Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for producing hydrogen and capturing CO2 from emissions combine both H2 production and CO2 capture processes in forms of thermochemical cycles to produce useful products from captured CO2. The thermochemical cycles are copper-chlorine (Cu—Cl) and magnesium-chlorine-sodium/potassium cycles (Mg—Cl—Na/K—CO2). One system comprises a Cu—Cl cycle, a CO2 capture loop, and a hydrogenation cycle. Another system comprises an Mg—Cl—Na/K—CO2 cycle and a hydrogenation cycle. Devices for hydrogen production, CO2 capture, hydrogenation, and process and equipment integration include a two-stage fluidized/packed bed, hybrid two-stage spray-fluidized/packed bed reactor, a two-stage wet-mode absorber, a hybrid two-stage absorber, and a catalyst packed/fluidized bed reactor.

Abstract: Hardware and software methodology are described for cardiac health measurement. Hemodynamic waveforms variously acquired for a subject are analyzed to calculate or approximate intrinsic frequencies in two domains in two domains across the Dicrotic Notch. The intrinsic frequencies provide metrics/measures that correlate to the cardiac health of the subject. The systems may be used for monitoring a condition and/or is diagnosis. Exemplary uses include identifying (diagnosing) the presence of arrhythmia, heat failure, atrial fibrillation, aneurysms, vessel stenosis or aortic valve dysfunction and the necessity for valve replacement and/or monitoring congestive heart failure progression, together with identifying the acute need for hospitalization in connection with daily testing for any such condition.

Abstract: Provided is a method of improving performance of a web server by predicting a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request and the web server enabling the method, including transmitting, to an HTTP requester, at least one web content among web contents including static web contents and dynamic web contents in response to an HTTP request, selecting, from the web contents, a required web content to be additionally transmitted to the HTTP requester and a potential web content to be additionally transmitted to the HTTP requester, determining, among the potential web content, a web content to be preloaded, and storing, in a document cache, the required web content and the web content to be preloaded.

Abstract: A detection apparatus and method for FMCW LIDAR employ signals that are modified so that low-cost and low-speed photodetector arrays, such as CCD or CMOS cameras, can be employed for range detection. The LIDAR is designed to measure the range to one or more targets and includes a single mode swept frequency laser (SFL), whose optical frequency is varied with time, as a result of which, a target beam which is reflected back by the one or more targets is shifted in frequency from a reference beam by an amount that is proportional to the relative range to the one or more targets. The reflected target beam(s) is/are combined with the reference beam and detected by the photodetector array. In the case of a sparse number of targets to be detected, Compressive Sensing (CS) techniques can be employed by a processor to reduce the number of measurements necessary to determine the range of each target.

Abstract: Using a device for producing nanocarbon, a fluidized bed is formed by supplying a low hydrocarbon and oxygen to a fluid catalyst, and nanocarbon and hydrogen are produced by a decomposition reaction of the low hydrocarbon accompanied by a self-combustion of the low hydrocarbon and the oxygen. The device includes: a fluidized bed reactor for containing the fluid catalyst and for causing the self-combustion thereof while being supplied with the low hydrocarbon and the oxygen; a gas supplying unit connected to the fluidized bed reactor for supplying the low hydrocarbon and the oxygen to the fluidized bed reactor; an exhaust gas path connected to the fluidized bed reactor for exhausting an exhaust gas in the fluidized bed reactor to outside; and a supplying unit connected to the fluidized bed reactor for supplying the fluid catalyst to the fluidized bed reactor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel pyrimido-diazepinone compounds, methods of modulating protein kinases, including MPS1 (TTK), ERK5 (BMK1, MAPK7), polo kinase 1, 2, 3, or 4, Ack1, Ack2, Abl, DCAMKL1, ABL1, Abl mutants, DCAMKL2, ARK5, BRK, MKNK2, FGFR4, TNK1, PLK1, ULK2, PLK4, PRKD1, PRKD2, PRKD3, ROS1, RPS6KA6, TAOK1, TAOK3, TNK2, Bcr-Abl, GAK, cSrc, TPR-Met, Tie2, MET, FGFR3, Aurora, Axl, Bmx, BTK, c-kit, CHK2, Flt3, MST2, p70S6K, PDGFR, PKB, PKC, Raf, ROCK-H, Rsk1, SGK, TrkA, TrkB and TrkC, and the use of such compounds in the treatment of various diseases, disorders or conditions.

Abstract: In order to increase the spectral response range and improve the mobility of the photo-generated carriers (e.g. in an nBn photodetector), a digital alloy absorber may be employed by embedding one (or fraction thereof) to several monolayers of a semiconductor material (insert layers) periodically into a different host semiconductor material of the absorber layer. The semiconductor material of the insert layer and the host semiconductor materials may have lattice constants that are substantially mismatched. For example, this may performed by periodically embedding monolayers of InSb into an InAsSb host as the absorption region to extend the cutoff wavelength of InAsSb photodetectors, such as InAsSb based nBn devices. The described technique allows for simultaneous control of alloy composition and net strain, which are both key parameters for the photodetector operation.

Abstract: A charger apparatus and a charging method are provided for charging/discharging battery modules connected in series. The chargers of the charger apparatus are grouped at least into a first charger group and a second charger group. The first terminal of the first charger of the first charger group is coupled to the positive terminal of the i-th battery module of the battery modules, and the second terminal of the first charger is coupled to a first node between the j-th battery module and the k-th battery module of the battery modules, wherein j ranges between i and k. The first terminal of the second charger of the second charger group is coupled to a second node between the i-th battery module and the j-th battery module, and the second terminal of the second charger is coupled to the negative terminal of the k-th battery module.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of uniformly heating, rheologically softening, and thermoplastically forming metallic glasses rapidly into a net shape using a rapid capacitor discharge forming (RCDF) tool are provided. The RCDF method utilizes the discharge of electrical energy stored in a capacitor to uniformly and rapidly heat a sample or charge of metallic glass alloy to a predetermined “process temperature” between the glass transition temperature of the amorphous material and the equilibrium melting point of the alloy in a time scale of several milliseconds or less. Once the sample is uniformly heated such that the entire sample block has a sufficiently low process viscosity it may be shaped into high quality amorphous bulk articles via any number of techniques including, for example, injection molding, dynamic forging, stamp forging, sheet forming, and blow molding in a time frame of less than 1 second.

Abstract: The present invention features antibody-based constructs that include a combination of two or more of a tetrameric antibody, a single chain antibody, a diabody, a triabody, another immunoglobulin-based moiety, as described herein, or biologically active variants thereof.

Abstract: An embedded system is disclosed. The embedded system is used for preventing a processing machine from an abnormal phenomenon when at least one processing parameter setting value is inputted into the processing machine. The embedded system is electrically connected to the processing machine, and the processing machine comprises an input interface, a first storing medium, a first controller and a stepper motor. The embedded system comprises a second storing medium and a second controller. The second controller captures the a processing parameter setting value inputted and compares it with a security range, so as to determine whether the processing machine is able to perform process for a workpiece. When the second controller determines that the processing machine is not able to perform process for the workpiece, a stop signal is generated and transmitted to the processing machine to stop performing process for the workpiece.

Abstract: Pixels, imagers and related fabrication methods are described. The described methods result in cross-talk reduction in imagers and related devices by generating depletion regions. The devices can also be used with electronic circuits for imaging applications.

Abstract: A memory with variable operation voltage is disclosed. The disclosed DRAM comprises a core memory module, a register, and a first voltage adjustment module. The core memory module operates with a first control voltage. The register is used for storing a plurality of control signals and selecting one among the control signals as a voltage control signal according to an input signal. The first voltage adjustment module is respectively electrically connected to the register, the core memory module, and an external voltage, so as to provide the first control voltage according to the voltage control signal and the external voltage.

Abstract: A patch antenna having a single patch fed with multiple signals is provided. The patch antenna includes: a first patch; a first feeder and a second feeder which are connected to the first patch; and a second patch which is parallel to the first patch. Accordingly, since multiple signals can be fed into a single patch, a MIMO antenna can be embodied by using a patch antenna which has high isolation between feeders without increasing its size.

Abstract: An automotive cabin cooling system uses a bladeless turbocompressor driven by automobile engine exhaust to compress incoming ambient air. The compressed air is directed to an intercooler where it is cooled and then to another bladeless turbine used as an expander where the air cools as it expands and is directed to the cabin interior. Excess energy may be captured by an alternator couple to the expander turbine. The system employs no chemical refrigerant and may be further modified to include another intercooler on the output of the expander turbine to isolate the cooled cabin environment.

Abstract: A microfluidic device of the present invention is connected to at least an inlet to permit at least a stream of fluid with a desired fluid flow rate and a stable laminar flow. A body with at least a non-deformable portion and a deformable portion is connected to the inlet. At least a microconduit of substantially reduced length and cross-section, integrally formed in said non-deformable and deformable portions, and connected to the inlet. The stable laminar flow of fluid transiting through the microconduit is disrupted, resulting in a turbulent flow of the fluid, with a vibration of the deformable portion, when the fluid flow rate crosses a threshold value. The turbulent flow of the fluid undergoes an enhanced mixing, in a reduced period of time. At least an outlet is connected to microconduit to collect the mixed fluid. A network of microfluidic devices are arranged to perform mixing of fluids.

Abstract: A probe sensor has a probe structure having a probe body inserted into an experiment subject, a block body disposed on the probe body to transmit or reflect an incident light, and a light irradiation body for inputting a first incident light to the block body; a first light source for generating the first incident light and transmitting to the light irradiation body; and a light analyzer for analyzing a first reflection light which is a reflection light of the first incident light reflected by the block body, wherein the length of the block body changes according to a temperature change, and wherein the light analyzer measures a temperature change of the experiment subject by detecting a wavelength change of the first reflection light according to the length change of the block body.

Abstract: A hollow fiber adsorbent compressed dry air system including an intake unit, a first adsorption/regeneration unit, a second adsorption/regeneration unit, a switch unit and an exhaust unit is disclosed. The first adsorption/regeneration unit has a hollow fiber adsorbent housing and a heating device disposed in the surrounding of the adsorbent housing. The second adsorption/regeneration unit has another hollow fiber adsorbent housing and another heating device disposed in the surrounding of the another adsorbent housing. One of the hollow fiber adsorbent housings performs drying procedure to the compressed air in the room temperature, and the other hollow fiber adsorbent housing, when heated by the heating device thereof, performs a desorption regeneration procedure in a high temperature condition. The switch unit alternately switches the drying procedure and the desorption regeneration procedure to the first adsorption/regeneration unit and the second adsorption/regeneration unit.

Abstract: An information security attachment device for voice communication and an information security method for voice communication using the same are provided. The information security attachment device includes a user interface unit, a compression unit, an encryption and decryption unit, and a conversion unit. The user interface unit receives an information security request from a user, and displays whether or not information security is being performed. The compression unit compresses a voice signal. The encryption and decryption unit encrypts the compressed voice data in response to an information security request or an information security control command, requests a terminal to send the encrypted voice data, decrypts the encrypted voice data in response to an information security request or an information security control command, and outputs the decrypted voice data. The conversion unit restores the voice data to an analog voice signal, and outputs the restored analog voice signal.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of multilayer wiring is provided, wherein a multilayer wiring structure including a wiring layer and a conductive via is formed on a substrate. The wiring layer is formed by forming a patterned colloidal layer having a first catalyzer on the substrate, activating the first catalyzer, and forming a conductive layer on a surface of the patterned colloidal layer. The conductive via is formed by forming an insulation colloidal layer containing a second catalyzer on the substrate and the conductive layer and forming at least one opening in the colloidal insulation layer by laser to expose the conductive layer and activate a portion of the second catalyzer. Electroless plating is performed on the activated second catalyzer to form the conductive via in the opening. An interface is between the patterned colloidal layer and the conductive layer in the multilayer wiring structure.