Abstract: Described herein are techniques for cryptographically securing transmissions from senders to recipients using a network of validation units. The network of validation units receives a request for a transmission. Validation units in the network of validation units validate the transmission and cryptographically sign and transmit a message when they determine that the transmission is valid. When a threshold number of validation signatures are transmitted by the network of validation units, the transmission may be executed.

Abstract: An apparatus as disclosed herein relates to a chamber body design for use within a thermal deposition chamber, such as an epitaxial deposition chamber. The chamber body is a segmented chamber body design and includes an inject ring and a base plate. The base plate includes a substrate transfer passage and one or more exhaust passages disposed therethrough. The inject ring includes a plurality of gas inject passages disposed therethrough. The inject ring is disposed on top of the base plate and attached to the base plate. The one or more exhaust passages and the gas inject passages are disposed opposite one another. One or more seal grooves are formed in both the base plate and the inject ring to enable the inject ring and the base plate to seal to one another as well as other components within the process chamber.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is the compound NaxLi3-xYCl6 (0<x<3), which is usable as an effective solid-state battery electrolyte. The disclosed compound can have a trigonal ordered crystal structure. The disclosed compound can exhibit characteristics beneficial for solid-state battery electrolyte applications.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method of inhibiting lithium dendrite penetration through a lithium-based solid electrolyte by providing the lithium-based solid electrolyte with an interlayer of reduced Graphene Oxide. The present disclosure also describes a lithium-based solid electrolyte with an interlayer of reduced Graphene Oxide.

Abstract: A lubricant seal includes a sensor that utilizes the principles of diffraction gratings. The sensor is molded into the rubber structure of the lubricant seal and is disposed above the main sealing lip of the lubricant seal. The sensor may have a single or multiple diffraction gratings. The sensor measures wear of the lubricant seal, misalignment of the lubricant seal relative to a rotating shaft, or both. The sensor can be used for real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and intermediates useful for preparing a compound of formula I: or a co-crystal, solvate, salt or combination thereof.

Abstract: An implantable medical device is provided. The implantable medical device includes a core having an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) dispersed within a core polymer matrix. The core polymer matrix includes an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer. The ASO includes one or more nucleosides attached via internucleoside linkages. At least 10% of the internucleoside linkages comprise chemically modified internucleoside linkages. The implantable device is capable of releasing about 5% to about 60% of the ASO after a time period of about seven days.

Abstract: Provided are water treatment systems and methods of treating water that include separating boron and concentrating lithium. For example, described are water treatment systems comprising: a first phase comprising a first plurality of electrodialysis units configured to separate boron from a feed stream, and a second phase comprising a second plurality of electrodialysis units, wherein the feed stream of at least one electrodialysis unit of the second plurality of electrodialysis units comprises an outlet brine stream of at least one electrodialysis unit of the first plurality of electrodialysis units, and wherein the second plurality of electrodialysis units are configured to produce a product brine stream achieving 90-99% lithium recovery.

Abstract: Intelligent autonomous software (i.e., a “bot”) configured to compile and present resource advancement requestor-specific dashboards that summarize the results of analysis of resource advancement data related to the resource advancement request/requestor. In compiling a dashboard presentation for a specific resource advancement requestor, the intelligent autonomous software executes a set of predetermined queries directed to a database that stores the results of the data analysis. In response to receiving the responses to the queries, the intelligent autonomous software is configured to identify data omissions/anomalies in the data that will prevent approval of the resource advancement request and identify, and in some instances generate, corrective action(s) that will rectify the data omissions/anomalies.

Abstract: AR/VR display systems limit displaying content that exceeds an accommodation-vergence mismatch threshold, which may define a volume around the viewer. The volume may be subdivided into two or more zones, including an innermost loss-of-fusion zone (LoF) in which no content is displayed, and one or more outer AVM zones in which the displaying of content may be stopped, or clipped, under certain conditions. For example, content may be clipped if the viewer is verging within an AVM zone and if the content is displayed within the AVM zone for more than a threshold duration. A further possible condition for clipping content is that the user is verging on that content. In addition, the boundaries of the AVM zone and/or the acceptable amount of time that the content is displayed may vary depending upon the type of content being displayed, e.g., whether the content is user-locked content or in-world content.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling a motor of an electric drivetrain having a multi-speed transmission with at least a first clutch and a second clutch. The system and method includes initiating a transmission shift requiring engagement of the first clutch, applying synchronizing torque commands to the motor based on an engagement parameter of the first clutch until the shift is complete, and applying non-shifting torque commands to the motor after the shift is complete.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for detecting and predicting the motion of objects within the surrounding environment of a system such as an autonomous vehicle. For example, an autonomous vehicle can obtain sensor data from a plurality of sensors comprising at least two different sensor modalities (e.g., RADAR, LIDAR, camera) and fused together to create a fused sensor sample. The fused sensor sample can then be provided as input to a machine learning model (e.g., a machine learning model for object detection and/or motion prediction). The machine learning model can have been trained by independently applying sensor dropout to the at least two different sensor modalities. Outputs received from the machine learning model in response to receipt of the fused sensor samples are characterized by improved generalization performance over multiple sensor modalities, thus yielding improved performance in detecting objects and predicting their future locations, as well as improved navigation performance.

Abstract: A system and method for deep learning using a large codeword model with homomorphically compressed and dyadically encrypted data is disclosed. The system preprocesses input data, applies homomorphic-dyadic compression and encryption, tokenizes the compressed data into sourceblocks, and assigns codewords using a codebook. These codewords are processed through a machine learning core, which can be either a conventional transformer-based architecture or a latent transformer core utilizing a variational autoencoder. The system enables secure operations on encrypted data, preserving privacy while allowing complex computations. The processed output is decrypted, decompressed, and translated to match the input modality. A neural upsampler may further enhance the output. The machine learning core is continuously trained using the processed data and additional training data, improving performance over time.

Abstract: An illuminator for illuminating a display panel includes a lightguide with an array of buried slanted bulk reflectors that out-couple portions of the light beam propagating in the lightguide through one of the lightguide surfaces. Polarization beam-splitting slanted surfaces may be used to provide polarized output. Such an illuminator may be used with a reflective display panel operating by polarization. The beam-splitting slanted surfaces operate as a polarizer, providing polarized illuminating light. The light reflected by the reflective panel may propagate back through the illuminator, and the polarization beam-splitting slanted surfaces may operate also as analyzer.

Abstract: Described is a method for extraction of a region of interest (ROI) from a composite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) phase history data. The method comprising receiving, with a system comprising a processor, the composite SAR phase history data of a plurality of backscattered return signals produced by a SAR system illuminating a scene with a SAR beam. The method also comprises obtaining a location of a first ROI within the scene and extracting from the composite SAR phase history data a first component SAR phase history data corresponding to the ROI at the location of the ROI.

Abstract: A miter saw includes a base assembly and a saw unit pivotably coupled to the base assembly. The saw unit includes a saw blade and a lower blade guard covering a lower portion of the saw blade. The miter saw also includes a linkage for raising the lower blade guard to expose the lower portion of the saw blade as the saw unit is lowered toward the base assembly. The linkage is operable to apply a force to the lower blade guard for holding the lower blade guard in a raised position, without any input from the operator of the miter saw and without changing the length of the linkage, to facilitate changing the saw blade.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for installing a monitoring cable or other utility near an existing pipeline. An electromagnetic signal may be induced on the pipeline, either directly, or by transmitting a signal from a vehicle carrying a sensor array. The sensors disposed on the vehicle communicate with a processor to determine a distance and orientation of the vehicle relative to the pipeline. The signal may be electromagnetic, acoustic, capacitive, or the like. A plow or other digging tool may be on the vehicle or a secondary vehicle. Such a digging tool opens a trench and installs the cable along a path disposed next to the pipeline within an acceptable distance range from the pipeline. The vehicle may be remotely or automatically operated.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: a computer-implemented method is executed on a computing device and includes: obtaining object information concerning one or more initial objects within a computing platform in response to a security event; identifying an event type for the security event; and executing a response script based, at least in part, upon the event type.

Abstract: A method for modeling a joint before, during, and/or after a medical procedure includes receiving first imaging data capturing the joint from a first imaging perspective and second imaging data capturing the joint from a second imaging perspective that is different than the first imaging perspective, the first and second imaging data generated intraoperatively via a two-dimensional imaging modality, generating three-dimensional image data by back-projecting the first and second imaging data in three-dimensional space in accordance with a relative difference between the first and second imaging perspectives, generating a three-dimensional model of the joint based on processing the three-dimensional image data with a machine learning model trained on imaging data generated via at least a three-dimensional imaging modality, and displaying a visualization based on the three-dimensional model of the joint during the medical procedure.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for vaporizing liquid into the surrounding environment, including directing liquid from a liquid source to a vaporization port where the vaporization port has lateral dimensions varying from 10 um to 300 um, applying heat to the liquid in the vaporization port with an at least one heating element located in thermal communication to the vaporization port, and releasing vaporized liquid from the vaporization port into the surrounding environment so that fluid is transported through the depth of the structure.