Abstract: A micromechanical rate-of-rotation sensor set-up, including a first rate-of-rotation sensor device capable of being driven rotationally by a driving device via a drive frame device, so as to oscillate about a first axis, and is for measuring a first outer rate of rotation about a second axis and a second outer rate of rotation about a third axis; and a second rate-of-rotation sensor device capable of being driven by the driving device via the drive frame device, so as to oscillate linearly along the second axis, and is for measuring a third outer rate of rotation about the first axis. The first rate-of-rotation sensor device is connected to the second rate-of-rotation sensor device by the drive frame device. The drive frame device includes a first and second drive frame, which may be driven by the driving device in phase opposition, along the third axis, in an oscillatory manner.

Abstract: A method for producing a weakening line in a surface of a component. The method comprises a guiding step and a skipping step. In the guiding step, a removal apparatus for removing a material of the surface is guided over a plurality of segments of a predefined line-shaped contour by means of an activated laser beam in order to produce a desired wall thickness for at least one of the segments so as to produce the weakening line. In the skipping step, the segment is skipped if the segment has the desired wall thickness.

Abstract: A circular carbon process involves: a) reacting hydrogen and carbon monoxide to produce methane and water, b) decomposing methane into carbon and hydrogen, and c) using carbon as reducing agent and/or using carbon in a carbon-containing material as reducing agent, in a chemical process to produce carbon monoxide and a reduced substance. The methane produced in a) is used in b), the carbon produced in b) is used in c), and carbon monoxide produced in c) is used in a).

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to interactive search training. A training canvas comprises results associated with a search query. The training canvas may be used as part of a training session that occurs during normal use of a search platform. When the search platform is first used, the results may be provided based on an existing model. An irrelevant result may be removed from the training canvas, such that a replacement result is added in its place. Additionally, results may be reordered, thereby indicating a ranking with which results should be displayed. Such interactions with the training canvas may be used to generate training data, such that a new model is trained accordingly. Thus, interactions with the training canvas yield high-quality training data that is usable to generate a model having equal or greater performance than a model that was trained using an equivalent amount of implicit training data.

Abstract: Carbon black can be used for soil conditioning, e.g. to promote growth of plants, to promote soil drainage, and to prevent erosion, evaporation, and silting up. The carbon back is worked into the topsoil.

Abstract: A universally usable device for producing a predetermined breaking line in an equipment part of a vehicle. The device includes a laser beam generator, a laser scanner and a linear or matrix-shaped first sensor arrangement with first individual sensors of an identical first sensitivity and at least one identical linear or matrix-shaped second sensor arrangement of second individual sensor, which is arranged with an offset to the first sensor arrangement of first individual sensors, and the second individual sensors have an identical second sensitivity which differs from the first sensitivity.

Abstract: A method and device for producing a predetermined breaking line in a vehicle interior trim part with a scanning laser beam. An actual position of the vehicle interior trim part held in a working plane relative to a laser scanning device is detected by a camera and the actual position of the predetermined breaking line is derived. A stored desired position for a scan figure corresponding to the predetermined breaking line is corrected to an actual position, whereby the predetermined breaking line is produced at a predetermined position on the vehicle interior trim part during scanning of the scan figure. A positional shift of the scan figure becomes possible because a sensor matrix with an upstream diffuser is used, which can detect transmitted components of the laser beam independently of the position of the laser beam along the scan figure.

Abstract: A process can be used for the treatment of an offgas stream, which is formed in a plant for the production of aluminum by electrolytic reduction of aluminum oxide in a melt, using at least one anode composed of a carbon-containing material. The offgas stream contains carbon oxides due to the reduction of the aluminum oxide by the carbon. At least a substream of the carbon oxides contained in the offgas stream is reacted with hydrogen or mixed with a hydrogen stream and is subsequently passed to a use. After purification and conditioning of the offgas stream in a device, an enrichment, for example with carbon monoxide, can subsequently be carried out in a reactor and the synthesis gas obtained in this way can be fed to a chemical or biotechnological plant for the synthesis of chemicals of value.

Abstract: A method of continuously performing one or more heat-consuming processes, where at least one heat-consuming process is electrically heated. The maximum temperature in the reaction zone of the heat-consuming process is higher than 500° C., at least 70% of products of the heat-consuming process are continuously processed further downstream and/or fed to a local energy carrier network, and the electrical energy required for the heat-consuming process is drawn from an external power grid and from at least one local power source. The local power source is fed by at least one local energy carrier network and by products from the heat-consuming process. The local energy carrier network stores natural gas, naphtha, hydrogen, synthesis gas, and/or steam as energy carrier, and has a total capacity of at least 5 GWh. The local energy carrier network is fed with at least one further product and/or by-product from at least one further chemical process.

Abstract: A process can utilize carbon oxides formed in the production of aluminum, by electrolytic reduction of aluminum oxide in a melt using at least one anode made of a carbon-comprising material. A pyrolysis of hydrocarbons, in particular methane or natural gas, is carried out in which pyrolysis carbon and hydrogen are formed. The pyrolysis carbon is used for the production of the at least one anode. The hydrogen formed in the pyrolysis of methane is mixed with carbon dioxide and/or carbon monoxide from the electrolytic production of aluminum, to produce a gas stream which is parsed to a further use. An integrated plant contains an electrolysis apparatus for producing aluminum by melt-electrolytic reduction of aluminum oxide, and also contains at least one reactor in which pyrolysis carbon and hydrogen are produced by pyrolysis of hydrocarbons.

Abstract: A medical device and method for determining a basal dose of insulin and a bolus dose of insulin to be administered for glycemic control is provided. The medical device includes an insulin pump, a control interface including a button configured to select one of a plurality of present bolus insulin doses based on input from a user (e.g., a patient), and a controller configured for executing instructions to determine a basal insulin delivery rate based, at least in part, on a total daily basal insulin dose and to determine the plurality of preset bolus insulin doses based, at least in part, on a total daily bolus insulin dose.

Abstract: An integrated process contains the following steps of: (i) pyrolysis of hydrocarbons to carbon and hydrogen, (iia) removal of at least a part of the produced carbon in step (i) and at least partly further processing of said carbon into a carbon containing electrode, and (iib) removal of the hydrogen produced in step (i) and at least partly using said hydrogen for providing energy, preferably electric energy or heat, for the electrode production in step (iia). A joint plant is also useful, which contains (a) at least one reactor for a pyrolysis process, (b) at least one reactor for the production of electrodes for an aluminum process, (c) a power plant and/or at least one gas-fired burner, and optionally, (d) at least one reactor for the electrolysis for producing aluminum.

Abstract: A reactor for carrying out an endothermic reaction, in particular a high-temperature reaction, in which a product gas is obtained from a feed gas, wherein: the reactor surrounds a reactor interior; the reactor is configured to provide a reactor bed in a reaction zone of the reactor interior, which reactor bed comprises a large number of solid material particles; the reactor is also configured to guide the feed gas into the reaction zone; in order to heat the feed gas, the reactor is designed to heat the solid material particles in the reaction zone such that, by transferring heat from the solid material particles to the feed gas, the feed gas in the reaction zone can be heated to a reaction temperature in order to participate as a starting product in the endothermic reaction for producing the product gas.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drug delivery device for dispensing of a liquid medicament, the device comprising: a housing to accommodate a cartridge filled with the medicament and having a piston slidably displaced inside the cartridge and sealing a proximal end of the cartridge, at least one resilient member having a first end arranged at an inside facing side wall portion of the housing and having a second end (opposite to the first end to abut with the piston of the cartridge.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to interactive search training. A training canvas comprises results associated with a search query. The training canvas may be used as part of a training session that occurs during normal use of a search platform. When the search platform is first used, the results may be provided based on an existing model. An irrelevant result may be removed from the training canvas, such that a replacement result is added in its place. Additionally, results may be reordered, thereby indicating a ranking with which results should be displayed. Such interactions with the training canvas may be used to generate training data, such that a new model is trained accordingly. Thus, interactions with the training canvas yield high-quality training data that is usable to generate a model having equal or greater performance than a model that was trained using an equivalent amount of implicit training data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a drug delivery device for dispensing of a liquid medicament, the device comprising: a housing to accommodate a cartridge filled with the medicament and having a piston slidably displaced inside the cartridge along an axial direction and sealing a proximal end of the cartridge, a drive mechanism having a piston rod extending along the axial direction and being at least displaceable from a proximal end position in distal direction to displace the piston in distal direction, at least one distal support facing in proximal direction to axially abut a distally facing support face of the cartridge, wherein an axial distance between the distal support and a distal end of the piston rod when in the proximal end position is smaller than an effective length of the cartridge, which effective length is determined as the axial distance between a proximal face of the piston and the distally facing support face.

Abstract: A blend composition contains a mixture of petroleum coke and pyrolytic carbon. An electrode recipe, and the use of this electrode as an anode in the process of producing aluminum are described.

Abstract: A method for producing synthesis gas may involve introducing a hydrocarbon-containing coke-oven gas and a carbon dioxide-containing converter gas into a first reaction zone where hydrogen present in the hydrocarbon-containing coke-oven gas reacts at least partly with carbon dioxide to form water, which reacts thermally with hydrocarbon to form synthesis gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The method may further involve introducing an oxygen-containing gas in a second reaction zone, and using the oxygen-containing gas and some hydrogen from the first reaction zone to produce thermal energy. Still further, the method may involve supplying the thermal energy produced in the second reaction zone to the first reaction zone.

Abstract: A method for producing at least one patterned design having a plurality of pattern elements via a laser in a component that is at least partially transparent and is coated on a first surface. The component is coated on a first surface with at least one layer. The coated first surface of the component is surveyed with first co-ordinated. At least one patterned design is created with second coordinates. The second coordinates of the at least one patterned design are transformed into third coordinates. The coated first surface is irradiated with laser radiation via control coordinates. The laser radiation is measured on a second surface and the laser radiation received is compared via the sensor system with a reference value. The laser radiation is switched off when the reference value is reached.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an injection device for delivery of a liquid medicament including a housing, a cartridge having a tubular shaped barrel filled with a liquid medicament and sealed in a proximal direction by a piston displaceably arranged in the barrel, and a drive mechanism having a piston rod to advance in a distal direction against a proximally facing surface of the piston of the cartridge. The drive mechanism is configured to advance the piston rod in the distal direction by a distance z1 to dispense a reference volume V1 of the medicament when operably engaged with a reference cartridge having a reference diameter D1, and, the cartridge has a diameter D2 smaller than the reference diameter D1 to dispense a volume V2 of the medicament smaller than the reference volume V1 when the piston rod advances in distal direction by the distance z1.