Abstract: An apparatus for capturing a water content from a water containing gas, the apparatus comprising: a housing having an inlet into which the water containing gas can flow; a water adsorbent located in the housing, the water adsorbent comprising at least one water adsorbent metal organic framework composite capable of adsorbing a water content from the water containing gas; and a water desorption arrangement in contact with and/or surrounding the water adsorbent, the water desorption arrangement being selectively operable between (i) a deactivated state, and (ii) an activated state in which the arrangement is configured to apply heat, a reduced pressure or a combination thereof to the water adsorbent to desorb a water content from the water adsorbent.

Abstract: A process is provided for the determination of oil dispersant effectiveness. A submersible dispersant sensing platform is passed across a body of water. The platform has a plurality of sensors including a multichannel fluorometer and a particle size analyser, and each sensor produces an output data stream. The body of water is continuously analysed at a predetermined depth profile below the surface of the body of water. Hydrodynamic and environmental condition data is collected proximate in time and location to the output data from the dispersant sensing platform. The environmental condition data includes one or more of ambient temperature, body or water temperature, salinity of the body of water, wind speed, location, mixing energy of the body of water and derivatives thereof. Oil and dispersant data is provided which includes characteristics of the dispersant and of oil samples prior to the application of the dispersant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transgenic plant which integrated into its genome an exogenous polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide which confers resistance to one or more races of Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici, such as the Ug99 group of races Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici.

Abstract: Described embodiments generally relate to a computer-implemented method for modelling a subsurface formation. The method comprises receiving measurement data related to the subsurface formation, the measurement data comprising a plurality of data points; determining at least one rock physics model, each rock physics model relating to a rock type; assigning each data point of the measurement data to at least one initial rock class membership; fitting each determined rock physics model of the at least one rock physics model to the data points of the measurement data to produce at least one fitted rock physics model; reassigning each data point to at least one rock class based on the fitted rock physics models; determining whether a convergence criterion has been met; and responsive to the convergence criterion not being met, repeating the fitting and reassigning steps.

Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically modified cells that are capable of optimal transgene expression by co-expressing a silencing suppressor whilst at the same time are also capable of silencing a gene, such as a naturally occurring gene of the cell. The present invention also relates to methods of producing the modified cells, as well as relates to processes for obtaining a genetically modified cell with a desired property.

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 there-from, has improved nutritional properties, and hence is particularly useful for human and animal feed products.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to catalytic static mixers comprising catalytic material. The static mixers can be configured for use with continuous flow chemical reactors, for example tubular continuous flow chemical reactors for heterogeneous catalysis reactions. This disclosure also relates to processes for preparing static mixers. This disclosure also relates to continuous flow chemical reactors comprising the static mixers, systems comprising the continuous flow chemical reactors, processes for synthesising products using the continuous flow reactors, and methods for screening catalytic materials using the static mixers.

Abstract: The invention provides a solid state reference electrode comprising a reference element embedded in an electrochemically active composite, the electrochemically active composite comprising a polymeric matrix loaded with a solid inorganic salt, wherein the polymeric matrix comprises a cross-linked vinyl polymer of a vinyl monomer containing a heteroatom.

Abstract: Described herein is a device (1) for measuring parameters of a material (3) flowing along a passage (5), the passage having two longitudinally spaced apart ends and transverse sides defined by one or more sidewalls (7, 9). The device (1) includes a laser source (15) positioned at a first location within or adjacent a side of the passage (5) and configured to generate a laser beam (17) at one or more predetermined frequencies. A beam projection element (21, 27) projects the laser beam (17) transversely across the passage (5) to irradiate the material (3) within a measuring zone (19). The measuring zone (19) includes a transverse region extending greater than 50% of the width of the passage (5). An optical imaging device (29) is positioned at a second location within or adjacent the passage (5) and configured to capture images of backscattered light from material (3) within the measuring zone (19).

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: This disclosure relates to image processing and in particular to super-resolution of mosaic images. An image processor receives a low-resolution mosaic input image and applies a trained neural network to the low-resolution mosaic input image to generate output data of the neural network. Then, the processor creates a high-resolution mosaic output image based on the output data of the neural network. Each of the low-resolution mosaic image and the high-resolution mosaic image is represented by two-dimensional image data comprising, for each pixel, intensity values of different spectral bands arranged adjacent to each other in two dimensions such that each intensity value has a unique location in the two-dimensional image data.

Abstract: The invention provides a solid state reference electrode comprising: a reference element in ionic communication with a composite, the composite comprising a water-permeable polymeric matrix loaded with a solid inorganic salt comprising a reference anion; an electrode surface for contacting an analyte; and a solid ion-exchange material located between the electrode surface and the reference element, the solid ion-exchange material comprising one or more non-interfering ions, wherein in use the solid ionexchange material immobilises one or more interfering ions, when present in solution in the analyte, by exchange with the noninterfering ions.

Abstract: A method for detecting an arthropod, the method being performed using an apparatus including a detection surface, an electrode grid including electrodes arranged relative to the detection surface, and an electronic processing device, wherein the method includes, in the electronic processing device: measuring changes in electrical properties of the electrode grid in response to at least one of movement and positioning of one or more body parts of an arthropod in proximity to the detection surface; and, determining whether the arthropod is of a particular arthropod type by analysing the changes to determine whether the changes are indicative of a characteristic behaviour of the particular arthropod type.

Abstract: An electrolyte composition comprising (i) a block copolymer, (ii) an organic electrolyte (e.g. an ionic liquid), and (iii) a lithium salt, wherein the block copolymer comprises a non-ionic block and an ionic block, the non-ionic block comprising polymerised residues of hydrophobic monomers, and the ionic block comprising polymerised monomer residues having covalently coupled thereto (a) a pendant organic ionic liquid cation, the pendant organic ionic liquid cation having a counter anion, (b) a pendant anionic moiety, the pendant anionic moiety having a counter cation, or (c) a combination thereof, and the electrolyte composition has at least two glass transition temperature (Tg) values.

Abstract: The present invention describes compounds and uses thereof in applications relating to absorption of electromagnetic energy. Preferred compounds are double bond-containing compounds capable of absorbing electromagnetic radiation energy and having improved properties.

Abstract: The invention provides a multi-layered electrode for sensing pH, the electrode comprising: a sensing layer on a substrate, the sensing layer comprising at least one proton-sensitive metal oxide, wherein a pH-dependent potential of the multi-layered electrode is measurable via an electrically conductive connection to the sensing layer; a proton-permeable layer covering at least a portion of the sensing layer, the proton-permeable layer comprising at least one electrically insulating proton-conductive metal oxide; and a carbonaceous layer on the proton-permeable layer, the carbonaceous layer comprising amorphous carbon.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for controlling a mining machine within an underground mine. A rotatable laser source sends laser light and return light sensor receives reflected laser light and provides an indication of distance and return light intensity at multiple different rotation angles. A co-ordinate reference point comprises a pattern of varying reflectivity and provides at least a 2D co-ordinate position. A processor determines an absolute co-ordinate position in space of the mining machine as the mining machine moves through the underground mine. The processor collects intensity values of reflected laser light for multiple respective rotation angles and detects the pattern of the reference point in the multiple intensity values of reflected laser light, and determines the absolute co-ordinate position in space of the mining machine based on spatial information of the detected pattern.

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 present invention relates to a process for producing ethyl esters of polyunsaturated fatty acids, comprising transesterifying triacylglycerols in extracted plant lipid.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to plants and plant parts having an altered level of Flower Sex (FSL) polypeptide activity and methods of controlling plant flower sex phenotype based on altered FSL polypeptide activity and/or FSL locus genotype. Also provided are novel plants which produced stenospermocarpic and/or parthenocarpic seedless fruit, and methods of producing same.