Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for reducing friction between at least two bodies. The method of the invention comprises providing a surface of at least one of said at least two solid bodies with a covalently bound coating, wherein said surface is to be contacted with another one of said at least two solid bodies, and wherein said coating comprising at least one polymer; and providing a liquid onto said coating.

Abstract: An encapsulated electronic device is described comprising: a first barrier structure (20) comprising at least one inorganic (24) and at least one organic layer (23), a second barrier structure (30) comprising at least one inorganic (31) and at least one organic layer (32), an electronic device (10) arranged between the first and the second barrier structure (20, 30), characterized in that the at least one inorganic layer (24) of the first barrier structure (20) and the at least one inorganic (31) layer of the second barrier structure (30) contact each outside an area (A) occupied by the electronic device (10).

Abstract: A method and a system for securing communication between at least a first and a second hardware components of a mobile device is described. The method includes establishing a first shared secret between the first and the second hardware components during an initialization of the mobile device and, following the initialization of the mobile device, using the first shared secret or a derivative thereof to secure the communication between the first and the second hardware components.

Abstract: Drive system, in particular for a hybrid vehicle, comprising a power split device with associated drive paths, wherein at least one of the drive paths comprises two mechanically coupled electric machines that form a cascaded power split having both a mechanical and an electrical drive path. The invention also relates to a hybrid vehicle, a method for transmission of power in a drive system and to the use of a dual air gap electric machine in a drive path of a drive system with a power split device.

Abstract: A device (1) for producing a selection from an items list (IL), the device comprising: a storage unit (21) for storing the items list (IL), an input/output unit (22) for interacting with a user (25), and a selection unit (20) for selecting items from the items list and supplying the selected items to the input/output unit (22), wherein the storage unit (21) is coupled with the input/output unit (22) for receiving first feedback (FB1) from the user and adjusting the items list in response to the first feedback, said first feedback relating to individual properties of the items, and wherein the selection unit (20) is also coupled with the input/output unit (22) for receiving second feedback (FB2) from the user and adjusting the selection unit (20) in response to the second feedback, said second feedback relating to collective properties of the selected items.

Abstract: The invention relates to method for manufacturing a thermoelectric generator, comprising the steps of replicating a structure into a flexible substrate (4) for providing a set of cavities (4a); providing an initiator (2a) in the cavities for growing respective piles (6, 7) of thermoelectric materials; growing the respective piles of thermoelectric materials from said initiator; providing electrical connection between the respective piles of thermoelectric materials for forming thermocouples of the thermoelectric generator. The invention further relates to a wearable thermoelectric generator and a garment comprising the same.

Abstract: A method of producing a temperature model of a surface of an object using ultrasonic transducers comprises the steps of iteratively adjusting a temperature model by using measured travel times of ultrasonic waves and their predictions model-based. The ultrasonic waves used for producing the temperature model are preferably substantially non-dispersive ultrasonic waves. The method may further involve a height model of the surface, which height model is produced using substantially dispersive ultrasonic waves and is corrected by using the temperature model.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of cholesterol and triglyceride-lowering methods and compositions. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of sphingolipids, more preferably phytosphingosine, sphingosine, sphinganine, ceramide, cerebroside and/or sphingomyelin for lowering the cholesterol and triglyceride levels in a subject and to the use of sphingolipids as a plasma and/or serum cholesterol and triglyceride lowering agent. The invention also encompasses methods of treatment of subjects suffering from high plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels, as well as food items and supplements with increased sphingolipid levels.

Abstract: A rotating knife is disclosed for disintegrating a crystal bed formed in a washing column for processing suspension of solid particles in a liquid. The rotating knife is provided with a spoke support. The spoke support comprises at least two spokes. The relative angle of the spokes is between approximately 20° and approximately 80°.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of antibiotic compositions, both inside and outside the medical field. Presented is a new class of antibiotic compounds, the bis(1-aryl-5-tetrazolyl)methanes, which are especially useful for combating infections with gram-positive bacteria and especially MRSA.

Abstract: A chaotic light generator device comprises laser structures integrated on a common substrate. Each laser structure comprises a ridge of light amplifying material that forms a waveguide extending between at least partly reflective surfaces. Each laser structure comprises an injection electrode for injecting electric current into the ridge of light amplifying material. The laser structures are mutually coupled for exchanging light. A current feed circuit is coupled to the electrodes and configured to apply mutually different current densities to the electrodes of the laser structures. Choosing different lengths of the laser structures and suitable current densities, chaotic light emission is achieved suitable for telecommunication. Ultrashort pulses result from coupling of Eigenmodes with relaxation oscillations.

Abstract: An amplifier circuit includes an amplifier stage (10) having an amplifier transistor (104) with a gate coupled to an input (100) of the amplifier stage, a source coupled to a reference connection (gnd) and a drain coupled to a positive power supply connection (V+). The amplifier circuit includes a bias stage (12) having a bias transistor (120), a drain resistance (124) and a source resistance (122). The bias transistor includes a gate coupled to a negative power supply connection (V?), a source coupled to the negative power supply connection (V?) via the source resistance and a drain coupled to the reference connection via the drain resistance and to the gate of the amplifier transistor. The bias stage includes a further resistance (20, 22) coupled from a node between the source of the bias transistor and the source resistance of the bias transistor to a circuit node that carries a voltage higher than the voltage at the negative power supply connection.

Abstract: Computer system provided with a software architecture for processing transaction data which comprises a platform (5) with at least one logical processing unit (21) comprising the following components: a plurality of gates (G(k)); one or more message queues (MQ(k)), these being memories for temporary storage of data; one or more databases (DB); a hierarchical structure of managers in the form of software modules for the control of the gates (G(j)), the messages queues (MQ(k)), the one or more databases, the at least one logical processing unit (21) and the platform (5), wherein the gates are defined as software modules with the task of communicating with corresponding business components (BC(j)) located outside the platform (5), which are defined as software modules for carrying out a predetermined transformation on a received set of data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for drying a product using a regenerative adsorbent, more in particular to such a method which can be carried out in an energy-saving manner. According to the invention, the product is dried by bringing it into contact with an adsorbent, water being taken up form the product by the adsorbent. Subsequently, the adsorbent is regenerated with superheated steam, steam being obtained, which steam comprises at least a part of the mentioned water.

Abstract: There is disclosed a signal having a predefined quality criterion for use with a communication systems, a method of and a system for generating, such a signal, a method of testing the operation of a communication system using such a signal and a (tele)communication system arranged for operating such a method. The method for generating the signal having a predefined quality the steps of:—representing a first signal (10) comprising a plurality of frequency components each having spectral amplitude and phase properties, and—processing the represented signal by arranging (11) its spectral amplitude properties, and processing the represented signal by arranging (11) its spectral amplitude properties in accordance with the predefined quality criterion.

Abstract: A vibration sensor comprises a reference mass, a resilient element supporting the reference mass, and a base supporting the resilient element, and further comprises a displacement sensor for determining the distance between the reference mass and the base. In accordance with the invention the vibration sensor comprises an actuator that is situated between the resilient element and the base, a second displacement sensor, and a controller for providing an output signal to the actuator.

Abstract: The invention relates to a marking system for marking objects wherein said system comprises a microparticle comprising a cross-linked polymer and a marker component wherein the release of said marker component is triggered by contact of the microparticle with an external stimulus and wherein said polymer is a carbohydrate or a protein.

Abstract: An active vibration isolation system comprises a platform (1), an inertial reference mass (4), a support unit (10) for supporting the reference mass (4) without mechanical contact, a first sensor (6) for supplying a signal that is representative for the distance between the reference mass (4) and the platform (1), an actuator (3) for displacing the platform (1) with respect to a bearing body (8), a second sensor (7) for supplying a signal that is representative for the distance between the platform (1) and the bearing body (8), and a control unit (11) for controlling the actuator (3). In accordance with the invention, the first sensor (6) is a displacement sensor, the reference mass (4) is connected with a low stiffness to the platform (1) via the support unit (10) that is supported by the platform (1), and the control unit (11) is arranged for receiving a signal from the first sensor (6) and the second sensor (7) and is arranged for providing a signal to the support unit (10) and the actuator (3).

Abstract: The invention relates to an electromagnetic limiter. The limiter comprises a multilayer having an electrically conducting pattern superposed on a dielectric structure. Further, the multilayer is provided with at least one electromagnetically transparent aperture that is electromagnetically transparent for plane wave incidence. In addition, the limiter comprises a non-controlled non-linear structure interconnecting opposite edges of the electromagnetically transparent aperture.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ecological protected material, comprising a base material (4) provided with a water-insoluble substance, a growth substrate and a microorganism layer. The invention further relates to a method for preparing a material according to the invention, comprising providing a base material with a water-insoluble substance, a growth substrate and a microorganism.