Abstract: The present disclosure provides a device comprising: at least one opening, the at least one opening being configured receive an object; an inner cavity within the at least one opening, the inner cavity comprising: a light emitting diode (LED), a heat sink connecting the LED to a thermal reservoir, and an insulating layer arranged on the thermal reservoir, the insulating layer comprising an orifice arranged over the LED such that light from the LED passes through the orifice of the insulating layer; and a power source configured to power the LED.

Abstract: The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated 01095145. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar 01095145. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar 01095145 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar 01095145 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: Additive manufacturing compositions include low-absorbing particles or non-absorbing particles that have an absorbance for wavelengths of 300 nm to 700 nm that is equal to or greater than 0 Au and is less 1.0 Au, such as 0.001 Au absorbance?0.7 Au. Slurries including such particles and an uranium-containing particle and that are used in additive manufacturing processes have an increased penetration depth for curative radiation. Removal of low-absorbing particles or non-absorbing particles during post-processing of as-manufactured products results in pores that create porosity in the as-manufactured product that provide a volume accommodating fission gases and/or can enhance wicking of certain heat pipe coolant liquids.

Abstract: A multi-chamber balloon for a nuclear implant has an elastomeric membrane defining inner and outer chambers integral with a valve body. The valve body includes a core portion and sealing membrane for sealing the inner and outer chambers. An assembly for manufacturing the multi-chamber balloon includes a balloon mandrel which may be dip coated in a silicone dispersion to create an elastomeric membrane for the inner and outer chambers integral with the valve body. The elastomeric membrane formed on the mandrel is partially inverted to form a coaxial elastomeric structure with the smaller inner chamber disposed within the larger outer chamber. The valve is incorporated into the inner and outer chambers to form a unitary structure.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for establishing at least one low or zero emission traffic zone and for controlling and monitoring a dynamically operated drivetrain of hybrid vehicles passing through the at least one established low or zero emission traffic zone is provided.

Abstract: A production method for manufacturing a hairpin coil includes positioning a plurality of hairpin-like conductor elements on a coil support such that conductor end portions of conductor elements to be connected, which protrude from the coil support, are arranged adjacent to one another as conductor end portion pairs, securing the relative position of the conductor end portions of a conductor end portion pair, and simultaneously welding the respective conductor end portions of a plurality of conductor end portion pairs by friction welding, by a friction surface of a welding tool being simultaneously moved in a frictional manner along the plurality of conductor end portion pairs.

Abstract: Vibrational damping assemblies, turbomachine airfoils, and exhaust diffusers are provided. A vibrational damping assembly includes at least one pin coupled to the turbomachine component. The at least one pin has a pin body and a disk coupled to the pin body. The vibrational damping assembly further includes at least one plate disposed between the disk and the turbomachine component. The at least one plate is movable between the disk and the turbomachine component relative to the plurality of pins and relative to the turbomachine component to dampen vibrations experienced by the turbomachine component.

Abstract: A bus bar assembly includes a first housing; a first bus bar extending through the first housing; a second bus bar extending through the first housing, the second bus bar including a second housing that defines at least one first receiver configured to engage a fastener; and a sensor assembly mounted to the receiver, the sensor assembly including a current sensor positioned between the first bus bar and the second bus bar. The sensor assembly may not include a magnetic core, and the current sensor may be a coreless sensor configured to detect a current through the bus bar assembly.

Abstract: The technology relates to a system on chip (SoC). The SoC may include a plurality of network layers which may assist electrical communications either horizontally or vertically among components from different device layers. In one embodiment, a system on chip (SoC) includes a plurality of network layers, each network layer including one or more routers, and more than one device layers, each of the plurality of network layers respectively bonded to one of the device layers. In another embodiment, a method for forming a system on chip (SoC) includes forming a plurality of network layers in an interconnect, wherein each network layer is bonded to an active surface of a respective device layer in a plurality of device layer.

Abstract: A method includes applying a material coating to a surface of a machine component, wherein the material coating is formed from a combination of a hardfacing material, aluminum-containing particles, and a braze material. The method also includes thermally treating the material coating at a temperature to generate an oxide layer comprising aluminum from the aluminum-containing particles, wherein the oxide layer is configured to reduce oxidation of the hardfacing material, and the braze material is configured to facilitate binding between the material coating and the surface of the machine component.

Abstract: A vehicle configured to transfer energy to a building is disclosed. The vehicle may include a transceiver and a processor. The transceiver may receive temperature information and demand information associated with a power grid. The processor may determine that a first predefined condition may be met based on the demand information. The processor may then calculate a first amount of energy to be transferred to the building based on the temperature information, and cause the vehicle to transfer the first amount of energy to the building. The processor may further determine that a second predefined condition may be met based on the first amount of energy and/or vehicle availability information, and determine a second amount of energy to be transferred to the building based on the temperature information. The processor may then cause the vehicle to transfer the second amount of energy to the building.

Abstract: An electrical junction box cover plate assembly with an electrical junction box and a cover attachment bar. Each end of the cover attachment bar has an attachment screw aperture that aligns with a mounting screw aperture of the electrical junction box. A cover plate has an upper side with a cavity, an annular lip extending inward into the cavity, and at least two entry ports extending through the annular lip, each configured to receive one of the two ends of the cover attachment bar. When the ends of the cover attachment bar are inserted into the entry ports, the cover plate is rotatable with respect to the cover attachment bar and the electrical junction box to interlock extensions of the two ends with the annular lip of the cover plate to conceal the electrical junction box, the cover attachment bar, and the screws.

Abstract: A transparent combination antenna is disclosed that provides bandwidth at both sub 6 GHz and the above 24 GHz spectra. For example, the transparent combination antenna can include a first layer of transparent conductive material, and a second layer of transparent conductive material. In some implementations, both of the first layer and the second layer can have different pitches. Additionally, in some implementations, a substrate may be positioned in between the first layer and the second layer. Various other systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of blending at least two fuels includes providing at least two fuels to a helical static mixer via a fuel supply system, the fuel supply system including a fuel supply circuit for each fuel of the at least two fuels, mixing, via a plurality of helical structures of the helical static mixer, the at least two fuels to form a fuel mixture, determining, via one or more sensors, a measured interchangeability index of the fuel mixture, comparing the measured interchangeability index to a predetermined interchangeability index, adjusting, via the fuel supply system, one or more parameters of at least one of the at least two fuels based on the comparison between the measured interchangeability index and the predetermined interchangeability index, and providing the fuel mixture to a combustion system.

Abstract: A conformal coating control method includes arranging at least one conformal control surface feature on a surface of a printed circuit board proximate perimeter pads of an integrated circuit. The method also includes soldering, to the printed circuit board, the integrated circuit. The method also includes applying a conformal coating material to the printed circuit board, wherein the conformal coating material is at least partially restricted from flowing between the integrated circuit and the printed circuit board by solder flux residue accumulated proximate the conformal control surface feature.

Abstract: A composition comprising the following components a)-c): a) an alpha composition comprising a multimodal ethylene/alpha-olefin interpolymer, and wherein the alpha composition comprises the following properties: i) an Mz/Mn?8.0, ii) a density from 0.855 to 0.890 g/cc, iii) a V100 (100° C.)?2,000 Pa·s, iv) a V1.0 (100° C.)?15,000 Pa·s, v) a Mn?16,000 g/mol; b) a peroxide; and c) a silane coupling agent.

Abstract: Apparatus and method for managing data in a non-volatile memory (NVM) having an array of ferroelectric memory cells (FMEs). A data set received from an external client device is programmed to a group of the FMEs at a target location in the NVM using a selected profile. The selected profile provides different program characteristics, such as applied voltage magnitude and pulse duration, to achieve desired levels of power used during the program operation, endurance of the data set, and latency effects associated with a subsequent read operation to retrieve the data set. The profile may be selected from among a plurality of profiles for different operational conditions. The ferroelectric NVM may form a portion of a solid-state drive (SSD) storage device. Different types of FMEs may be utilized including ferroelectric tunneling junctions (FTJs), ferroelectric random access memory (FeRAM), and ferroelectric field effect transistors (FeFETs).

Abstract: Guidance to a vehicle occupant is directed to manual adjustment of a height of a D-ring mechanism of a safety belt. First data of the occupant is collected which is indicative of a target height for the D-ring mechanism. Second data is collected indicative of a current height of the D-ring mechanism. The target height and the current height are compared to generate an adjustment amount whenever their difference is greater than a predetermined threshold. Visual guidance is presented to the occupant on an HMI display panel wherein the visual guidance describes taking an particular action to achieve the manual height adjustment of the D-ring mechanism. A further visual instruction is presented to the occupant on the HMI display panel wherein the visual instruction identifies the adjustment amount.

Abstract: An optical film includes a plurality of helically arranged liquid crystals and organic solid crystal structures at least partially surrounding the plurality of helically arranged liquid crystals. A method of making the optical film includes obtaining a substrate with an alignment layer and a film of a first solution on the alignment layer. The first solution includes liquid crystals and organic crystal molecules. The liquid crystals form a plurality of helically arranged liquid crystals on the alignment layer. The method also includes forming organic solid crystal structures by crystallizing the organic crystal molecules. The organic solid crystal structures at least partially surround the plurality of helically arranged liquid crystals.