Abstract: The invention relates to an aluminum secondary battery comprising at least one positive electrode, at least one negative electrode, at least one electrolyte, and at least one additive, the electrolyte comprising at least one room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL), made of at least one organic salt and at least one first aluminum salt, and/or at least one deep eutectic solvent (DES) made of at least one organic solvent and at least one first aluminum salt, the additive containing bivalent metal cations and/or being suitable for forming bivalent metal cations.

Abstract: Provided herein is a method for treating a lymphoma in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of at least one PD-1 pathway agonist.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device, a method, and a kit for separating particles of different sizes in a liquid. The invention additionally relates to applications of the device. The device and the method involve the capability of binding particles to solid phase particles with different diameters in a liquid, whereby the hydrodynamic diameter of the solid-phase particles determines whether the particles can pass through pores of a filter element, the diameter of said pores being modifiable in a controlled manner (e.g., the diameter can be increased or decreased). Thus, particles of equal size (e.g., B-cells and T-cells) of a liquid can be separated from one another with a high degree of separation efficiency, wherein the particles can be separated simply, quickly, and inexpensively. High yields can be produced, and the particles can be provided in a therapeutically applicable liquid.

Abstract: A method for producing a solid electrolyte membrane (3) or an anode unit for a solid-state battery, in which method a powder mixture consisting of a solid electrolyte material and polytetrafluoroethylene is produced for the solid electrolyte membrane (3) and a powder mixture consisting of an electrode material, a solid electrolyte material, an electrically conductive conduction additive and polytetrafluoroethylene is produced for the anode unit, at least partially fibrillated polytetrafluoroethylene is formed by applying shear forces to the powder mixture, and the powder mixture is shaped into a flexible composite layer. The powder mixture has at most 1 wt. % polytetrafluoroethylene.

Abstract: Communication systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the invention utilize modulation on zeros. Carrier frequency offsets (CFO) can result in an unknown rotation of all zeros of a received signal's z-transform. Therefore, a binary MOCZ scheme (BMOCZ) can be utilized in which the modulated binary data is encoded using a cycling register code (e.g. CPC or ACPC), enabling receivers to determine cyclic shifts in the BMOCZ symbol resulting from a CFO. Receivers in accordance with several embodiments of the invention include decoders capable of decoding information bits from received discrete-time baseband signals by: estimating a timing offset for the received signal; determining a plurality of zeros of a z-transform of the received symbol; identifying zeros from the plurality of zeros that encode received bits by correcting fractional rotations resulting from the CFO; and decoding information bits based upon the received bits using a cycling register code.

Abstract: An electronic circuit having a semiconductor device is provided that includes a heterostructure, the heterostructure including a first layer of a compound semiconductor to which a second layer of a compound semiconductor adjoins in order to form a channel for a 2-dimensional electron gas (2DEG), wherein the 2-dimensional electron gas is not present. In aspects, an electronic circuit having a semiconductor device is provided that includes a III-V heterostructure, the III-V heterostructure including a first layer including GaN to which a second layer adjoins in order to form a channel for a 2-dimensional electron gas (2DEG), and having a purity such that the 2-dimensional electron gas is not present. It is therefore advantageous for the present electronic circuit to be enclosed such that, in operation, no light of wavelengths of less than 400 nm may reach the III-V heterostructure and free charge carriers may be generated by these wavelengths.

Abstract: It is provided a process for modifying an aromatic polyether backbone for obtaining a modified polyether comprising the steps of: a) providing the at least one aromatic polyether to be modified in dissolved state in an inert organic solvent, b) adding at least one modification reagent, c) adding at least one catalyst, d) carrying out the process until a desired degree of functionalization of said aromatic polyether backbone is reached, e) recovery of the modified aromatic polyether.

Abstract: The present disclosure refers to a method for decorrelating input signals from a physical identifier. In a system having one or more processors, the method comprises: providing input signals from a physical identifier: providing a decorrelation matrix; generating output signals, comprising decorrelating the input signals by applying the decorrelation matrix to the input signals; and providing the output signals at an output. The providing of the decorrelation matrix comprises: providing an initial matrix, the initial matrix being an orthogonal matrix; and determining the decorrelation matrix from the initial matrix by at least once selecting and applying at least one of a plurality of matrix extensions on the initial matrix, wherein each of the plurality of matrix extensions generates, from an input orthogonal matrix, a further orthogonal matrix with higher matrix dimension than the input orthogonal matrix. Furthermore, a system for decorrelating input signals from a physical identifier is provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for generating and/or obtaining specific binding moieties against intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and/or intrinsically disordered protein domains which tend to be immunologically inert and lack immunogenicity in animals, in particular in mammals. The present invention also relates to such specific binding moieties, in particular to antibodies and/or to antigen binding fragments thereof, specifically binding to structurally disordered and/or intrinsically disordered sequences, in particular to Pro/Ala-rich sequences (PAS). These binding moieties, antibodies, antigen binding fragments are first in class since they bind to/recognize disordered peptides or polypeptide fragments as also comprised in such “intrinsically disordered proteins”, in particular PAS polypeptides. The inventive binding moieties, antibodies, antigen binding fragments are, without being limiting, particularly useful in diagnostic settings as well as research tools.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to imaging and endoradiotherapy of diseases involving chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4). Provided are compounds which bind or inhibit hCXCR4 and mCXCR4 and furthermore carry at least one moiety which is amenable to labeling. Provided are also medical uses of such compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor for non-invasive optoacoustic measurements of biomechanical and/or morphological features of skin and/or other tissue.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for producing an enamel functional layer, especially an antistatic layer or an electronically conductive corrosion protection layer, to the use of this composition, to a process for producing an enamel coating on a substrate, and to articles having a base body and an enamel functional layer.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for identification via channels in a system having a plurality of data processing devices. The method comprises selecting, in a first data processing device, an identifier indicative of a target second data processing device of a plurality of second data processing devices; determining, in the first data processing device, an outer codeword from the identifier using an outer code comprising a first outer code and a second outer code; determining, in the first data processing device, an optical orthogonal codeword from the outer codeword using an optical orthogonal code; determining, in the first data processing device; a randomly selected codeword from the optical orthogonal codeword using an error correction code; and emitting the selected codeword from the first data processing device via a channel. Further, a computer program product and a system for identification via channels are provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing dry film (3), wherein a dry powder mixture is processed into the dry film (3) by a rolling device comprising a first roller (2a) and a second roller (2b). The first roller (2a) has a higher circumferential rotational peripheral speed than the second roller (2b), and the dry film (3) is placed on the first roller (2a) wherein the rotational peripheral speed of the first roll to the rotational peripheral speed of the second roll of 10:9 to 10:1 is maintained.

Abstract: The invention relates to a boundary layer probe for determining a fluid flow, comprising a measuring surface which is formed on a probe wall and with which a fluid flow to be determined is in contact during a measuring operation. The boundary layer probe also comprises an assembly of measuring obstacles that are formed in the region of the measuring surface as obstacles which disrupt the fluid flow in a flow region adjacent to the measuring surface, each of which has an elongated obstacle course extending over a particular obstacle length, and which are arranged at substantially equidistant angular distances in the circumferential direction. The boundary layer probe additionally has pressure measuring points, each of which is radially adjacent to an associated obstacle in order to detect a local pressure in the region of the measuring surface. The invention additionally relates to a measuring assembly and to a method for determining a fluid flow.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a core for a production process and to a core manufactured in accordance with the method are provided. The method includes providing a mold containing a soluble substance and one or more fibers and causing the soluble substance to solidify around the one or more fibers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing mesoporous metal carbide layer with defined nano-structuring, wherein during a first method step a mesoporous metal oxide layer is made available and in a second step, the metal oxide layer is brought in contact in a reducing atmosphere with a carbon source in the atmosphere, wherein the temperature is at least 650° C. and the heat-up rate ranges from 0.5 to 2 kelvin per minute.

Abstract: A fuel cell system arranged for the conversion of pure hydrogen comprising a) at least one fuel cell comprising an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte, and arranged for an internal reformation of methane, b) a fuel conduit connecting a fuel conduit inlet with an anode inlet, c) an anode exhaust conduit connecting an anode outlet and a methanation unit capable of producing methane from anode exhaust, and d) a methanation unit exhaust conduit connecting a methanation unit exit and the fuel conduit, and e) a water removal and/or water condenser unit coupled to the methanation unit exhaust conduit, wherein the fuel introduced into an inlet of the fuel conduit is pure hydrogen, and the amount of methane produced in the methanation unit is equal to the amount of methane reformed inside of the fuel cell so that the content of methane cycling through the fuel cell system is constant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for detecting a measured value (d?/dx, M).

Abstract: The invention relates to a gas bearing for contactlessly bearing a rotatable element (50). The gas bearing comprises: a housing (100) having an opening for receiving the rotatable element; and at least two sliding films (200), which are arranged on an interior (110) of the opening without overlap and which each have a first end portion (210) and a second end portion (220) for support on the housing (100). The sliding films (200) are designed to radially support the rotatable element relative to the housing (100) only by means of the first and second end portions (210, 220), the second end portion (220) providing frictional contact with the interior (110) and the first end portion (210) being fastened to the housing.