Abstract: A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is provided. The VTOL aircraft includes at least one electrical propulsion unit (EPU), wherein an EPU of the at least one EPU includes a propeller or a fan. The EPU further includes an electric motor including a stator having insulated coils for carrying current and a rotor arranged to interact with the stator, such that a torque for driving rotation of the propeller or the fan is produced.

Abstract: This invention provides polyurethane foams containing a brominated flame retardant. Also provided are formulations and methods for preparing polyurethane foams containing a brominated flame retardant.

Abstract: A display device includes a thin-film transistor, an interlayer insulating layer on the thin-film transistor, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and an auxiliary electrode on the interlayer insulating layer, each of the source electrode, the drain electrode, and the auxiliary electrode including a main conductive layer and a sub conductive layer on the main conductive layer, and a via insulating layer on the source electrode, the drain electrode and the auxiliary electrode, the via insulating layer covering the source electrode and the drain electrode and exposing a portion of an upper surface of the second conductive layer of the auxiliary electrode. The via insulating layer includes a first part spaced apart from the upper surface of the second conductive layer of the auxiliary electrode, and the second part adjacent to side surfaces of the main conductive layer and the sub conductive layer of the auxiliary electrode.

Abstract: A rocker module can be uses with a plurality of physically interconnectable marble run modules. The rocker module includes a tubular frame and a marble guide. The tubular frame has a first and second connection bosses configured to connect to corresponding connectors of other marble run modules. The first connection boss includes a receiving tube configured to receive a marble into an interior of the tubular frame. The marble guide is pivotally connected to the tubular frame, and extends through the interior of the tubular frame. The marble guide has at least one marble exit, and is configured in a first rotation position to receive a marble advancing through the receiving tube in the interior of the tubular frame, and is configured to rotate toward a second rotational position responsive to receiving the marble such that the received marble advances through the marble guide toward the marble exit.

Abstract: Provided are genetically modified non-human animals that express a human or chimeric (e.g., humanized) CD3E (T-cell surface glycoprotein CD3 epsilon chain), CD3D (T-cell surface glycoprotein CD3 delta chain), and/or CD3G (T-cell surface coprotein CD3 gamma chain), and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: A trampoline module for use with a plurality of physically interconnectable marble run modules includes a connecting boss, a concave shell, and a resilient head. The connecting boss is configured to connect to a corresponding connector on at least one of the physically interconnectable marble run modules, and defines a connection direction. The concave shell is arranged at least in part above the connecting boss, and includes a perimeter rim. The resilient head is affixed to the concave shell and over the perimeter rim, such that the resilient head defines a first planar surface. The first planar surface defines a first plane having a first direction perpendicular to the first plane, wherein the first direction and the connection direction are non-parallel.

Abstract: This application provides an electrode sheet and an electrochemical device. The electrode sheet includes a substrate. The substrate includes a current collector and a protective layer provided on a surface of the current collector. An active material layer is further provided on the protective layer. The protective layer includes a non-active material including an inorganic material. The inorganic material has a weight loss rate of a measured by a thermogravimetric analysis, where 0.1%?a?10%, a=(m0?m1)/m0, m0 is a mass of the inorganic material before the thermogravimetric analysis, and m1 is a mass of the inorganic material after the thermogravimetric analysis. The mass after the thermogravimetric analysis is a mass of the inorganic material when its temperature is raised from 25±5° C. to 900±20° C. at a heating rate of 20±2° C./min under an inert atmosphere.

Abstract: A digital assets platform (DAP) uses distributed ledger technology and smart contract programming. The DAP can include distributed and decentralized communication network and application systems that collectively provide end-to-end tokenization, management, and lifecycle processing of digital assets. The assets may be digitally native securities (e.g., bonds, equities, funds, etc.) and non-securities (e.g., digital cash, loans, derivatives), tokenization of real-world assets (securities and non-securities), or any other forms of tokenized assets.

Abstract: A nanofibrous catalyst for in the electrolyzer and methods of making the catalyst. The catalysts are composed of highly porous transition metal carbonitrides, metal oxides or perovskites derived from the metal-organic frameworks and integrated into a 3D porous nano-network electrode architecture. The catalysts are low-cost, highly active toward OER, with excellent conductivity yet resistant to the oxidation under high potential operable under both acidic and alkaline environments.

Abstract: A device holder for an inversion table. The device holder includes a clamp and a rigid body having a front portion, bottom portion, back portion, and lateral portions to retain a device placed into the device holder. The clamp may be removably attached to the inversion table or adjustable in different positions on the inversion table. The device holder body may be removably attached to the clamp. The device holder may be attached to a fixed, non-rotating part of the inversion table or it may be attached to the rotating part of the inversion table.

Abstract: Provided are compounds useful for treating of cancer and methods for treating of cancer, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a compound described therein.

Abstract: Disclosed are a battery and an electronic device, where the battery includes a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, a control unit, and a first tab and a second tab that are connected to the first electrode plate, and the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate have opposite polarities. The control unit includes a heating control circuit, and in a case that the battery is connected to an external power supply, the heating control circuit is configured to: when a battery temperature of the battery is less than a first temperature threshold, conduct the first tab, the first electrode plate, and the second tab to heat the battery. A charging speed of the battery at a low temperature may be improved, and lithium deposition and capacity fading of the battery may be slowed down.

Abstract: A digital assets platform (DAP) uses distributed ledger technology and smart contract programming. The DAP can include distributed and decentralized communication network and application systems that collectively provide end-to-end tokenization, management, and lifecycle processing of digital assets. The assets may be digitally native securities (e.g., bonds, equities, funds, etc.) and non-securities (e.g., digital cash, loans, derivatives), tokenization of real-world assets (securities and non-securities), or any other forms of tokenized assets.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein are related to a device having a storage node with a bitcell. The device may have a first stage that performs a first write based on an internal bitline signal, a first write wordline signal and a second write wordline signal. The first stage outputs the internal bitline signal. The device may have a second stage that receives the internal bitline signal and performs a second write of the internal bitline signal to the bitcell. The device may have a third stage with write wordline ports and write bitline ports. The third stage provides the internal bitline signal based on a selected write wordline signal from a write wordline port of the write wordline ports and based on a selected bitline signal based on a write bitline port of the write bitline ports.

Abstract: A digital assets platform (DAP) uses distributed ledger technology and smart contract programming. The DAP can include distributed and decentralized communication network and application systems that collectively provide end-to-end tokenization, management, and lifecycle processing of digital assets. The assets may be digitally native securities (e.g., bonds, equities, funds, etc.) and non-securities (e.g., digital cash, loans, derivatives), tokenization of real-world assets (securities and non-securities), or any other forms of tokenized assets.

Abstract: A digital assets platform (DAP) uses distributed ledger technology and smart contract programming. The DAP can include distributed and decentralized communication network and application systems that collectively provide end-to-end tokenization, management, and lifecycle processing of digital assets. The assets may be digitally native securities (e.g., bonds, equities, funds, etc.) and non-securities (e.g., digital cash, loans, derivatives), tokenization of real-world assets (securities and non-securities), or any other forms of tokenized assets.

Abstract: A device may receive a first synchronization signal including at least one first synchronization signal block (SSB) from a serving base station and a second synchronization signal including at least one second SSB from a neighboring base station, where the second synchronization signal overlaps a slot through which data is transmitted from the serving base station. Additionally, the device may measure a first received power and a received reference signal received power (RSRP) of each of the first synchronization signal and the second synchronization signal received on the slot. The device may calculate an effective RSRP corresponding to at least one additional SSB received from the serving base station, the effective RSRP calculated based on a correlation power, where the correlation power is based on a cross correlation between the received RSRP, the first received power, the data, and the at least one additional SSB.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a control method and a device for an air conditioner. The method includes: a first reward matrix is constructed according to multiple sets of target operating parameters of an air conditioner, a maximum expected benefit of performing a current action in a current state is calculated based on the first reward matrix and a Q-learning algorithm, wherein the current state is represented by a current indoor environment temperature and a current outdoor environment temperature; target action parameters under the maximum expected benefit are acquired, and operation of the air conditioner is controlled based on second target action parameters, wherein the second target action parameters at least include a second target operating frequency of the compressor, a second target opening degree of the electronic expansion valve and a second target rotating speed of the external fan.

Abstract: A distributed antenna system (DAS) for multi-carrier and multi-frequency band based on an O-RAN standard in an open radio access network (O-RAN)-based mobile communication network is provided. The DAS includes an O-RAN remote unit (RU) connected to a fronthaul network according to an O-RAN split option specification of base station transceiver systems (BTSs), and comprising a plurality of O-RAN RUs to accommodate a plurality of carriers and a plurality of frequency bands, and a channel combiner to which outputs of the plurality of O-RAN RUs are combined. The channel combiner is an analog combiner. The DAS further includes an optical distribution unit (ODU) connected to the analog combiner, and a radio unit (RU) connected to the ODU. The RU includes an optical receiving unit (ORU), a high power amplifier (HPA), a low noise amplifier (LNA), and a duplexer or filter.