Abstract: An active noise source apparatus includes a pair of a first and second switched-biased noise amplifier branches (22, 23). A directional coupler (24) having a pair of input ports (3, 4) connected to combine the noise outputs from the first and second switched-biased noise amplifiers. One output port (4) of the directional coupler (24) is connected to a matched termination (Rtermination) and another output port (2) of the directional coupler (24) is connected to an output (25) of the active noise source.

Abstract: A recombinant host cell is disclosed for producing psilocybin and related compounds, such as metabolic intermediates of the psilocybin biosynthesis. Also provided is a method of producing psilocybin and its synthesis intermediates and related compounds, such as metabolic intermediates of the psilocybin biosynthesis, in the host cell, as well as a production system for producing them.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for treating wood veneer, including the steps of providing at least one sheet of wood veneer; coating at least one side of the sheet of wood veneer with an aqueous coating composition including nanocellulose to obtain a coated sheet of wood veneer; and drying the coated sheet using compression pressure and heat. Also disclosed is a coated wood veneer including a sheet of wood veneer and a coating including nanocellulose arranged on at least one surface of the sheet.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising a volume for receiving a gas sample; and an ultrasonic transducer; wherein the ultrasonic transducer is caused to generate a standing wave to the volume, said standing wave comprising at least one particle trapping zone for trapping particles carried by the gas sample, and to release particles trapped to the at least particle trapping zone by decreasing power of the standing wave to at least one lower power level and/or switching off the standing wave.

Abstract: An enhanced local node to be installed to a waste collection site. A radio interface unit is configured for communication using signals specified for radio access in a radio access network, and a radar unit is configured to use information on received or transmitted signals of the radio interface unit to determine a distance from the local node to refuse objects inside a container. The local node thus uses the same signals to detect a fill state of a container and to transmit the fill state of the container from the local node to the control node.

Abstract: A method and process arrangement for producing hydrocarbons from polymer-based waste in which the polymer-based waste is gasified with steam at low temperature in a gasifier for forming a product mixture, and the temperature is 640-750° C., and the product mixture is supplied from the gasifier to a recovery unit of the hydrocarbons for separating at least one hydrocarbon fraction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a millimeter wave RF antenna array apparatus. The apparatus comprises a single-chip MMIC comprising active circuit elements of the antenna array apparatus. The active circuit elements comprise at least antenna feed circuitry configured to feed antenna elements of the antenna array. The apparatus comprises an interposer fabricated of low-loss RF material, such as glass, low-temperature co-fired ceramic, LTCC, or printed circuit board, PCB. The interposer comprises transmission lines of a RF distribution network and a plurality of antenna elements of the antenna array. The transmission lines of the interposer are coupled to the MMIC for providing RF connections for distributing RF signals to and from the antenna feed circuitry. Area of the interposer that comprises the transmission lines of the RF distribution network and the plurality of antenna elements is collocated with the area of the MMIC that comprises said antenna feed circuitry.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a drone station comprising a housing having a cavity, and a structure permeable to air and configured to be moved from a first position into a second position and reverse, wherein a platform for landing, storing and starting of a drone is provided by the structure within the cavity in the first position, and wherein an entry into the cavity or an exit out of the cavity through a ventral access is provided for the drone in the second position.

Abstract: A sampling arrangement includes a sample concentration element configured to trap at least one analyte of interest by freezing; and a sample release arrangement configured to provide a flow of gas, at room temperature on or around the sample concentration element in order to change the temperature thereof; wherein the sample release arrangement further includes a release gas preprocessing element; and a pump element configured to provide the gas flow on or around the sample concentration element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to roll-to-roll surface patterning by imprint method. A film of liquid phase resist is coated on a running web and subsequently brought into contact with a rolling replication tool with patterned features on its outer surface. In a simultaneous step, resist is 5 cured typically by heat or UV-light and patterned features on the rolling replication tool are replicated into the resist film during the contact with the replication tool. A major deficiency of conventional roll-to-roll imprinting is the generation of defects in the patterns due to trapped air. To overcome this limitation, the present invention describes a method and 10 apparatus to perform roll-to-roll imprinting under reduced-pressure or vacuum conditions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for manufacturing of a desired pattern of an electrically conducting, semiconducting or insulating material on a substrate. A patterned polymer ink film (22?) is produced out of a semi-dry polymer ink by bringing a three-dimensional relief pattern with a positive image of the desired pattern (25) temporarily into contact with the semi-dry polymer ink film (22) so that portions (22?) of the semi-dry polymer ink film (22) are transferred to the three-dimensional relief pattern (25). The patterned polymer ink film with the negative of the desired pattern (22?) has vertical sidewalls caused by fracturing of the semi-dry polymer ink film (22) with cohesion by the edges of the three-dimensional relief pattern (25) and adhesion between the second portions (22?) of the semi-dry polymer ink film (22) and the three-dimensional relief pattern (25).

Abstract: Method for roll-to-roll imprinting of components, in which method an imprint resist material layer (5) is applied on a substrate material layer (1) before imprinting the resist layer with a roll mold (3), wherein the imprint resist material (5) is applied on the substrate material layer (1) so, that the imprint resist material layer extends over the side edges of the substrate material layer and on the opposite side of the substrate material layer in relation to the imprinting surface of the substrate material layer in the cross-section of the substrate material layer together with the applied imprint resist material layer.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided monitoring living facilities by a multichannel radar. A field of view within a frequency range from 1 to 1000 GHz, for example between 1 to 30 GHz, 10 to 30 GHz, 30 to 300 GHz or 300 to 1000 GHz, is scanned using a plurality of radar channels of the radar. Image units comprising at least amplitude and phase information are generated for a radar image on the basis of results of the scanning. Information indicating at least one error source of a physical movement of the radar and interrelated movements of targets within the field of view are determined on the basis of the image units. Results of the scanning are compensated on the basis of the determined error source. A radar image is generated on the basis of the compensated results.

Abstract: A visibility control device includes one or more light sources to provide input light, a waveguiding substrate, which has a first major surface and a second major surface, and a plurality of light-deflecting grooves implemented on at least one major surface of the substrate. The device is arranged to form guided light by coupling the input light into the substrate, The grooves are arranged to form deflected light by coupling the guided light out of the substrate through the second major surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A processor architecture arrangement for emulated shared memory (ESM) architectures is disclosed. The arrangement has a number of multi-threaded processors, each provided with an interleaved inter-thread pipeline and a plurality of functional units for carrying out arithmetic and logical operations on data. The pipeline has at least two operatively parallel pipeline branches. The first pipeline branch includes a first sub-group of the plurality of functional units, such as ALUs (arithmetic logic unit) for carrying out integer operations. The second pipeline branch includes non-overlapping subgroup of the plurality of functional units, such as FPUs (floating point unit) for carrying out floating point operations. One or more of the functional units of at least the second sub-group are located operatively in parallel with the memory access segment of the pipeline.

Abstract: An inventive embodiment comprises a thermalization arrangement at cryogenic temperatures. The arrangement comprises a dielectric substrate (2) layer on which substrate a device/s or component/s (1) are positionable. A heat sink component (4) is attached on another side of the substrate. The arrangement further comprises a conductive layer (5) between the substrate layer (2) and the heat sink component (4). A joint between the substrate layer (2) and the conductive layer (5) has minimal thermal boundary resistance. Another joint between the conductive layer (5) and the cooling heat sink layer (4) is electrically conductive.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a capacitively controlled Fabry-Perot interferometer which comprises a first mirror layer with a first metallic thin-film layer embedded in a first insulating layer and a second mirror layer with a second metallic thin-film layer embedded within a second insulating layer. A control region in the first metallic thin-film layer is at least partly aligned in an actuation direction with a control region in the second metallic thin-film layer. The interferometer also comprises a first control electrode and a first dielectric layer, and the first dielectric layer lies between the first control electrode and at least a part of the control region of the first metallic thin-film layer.

Abstract: A polarizing device includes: a first waveguide to guide input light, a second waveguide to guide TE-polarized light, wherein the second waveguide includes a tapered input portion to polarization-selectively couple TE-polarized light from the first waveguide to the second waveguide, wherein the tapered input portion symmetrically overlaps the first waveguide, and the thickness of the tapered input portion has been selected to substantially prevent coupling of TM-polarized light from the first waveguide to the second waveguide, wherein the refractive index of the second waveguide is higher than the refractive index of the first waveguide.

Abstract: A measuring apparatus for measuring a spectrum of a gaseous sample includes a tunable laser light source to provide an illuminating light beam, a sample cell with an inner surface to provide scrambled light that is transmitted through the gaseous sample, a detector to detect intensity of transmitted scrambled light and a pressure control system to maintain an absolute pressure of the gaseous sample smaller than 50 kPa inside the sample cell to reduce spectral widths of spectral features of the gaseous sample. The measuring apparatus measures spectral transmittance values of the sample by modulating the spectral position of the illuminating light, and detecting the intensity of the transmitted light at different spectral positions. The divergence of the illuminating light beam in a transverse direction is greater than 30° to cause multiple consecutive reflections of the scrambled light from the inner surface.

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a MEMS pressure sensor, comprising: a sensor portion comprising a deformable membrane and a first volume, and a valve portion comprising a first output to a first side of the pressure sensor and a second output to a second side of the pressure sensor. The valve portion is operable to close the second output and open the first output to equalize pressure in the first volume with pressure at the first side of the pressure sensor for calibrating the sensor; and close the first output and open the second output to equalize pressure in the first volume with pressure at the second side of the pressure sensor for pressure measurement.