Abstract: A contact lens may include a lens comprising a hydrogel configured to be worn on an eyeball. A contact lens may include an electronic component fully encapsuled within the lens, wherein the electronic component may include a sensor, a battery, a supercapacitor, an electronically controlled microfluidic channel, or combinations thereof. Methods for producing such a contact lens are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes conductive hydrogels which may include a natural polysaccharide for improved performance and biocompatibility. The resulting conductive hydrogel may exhibit high conductivity and stretchability along with excellent self-healing capability. Methods of producing such hydrogels are also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing underwater acoustic communications. An automatic network slicing method specifically designed for handling underwater acoustic communications is implemented to enable admission control, routing, and dynamic resource allocation based on service level agreement requirements.

Abstract: A server system that includes a host device initiates an encrypted decision tree model executing on an accelerator coupled with the host device. The encrypted decision tree model encrypted uses an agreed upon encryption schema between the host device and a user device accessing the encrypted decision tree model. The host device receives an input, from the user device, to be evaluated using the encrypted decision tree model. The input is encrypted using the agreed upon encryption schema. The host device using the encrypted decision tree model evaluates the input from the user device without decrypting the input. The accelerator using the encrypted decision tree model generates an encrypted output based on the evaluating. The accelerator device provides the encrypted output to the user device.

Abstract: A software-defined modem includes a multi-mode head and a baseband unit. The multi-mode head includes a plurality of mode frontends including, but not limited to acoustic, magnetic induction, radio frequency and optical. Each mode frontend of the plurality of mode frontends is configured to transmit and/or receive communications according to a preset communication mode. The baseband unit is configured to control operation of the multi-mode head. The multi-mode head is configured to simultaneously use one or more communication modes.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of forming graphene-containing microcapsules, which may include steps of providing a graphene-containing precursor, combining the graphene-containing precursor with a drying oil such that the drying oil is intercalated within the graphene-containing precursor to form a graphene-containing aggregate, adding the graphene-containing aggregate to an aqueous solution comprising an emulsifier, and adding an encapsulating agent to form graphene-containing microcapsules. The graphene-containing microcapsules of the present disclosure may be used in numerous applications including in self-healing materials.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for synchronizing and controlling concurrent transmission-based multi-radio devices to support higher throughput or higher reliability communications in a synchronous flooding mesh network. A host device in a wireless communication network can include multiple radio devices, with each radio device part of a concurrent transmission (CT)-based flooding network configured to concurrently transmit data to one or more corresponding receiving radios with corresponding radio nodes of other devices in the wireless communication network. Data packets can either be fragmented via a packet fragmentation process or replicated via a packet replication process to prioritize either throughput or redundancy for data transmission. The host devices in the network can synchronize a time for transmitting data and distributing any of a set of orthogonal radio frequency channels for each CT flooding network in transmitting data.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods of producing superhydrophobic carbon nanotube sheets. The methods disclosed herein allow the rapid and scalable production of superhydrophobic carbon nanotube sheets that may remain on a substrate, or they may be removed from the substrate to produce freestanding superhydrophobic carbon nanotube sheets. The carbon nanotube sheets produced by the present methods were confirmed to be superhydrophobic by water droplet contact angle.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing underwater acoustic communications. An automatic network slicing method specifically designed for handling underwater acoustic communications is implemented to enable admission control, routing, and dynamic resource allocation based on service level agreement requirements.

Abstract: A structure may include a rotational element having a fixed central point and rotational freedom. A structure may include one or more branches connected to a tangent of the rotational element and extending outward therefrom, wherein the unit cell repeats throughout the structure; and wherein the unit cell allows rotational movement of the rotational element and prevents translational movement of the rotational element.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for using full waveform inversion for imaging surveyed mediums are provided. The full waveform inversion uses a Sifrian functional to fully leverage Hessian information and update a model by augmenting and assembling data derived from the Sifrian functional when equilibrated. The Sifrian inversion produces high resolution images of the surveyed medium typically only seen with full Hessian inversions and can produce such images without requiring supercomputer computation power or extremely long computation time.

Abstract: Fiber reinforced sandwich composite panels and methods for manufacturing are described. The fiber reinforced sandwich composite panels comprise a top layer, a bottom layer, a core layer, a continuous reinforcing yarn passing through the panel at a plurality of apertures and a continuous weft yarn interlocked with the reinforcing yarn.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing underwater acoustic communications. An automatic network slicing method specifically designed for handling underwater acoustic communications is implemented to enable admission control, routing, and dynamic resource allocation based on service level agreement requirements.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for using full waveform inversion for imaging surveyed mediums are provided. The full waveform inversion uses a Sifrian functional to fully leverage Hessian information and update a model by augmenting and assembling data derived from the Sifrian functional when equilibrated. The Sifrian inversion produces high resolution images of the surveyed medium typically only seen with full Hessian inversions and can produce such images without requiring supercomputer computation power or extremely long computation time.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for protecting distributed data are provided. The data is distributed according to a time-based shard distribution scheme that splits data into multiple pieces to prevent an attacker who successfully breaches a terminal device from reassembling the pieces.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for protecting distributed data are provided. The data is distributed according to a time-based shard distribution scheme that splits data into multiple pieces to prevent an attacker who successfully breaches a terminal device from reassembling the pieces.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for protecting cryptographic keys are provided. Each cryptographic key is divided into multiple shares for storage at remote locations and for storage on a local device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for protecting distributed data are provided. The data is distributed according to a time-based shard distribution scheme that splits data into multiple pieces to prevent an attacker who successfully breaches a terminal device from reassembling the pieces.