Abstract: Various brake pads with thermoelectric energy harvesters are disclosed. In some embodiments, the brake pad comprising a backplate, a pad of friction material, and a TEG module. The backplate can comprise a through-hole in which elements of the TEG module are positioned.

Abstract: Distributing warehousing of products by receiving, by a distributed warehousing system, a first notification that a product was delivered to a first customer at a first location. The technology receives a designation of the delivered product for return, and then identifies a second delivery location for the designated product, the second delivery location being a location of a second customer. A second notification of pickup of the designated product from the first location is then received by the technology. The technology then directs delivery of the product to the second location, without an intermediate storage of the product at a brick-and-mortar distribution facility, in response to receiving the second notification, and receives a third notification that the product was delivered to the second location.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a clutch assembly (100) for handling a container, and an associated method for using the clutch assembly. The clutch assembly includes a shaft (102) configured to rotate in a first direction and a second direction, opposite from the first direction. The clutch assembly further includes a clutch coupled to a first end of the shaft. The clutch includes at least two rollers (108) configured to move into a first position, extending radially beyond a periphery of the clutch, and out of the first position, extending radially flush with or inward from the periphery of the clutch.

Abstract: Method of manufacturing aluminium alloy rolled sheet product with excellent formability and good paint bake hardenability, including: casting Al—Si—Mg aluminium alloy ingot including, in wt. %: Si 1.0% to 1.50%, Mg 0.10% to 0.40%; heating the ingot to above 550° C.; maintaining the ingot above 550° C. for at least about 4 hours; cooling the ingot to 460° C. to 520° C. Maintaining the ingot at 460° C. to 520° C. for less than 6 hours. Hot-rolling the ingot in one or more rolling steps to intermediate gauge of 15 to 40 mm. The hot-mill exit temperature is 370° C. to 480° C. Further hot-rolling from intermediate gauge in one or more rolling steps to final hot rolling gauge. The hot-mill exit temperature is 310° C. to 400° C. Cooling the hot-rolled material at hot rolling final gauge from hot-mill exit temperature to ambient temperature. Cold rolling the hot-rolled product to a cold-rolled product of final gauge.

Abstract: Various brake pads with thermoelectric energy harvesters are disclosed. In some embodiments, the brake pad comprising a backplate, a pad of friction material, and a TEG module. The backplate can comprise a through-hole in which elements of the TEG module are positioned.

Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for molecular separation including a molecular separation device comprising at least a polycrystalline metal-organic framework (MOF) and a nanocrystalline, zeolite MFI, wherein the MOF forms a polycrystalline membrane with zeolite MFI nanoparticles dispersed therein, and the MOF membrane matrix contacting and surrounding the zeolite MFI nanoparticles form a permselective nanoporous structure.

Abstract: Systems and methods for synchronizing video streams from multiple sources are described. The sources may comprise electronic devices, such as mobile phones and wireless cameras, that capture digital video recordings from different locations and transfer the digital video recordings to a server. The server may acquire a plurality of video recordings from the electronic devices, determine timing transitions that identify when each video recording of the plurality of video recordings was started and stopped, determine a common time duration for the plurality of video recordings based on the timing transitions, insert video content into one or more of the plurality of video recordings in order to equalize the video recording durations to the common time duration, and transmit a plurality of video-on-demand (VOD) files corresponding with the plurality of video recordings subsequent to equalization of the video recording durations.

Abstract: Various brake pads with thermoelectric energy harvesters are disclosed. In some embodiments, the brake pad comprising a backplate, a pad of friction material, and a TEG module. The backplate can comprise a through-hole in which elements of the TEG module are positioned.

Abstract: A test platform provides modular test automation. The modular test automation may include defining modular segments of a test configuration, and testing an Application Under Test (“AUT”) based on the modular segments. The test configuration may define a specific flow or execution ordering for the modular segments. The flow may be changed by reordering the segments, modularly adding new segments anywhere in the flow, removing segments, modifying individual segments without affecting other segments, defining a particular segment once and reusing the particular segment in two or more different test configurations, and/or carrying over a change made to the particular segment in a first test configuration to the particular segment of a second test configuration automatically. The modular test automation may also include modularly selecting a set of nodes for testing the AUT according to the modular segments of the flow.

Abstract: A wide spread adoption of 3D videos and technologies is hindered by the lack of high-quality 3D content. One promising solution to address this problem is to use automated 2D-to-3D conversion. However, current conversion methods, while general, produce low-quality results with artefacts that are not acceptable to many viewers. Creating a database of 3D stereoscopic videos with accurate depth is, however, very difficult. Computer generated content can be used to generate high-quality 3D video reference database for 2D-to-3D conversion. The method transfers depth information from frames in the 3D reference database to the target frame while respecting object boundaries. It computes depth maps from the depth gradients, and outputs a stereoscopic video.

Abstract: Method of manufacturing aluminium alloy rolled sheet product with excellent formability and good paint bake hardenability, including: casting Al—Si—Mg aluminium alloy ingot including, in wt. %: Si 1.0% to 1.50%, Mg 0.10% to 0.40%; heating the ingot to above 550° C.; maintaining the ingot above 550° C. for at least about 4 hours; cooling the ingot to 460° C. to 520° C. Maintaining the ingot at 460° C. to 520° C. for less than 6 hours. Hot-rolling the ingot in one or more rolling steps to intermediate gauge of 15 to 40 mm. The hot-mill exit temperature is 370° C. to 480° C. Further hot-rolling from intermediate gauge in one or more rolling steps to final hot rolling gauge. The hot-mill exit temperature is 310° C. to 400° C. Cooling the hot-rolled material at hot rolling final gauge from hot-mill exit temperature to ambient temperature. Cold rolling the hot-rolled product to a cold-rolled product of final gauge.

Abstract: A method, system, and platform for implementing an Enterprise DevOps Framework to achieve defined business goals. One or more servers is configured to implement a landing zone, a plurality of pipelines, a plurality of services, a plurality of inspectors, and a plurality of injectors. A selected service from the plurality of services is delivered to the landing zone via one or more of the plurality of pipelines, wherein the selected service is then deployed within the landing zone. The plurality of inspectors is deployed in the landing zone to monitor components of the selected service, as the selected service is delivered through the one or more pipelines and deployed within the landing zone. The plurality of injectors is deployed in the landing zone to insert environment specific information into the selected service, as the selected service is delivered through the one or more pipelines.

Abstract: A method accumulates user-related data. The method includes accumulating initial data related to a user, analyzing the initial data and deriving at least one potential demand of the user and generating a dataset including information on the potential demand as well as at least some further information related to the user. The step of generating the dataset further includes providing an access restriction, so that the information on the potential demand is accessible by further parties, but that at least some of the further information of the dataset is only accessible when an access condition has been met. Finally, the dataset is forwarded to a digital marketplace. Further an arrangement is provided for accumulating user-related data, a method is provided for accessing user-related data and a method and system are provided for exchanging user-related data.

Abstract: A wide spread adoption of 3D videos and technologies is hindered by the lack of high-quality 3D content. One promising solution to address this problem is to use automated 2D-to-3D conversion. However, current conversion methods, while general, produce low-quality results with artefacts that are not acceptable to many viewers. Creating a database of 3D stereoscopic videos with accurate depth is, however, very difficult. Computer generated content can be used to generate high-quality 3D video reference database for 2D-to-3D conversion. The method transfers depth information from frames in the 3D reference database to the target frame while respecting object boundaries. It computes depth maps from the depth gradients, and outputs a stereoscopic video.

Abstract: A test platform provides modular test automation. The modular test automation may include defining modular segments of a test configuration, and testing an Application Under Test (“AUT”) based on the modular segments. The test configuration may define a specific flow or execution ordering for the modular segments. The flow may be changed by reordering the segments, modularly adding new segments anywhere in the flow, removing segments, modifying individual segments without affecting other segments, defining a particular segment once and reusing the particular segment in two or more different test configurations, and/or carrying over a change made to the particular segment in a first test configuration to the particular segment of a second test configuration automatically. The modular test automation may also include modularly selecting a set of nodes for testing the AUT according to the modular segments of the flow.

Abstract: Distributing warehousing of products by receiving, by a distributed warehousing system, a first notification that a product was delivered to a first customer at a first location. The technology receives a designation of the delivered product for return, and then identifies a second delivery location for the designated product, the second delivery location being a location of a second customer. A second notification of pickup of the designated product from the first location is then received by the technology. The technology then directs delivery of the product to the second location, without an intermediate storage of the product at a brick-and-mortar distribution facility, in response to receiving the second notification, and receives a third notification that the product was delivered to the second location.

Abstract: A wide spread adoption of 3D videos and technologies is hindered by the lack of high-quality 3D content. One promising solution to address this problem is to use automated 2D-to-3D conversion. However, current conversion methods, while general, produce low-quality results with artefacts that are not acceptable to many viewers. Creating a database of 3D stereoscopic videos with accurate depth is, however, very difficult. Computer generated content can be used to generate high-quality 3D video reference database for 2D-to-3D conversion. The method transfers depth information from frames in the 3D reference database to the target frame while respecting object boundaries. It computes depth maps from the depth gradients, and outputs a stereoscopic video.

Abstract: Various brake pads with thermoelectric energy harvesters are disclosed. In some embodiments, the brake pad comprising a backplate, a pad of friction material, and a TEG module. The backplate can comprise a through-hole in which elements of the TEG module are positioned.

Abstract: A wide spread adoption of 3D videos and technologies is hindered by the lack of high-quality 3D content. One promising solution to address this problem is to use automated 2D-to-3D conversion. However, current conversion methods, while general, produce low-quality results with artefacts that are not acceptable to many viewers. Creating a database of 3D stereoscopic videos with accurate depth is, however, very difficult. Computer generated content can be used to generate high-quality 3D video reference database for 2D-to-3D conversion. The method transfers depth information from frames in the 3D reference database to the target frame while respecting object boundaries. It computes depth maps from the depth gradients, and outputs a stereoscopic video.

Abstract: Systems, devices and methods for molecular separation including a molecular separation device comprising at least a polycrystalline metal-organic framework (MOF) and a nanocrystalline, zeolite MFI, wherein the MOF forms a polycrystalline membrane with zeolite MFI nanoparticles dispersed therein, and the MOF membrane matrix contacting and surrounding the zeolite MFI nanoparticles form a permselective nanoporous structure.