Abstract: A method comprises receiving a data object request to serve a data object and transmitting bid requests to a plurality of systems. The data object request identifies the data object and the bid requests comprise information relating to the data object and request the plurality of systems to provide a bid value for serving and/or caching the data object. The method further comprises determining a best bid from one or more bid values received in response to the transmitted bid requests and redirecting or forwarding the data object request to the system which transmitted the best bid and/or requesting the system which transmitted the best bid to cache the data object.

Abstract: The invention relates to a capacitive sensing material and a method of manufacturing thereof, a capacitive sensing coating formulation, a capacitive chip, a capacitive sensor, a method for manufacturing a coated chip, a method for analysing the composition of a gaseous mixture, a use of particles comprising titanium oxide and platinum for sensing hydrogen, and a use of capacitive sensing material for detecting a gas leak. The capacitive sensing material comprises composite particles wherein porous titanium dioxide is at least in part coated with platinum particles.

Abstract: A method of depositing a donor material onto a target surface is provided herein, in which a first main side of a substrate is covered with a stretchable layer that is attaching thereto with a sealing around an enclosed area at the first main side, therewith defining an enclosure. The stretchable layer has an outer surface that faces away from the substrate, and that is patterned with one or more recessed areas filled with the donor material to be deposited. A relatively high pressure is provided in an interior of the enclosure so that its volume is increased and the patterned surface of the stretchable layer is pressed against the target surface. In that state of the stretchable layer the substrate is irradiated at a second main side opposite its first main side with photon radiation that has an intensity and a duration that causes a transfer of donor material from the one or more recessed areas to the target surface. Also a plate and a deposition device are provided.

Abstract: A proton exchange membrane-based electrolyser includes an anode, a cathode and a proton exchange membrane, with the anode at a first surface of the membrane and the cathode at a second opposite surface. The anode includes an anodic catalyst layer and an anodic porous transport layer in parallel, with the catalyst layer between the transport layer and the first surface. The cathode includes a cathodic catalyst layer and a cathodic porous transport layer in parallel, with the catalyst layer between the transport layer and the second surface. The electrolyser includes conductive first and second meshes at the side of the anode and the side of the cathode, in which a surface of the first mesh covers the surface of the anodic catalyst layer, and in which a surface of the second mesh covers the surface of the cathodic catalyst layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a solid state electrolyte for providing an ion conductive connection between a negative and positive electrode in a battery, the solid state electrolyte comprising: an ion conductive matrix comprising a polymer, and a metal salt dispersed in the ion conductive matrix, and a first ceramic material, wherein at least one of the faces of the ion conductive matrix for connecting to the negative or positive electrode, is infiltrated with the first ceramic material to form a first, hybrid interface layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to a deposition system, a method and use of such system for filling a groove provided into surface of a workpiece with a printable medium, in particular a highly viscous paste. The system includes a deposition head that includes a first deposition chamber that extends to a first orifice. The orifice is reversibly closed off between at least two shutter elements. In some embodiments the system is a dual chamber system, each chamber having a reversible closable orifice. The system is arranged to maintain a flush physical relationship between the workpiece and the terminal ends of the shutter elements, so as to, upon application of a working pressure, fill the groove.

Abstract: A method of processing a multi-view video by a client apparatus is described wherein, the multi-view video comprising a set of video streams is created by a set of cameras simultaneously capturing an object in a scene for a set of view angles and for one or more video resolutions, each video stream defining a view associated with a view angle of a camera relative to the object.

Abstract: A curved electronic device (10c) can be formed by a stack with a curved substrate (13) comprising a thermoplastic material (Ms), and at least one electronic component (14) connected to an electronic circuit (15) disposed on the substrate (13). A component area (11) of the substrate surface (11.12) around the electronic component (14) comprises a first material (M1) providing relatively low absorption (A1) to light (L) and a surrounding area (12) of the substrate (13) outside the component area (11), comprises a second material (M2) providing relatively high absorption (A2) of the light (L). E.g. as a result of differential heating and thermoforming a first thickness (T1) of the substrate (13) in the component area (11) may be relatively high compared to a second thickness (T2) of the substrate (13) in the surrounding area (12).

Abstract: An electronic device is described that is designed to be more easily recycled at its end of life while maintaining usability during its lifetime. The electronic device includes a first substrate, an encapsulation layer, and a set of electronics disposed there between. One or more delamination layers cover at least one side, preferably both sides, of the set of electronics to separate the set of electronics from at least one, preferably both, of the first substrate and the encapsulation layer. The set of electronics, covered by the one or more delamination layers, is encapsulated between the encapsulation layer and the first substrate. At least one of the delamination layers includes a set of passages filled with material of the encapsulation layer forming a set of interconnections between the encapsulation layer and the first substrate.

Abstract: The photonic integrated device for converting a light signal into sound comprises—a substrate having a substrate surface, an optical waveguide on the substrate surface, a photo-acoustic conversion body, comprising at least one volume of fractionally light absorbing material or formed entirely of fractionally light absorbing material, wherein a width of the photo-acoustic conversion body is greater than a width of the optical waveguide and means for enhancing distribution of light from the optical waveguide over the photo-acoustic conversion body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system configured as an orchestration function for a mobile network, wherein the mobile network comprises edge nodes which are configurable to provide edge computing resources to mobile devices, wherein the system is configured to at least in part orchestrate a migration of an edge computing resource for a mobile device from a first edge node to a second edge node. The orchestration function and the mobile device interact to enable the orchestration function to start the migration of the edge computing resource in a timely manner.

Abstract: Depth of a top (24) and bottom (28) of an under water mud layer (26) are measured as a function of position from acoustical scattering measurement. The measurement involves transmitting sound from a transmitter (12) in a body of water (22) above the mud layer (26), using a higher and lower frequency range, above 100 kHz and below 20 kHz respectively. A higher frequency signal due to scattering of the sound in the higher frequency range from scatter positions along a selected horizontal direction is detected as a function of time from said transmitting, and a first depth, of a top surface (24) of the under water mud layer (26), is computed using this signal. A plurality of received lower frequency signals due to scattering of the sound in the lower frequency range is detected at different height in the body of water (22).

Abstract: Lithographic patterning method for creating features on a surface of a substrate, including the steps of: applying a resist material to the surface; performing resist processing steps, including at least: selectively exposing the resist material layer to a surface treatment step, wherein the resist material in the exposed locations is chemically modified; and developing the resist material layer to selectively remove the resist material locally. The method further comprises detecting, during or after the resist processing steps, a chemical modification of the resist material for monitoring or evaluating the processing steps. The step of detecting is performed by scanning the surface using a scanning probe microscopy device, and wherein the scanning includes contacting the surface with the probe tip in a probing area. The probing area coincides with at least one location of the exposed locations and non-exposed locations, for detecting the chemical modification. The document further describes a system.

Abstract: A first method comprises transmitting data (83) of a first kind during a first part of a first time slot (ti1) of a plurality of time slots (ti1-ti4) of equal length according to a regular slot schedule, transmitting a preamble (84) in a second part of the first time slot, and transmitting data of the second kind during one or more mini-slots of a first part of a second time slot (ti2) of the time slots according to a mini-slot schedule. The second time slot succeeds the first time slot and the first part of the second time slot comprises a plurality of mini-slots (85). A second method comprises receiving the data of the first kind during the first part of the first time slot, receiving the preamble in the first time slot, and receiving data during a plurality of the mini-slots of the second time slot.

Abstract: An acoustic device (100) comprises an array of acoustic membranes (1, 2, 3, 4) formed on a foil (10). Each of the acoustic membranes (1, 2, 3, 4) is configured to vibrate at a resonance frequency (Fr) of the acoustic membranes (1, 2, 3, 4) for generating respective acoustic waves (W1,W2,W3,W4). Relative phases (??12,??34) are determined at which the acoustic membranes (1, 2, 4, 5) are actuated for generating a predetermined interference pattern (C) between the acoustic waves (W1,W2,W3,W4). A lamb wavelength (As) is determined of lamb waves (Ws) at the resonance frequency (Fr) travelling through intermediate sections (lOi, lOj) of the foil (10) between adjacent acoustic membranes (1,2; 3,4).

Abstract: A method and system for light induced transfer of components from a donor substrate to an acceptor substrate are described. The donor substrate includes a transparent carrier configured to carry the components facing the acceptor substrate, and a release stack. The release stack includes a light-absorbing layer, a melt layer, and an adhesive layer. The light-absorbing layer has a relatively high absorption coefficient for absorbing the light beam causing heat which is conducted to the melt layer. The light-absorbing layer has a relatively high melting temperature such that the light-absorbing layer can remain solid while the melt layer is melted. The adhesive layer adheres the components to the melt layer while the melt layer is solid and releases adhesion when the melt layer is melted.

Abstract: The photonic integrated device comprises a substrate, a plurality of mechanical resonator structures on a surface of the substrate, exposed to receive sound waves from outside the device; a plurality of sensing optical waveguides, each sensing optical waveguide at least partly mechanically coupled to at least one of the mechanical resonator structures, or a sensing optical waveguide that is at least partly mechanically coupled to all of the mechanical resonator structures; an input optical waveguide on the surface of the substrate, coupled to the plurality of sensing optical waveguides or the single sensing optical waveguide, for supplying light to the plurality of sensing optical waveguides or the single sensing optical waveguide; at least one output optical waveguide on the surface of the substrate, coupled to the plurality of sensing optical waveguides or the single sensing optical waveguide, for collecting light from the plurality of sensing optical waveguides or the single sensing optical waveguide that

Abstract: A method of establishing a connection between a remote User Equipment, UE, and a telecommunication network via a relay capable UE, wherein said telecommunication network comprises a core network and an access network, and wherein said connection is established using a Remote Radio Access Bearer between the remote UE, via a relay capable UE, via an access node in the access network, and the core network.

Abstract: The invention relates to the electrochemical synthesis of oxymethylene dimethyl ethers via paired electrolysis.

Abstract: A communication system (1) comprising a first and a second underwater wearable device to be worn by a swimmer at mutually distant locations is disclosed herein. The communication system is configured to derive information pertaining to the swimmer from properties of a version of the acoustic signal transmitted from a first communication module of the first underwater wearable device to a second communication module of the second underwater wearable device.