Abstract: Examples of computing task scheduling based on an intrusiveness metric are described. In an example, an intrusiveness metric that indicates an impact of a computing task on performance of a computing device may be determined with an intrusiveness machine learning model. The intrusiveness metric may be sent to a scheduler device to determine distribution of additional computing tasks according to a scheduling machine learning model.

Abstract: A method includes additively manufacturing a three-dimensional object including a selectable parameter to control at least one thermal parameter of the three-dimensional object.

Abstract: A printable liquid supply cartridge includes a printable liquid reservoir extending between a first side and a second side, and between a front end and a rear end. The front end includes a printable liquid outlet to receive a first fluid pen and a gas inlet, above the printable liquid outlet, to receive a second fluid pen. The front end also includes an interface support at the first side, the support having an I2C data interface that includes electrical connection pads exposed on an interior side of the support to face from the first side towards the second side, the electrical connection pads being arranged vertically and to make contact with the printer data interface at least partially inserted into the second portion.

Abstract: Examples relate to adjusting systems to adjust a distance between a print medium support and a printhead. The adjusting system comprises a support structure and a print medium input beam and a print medium output movably coupled to the support structure to support the print medium support. The adjusting system further comprises an input and an output beam driving assembly to respectively move the print medium input and output relative to the support structure between an upper and a lower end including a home position. In addition, the adjusting system comprises an input beam sensor assembly and an output beam sensor assembly comprising a reference sensor and a relative sensor.

Abstract: A three-dimensional printing kit can include a polymeric build material including thermoplastic elastomeric particles having a D50 particle size from about 2 ?m to about 150 ?m, and a fusing agent. The fusing agent can include water, from about 5 wt % to about 40 wt % lower alkyldiol organic co-solvent, and a radiation absorber to generate heat from absorbed electromagnetic radiation.

Abstract: A convertible printed product collecting assembly includes a rotatable first rod connected to a printer, a second rod, a collecting fabric having flexibility, the collecting fabric fixed between the rotatable first rod and the second rod, wherein the collecting fabric is to receive a printed product from the printer, and two supporting legs to tiltably connect between the printer and the second rod.

Abstract: In example implementations, a printing device is provided. The printing device includes a printer module, a first driver roller, and a second drive roller. The printer module includes a single set of print bars. A first side of the single set of print bars is to print on a first side of a continuous web of print media and a second side of the single set of print bars is to print on a second side of the continuous web of print media. The continuous web of print media travels over a common set of idler rollers. The first driver roller is to control an amount of tension of the continuous web of print media on a first side. The second drive roller is to control an amount of tension of the continuous web of print media on a second side. The amount of tension of the continuous web of print media on the second side is greater than the amount of tension of the continuous web of print media on the first side.

Abstract: A build material conveyor is disclosed. Such conveyor comprising an auger to transport build material in a substantially vertical direction wherein the conveyor further comprises a set of wall elements selectively positioned to, in a first position occupy part of the volume of the auger.

Abstract: A fluid ejection device may include a fluid ejection die including nozzles and fluid feed holes. Each nozzle may have a nozzle orifice formed in a top surface of the fluid ejection die. The fluid feed holes may be formed in a bottom surface of the fluid ejection die and fluidly connected to the nozzles. The fluid ejection device may include a molded panel into which the fluid ejection die is at least partially embedded, the molded panel having a fluid slot formed therethrough such that the fluid slot is fluidly connected to the fluid feed holes of the fluid ejection die, the molded panel formed with a mold chase and a release liner coupled to and at least partially covering an interior surface of the mold chase, the mold chase having a fluid slot feature corresponding to the fluid slot.

Abstract: In an example, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium may include instructions that when executed cause a computing device to generate a virtual device representation of an image forming apparatus on a cloud. Further, instructions cause the computing device to update the virtual device representation on the cloud with a configuration state of the image forming apparatus. Furthermore, instructions cause the computing device to analyze the updated virtual device representation to determine whether the image forming apparatus is compliant with a stored policy. Further, instructions cause the computing device to initiate, via the virtual device representation, a remediation action to bring the image forming apparatus to compliance based on the determination.

Abstract: An example image forming apparatus includes a main body, a driving motor, a developing cartridge, and a clutch. The developing cartridge includes a toner container, a mounting portion to receive a toner refill cartridge, a toner inlet portion to connect the mounting portion to the toner container, and a toner inlet shutter to be switched between a blocking location for blocking the toner inlet portion and an inlet location for opening the toner inlet portion. The clutch is to selectively transmit a driving force of the driving motor to the toner inlet shutter.

Abstract: An example pull-print server includes a receiver to receive a print job including a document to be printed. Further, the pull-print server includes a controller to retrieve a job specification from the print job and determine a print resource to be reserved to print the document based on the retrieved job specification. Furthermore, the pull-print server includes a notification unit to notify an image forming apparatus to reserve the determined print resource to print the document. Further, the pull-print server includes a transmitter to transmit the document to the image forming apparatus to execute the print job using the reserved print resource in response to a reception of a pull-print request.

Abstract: An integrated circuit to drive a plurality of fluid actuation devices includes an ID line, a fire line, a discharge path, a memory element, and a latch. The memory element is electrically coupled to the fire line and the discharge path. The latch disables the discharge path in response to a first logic level on the ID line and enables the discharge path in response to a second logic level on the ID line.

Abstract: Provided is a method of operating an image forming apparatus. The method includes: calculating a remaining lifespan of at least one component consumed through an image forming job in the image forming apparatus; determining whether to proceed with a refill operation to refill a toner in a cartridge of the image forming apparatus, based on the remaining lifespan of the at least one component; and displaying guide information to guide the refill operation based on a result of the determining.

Abstract: A fluid ejection device may include a fluid ejection die including nozzles and fluid feed holes. Each nozzle may have a nozzle orifice formed in a top surface of the fluid ejection die. The fluid feed holes may be formed in a bottom surface of the fluid ejection die and fluidly connected to the nozzles. The fluid ejection device may include a molded panel into which the fluid ejection die is at least partially embedded, the molded panel having a fluid slot formed therethrough such that the fluid slot is fluidly connected to the fluid feed holes of the fluid ejection die, the molded panel formed with a mold chase and a release liner coupled to and at least partially covering an interior surface of the mold chase, the mold chase having a fluid slot feature corresponding to the fluid slot.

Abstract: According to one example, there is provided an apparatus to process volume of particulate build material. The apparatus comprises a sealable chamber to house a volume of particulate build material, a gas supply to supply the chamber with a predetermined gas, a gas circulator to circulate the gas within the volume of build material, a temperature controller to heat the circulated gas to a predetermined heating temperature to heat the volume of build material to the heating temperature and then to cool the circulated gas to a predetermined cooling temperature to cool the volume of build material to the cooling temperature.

Abstract: A printing drum for a liquid electrophotographic printing system which comprises a photosensitive surface and a heating device mounted to the printing drum. The heating device heats the photosensitive surface of the printing drum to a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor and a memory on which are stored computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to receive a first sheet count before execution of a print job, receive a second sheet count after execution of the print job, and determine a number of sheets printed for the print job based on the first sheet count and the second sheet count. The processor may update a pick mechanism activation counter value based on the determined number of printed sheets. Based on a determination that the updated pick mechanism activation counter value is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, the processor may cause a pick mechanism to be actuated to sense a media stack height of print media.

Abstract: A device comprises a control portion to additively manufacturing a 3D object to include a first interior portion having a first thermal history different from a second thermal history of at least second interior portions surrounding the selectable first interior portion to induce an authentication surface feature at a first exterior surface portion overlying the first interior portion.

Abstract: This disclosure describes hydrogel three-dimensional printing kits, methods of three-dimensional printing hydrogels, and hydrogel three-dimensional printing systems. In one example, a hydrogel three-dimensional printing kit can include a particulate build material and an aqueous agent. The particulate build material can include from about 90 wt % to 100 wt % of a mixture of a powdered polyhydroxylated swellable polymer dry blended with powdered water-soluble crosslinker that is reactive with hydroxyl groups of the polyhydroxylated swellable polymer to crosslink the polyhydroxylated swellable polymer. The aqueous agent can include water and an organic co-solvent, and the aqueous agent may not include the crosslinker.

Abstract: Certain examples described herein relate to halftone level adjustment for Neugebauer Primaries (NPs). In certain examples, halftone levels for NPs are obtained for a halftone for printing an image. It is determined whether the halftone corresponds to a line or an area fill. The halftone levels may be adjusted in response to these levels exceeding a printing attribute threshold. The printing attribute threshold may be dependent on whether the halftone corresponds to a line or an area fill. The image may then be printed using the adjusted halftone levels.

Abstract: A molded microfluidic substrate includes a molding compound layer. The molded microfluidic substrate includes a microfluidic channel. The microfluidic channel of the molded microfluidic substrate is formed within the molding compound layer of the molded microfluidic substrate. The microfluidic channel of the molded microfluidic substrate corresponds to a sacrificial metal bond wire.

Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a method is described. The example method includes forming a lattice anchor with a build material in a powder bed of a three-dimensional (3D) printing system. The example method also includes forming a 3D object with the build material attached to the lattice anchor.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a neural network. The neural network may comprise a first portion, comprising a plurality of layers of the neural network, to perform a first cryptographic operation on input data. The neural network may further comprise a second portion, comprising a plurality of layers of the neural network, to perform processing on the data. The neural network may further comprise a third portion, comprising a plurality of layers of the neural network, to perform a second cryptographic operation on the processed data.

Abstract: In one example a method comprises moving, by a processor, a photoreceptor of a print apparatus. The photoreceptor is movable between a fully engaged position in which the photoreceptor is to engage a transfer member of the print apparatus to transfer an image from the photoreceptor to the transfer member and a fully disengaged position in which the photoreceptor is remote from the transfer member. The method comprises moving, by a processor, the photoreceptor to an intermediate position between the fully engaged and fully disengaged positions. The method comprises engaging, by a processor, a cleaning system of the print apparatus with the photoreceptor when the photoreceptor is in the intermediate position.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein to estimate or calculate an execution time for a compute cluster to execute a task based on the number of cores the compute cluster has relative to the number of cores present in a heterogeneous compute cluster for which the time to complete the task was previously measured. In some examples, minimum and maximum scaling ratios are calculated for compute clusters having a different number of cores than a compute cluster for which the time to complete the task has been measured.

Abstract: A three-dimensional printing kit can include a powder bed material including from about 80 wt% to about 99.5 wt% thermoplastic elastomeric particles having a D50 particle size from about 2 µm to about 150 µm and from about 0.5 wt% to about 6 wt% C12-C24 straight-chain alkyl carboxylate. The three-dimensional printing kit can also include a fusing agent including water, organic co-solvent, and a radiation absorber to generate heat from absorbed electromagnetic radiation.

Abstract: According to an example, a recirculation device having a fluid interconnect assembly comprises an open state and a closed state. The fluid interconnect assembly may comprise an elastic element, a first hollow element, a second hollow element, and a seal movable along the fluid interconnect assembly. The first hollow element and the second hollow element comprise an opening, wherein the hollows element are fluidly connected. In the open state of the device, the first hollow element opening and the second hollow element opening protrude from the seal so that the openings are unsealed. In the closed state of the device, the seal seals the first hollow element opening and the second hollow element opening, being the seal biased towards the closed state by the elastic element.

Abstract: An example method for measuring deformability of a cell, consistent with the present disclosure, includes detecting a single cell of a biologic sample in a cell probing chamber of a microfluidic device. The method includes isolating the cell in the cell probing chamber of the microfluidic device by terminating the flow of the biologic sample through the microfluidic device. The method further includes causing deformation of the cell by introducing ultrasonic waves into the cell probing chamber, and measuring deformability of the cell responsive to the introduction of the ultrasonic waves.

Abstract: A cell transfection apparatus may include a microfluidic chip. The microfluidic chip may include a fluid input port, a cell sorter to sort target cells from non-target cells in fluid received through the input port, a cell transfection region comprising a single cell electroporation region to receive the target cells sorted from the nontarget cells and a fluid ejector to dispense a transfected target cell received from the cell transfection region.

Abstract: In certain examples, a printing system comprises: a carriage guide extending in a longitudinal direction; a printer carriage movable, in use, along the guide; and at least one bearing to direct motion of the carriage along the carriage guide. The at least one bearing is movable, relative to the carriage guide and laterally to the longitudinal direction, from a first carriage guide contact position to a second carriage guide contact position.

Abstract: In an example, a method includes, by processing circuitry, receiving a parameter describing a build volume comprising an object generated using additive manufacturing and excess build material. In some examples the method further includes defining, by processing circuitry, an unpacking procedure for removing the excess build material from the object based on the received parameter.

Abstract: Examples relate to a method to recirculate print agent in a printing system. The method comprises detecting a recirculation device comprising a check valve and detecting a printhead connected in parallel to the detected recirculation device. The method further comprises selecting a printhead circulation mode to circulate print agent through the detected printhead and selecting a recirculation device circulation mode to circulate print agent through the detected recirculation device.

Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor that may identify a pattern to be visible in a portion of a lattice structure, determine a first zone in a digital model of the lattice structure corresponding to the identified pattern, and determine a second zone in the digital model corresponding to a location outside of the first zone. The processor may also arrange a plurality of seeds at a first density level in the first zone, arrange a plurality of seeds at a second density level in the second zone, and grow cells from the plurality of seeds to form the lattice structure in the digital model. The cells may grow until edges of the cells contact edges of neighboring cells to form cells at a different density level in the first zone than the second zone to cause the identified pattern to be visible from the cells.

Abstract: An example system includes a feature extraction engine to identify features in a compressed image at a plurality of scales. The features include features corresponding to compression artifacts and features corresponding to image content to be upsampled. The feature extraction engine is to identify the features in the compressed image at a first scale based on noncontiguous pixels. The system also includes a reconstruction engine to refine the features corresponding to the image content to be upsampled and mitigate the features corresponding to the compression artifacts. The system includes an upsampling engine to generate an upsampled version of the compressed image based on the refined and mitigated features.

Abstract: An example approach to detect inputs using a sensor is disclosed. In an example, an electronic device may include a housing, an optical sensor to detect an input from a detection zone, and a rotatable housing mounted to a side of the housing. The optical sensor is disposed in the rotatable housing. The electronic device may also include a direction sensor to detect an orientation of the rotatable housing relative to the housing.

Abstract: Examples of fluid reservoirs are described herein. In some examples, a fluid reservoir includes a routing. In some examples, the fluid reservoir includes a structure contacting the routing. In some examples, the structure contacts fluid in the fluid reservoir. In some examples, the structure includes carrier material and electrically conductive non-metal material.

Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises a depositing device and a sublimation device. The depositing device may deposit a print fluid on a first surface of a print medium. The print fluid comprises a sublimation agent to sublimate at a sublimation temperature. The sublimation device may sublimate the sublimation agent deposited on the print medium by generating heat radiation in a direction from a second surface of the print medium towards the first surface, the second surface being opposite to the first surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid electrophotographic printing apparatus that comprises a developer roller, a cleaning member to contact the developer roller with a contact force and a force adjustment arrangement to adjust the contact force.

Abstract: An example computing device according to the systems and methods described herein may include a camera to capture images of a user during operation of a computing device. The computing device may execute a plurality of applications, some of which may include application windows displayed on a display panel of the computing device. A gaze detection subsystem or module may detect a gaze direction of the user in each of the captured images. For each captured image, the gaze detection subsystem or module may compute or otherwise identify the user's focus on one or more application windows displayed on a display panel of the computing device. A brightness control module may modify the relative brightness of each application window displayed on the display panel based on a function of the frequency of user focus, duration of user focus, and recency of user focus on each respective application window.

Abstract: A 3D printer is disclosed herein. The 3D printer comprises a build material distributor, an agent delivery device and a controller. The controller obtains slice image data of a sliced virtual build volume including a 3D object to be generated, where the slice image data is indicative, for each slice, of the portions of corresponding build material layers to be solidified. The controller is to determine print data corresponding to each slice, the print data defining a density of printing agent to be applied to regions of each layer based on the slice image data; and to obtain additional data relating to a portion of a slice that corresponds to a sloped portion of the 3D object. The controller is further to modify the determined print data to modify the density of printing agent to be printed at a portion of a given build material layer based on the additional data.

Abstract: In example implementations, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a light table, a camera, and a processor communicatively coupled to the light table and the camera. The light table is to emit light through an object on the light table. The camera is to capture an image of the light table. The processor is to receive an image of the light table without the object, receive an image of the light table with the object, and calculate a transmission value for each pixel of the object in the image of the light table with the object, wherein a mechanical property of the object is to be determined based on the transmission value of the object.

Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a system is described. The system includes a processor to perform spatial audio processing on a received audio signal and an audio interface to connect an audio output device to a computing device. The system also includes a controller. The controller determines a spatial audio processing capability of the audio output device and disables spatial audio processing on one of the audio output device and the processor based on a determination of the spatial audio processing capability of the audio output device.

Abstract: In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, an additive manufacturing system is described. The additive manufacturing system includes an additive manufacturing device to form a three-dimensional (3D) printed object. The additive manufacturing system also includes a controller to form a 3D printed capacitor on a body of the 3D printed object. The controller does this by controlling deposition of a conductive agent to form electrodes of the 3D printed capacitor and by controlling deposition of a dielectric agent in a dielectric region between the electrodes of the 3D printed capacitor.

Abstract: A method of alignment and fusion of cells with an electrical field includes firing a first fluid dispenser of an electrofusion device until a first impedance sensor in a first microfluidic channel of the electrofusion device detects a presence of a first cell. The method includes firing a second fluid dispenser of the electrofusion device until a second impedance sensor in a second microfluidic channel of the electrofusion device detects a presence of a second cell. The method includes moving the first cell and the second cell into a merging chamber of the electrofusion device by firing a third fluid dispenser of the electrofusion device, in response to alignment of the first cell in the first microfluidic channel with the second cell in the second microfluidic channel. The method further includes fusing the first cell and the second cell in the merging chamber by creating an electrical field in the merging chamber.

Abstract: Intermittent warming of a biologic sample including a nucleic acid includes receiving at a first end of a channel of a microfluidic device, a biologic sample including a nucleic acid, and warming a subset of a plurality of heating elements disposed adjacent to the channel. The method includes warming the heating elements to a particular temperature of a particular warming and cooling protocol. The method includes moving the biologic sample from the first end of the channel to a second end of the channel opposite the first end at a particular flow rate associated with the warming and cooling protocol, and intermittently warming the biologic sample using the subset of heating elements while the biologic sample moves from the first end of the channel to the second end of the channel.

Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include an input tray coupled to a media path and an output tray to receive media from the media path. The output tray may be automatically positioned to an open position based on the media being inputted into the input tray. A movable section may be movably coupled to the output tray. In some examples, the movable section may automatically move relative to the output tray based on the output tray being automatically positioned to the open position.

Abstract: In examples, an electronic device comprises a first speaker port, a second speaker port, and storage comprising a first port attribute corresponding to the first speaker port and a second port attribute corresponding to the second speaker port. The storage comprises executable code. The electronic device comprises a processor coupled to the first and second speaker ports and the storage. The processor, upon executing the executable code, is to collect ambient noise data using a first speaker corresponding to the first speaker port in response to the first port attribute indicating that the first speaker is to be used as a microphone and the second port attribute indicating that a second speaker corresponding to the second speaker port is to be used as a speaker. The processor is to modify an audio output signal using the ambient noise data collected using the first speaker. The processor is to provide the modified audio output signal to the second speaker port.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a detection sensor to irradiate light to a recording medium passing through a printing path, and detect an amount of light, a driving device to move a cleaning member to a cleaning region overlapping the printing path to clean a light window of the detection sensor, and a processor to confirm a position of the cleaning member based on the amount of light detected by the detection sensor and control the driving device to move the cleaning member based on the confirmed position.

Abstract: An example peripheral device includes circuitry to identify a target device that matches the device type identifier of the peripheral device. The example circuitry of the peripheral device is to cause selection of an input component device, transmission of a request to place the input component of the target device into an instruction set receiver mode, and operation of an output component of the peripheral device to produce audio output or video output that represents the instruction set in response to a determination that an instruction set version identifier of the target device mismatches the instruction set version identifier of the peripheral device.