ore bench or ore stockpile; the positioning of elements comprised in the MR sensor relative to each other; electromagnetic suppression characteristics of the at least one MR sensor; and/or sensitivity of the at least one MR sensor as a function of distance of the sensor from the mine ore bench or ore stockpile.

Abstract: An apparatus (100) for mixing a liquid (160) containing particulates (106, 108) comprising: a vessel (102) for containing the liquid (160) with a sidewall (120) and bottom (124); an impeller (300) rotates about a substantially vertical axis (X-X), the impeller submerging below the liquid surface (162) by a distance approximately one-tenth to one-half of the liquid (129) height; at least two spaced apart blades (310) extending radially outwardly of the vertical axis, the blades including back-swept blades pitched substantially parallel to the vertical axis, at least 50% of the length of each blade comprising an angled section (312) extending through a chord angle of 20 to 60 degrees to produce: an inner, upward flow region (164) along said vertical axis, a transition flow region (166) around the impeller in which liquid moves radially outwardly toward the vessel sidewall, and an outer, downward flow region (168) along the sidewall.