Abstract: Quantum processors having qubits with tunable capacitance are provided. The qubits include Josephson junctions shunted by capacitors and are tunably coupled to capacitance loops such that the resonant frequencies of the qubits and capacitance loops avoid entanglement with each other. Methods for tuning the capacitance of such qubits by varying the coupler's coupling strength are provided. These methods include methods for calibrating qubits' capacitance.

Abstract: This disclosure provides various TcBuster transposases and transposons, systems, and methods of use.

Abstract: A circuit can include a galvanic coupling of a coupler to a qubit by a segment of kinetic inductance material. The circuit can include a galvanic kinetic inductance coupler having multiple windings. The circuit can include a partially-galvanic coupler having multiple windings. The partially-galvanic coupler can include a magnetic coupling and a galvanic coupling. The circuit can include an asymmetric partially-galvanic coupler having a galvanic coupling and a first magnetic coupling to one qubit and a second magnetic coupling to a second qubit. The circuit can include a compact kinetic inductance qubit having a qubit body loop comprising a kinetic inductance material. A multilayer integrated circuit including a kinetic inductance layer can form a galvanic kinetic inductance coupling. A multilayer integrated circuit including a kinetic inductance layer can form at least a portion of a compact kinetic inductance qubit body loop.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for estimating a state of wear of a wiper strip of a wiper blade for a wiper system of a motor vehicle. The method is implemented by a mobile command terminal. The method includes activating the mobile communication terminal by communicating information to it via a human-machine interface, determining a geographical position of the motor vehicle, evaluating the state of wear of the wiper strip on the basis of the activation step and the geographical position, and generating an alert when the state of wear reaches a threshold level.

Abstract: An online discussion forum (ODF) system includes processing circuitry configured to create and deploy a smart contract to a blockchain that establishes a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) associated with a community with at least one of the ODF participants identified as a managing member, and associate a treasury with the DAO into which payments of the membership fee are deposited, receive a proposal from one of the platform clients to make a payment from the treasury to a recipient, in response to receiving the proposal to make a payment from the treasury to the recipient, send, to the platform client of the managing member of the DAO, a request for a vote on whether to approve the proposal, receive a reply message containing information on the vote from the platform client of the managing member, and determine whether to make the payment according to the proposal based on the vote.

Abstract: A beam-steering device (BSD) including a dielectric substrate (DS) and a cover window (DCW), both transparent; a plurality of transparent conducting rails (VEL), extending parallel to each other between the dielectric surfaces, dividing a space between the substrates into a plurality of elongated cells (LC0-LC3); a nematic liquid crystal (LC) filling the elongated cells; and a plurality of electrical interconnections (ELI) suitable to apply an electric potential (V0-VN) to each one of the conducting rails. The pitch P of the conducting rails is smaller than an optical wavelength ?; and the height H of the conducting rails is at least equal to ?/?n, ?n being the birefringence of the liquid crystal at the optical wavelength.

Abstract: The invention relates to a structural assembly (10) including a plurality of adjacent blocks connected together, comprising: a first block (12) having a first side (12a) and a second side (12b); a second block (14) having a first side (14a) and a second side (14b), the second side (12b) of the first block (12) bearing against the first side (14a) of the second block (14); a first assembly device (20) connecting the first and second blocks (12, 14) together, the first assembly device (20) being entirely housed in the first and second blocks, the first assembly device (20) being tensioned so as to compress the first and second blocks (12, 14) against each other.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds (e.g., compounds of Formulae (I), (II), (III), (IV)) having tumor vascular remodeling effect and/or anti-CAF (Cancer Associated Fibroblasts) activity, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, optionally in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and a medical uses thereof.

Abstract: Adapter (29) for a connection device (7) configured to connect a wiper blade (3) to a drive arm (5) in a wiper system (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising a first lateral wall (43) and a second lateral wall (45) distant from one another and connected to one another by an upper wall (46), the first lateral wall (43) and the second lateral wall (45) respectively comprising a first orifice (47) and a second orifice (49) which are suitable for receiving a pin (23) extending in a transverse direction (Oy) projecting from the drive arm (5), characterized in that the second lateral wall (45) comprises at least one attachment means (57) for attaching the pin (23) in the second orifice (49) configured to hold the adapter (29) secured to the drive arm (5) at least in the transverse direction (Oy).

Abstract: A technique for improving the performance of non-stoquastic quantum processors is provided. Clusters of qubits with correlated behavior are identified in a problem for processing by the quantum processor. Couplings between qubits in a common cluster are modified according to a transformation (for example, a gauge transformation) so that they evolve slower and thus their dynamics freeze out later (for example, by flipping anti-ferromagnetic couplings to ferromagnetic couplings). Couplings between qubits that do not belong to the common cluster may be flipped the other way (for example, from ferromagnetic couplings to anti-ferromagnetic couplings) to accelerate their dynamics. The quantum processor is evolved and the results are modified according to an inverse transformation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of post-synthetic downsizing zeolite-type crystals and/or agglomerates thereof to nanosized particles, and in particular a heating-free and chemical-free method. The present invention also relates to nanosized particles of zeolite-type material capable of being obtained by the method of the invention and to the use of such particles as a catalyst or catalyst support for heterogeneous catalyst, or as molecular sieve, or as a cation exchanger.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a timepiece comprising at least one first part produced by a microfabrication or microforming method in at least one first material, said method comprising at least: a step of depositing, on said first part, without moulding, at least one second part of said timepiece in at least one second material, and a step of treating the second material in order to connect together the components on the first part.

Abstract: A solid organic material comprising at least one amphiphilic block copolymer of the methacrylic type, the block copolymer being dispersed in a polymer matrix, the block copolymer having a number-average molar mass (Mn) greater than or equal to 20 000 g/mol; a method for preparing said solid organic material; use of said solid organic material for antibacterial, antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory and/or antifungal applications; a medical device comprising said solid organic material.

Abstract: A decorative element comprising a faceted transparent body having a front surface and a back surface, and a coating on at least part of the back surface of the faceted transparent body. The coating comprises a reflective layer of semiconductor material and a layer of lacquer over the reflective layer, and the reflective layer of semiconductor material has a thickness of at least about 400 nm or at least about 250 nm. Methods of making a decorative element, uses of the decorative element, a switch cover comprising the decorative element, and a switch comprising a sensor for detecting actuation of the switch and a cover protecting the sensor and comprising the decorative element are also described.

Abstract: A seat support element has a body that includes at least one portion having a plurality of discrete structural elements and a plurality of connecting fibers, the discrete structural elements being joined together via the connecting fibers to form the portion of the body.

Abstract: Described is a rehydration composition and method for efficient delivery of an active ingredient provided in the rehydration composition. The rehydration composition has a low osmolality when in aqueous solution and comprises electrolytes, at least one active ingredient, and optionally, carbohydrates.

Abstract: A light emitting device including a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED) configured to emit an incident light; a solid luminescent concentrator (CL) of index nc including two parallel faces, called large faces (FE1, FE2), along an horizontal plane xy, and n?>2 faces called side faces (FL1, FL2, FL3, F4), at least one of the first and the second large face being illuminated by the incident light (Ld), the concentrator being configured to absorb the incident light (Ld) and then emit a luminescent light (LL), a portion of the luminescent light being guided by total internal reflection (Lg) in the concentrator and passing through a first so-called exit face of the concentrator (FL1) in contact with an exit medium (EM) of index ns<nc, and forming an exit beam; a cooling system (CS) including a cooling medium (CM) in contact with at least one of the faces of the concentrator.

Abstract: A wiper blade for cleaning a vehicle windscreen is disclosed. The wiper blade has a wiper blade body which extends along a longitudinal axis, a wiper blade adapter which is connected to the wiper blade body, a first adapter element, connected to the wiper blade body, and a second adapter element, which can be connected to a wiper arm. The two adapter elements are arranged such that they can be pivoted in relation to one another in a direction, running perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, in an axis of rotation. The wiper blade has a flat construction.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for verifying ledger data, the apparatus comprising at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor. The memory including a resource block data storage configured to store a plurality of entries, wherein the plurality of entries include a plurality of resource datums. The memory also including a set of instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive a communication associated with a first resource key securing at least a first resource and verify at least a first entry of the plurality of entries as a function of the first resource key, wherein verifying the first entry further comprises classifying the communication to a first flag identifying the first resource, retrieving the first resource as a function of the first flag, and validating the first resource as a function of the first resource key.

Abstract: A device for determining a state of wear of a wiper blade for a wiper system is disclosed. The device is configured to be fitted in a motor vehicle. The device for determining a state of wear includes an angular position sensor configured to measure at least one datum relating to a wiper blade during a wiping operation and an electronic control unit configured to determine the state of wear of the wiper blade as a function of the at least one datum measured by the angular position sensor.