Abstract: Herein is described a method of inkijet printing, and compositions and inksets for use in the method, the method comprising: printing onto a non-porous substrate an inkjet fixing composition comprising a cationic polymer in an amount of less than 5 wt. %; an organic acid in an amount of 3 wt. % or less; and a liquid vehicle; and printing a latex-containing inkjet ink composition onto the non-porous substrate.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to sequencing library preparation methods. In certain embodiments, two template nucleic acids are joined together by a linking molecule, such as a PEG derivative. The linked template nucleic acids is amplified, creating linked amplicons.

Abstract: A surveying device including a base defining a base axis (A), a support structure defining a rotation axis (B), a light emitting unit, a light receiving unit detecting reflected measuring light, and a rotation unit including a rotation body including at least one scanning mirror arranged tilted relative to the rotation axis (B) and a curved deflecting element different from the scanning surface. The surveying device also includes an imaging unit including a camera sensor which is fixedly arranged so that an optical axis of the camera sensor is directed towards the rotation body, such that only in a predetermined imaging-alignment of the rotation body around the rotation axis (B) the optical axis of the at least one camera sensor is deflected by the curved deflecting element by a desired angle and direction so that the field of view comprises a defined field angle around the rotation axis (B).

Abstract: An electric power system of a vehicle with an electric drive obtained by means of an electric machine; the electric power system has: a storage system provided with a first pack of chemical batteries and with a second pack of chemical batteries; a first electronic DC-AC power converter, which has a direct current side connected to the first pack of chemical batteries and an alternating current side connected to the electric machine; and a second electronic DC-AC power converter, which has a direct current side connected to the second pack of chemical batteries and an alternating current side connected to the electric machine, in addition and in parallel to the first electronic power converter, so that the electric machine can be controlled by the first electronic power converter or by the second electronic power converter.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for implementing processing elements in a chip card such that the processing elements can communicate data between each other in order to perform a computation task, wherein the data communication requires each processing element to have a respective number of connections to other processing elements. The method comprises: providing a complete graph with an even number of nodes that is higher than the maximum of the numbers of connections by one or two. If the number of processing elements is higher that the number of nodes of the graph, the graph may be duplicated and the duplicated graphs may be combined into a combined graph. A methodology for placing and connecting the processing elements may be determined in accordance with the structure of nodes of a resulting graph, the resulting graph being the complete graph or the combined graph.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (i) determining, using an eye-tracking system, an orientation of at least one eye of a user, (ii) identifying, based at least in part on the orientation of the user's eye, a point of interest within a field of view of the user, (iii) determining that the point of interest is a candidate for tagging, and (iv) performing, in response to determining that the point of interest is the candidate for tagging, a tagging action that facilitates tagging of the point of interest. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A subunit of a battery module (2), comprising a first receiving element (3) and a second receiving element (4) which are connected to each other, forming at least one first receiving space (7) and at least one second receiving space (8), wherein the first receiving space (7) and the second receiving space (8) are separated from each other, and at least one battery cell stack (5) or at least one battery cell (6) is arranged in the first receiving space (7), and the second receiving space (8) is configured for receiving a temperature-control fluid (9).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a forecarriage of a rolling motor vehicle with three or four wheels, comprising: —a forecarriage frame; at least one pair of front wheels kinematically connected to each other and to the forecarriage frame by means of a first kinematic mechanism which enables the front wheels to roll in a synchronous and specular manner, each wheel being connected to the first kinematic mechanism by means of a respective axle journal the latter being mechanically connected to a rotation pin of the wheel in order to support it rotatably around an axis of rotation, —a roll block system; —suspension means which guarantee each axle journal at least one spring suspension movement with respect to said first kinematic mechanism.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an electric onboard power system, in which electrical components and at least one lithium-ion battery are integrated. The lithium-ion battery includes a plurality of lithium-ion cells, each lithium-ion cell is based on a cell technology, and the cell technologies of at least two lithium-ion cells are different.

Abstract: A combustion chamber structure, particularly for a rocket engine, which comprises a liner surrounding a combustion chamber with an outer surface facing away from the combustion chamber on which coolant channels extending in a longitudinal direction of the liner are formed. The liner forms, at one longitudinal end, a coolant chamber extending in the circumferential direction of the liner for collecting and/or distributing a coolant. The combustion chamber structure further comprises a connecting structure that fluidly connects the coolant chamber to the coolant channels.

Abstract: Communication methods and systems for communicating from a surface location to a downhole component in a borehole in an earth formation are described. The methods and systems include modulating, by a first device at the surface location, a fluid flow through a mud motor according to a predetermined pattern, the mud motor disposed in the borehole, the modulated fluid flow generating a mechanical movement variation pattern of at least a part of the mud motor, detecting, by a second device in the downhole component, the mechanical movement variation pattern, and demodulating the mechanical movement variation pattern to receive a signal that is related to the predetermined pattern.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for generating shock waves that includes an interchangeable applicator head for generating shock waves for treatment of human or animal bodies, which applicator head includes a reflection or focusing mechanism, two electrode tips for producing a spark gap, and a membrane, which together with the reflection or focusing mechanism encloses a fluid medium that is designed to generate a plasma when a voltage between 1 kV and 30 kV is applied. According to the disclosure, the applicator head is electrically and mechanically connected to a hand-held apparatus in a detachable manner.

Abstract: A scope turret including a dial assembly that is configured to adjust point of aim optics of a scope is disclosed. The turret may include an adjustable stop assembly that prevents the dial assembly from rotating in one direction. The adjustable stop assembly may include a traveler, a nut assembly, and a bolt. The adjustable stop assembly may be internally-adjustable or externally-adjustable. The dial assembly may include an engagement mechanism. The engagement mechanism may include a button that is slidable between an engaged position and a disengaged position of the engagement mechanism. The turret may further include a locking mechanism that selectively prevents the dial assembly from rotating in any direction.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a layer arrangement consisting of, in sequence, a semiconductor-on-insulator layer (SOI) over a buried oxide (BOX) layer over a buried stressor (BS) layer with a silicon bonding layer (BL) intervening between the BOX and the BS layers. The semiconductor structure may be created by forming the BS layer on a substrate of a first wafer; growing the BL layer at the surface of the BS layer; wafer bonding the first wafer to a second wafer having a silicon oxide layer formed on a silicon substrate such that the silicon oxide layer of the second wafer is bonded to the BL layer of the first wafer, and thereafter removing a portion of the silicon substrate of the second wafer.

Abstract: A curable composition comprises a) at least one epoxide compound E having at least two epoxide groups; b) at least one amine A having at least two amine hydrogens; and c) at least one acrylic ester U; wherein the epoxide compound E comprises at least one epoxide compound E?, the amine A comprises at least one amine A?, and the acrylic ester U comprises at least one acrylic ester U? whose Hansen solubility parameters for the dipole forces ?p and for the specific interactions ?h satisfy the following conditions: ( ? p ? ( U ? ) - ? p ? ( E ? ) ) 2 + ( ? h ? ( U ? ) - ? h ? ( E ? ) ) 2 ? 1.5 ? ? and ( ? p ? ( U ? ) 2 + ? h ? ( U ? ) 2 ) - ( ? p ? ( A ? ) 2 + ? h ? ( A ? ) 2 ) ? 0 . A suitable choice of the Hansen solubility parameters of the constituents ensures that the acrylic ester is incorporated covalently into the curing material, preventing subsequent evaporation of the diluent.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a first image including color data and depth data, determining a viewpoint associated with an augmented reality (AR) and/or virtual reality (VR) display displaying a second image, receiving at least one calibration image including an object in the first image, the object being in a different pose as compared to a pose of the object in the first image, and generating the second image based on the first image, the viewpoint and the at least one calibration image.

Abstract: A method for controlling a three-phase electrical converter including: selecting a three-phase optimized pulse pattern from a table of pre-computed optimized pulse patterns based on a reference flux; determining a two-component optimal flux from the optimized pulse pattern and determine a one-component optimal third variable; determining a two-component flux error from a difference of the optimal flux and an estimated flux estimated based on measurements in the electrical converter; determining a one-component third variable error from a difference of the optimal third variable and an estimated third variable; modifying the optimized pulse pattern by time-shifting switching instants of the optimized pulse pattern such that a cost function depending on the time-shifts is minimized, wherein the cost function aincludes a flux error term and a third variable error term, wherein the flux error term is based on a difference of the flux error and a flux correction function providing a flux correction based on the ti

Abstract: The technology includes a roof pod system for a vehicle configured to operate in one or more partly or fully autonomous self-driving modes. The roof pod system is arranged to sit above the roof of the vehicle, for instance at least 10-50 mm above the roof surface. The roof pod may be supported by a set of legs such as cross-rails. The roof pod system incorporates various sensors and related equipment to assist with self-driving operation. Some sensors may be arranged in the main housing of the roof pod, while others can be located in a dome-type structure extending above the main housing. A cabling harness assembly runs wiring and other links between the roof pod and the vehicle chassis.

Abstract: A method for fatigue-monitoring of a submarine cable during off-shore jointing or reparation includes: a) determining a plurality of curvature values concerning a curvature of the submarine cable at different points in time during the off-shore jointing or reparation, b) determining a plurality of strain ranges of the submarine cable based on the plurality of curvature values, and c) determining a fatigue damage of the submarine cable based on the plurality of strain ranges.