Abstract: The invention provides a process of maximizing production of chemical raw materials by gaseous phase catalytic cracking crude oil with multi-stages in milliseconds in combination with hydrogenation, comprising: a high-efficiency atomizing nozzle sprays the preheated crude oil into an upper portion of the downflow modification reaction tube, the produced oil mist is mixed with a high temperature heat carrier flowing downward from a first return controller for pyrolysis in milliseconds and then the pyrolysis products are subject to a gas-solid separation; the coked heat carrier obtained by the separation enters into a modification regeneration reactor to conduct a regeneration reaction, the obtained high temperature heat carrier returns to a top of the downflow reaction tube to participate in circulation, the regeneration gas is subject to heat exchange and then output; the high temperature oil and gas produced by the pyrolysis reaction directly flow into the millisecond cracking reactor and conduct a cracking

Abstract: The various embodiments disclosed here relate to systems, methods, and devices for monitoring bladder health. Certain implementations are directed to patients who require daily catheterization. The various embodiments have at least one tube coupled to a catheter, a pressure sensor, a pump, and a processor. Certain embodiments include a digital device with a software application capable of displaying the monitored readings.

Abstract: A system is described that observes a signal from a subject of interest, converts the signal to an electrical representation, uses the electrical representation to compute a synthetic control signal, and applies the synthetic control signal to control some aspect of operation of the subject. The procedure used to generate the synthetic control signal involves subjecting the electrical representation of the observed signal to random noise, allowing the extrema of the electrical representation to move, and obtaining a converged solution as the synthetic control signal.

Abstract: In a vibration damping device 20, the moment of inertia J1 of a driven member 15, the moment of inertia J2 of an inertial mass body 23, the mass m of crank members 22, the distance L3 between the center of gravity G of the crank member 22 and the fulcrum of swinging of the crank member 22 with respect to the inertial mass body 23, and the distance L4 between this fulcrum and the center of rotation RC are determined so that torque fluctuation of an object for which vibration is to be damped, which is derived based on angular displacement and angles obtained by solving an equation of motion for the driven member 15 and an equation of motion for the entire vibration damping device 20 is equal to a target value.

Abstract: A new derivative of naproxen, 3-((S)-2-(6-methoxynaphth-2-yl) propanoyloxy)-4,5-bis (((S)-2-(6-methoxynaphth-2-yl) propanoyloxy)-methyl)-2-methylpyridinium (S)-2-(6-methoxynaphth-2-yl) propanoate has a high anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activity, as well as low acute toxicity and gastrotoxicity, it can be used in the pharmaceutical industry, medicine and veterinary.

Abstract: A nanoclay based solid sorbent is provided having a nanoclay with at least one surface, and at least one amine containing compound wherein the amine containing compound is attached to the surface, as well as a method of making it. A method of capturing carbon dioxide gas is disclosed includes passing a gas from an effluent process stream containing carbon dioxide through the nanoclay based solid sorbent and capturing the carbon dioxide gas on the surface and within the nanoclay based solid sorbent. The nanoclay based solid sorbent having the captured carbon dioxide gas is regenerated by undergoing one or more cycles of desorption of the captured carbon dioxide gas from the nanoclay. The regenerated nanoclay based solid sorbent may then be reused.

Abstract: A hypersonic aircraft having a homopolar motor with high temperature superconducting (HTS) non-insulated (NI) coil magnets is described. In some implementations, the HTS NI coil magnets can have a graded resistance design. In some implementations, the HTS NI coil magnets can include a series of stacked coils, each of the series of coils comprising multiple turns having turn-to-turn resistance, where the turn-to-turn resistance of the series of coils is graded coil-to-coil across the magnet. In some implementations, the HTS NI coil magnets can include an NI coil comprising multiple turns and two or more thermal barriers each disposed between two adjacent turns of the coil, where an electrically conductive portion of one of the thermal barriers does not overlap with an electrically conductive portion of a different adjacent one of the thermal barriers. Some implementations can include a disk-type homopolar motor/generator including one or more HTS NI coil magnets.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to composites of hollow carbon nanospheres (HCNS) and a metal, a metalloid, an alloy, a compound thereof, or any combination of the foregoing, and the use of such composites for making ion storage materials, such as negative electrode active material for lithium ion batteries.

Abstract: Provided is a glucose derivative, which is taken into cells via a membrane sugar transport system and is represented by formula (1). Also provided are an imaging agent and an imaging method for a cell or intracellular molecule using said glucose derivative. Further provided is a method for detecting cancer cells with good accuracy using said glucose derivative and an imaging agent to be used in said method. More specifically provided are D-glucose derivatives and L-glucose derivatives in which glucose is bound to the 7-position of a fluorescent molecular group with a coumarin backbone or a quinolone backbone. Also provided are a cell imaging agent and imaging method using the derivative. A cancer cell imaging agent and imaging method using the L-glucose derivative is also provided. G is a group selected from formulas (G1)-(G4) below.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an alloy semiconductor material layer comprising a first element and a second element on a semiconductor substrate. A mask is formed on the alloy semiconductor material layer to provide a masked portion and an unmasked portion of the alloy semiconductor material layer. The unmasked portion of the alloy semiconductor material layer not covered by the mask is irradiated with radiation from a radiation source to transform the alloy semiconductor material layer so that a surface region of the unmasked portion of the alloy semiconductor material layer has a higher concentration of the second element than an internal region of the unmasked portion of the alloy semiconductor material layer. The surface region surrounds the internal region.

Abstract: Photo-protected microcapsules containing a photopolymer composition are dispersed in an epoxy coating to form an autonomic self-healing material. The capsule shell wall is formulated to protect the photopolymer composition from electromagnetic radiation exposure prior to rupture of the capsule shell, so that the photopolymer composition (e.g., a UV curable epoxy resin) remains active until triggered by damage to the capsule shell. Carbon black pigment is a suitable UV protector for the capsules. Upon sufficient damage to a region of the coating, the capsules will rupture and the photopolymer composition will fill and cure in and/or around the damaged region in the presence of electromagnetic radiation, achieving autonomic healing of the damaged coating.

Abstract: A method of encapsulating a substrate is disclosed, in which the substrate has at least the following layers: a CMOS device layer, a layer of first semiconductor material different to silicon, and a layer of second semiconductor material, the layer of first semiconductor material arranged intermediate the CMOS device layer and the layer of second semiconductor material. The method comprises: (i) circumferentially removing a portion of the substrate at the edges; and (ii) depositing a dielectric material on the substrate to replace the portion removed at step (i) for encapsulating at least the CMOS device layer and the layer of first semiconductor material. A related substrate is also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and devices for identifying computational operations based on power measurements. Disclosed herein are systems that may include a phase measurement unit configured to generate a first measurement based on a power signal, the first measurement characterizing a phase angle of the power signal. The systems may also include a power measurement unit configured to generate a second measurement based on the power signal, the second measurement characterizing an amplitude of one or more aspects of the power signal. The systems may further include a processing unit configured to identify a computational operation implemented by a target processing device, the identifying of the computational operation being based on a comparison of the first measurement and the second measurement with reference measurements.

Abstract: A BCD semiconductor device includes devices integrated on a single chip. The devices include a first high voltage nLIGBT device, a second high voltage nLIGBT device, a first high voltage nLDMOS device, a second high voltage nLDMOS device, a third high voltage nLDMOS device, a first high voltage pLDMOS device and low voltage NMOS, PMOS and PNP devices, and a diode device. A dielectric isolation is applied to the high voltage nLIGBT, nLDMOS and pLDMOS devices to realize a complete isolation between the high and low voltage devices. The nLIGBT, nLDMOS, NPN and low voltage NMOS and PMOS are integrated on the substrate of a single chip. The isolation region composed of the dielectric, the second conductivity type buried layer, the dielectric trench, and the first conductivity type implanted region realizes full dielectric isolation of high and low voltage devices. The six types of high voltage transistors have multiple channels.

Abstract: A system and methods of computer security are provided wherein a first mobile computing device drives an acoustic transducer to emit an acoustic signal encoding a time-based, one time password (TOTP) code, and a second mobile computing device measures output of a MEMS gyroscope that senses the emitted acoustic signal. The second mobile computing device decodes the TOTP code from the gyroscope output, validates the TOTP code and responsively permits a user to access a secure application.

Abstract: An electret element includes: an electret film that contains silicon oxide; and a protective film formed over the electret film and constituted of aluminum oxide deposited through an atomic layer deposition method.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for predicting whether a human patient 65 years of age or older is at increased risk for developing heart failure, comprising obtaining the results of an assay that measures levels of NT-proBNP and/or cardiac troponin T in a specimen from the patient wherein an increased NT-proBNP and/or cardiac troponin T level compared to levels in a control indicate an increased risk for developing heart failure.

Abstract: The porous silicon nanowire photovoltaic cell includes a first electrode, an n-type silicon layer, and a second electrode, which is formed from a transparent electrode with at least one metal contact. An array of porous silicon nanowires is sandwiched between the second electrode and the n-type silicon layer. Each of the porous silicon nanowires is formed from a porous n-type silicon core coated with a layer of p-type silicon. Empty spaces between the porous silicon nanowires of the array may be filled with indium tin oxide, thus forming a photoactive region formed from the array of porous silicon nanowires embedded in indium tin oxide. An up-conversion layer is sandwiched between the first electrode and the n-type silicon layer. Any suitable type of up-conversion material may be used for the up-conversion layer, such as NaYR4:Er—Yb or the like. Alternatively, the up-conversion layer may be replaced by a down-conversion layer.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to group III-V QDs and manufacturing methods thereof. More specifically, the embodiments disclosed herein relate to group III-V QDs that have at least one shell of a group II-VI compound surrounding the group III-V QD core. Thus, the QDs disclosed herein are core/shell QDs and in some embodiments may be a core/shell/shell QD. For example, the group III-V QD core material may be surrounded by a shell of a group II-VI compound, which itself may be surrounded by a shell of a group II-VI compound.

Abstract: Methods and systems to achieve clean fuel processing systems in which carbon dioxide emissions (1) from sources (2) may be processed in at least one processing reactor (4) containing a plurality of chemoautotrophic bacteria (5) which can convert the carbon dioxide emissions into biomass (6) which may then be used for various products (21) such as biofuels, fertilizer, feedstock, or the like. Sulfate reducing bacteria (13) may be used to supply sulfur containing compounds to the chemoautotrophic bacteria (5).