Abstract: A combiner system may be provided for combining, in a compressed domain, video streams of different media sources in a composite video stream by including a respective video stream as independently decodable spatial segment(s) in the composite video stream. The combiner system may generate composition metadata describing a composition of the spatial segments in the composite video stream and identification metadata comprising identifiers of the respective video streams. A receiver system may obtain decoded video data of a respective video stream based on the composition metadata and a decoding of the composite video stream, and based on the identification metadata, identify a process for handling the decoded video data. Thereby, the composition of spatial segments may dynamically change, while still allowing the receiver device to correctly handle the spatial segments.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of manufacturing (100) is described. The method comprises providing (102) a first layer defining a first inner surface (203a) and a first outer surface (203b), a second layer defining a second inner surface (205a) and a second outer surface (205b), and an electrical component (206) positioned on the first inner surface or the second inner surface. The method further comprises attaching (104) the first and second layers together to create a device (200) comprising the first and second layers, wherein the first outer surface and the second outer surface define an external surface of the device. The device further comprises a sealed portion (208) defined by liquid-tight attachment between the first and second inner surfaces. In use of the device, the sealed portion prevents liquid ingress into the device between the first and second layers towards the electrical component.

Abstract: The spin-entangled photon emission device comprises a Fabry-Pérot resonator with a solid state optical waveguide integrated on a substrate. Preferably, the device is used in a configuration that makes it possible to tune the resonance wavelength of the Fabry-Pérot resonator by straining or otherwise adjusting the effective optical length of the waveguide. A diamond membrane is located in the Fabry-Pérot resonator. The diamond membrane comprises a photon-source capable of emitting a photon that is entangled with a spin state of the photon source. A first surface of the diamond membrane abuts to a first mirror of the Fabry-Pérot resonator. The optical waveguide has a first end facet bonded to a first surface of the diamond membrane. The first mirror of the Fabry-Pérot resonator is formed by a reflector on the second surface of the diamond membrane. The second mirror of the Fabry-Pérot resonator is formed by a reflector on a second end facet of the optical waveguide or inside the optical waveguide.

Abstract: A system and computer-implemented method are provided for facilitating a video streaming which comprises a plurality of transmitter devices each transmitting a respective video via a telecommunication network and a receiver device receiving the respective videos via the telecommunication network. The system may comprise an edge node which may receive video from a transmitter device in uncompressed form or in compressed form as a low latency video stream, process the video and encode the processed video as a tile-based video stream. A combiner may then, in the compressed domain, combine any received tile-based video streams to obtain a combined tile-based video stream which contains tiles of the videos of at least two transmitter devices and which may be decodable by a single decoder instance.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a pressure sensor, comprising at least two adjacent electrically conductive leads disposed in a pattern on a face of a first elastomeric carrier; and an electrically resistive layer formed of a electrically resistive composite material for shunting the at least two adjacent electrically conductive leads, said electrically conducting layer disposed on a face of a second elastomeric carrier. The first and second carriers are stacked across a spacer such that the at least two adjacent electrically conductive leads faces the electrically resistive layer across a gap defined by the spacer. The gap is formed by a pocket between the carriers.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention there is provided a method for deoxygenation of a first liquid, which method comprises contacting said first liquid with a membrane, which membrane is on its filtrate side in contact with a second liquid comprising an oxygen scavenger. There is provided a second method for deoxygenation of a first liquid which method comprises contacting said first liquid with a membrane, which membrane is on its filtrate side in contact with an oxygen-lean sweep gas. The invention is also directed to an apparatus for carrying out these methods. The present invention provides a very efficient means to deoxygenate liquids of all sorts, such as CO2 scrubbing solutions and beverages.

Abstract: The present document relates to an electrode for use in a layered device structure, the electrode comprising at least one layer of conductive material, wherein the electrode comprises at least one micro evaporator having an evaporator inlet for receiving a cooling fluid and an evaporator outlet for removing the cooling fluid after evaporation, wherein the micro evaporator includes a plurality of micro channels forming an evaporation volume, the micro channels being embedded in the layer of conductive material. The present document further relates to a battery design including such an electrode.

Abstract: Processes and reactor systems for biomass conversion are described. A continuous process for the conversion of carbohydrate-containing feed material into furanic compounds comprises a reaction step comprising subjecting said feed material to reaction conditions in a reaction medium comprising two immiscible liquid phases, including a reactive phase and an extractive phase, and a Brønsted acid as catalyst, wherein the reaction medium comprises a solid component comprising at least a part of a carbohydrate-containing fraction of said feed material.

Abstract: An electronic component (1) is connected to a conductive track (2) on a flexible substrate (3). A connection layer (4) of a composition comprising a thermoplastic material (TPM1) is provided on the conductive track (2). The connection layer (4) has at least one cutout (5) aligned to overlap the conductive track (2). A thermosetting material (TSM1) in liquid state is used to fill the cutout (5). The electronic component (1) is provided on top of the connection layer (4). By applying heat, a temperature of the connection layer (4) is raised to above a softening temperature of the thermoplastic material (TPM1). Pressure is applied to form a mechanical connection. By the application of heat (H) a temperature of the thermosetting material (TSM1) is raised above its thermosetting temperature for solidifying the thermosetting material (TSM1) and forming an electrical connection (E).

Abstract: A furnace configured for cracking hydrocarbons includes a furnace internal volume and one or more tubes; the internal volume includes at least a high temperature volume and is arranged with a heat source configured for heating the high temperature volume during operation. The tubes, each with an entry portion connect to an external inlet on one side and an exit portion connectable to an external outlet at another side of the respective tube, and pass through the high temperature volume in the internal volume, such that during operation the tubes in the high temperature volume are exposed to heat from the heat source. The furnace includes a thermoacoustic engine source for generating acoustic waves and guiding the acoustic waves into the furnace internal volume. Alternatively, the furnace is configured for generating oscillating acoustic waves in the interior of the tubes by means of a thermal gradient along the tubes.

Abstract: A thermoacoustic device includes a process volume which is filled with a working fluid through which the acoustic wave propagates. The thermoacoustic device further includes an acoustic network comprising a tubular loop configured with a passage providing an opening in the loop and configured as acoustic circuit provided with a compliance volume, a thermo-acoustic core and an inertance volume. Within the loop, the thermoacoustic core is at a first side thereof adjacent to the passage at a first path length through the loop, and at its second side, opposite to the first side, the thermoacoustic core is at a second path length from the passage. The thermoacoustic device includes within the loop a spring-type partitioning element that is configured to close off the cross-section of the tube and to be impermeable for the working fluid while allowing transmission of pressure waves in the working fluid through the spring-type partitioning element.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method of preparing a current collector surface enriched with cathode active material. The method comprises preparing a precursor solution by dissolving at least two metal salts and one or more organic acids in a first solvent, adding one or more basic compounds and one or more non-metallic salts to the precursor solution, diluting the precursor solution by adding a second solvent, preparing a surface-treated current collector by disposing at least part of the diluted precursor solution on a current collector surface material, and heating the surface-treated current collector at a temperature of 500° C. or less under an oxidative or inert atmosphere, thereby decomposing the diluted precursor solution.

Abstract: A gateway system is described for use as a gateway between a client device and a remote server. The client device may stream a data stream via the gateway system to the remote server for remote processing. The gateway system may receive the data stream and markers which identify respective blocks of packets in the data stream, wherein each identified block of packets is independently processable. In response to an instruction or configuration to effect a migration of the remote processing from the remote server to a further remote server, the gateway system may determine a block of packets in the data stream from which block of packets onwards the further remote server is to start processing the data stream so as to effect or initialize the migration, and when received, stream the determined block of packets and subsequent blocks of packets of the data stream to the further remote server.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a method for in-situ extracting a reduced carbon dioxide product or product mixture in an electrochemical cell, and the use of a three-compartment electrochemical cell for in-situ extraction of organic carboxylic acids such as formic acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid, glycolic acid, tartaric acid, malonic acid, propionic acid, glyoxylic acid, and/or salts thereof.

Abstract: A radar antenna suitable for a drone is provided, which is able to compensate for the agility of drone motion. The radar antenna contains a sandwich of two printed circuit boards between three conductive plates. A first printed circuit board comprises a preferably circular array of first antenna elements such as dipoles. A second printed circuit board, parallel to the first printed circuit board, comprises an array of second antenna elements. One of the array of first antenna elements and the array of second antenna elements is an array of transmission antenna elements and the other an array of reception antenna elements. The first printed circuit board is located below the second printed circuit board. Three conductive plates are used to shape the antenna patterns from the antenna elements so that the main lobes of the antenna patterns are directed obliquely downwards and the antenna patterns from the different array at least partly overlap, suppressing vertical side lobes.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an improved process for a process for the treatment of biomass, comprising (a) subjecting biomass to hydrothermal treatment in a hydrothermal reactor by immersing the biomass in a treatment liquid, wherein an effluent drained from step (b) or (c) is used as treatment liquid; (b) draining the liquid from the reactor via a liquid outlet to obtain a liquor and simultaneously or subsequently introducing another washing liquid into the reactor, wherein the washing liquid is pre-heated to a temperature 30° C. below operational temperature of step (a) or higher before being introduced into the reactor, (c) draining the reactor to obtain washed hydrothermally treated biomass and an effluent, wherein at least one of step (a) and (b) is performed at a temperature in the range of 100-250° C.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process and modular system for producing formic acid from a source of carbon dioxide. The process according to the invention comprises (a) a carbon capture step wherein a source of carbon dioxide is contacted with an alkaline solution to obtain a solution comprising carbonate and/or bicarbonate; optionally (b) subjecting the solution comprising carbonate and/or bicarbonate to alkaline water electrolysis, wherein carbonate present in the solution comprising carbonate and/or bicarbonate is converted to bicarbonate and H2O is converted into H2 and O2; (c) subjecting the solution comprising carbonate and/or bicarbonate to a hydrogenation step in the presence of a catalyst to obtain a solution comprising formate; and (d) subjecting the solution comprising formate obtained in step (c) to bipolar membrane electrodialysis to obtain a concentrated formic acid solution and a recovered alkaline solution, wherein the recovered alkaline solution obtained in step (d) is recycled back to step (a).

Abstract: A processor system (200) processes image data from a camera (20) to render a virtual object in a 3D virtual environment and communicate via a network to a server system (300). A processor (220) obtains image data of the physical space from the camera and second data of a second device (30). The processor system sends the image data, the second data and a calibration command to the server system. In the server, a processing resource (320) processes the data according to the calibration command and sends calibration data indicative of a camera pose and a second pose of the second device. The processor generates 3D object data of the object by processing the image data based on the calibration data. The 3D object data is provided for rendering the virtual object in the 3D virtual environment. So, the processor is in control, while the calibration is executed by the server.

Abstract: A device (100) and method for adhering by suction to a target surface (200). The device has a substrate (20) with a contact surface (20a) for contacting the device (100) to the target surface (200). A plurality of pocket (10) are formed by respective pocket surfaces (10a) concavely extending into the contact surface (20a). The pockets (10) have an open side (10b) facing and being closed off by the target surface (200). A flexible membrane (15) forms at least part of the pocket surface (10a). An actuator (40) is configured to actuate the flexible membrane (15). A one-way valve (30) through the pocket surface (10a) is configured to direct a contents of the pocket (10) via the one-way valve (30) to an environment (300).

Abstract: The invention provides the use of a clearing gas in the separation of a mixture comprising a light and a heavy component that are difficult to separate. The invention further concerns a process for such a separation, comprising (a) providing a product mixture containing at least a light component and a heavy component, wherein a binary system of the light component and the heavy component has a Henry's law constant of at least 0.001 mol m?3 Pa?1, and the boiling point of the light component is at least 30° C.