Abstract: An assembly for driving movement of an elongate surgical tool, comprising: a plurality of adjacent pairs of driving wheels, each pair of driving wheels having a space therebetween such that spaces of the plurality of pairs of driving wheels are axially aligned to form a channel for the elongate surgical tool to extend through; wherein at least one pair of driving wheels out of the plurality of pairs is arranged to lie on a plane different than a plane on which at least one other pair of driving wheels lies.

Abstract: Compositions-of-matter containing a plurality of edible microstructures (e.g., microparticles) made of a plant protein extract, composites containing such compositions-of-matter and cells adhered to the microstructures, and processes of preparing same, are provided. Also provided are food products containing these composites and methods of preparing same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for selective separation of positively charged monovalent ionic species from an ionic solution. The method comprises passing the ionic solution comprising a positively charged monovalent ion and a positively charged polyvalent ion through an electrode capacitor assembly comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, the electrodes comprising nanoporous carbon, wherein the first electrode is modified with sulfonate surface groups; and at least one flow channel for the passage of the solution. The method further comprises charging the electrode capacitor assembly (1) at a voltage of at least about 1.5 V; and/or (2) for scaled charging time of less than about 2.

Abstract: An optical frequency sensor that includes (i) a heterodyne modulation and splitting unit that is configured to receive a first laser signal, modulate the first laser signal to provide a modulated laser signal and split the modulated laser signal to provide pre-processed optical signals; (ii) a self-coherent interferometer that includes (ii.1) a first optical processor that is configured to process the pre-processed optical signals to provide processed optical signals, and (ii.2) a detection unit that is configured to electro-optically mix the processed optical signals and photodetect an outcome of the mixing to provide detection signalsm and (iii) a signal processor configured to process the one or more digital signals to provide digital information about the first laser signal.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a slurry for electrode preparation, relevant to the field of electrode fabrication for various applications, which consists of an active material, a conductive additive, and a binder composition that includes a proteinaceous substance that may comprise amino acids, peptides, and/or proteins. The instantly disclosed slurry is useful in electrode fabrication, especially in the context of Li batteries. The process for preparing the electrode includes applying the slurry to a current collector and thermally treating the slurry, ensuring a durable and reliable electrode.

Abstract: A heterostructure system comprises a two-dimensional ferroelectric material on a dielectric substrate, and a two-dimensional semiconductor material having a first region disposed on the ferroelectric material and a second region disposed on the dielectric substrate, wherein an edge of the ferroelectric material is between the first region and the second region of the semiconductor material.

Abstract: A process of depositing a hydrophobic or superhydrophobic film on a surface of a substrate, effected by spraying onto the substrate's surface a solution comprising a fatty acid and an organic solvent, is provided. Substrates and articles-of-manufacturing containing the substrates, having a hydrophobic or superhydrophobic coating/film deposited thereon, obtainable or prepared by the process, are also provided. The process is usable for reducing a load of a pathogenic microorganism and/or for preventing biofilm formation on and/or in the substrates or articles-of-manufacturing containing same.

Abstract: A robotic device for performing intracranial procedures, comprising a baseplate for mounting on the subject's skull and a rotatable base element rotating on the baseplate. The rotatable base element has a central opening through which a cannulated needle can protrude such that it can rotate around an axis perpendicular to the baseplate. This cannulated needle is robotically controlled to provide motion into and out of the subject's skull. A flexible needle is disposed coaxially within the cannulated needle, and it is controlled to move into and out of a non-axial aperture in the distal part of the cannulated needle. Coordinated control of the insertion motion of the cannulated and flexible needles, and rotation of the combined cannulated/flexible needle assembly enables access to be obtained to a volume of a region of the brain having lateral dimensions substantially larger than the width of the cannulated needle.

Abstract: A system for training a quantized neural network dataset, comprising at least one hardware processor adapted to: receive input data comprising a plurality of training input value sets and a plurality of target value sets; in each of a plurality of training iterations: for each layer, comprising a plurality of weight values, of one or more of a plurality of layers of a neural network: compute a set of transformed values by applying to a plurality of layer values one or more emulated non-uniformly quantized transformations by adding to each of the plurality of layer values one or more uniformly distributed random noise values; and compute a plurality of output values; compute a plurality of training output values; and update one or more of the plurality of weight values to decrease a value of a loss function; and output the updated plurality of weight values of the plurality of layers.

Abstract: Polymeric ion conductors composed of a polymeric matrix associated with an isoindolinium moiety represented by Formula I as described in the specification are provided. Anion conducting compositions comprising an anion conducting polymer associated with, or threaded within and having mechanically interlocked therearound, a cyclic moiety are also provided. lonomeric materials, including, for example, ion exchange membranes such as anion exchange membranes, made of the polymeric ion conductor and/or the anion conducting composition, and electrochemical systems and articles-of-manufacturing containing the polymeric ion conductor, the anion conducting composition or the ion exchange membrane are also provided.

Abstract: In a range imaging system, a passive optical system has a set of lenses and an optical mask that varies a point spread function of the set of lenses so as to encode in an optical field arriving from a scene range information for objects in the scene that are at least X meters from the mask, where X is at least 10. A digital light sensor receives the optical field, and an image processor processes signals receive signals from the sensor to decode the range information.

Abstract: A method of designing a radar, comprises receiving data pertaining to a set of reflected signals received from a distribution of objects by a respective set of receiving antennas at a respective set of locations, and feeding the data and the locations as training data to a machine learning procedure. The machine learning procedure calculates, simultaneously, a set of learned antenna locations and a set of learned parameters associating the signals with the objects, thereby providing a trained machine learning procedure parametrized by the set of learned parameters.

Abstract: A compliant transmission system includes a rotatable wave generator and a sleeve fitted on the wave generator. The rotatable wave generator has an external surface including pattern extending both annularly and in a longitudinal direction. The sleeve is configured to be deformable and to be impressed on its outer surface with waves extending along the longitudinal direction during rotation of the pattern of the wave generator within the sleeve.

Abstract: Provided is an isolated population of human pluripotent stem cells comprising at least 50% human pluripotent stem cells characterized by an OCT4+/TRA1-60?/TRA1-81?/SSEA1+/SSEA4? expression signature, and novel methods of generating and maintaining same in a pluripotent, undifferentiated state a suspension culture devoid of cell clumps. Also provided are novel culture media, cell cultures and methods for culturing pluripotent stem cells in a suspension culture or a two-dimensional culture system while maintaining the cells in a proliferative, pluripotent and undifferentiated state. The novel culture media comprise interleukin 11 (IL11) and Ciliay Neurotrophic Factor (CNTF); bFGF at a concentration of at least 50 ng/ml and an IL6RIL6 chimera; or an animal contaminant-free serum replacement and an IL6RIL6 chimera. Also provided are methods for generating lineage-specific cells from the pluripotent stem cells.

Abstract: A method for estimating an information unit represented by DNA strands, the method includes (a) sequencing the DNA strands to provide noisy copies of an encoded version of the information unit; wherein the information unit comprises information unit elements; (b) neural network (NN) processing the multiple noisy copies by one or more NNs to provide a soft estimate of the encoded information unit; wherein the soft estimate comprises estimated encoded information unit elements and an encoded information unit elements estimated confidence parameter; and (c) decoding the soft estimate of the encoded information unit to provide a prediction of the information unit.

Abstract: Polymeric ion conductors composed of a polymeric or co-polymeric backbone which comprises a plurality of backbone units, a metal ligand attached to at least a portion of the backbone units, and a metal ion attached to the metal ligand are provided. The metal ligand can be an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand and the metal can feature low oxophilicity. lonomeric materials, including, for example, ion exchange membranes such as anion exchange membranes, made of the polymeric ion conductor, and electrochemical systems and articles-of-manufacturing containing the polymeric ion conductor or the ion exchange membrane are also provided.

Abstract: An aspect of some embodiments of the invention relates to methods of manufacturing a 3D printed implant, comprising printing a mold of a scaffold, generating said scaffold from said mold, seeding cells on said scaffold, where said generating said scaffold comprises generating parts of said scaffold with different levels of stiffness.

Abstract: Provided herein is a porous ?-cyclodextrin-containing monolith having a microstructure templated by the external phase of a HIPE, as well as processes of manufacturing the same and uses thereof.

Abstract: A method for reconstructing spatial information, the method includes: (i) Obtaining an under-sampled frequency domain representation (FDR) of the spatial information. The under-sampled FDR was obtained by sampling an FDR of the spatial information with a sampling mask. (ii) Feeding the under-sampled FDR and the sampling mask to a machine learning process. (iii) Reconstructing the spatial information by the machine learning process. The machine learning process was trained using a training data set that includes training under-sampled FRDs of training spatial information, and one or more training sampling masks that were used to sample FDRs of training spatial information.

Abstract: An assembly for driving movement of an elongate surgical tool, comprising: a plurality of adjacent pairs of driving wheels, each pair of driving wheels having a space therebetween such that spaces of the plurality of pairs of driving wheels are axially aligned to form a channel for the elongate surgical tool to extend through; wherein at least one pair of driving wheels out of the plurality of pairs is arranged to lie on a plane different than a plane on which at least one other pair of driving wheels lies.