Abstract: A method of joining glass elements with material continuity, to a glass component, to a housing, and to a vacuum insulating panel. The method includes (A) providing first and second glass elements, with each of the glass elements having at least one joining region having an outer edge to be joined, (B) introducing a metallic material into the first glass element in the region of the joining region of the first glass element, (C) placing the first and second glass elements onto one another such that the first and second glass elements contact one another at least at one outer edge of the respective joining region; and (D) heating the metallic material in the first glass element so that the glass element at least partially melts in the region of the joining region of the first glass element so that a connection with material continuity is produced between the first and second glass elements.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound according to formula (V): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, optionally containing a chelated radioactive cation and wherein F is optionally 18F.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a device for simultaneously compensating for the phase distortion of multiple wavelengths of an arrangement of electromagnetic waveguides and/or for implementing functions which change the propagation directions of electromagnetic radiation upon entrance into and/or exit from the arrangement, wherein these functions can be designed, for example, as focusing the electromagnetic radiation on a focal point, implementing a doughnut mode, and/or tilting the propagation direction of the electromagnetic radiation.

Abstract: A semi-volatile particulate matter detection device is disclosed for detecting semi-volatile particulate matter in a gas flow. The device has a first filter stage for receiving the gas flow, the first filter stage being configured to capture particulate matter and to be heated to a temperature of at least 150° C. to volatilise semi-volatile particulate matter to produce semi-volatile vapour for passing through the first filter stage with the gas flow. The device also has a conveyance section downstream of the first filter stage to convey the gas flow and the semi-volatile vapour. A second filter stage is configured to receive the flow from the conveyance section. The temperature of the conveyance section and/or of the second filter stage is controllable so as to cause condensation of at least some of the semi-volatile vapour and collect it on the second filter stage. A detector is provided for detecting at least one characteristic of the condensed semi-volatile vapour on the second filter stage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for in vitro amplification of a linear virus genome, in particular a bacteriophage, expression and self-assembling of the virus, in particular the bacteriophage, in a cell-free expression system as well as a virus 5 or bacteriophage provided by such methods. Further aspects of the invention relate to a synthetic bacteriophage and the use thereof.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for determining information regarding the location of energy deposition of an ion beam, in particular a proton beam, in an absorptive medium, such as in the tissue of a patient undergoing radiation therapy.

Abstract: A method for rendering material surfaces, inert is provided. Exemplary surfaces include ceramic, metal or plastic surfaces. The method is accomplished with functionalized perfluorinated compounds for the formation of hyperhydrophobic structures on the surfaces to create inert surfaces. The inert surfaces produced or can be produced in this way have an extremely low surface energy, are resistant to deposits of substances or cells and have a very low coefficient of friction. Practical uses of the inert surfaces are also provided.

Abstract: A component has an integrated sensor device for an optical, multi-axis measurement of a force applied to the component. The component includes a cavity and a first support element having one or more first optical elements and a second support element having one or more second optical elements. The first support element and the second support element are formed in the cavity and partially inserted into the component. A transmission device generates at least two beams in independent directions when connected to a power source. The beams pass through the cavity between the first optical elements and the second optical elements. The first optical elements and the second optical elements are adapted to generate information about a relative positional change of the first support element with respect to the second support element based on the at least two beams. The transmission device provides the information for measuring the force application.

Abstract: In a method for setting up a pipeline section of a pipe system in a heat network, which is provided for transferring a heat transfer fluid between a heat provider and a heat consumer, the pipeline section is subdivided into segments in a segmentation step. A segment characteristic variable is determined for each segment based on a physical soil characteristic variable. The determined segment characteristic variables of two adjacent segments differ by more than a predefined segment characteristic variable difference value. In a bedding determination step, segment embedding of a pipeline segment, introduced in the trench in this segment, in a water-permeable segment bedding material is predefined for each segment such that a heat loss of the heat transfer fluid transferred in the pipeline segment, which is averaged over the segment and is based on a unit of length, is lower than a predefined heat loss limit value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method for stabilizing nucleic acid nanostructures by curing with ultraviolet light, particularly by crosslinking pyrimidine nucleotides.

Abstract: A manufacturing device for manufacturing an object in layers includes at least one transfer platform with a transfer platform surface, at least one application unit configured to apply at least one treatment layer and at least one material layer which together form a pre-material layer of the object, to the transfer platform surface, wherein the pre-material layer extends at least in a first direction (x) and/or in a second direction (y), and a construction platform configured to receive at least the at least one material layer of the pre-material layer from the transfer platform so that the object is manufactured in layers on the construction platform in a third direction (z).

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method for the additive manufacturing of an object, including supplying a strand-shaped starting material to a friction arrangement, and accelerating the starting material along an output direction through the friction arrangement, to apply the starting material onto a construction platform and/or onto already manufactured areas of the object for manufacturing the object, wherein the starting material is at least partially liquefied and/or at least partially plasticized and/or at least partially broken down into particles by the friction arrangement. This disclosure also relates to a manufacturing device to perform such methods.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a method for recycling a composite material comprising inorganic fibers and an epoxy-resin in a one pot reaction, wherein the method comprises reacting the composite material with a boron halide in a solvent.

Abstract: An absorber device for absorbing a force acting thereon includes an absorber housing which encloses an interior space and a hydraulic medium arranged in the interior space. An absorber piston rod has an absorber piston arranged thereon. The absorber piston divides the interior space into a first chamber and a second chamber. The absorber piston rod has a spring device for resiliently supporting the absorber piston relative to a quasi-static component. The absorber piston is mounted axially movably on the absorber piston rod. A first spring and a second spring of the spring device are arranged in each case on both sides of the absorber piston and resiliently connect the absorber piston rod to the absorber piston and counteract a movement of the absorber piston in the axial direction, relative to the absorber piston rod. The absorber device can be arranged in a hollow damper piston rod of a damper.

Abstract: An apparatus for promoting a mass transfer reaction having a flow distributor and a drive unit. The flow distributor has a top end surface, a bottom end surface and a peripheral surface that are axisymmetric with respect to a rotation axis. The flow distributor is configured to submerge in a fluid medium and to generate a flow of the fluid medium through at least one of the top end surface and the bottom end surface and through the peripheral surface by rotating around the rotation axis. The drive unit is configured to move the flow distributor perpendicular to the rotation axis.

Abstract: Device for performing an interferometric measurement having a source for generating at least two coherent waves, an overlap apparatus for overlapping the at least two coherent waves and for generating an interference pattern, a measuring apparatus for measuring the interference pattern so as to form measured interference values, a disturbance apparatus for disturbing the interference pattern and an analyzer for analyzing the measured interference values, wherein the overlap apparatus comprises a passage region that is delimited at its edge by an edge element and is passed through by the at least two overlapping coherent waves, and comprises a beam-splitting element in the center region of the passage region.

Abstract: An optical system and an imaging method are disclosed, wherein the optical system comprises a multifilament conductor and an optical diffuser for imaging an intensity pattern onto the multifilament conductor, the intensity pattern representing phase information of light emitted from one or more three-dimensional objects; wherein the multifilament conductor is configured to transmit the intensity pattern in the form of a plurality of pixels to an evaluation system, and wherein the evaluation system is configured to generate an image based on the intensity pattern transmitted by the multifilament conductor, the image representing the one or more three-dimensional objects.

Abstract: A wafer includes a substrate and at least one intermediate layer formed on a surface of the substrate. The at least one intermediate layer covers the surface of the substrate at least partially. An outer surface of the at least one intermediate layer is directed away from the surface of the substrate. The wafer further includes nanostructures grown on the outer surface of the at least one intermediate layer. The at least one intermediate layer is formed in such a way that positions of growth of the nanostructures are predetermined on the outer surface of the at least one intermediate layer. At least one nanostructure material of the nanostructures is assembled at the positions of growth of the nanostructures.

Abstract: A method for aggregating a cluster of particles having a target cluster constitution in a channel comprising a retention section comprises the steps of establishing a fluid stream comprising a fluid carrier medium and particles of at least one type through said channel; controlling a supply of said particles of at least one type into the fluid stream; operating a retention mechanism to aggregate at least part of said particles in an aggregation region within said retention section, to thereby form said cluster of particles; monitoring, while operating said retention mechanism, the particles in at least part of said channel for obtaining a monitoring signal associated with the cluster and/or with the particles moving in the fluid stream; determining a current cluster constitution from the monitoring signal; comparing said current cluster constitution with said target cluster constitution; and controlling at least one of said particle retention mechanism and said supply of said particles of at least one type, s

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and techniques for acquiring output signals associated with different sources (such as audio sources) are presented. A first input signal is combined with a delayed and scaled version of a second input signal, to acquire a first output signal. A second input signal is combined with a delayed and scaled version of the first input signal, to acquire a second output signal. Using a random direction optimization, scaling values (forming a candidates' vector) are determined by iteratively modifying the candidates' vector. A Kullback-Leibler divergence is measured. The first output signal and the second output signal are selected to be those measurements associated with the candidate parameters associated with Kullback-Leibler divergence which indicates lowest similarity.