Abstract: Disclosed are battery systems for powering a laser weapon, and methods of thereof. A system includes a battery bank comprising a plurality of cylindrical battery cells electrically connected in series and parallel to form a plurality of modules, wherein an air flow path through each module defined by a spacing between a surface of each battery cell and its neighboring battery cell. Furthermore a control system is configured to provide cooling via airflow from the one or more fans to temperature control the battery modules to prevent the temperature difference between a first side of the battery module and a second side of the battery module from rising above a predetermined threshold while the laser weapon is active and consuming energy from the battery bank.

Abstract: A method of focused wireless power transmission is disclosed which includes generating a map for electromagnetic fingerprints at N locations within an environment of interest, including a transmitter and plurality of receivers each located at one of the N locations, transmitting pre-matched signals based on the electromagnetic fingerprints in a predetermined order for a first location of the N location, measuring response at each of the N locations, measuring spatial correlations between all other locations and the first location, and evaluating electromagnetic power focus at each of the N locations by comparing the measured spatial correlations.

Abstract: A container unit for brake fluid in a vehicle hydraulic brake system and connectable to a hydraulic component of the brake system, and includes: a storage chamber for brake fluid, the storage chamber having a flow channel between the storage chamber and the hydraulic component, the storage chamber and flow channel define an inner space of the container unit; a displaceable valve unit regulates flow of brake fluid in and out of the storage chamber through the flow channel, the valve unit in an open position is displaced to allow brake fluid to flow when the container unit is connected to the hydraulic component, and the valve unit in a closed position is displaced to prevent outflow of brake fluid when the container unit is disconnected from the hydraulic component. The valve unit in the open and closed positions is fully enclosed within the inner space of the container unit.

Abstract: Disclosed are processes and systems for the removal of water from a feed stream utilizing swing adsorption processes including an adsorbent bed comprising an adsorbent material which is a cationic zeolite RHO. The cationic zeolite RHO comprises at least one, preferably two, metal cations selected from Group 1 and 2 elements (new Group 1-18 IUPAC numbering). The swing adsorption processes and systems utilizing the cationic zeolite RHO have an adsorption selectivity for water and are useful in selective dehydration of commercial feed streams. The cationic zeolite RHO additionally has an exceptionally high water adsorption stability for use in feed streams with wet acid gas environments operating under cyclic swing adsorption conditions.

Abstract: A substrate processing system includes a first power source configured to supply plasma having a first power level, a second power source configured to supply plasma having a second power level greater than the first power level, and a controller configured to dose a process chamber with precursor. The first power level is sufficient to enhance adsorption of the precursor on a surface of a substrate and is insufficient to decompose the precursor that is adsorbed. The controller is further configured to remove a portion of the precursor that does not adsorb onto the substrate from the process chamber while the plasma having the first power level is being supplied and activate the precursor that is adsorbed using plasma having the second power level while the plasma having the first power level is still being supplied. The second power level is sufficient to decompose the precursor that is adsorbed.

Abstract: Nanoparticles and compositions thereof are provided for detecting and/or preventing food spoilage. Methods of making the nanoparticles and compositions, and methods of using the nanoparticles and compositions, e.g. in food packaging, are also provided. The nanoparticles can have a hydrophobic core containing a hydrophobic active agent, e.g. a hydrophobic dye and/or an antimicrobial agent, for detecting and/or preventing food spoilage. The nanoparticles can also have a copolymer of a hydrophobic polymer repeat unit, e.g. styrene or lactic acid, and a pH responsive dendrimer repeat unit. The pH responsive dendrimer repeat unit can have a pH responsive amine core having a plurality of branched acrylate arms extending therefrom. The nanoparticles can be chemically stable at neutral pH, and then release the hydrophobic active agent at a pH range indicative of food spoilage. By releasing the hydrophobic dye and/or antimicrobial agent, the nanoparticles can detect and/or inhibit food spoilage.

Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to semi-supervised training of a depth model using a neural camera model that is independent of a camera type. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring training data including at least a pair of training images and depth data associated with the training images. The method includes training the depth model using the training data to generate a self-supervised loss from the pair of training images and a supervised loss from the depth data. Training the depth model includes learning the camera type by generating, using a ray surface model, a ray surface that approximates an image character of the training images as produced by a camera having the camera type. The method includes providing the depth model to infer depths from monocular images in a device.

Abstract: An automated calibration system for a workpiece coordinate frame of a robot includes a physical image sensor having a first image central axis, and a controller for controlling the physical image sensor adapted on a robot to rotate by an angle to set up a virtual image sensor having a second image central axis. The first and the second image central axes are intersected at an intersection point. The controller controls the robot to repeatedly move back and forth a characteristic point on the workpiece between these two axes until the characteristic point overlaps the intersection point. The controller records a calibration point including coordinates of joints of the robot, then the controller moves another characteristic point and repeats the foregoing movement to generate several other calibration points. According to the calibration points, the controller calculates relative coordinates of a virtual tool center point and the workpiece to the robot.

Abstract: Provided is a feedback method in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method includes enabling a receiver to acquire a reception signal vector including a channel component and a noise component, enabling the receiver to generate feedback information by performing one or more of the following on the reception signal vector: processing through one or more first layers; processing through a second layer, and processing through a quantization layer, and enabling the receiver to transmit the feedback information to a transmitter. In the feedback method, the quantization includes stochastic binarization.

Abstract: A 3-dimensional flash memory device and methods of fabricating and driving the same are provided. The device includes: a channel layer extending over a substrate in a first direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate; an information storing layer extending along a sidewall of the channel layer in the first direction; control gates each surrounding, the channel layer, with the information storing layer between the channel layer and the control gates; an insulating layer being between the control gates in the first direction and separating the control gates from each other; a fixed charge region disposed at an interface of the insulating layer and the information storing layer or in a portion of the information storing layer between the control gates in the first direction; and a doped region induced by the fixed charge region and disposed at a surface of the channel layer facing the fixed charge region.

Abstract: An arithmetic circuit includes an input buffer latching each of a plurality of input signals, sequentially input, and sequentially outputting a plurality of first addition signals and a plurality of second addition signals based on the plurality of input signals; a first ripple carry adder (RCA) performing a first part of an accumulation operation on the first addition signals to generate a carry; a flip-flop; a second RCA performing a second part of the accumulation operation on the second addition signals and an output of the flop-flop; the first RCA latching the carry in the flip-flop after the accumulation operation is performed; and an output buffer latching an output signal of the first RCA and an output signal of the second RCA, and outputting a sum signal representing a sum of the plurality of input signals.

Abstract: The present invention provides bispecific antibody constructs of a specific Fc modality characterized by comprising a first domain binding to a target cell surface antigen, a second domain binding to an extracellular epitope of the human and/or the Macaca CD3? chain and a third domain, which is the specific Fc modality. Moreover, the invention provides a polynucleotide, encoding the antibody construct, a vector comprising this polynucleotide, host cells, expressing the construct and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.

Abstract: Sialic acid recognizing-affinity reagents engineered from the neuraminidase NanB have lectin-like properties and defined specificities for sialic acid.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for processing a page fault. The method includes performing demand paging depending on an application operation in a system including a processor and an operating system, and loading, at the processor, data on a memory in response to the demand paging.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stacking structure of a superconducting wire. The present invention provides a superconducting wire in which a metal substrate, a buffer layer, a superconducting layer, and a stabilizing layer are stacked, the superconducting wire including: a plurality of wedges which penetrates through the superconducting layer and the buffer layer to connect the stabilizing layer and the metal substrate. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide the superconducting wire of which mechanical strength is improved to have high resistance against to deterioration or delamination. Further, the present invention may provide the superconducting wire which is self-protectable against a quench phenomenon. Further, the present invention may provide the superconducting wire which is suitable for application of a high magnetic field.

Abstract: A nitrogen-doped catalyst for oxidative coupling of methane, which is a catalyst for obtaining a C2 hydrocarbon product with high yield, and a method for manufacturing the catalyst are provided. An embodiment of the present inventive concept relates to a nitrogen-doped catalyst for oxidative coupling of methane having a silica support; and sodium tungstate and manganese supported on the support.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods to detect occluded objects using shadow information to anticipate moving obstacles that are occluded behind a corner or other obstacle. The system may perform a dynamic threshold analysis on enhanced images allowing the detection of even weakly visible shadows. The system may classify an image sequence as either “dynamic” or “static”, enabling an autonomous vehicle, or other moving platform, to react and respond to a moving, yet occluded object by slowing down or stopping.

Abstract: A radiation pumped heater includes a ceramic substrate which is heated by a laser beam to a steady state temperature. An optical fiber is heated by conduction and radiation emitted from the ceramic substrate.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for determining a content of lost gas in a shale gas content test. The method includes: acquiring a shale core and recording the time required for acquiring the shale core; carrying out a desorption experiment on the shale core to obtain desorption data; acquiring a fitting objective function; fitting the desorption data by using the fitting objective function to obtain fitted desorption data; determining fitting parameters according to the desorption data and the fitted desorption data; correcting the time required for acquiring the shale core according to the fitting parameters; and obtaining the content of lost gas according to the fitting parameters and the corrected time required for acquiring the shale core. The present invention can improve the determining precision of the content of the lost gas.

Abstract: Methods of reducing blood brain barrier dysfunction involve inhibiting 5-LOX and COX-2.