Abstract: A composition composed of highly reactive metal particles that are ball milled, bead milled or blended and dispersed in a solvent with/without polymer for significantly reducing the viscosity of heavy oil for extracting viscous heavy oil, such that the composition reacts with water and oil to produce heat, H2 gas, and hydroxide to lower the oil viscosity and facilitate extraction from an underground formation or transport of heavy oil, such as in a pipe from one place to another place.

Abstract: A light detecting device includes first pixel circuitry including a first avalanche photodiode, and second pixel circuitry including a second avalanche photodiode, a first delay circuit including an input coupled to a cathode of the second avalanche photodiode, a first circuit including a first input coupled to the cathode of the second avalanche photodiode, and a second input coupled to an output of the first delay circuit. The light detecting device includes a control circuit coupled to an output of the first circuit and configured to control a potential of an anode of the first avalanche photodiode based on the output of the first circuit. The control circuit is configured to control a potential of an anode of the second avalanche photodiode based on the output of the first circuit.

Abstract: Provided is a chemical solution supply device for which an installation location can be easily ensured, and which can stably supply a chemical solution. The chemical solution supply device includes: a container having an inner space in which a chemical solution to be supplied to a toilet bowl is accommodated; and a flexible tube that is in communication with the inner space and defines a passage for guiding the chemical solution to the inside of the toilet bowl, or to the inside of a water tank for supplying washing water to the inside of the toilet bowl.

Abstract: A light detecting device includes first pixel circuitry including a first avalanche photodiode, and second pixel circuitry including a second avalanche photodiode, a first delay circuit including an input coupled to a cathode of the second avalanche photodiode, a first circuit including a first input coupled to the cathode of the second avalanche photodiode, and a second input coupled to an output of the first delay circuit. The light detecting device includes a control circuit coupled to an output of the first circuit and configured to control a potential of an anode of the first avalanche photodiode based on the output of the first circuit. The control circuit is configured to control a potential of an anode of the second avalanche photodiode based on the output of the first circuit.

Abstract: Crosslinked nucleotide polymers. A crosslinked nucleotide polymer may be formed by reaction of a biomass comprising DNA and/or RNA with one or more crosslinker(s). A crosslinked nucleotide polymers may be formed by a crosslinking reaction including an aza-Michael addition reaction. Crosslinked nucleotide polymers may be present in various forms and compositions and form various articles of manufacture. Crosslinked nucleotide polymers may be used in therapeutic methods, coating methods, and cell-free protein production methods.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides antibodies that bind to the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, as well as compositions containing the same, and methods of making and using such a composition for treating, preventing, and/or detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Abstract: In a solution for accessing a storage system, a client sends, based on an obtained start address that is of a queue of an NVMe storage device and to which an access request points and an obtained logical address that is of the NVMe storage device and to which the access request points, a remote direct memory access command to a storage node in which the NVMe storage device is located.

Abstract: The present application discloses an electrode assembly, compositions and batteries comprising the electrode assembly, uses of the electrode assembly and a method for producing the electrode assembly comprising the steps of: a. providing at least a first composite electrode material comprising at least one silicon layer on a current collector material; and b. providing an electrode tab material in contact with the current collector material, to form an aligned electrode assembly stack; c. optionally, providing a composite electrode material comprising at least one silicon layer on a current collector material in contact with the current collector material of another composite electrode, to form an aligned electrode assembly stack; d. optionally, repeating step c at least one time; and e. applying ultrasonic energy to a portion of the aligned electrode assembly stack to form: i. a weld material; ii. a penetration weld through the electrode tab and optionally through the composite material; and/or iii.

Abstract: The present application discloses an electrode assembly, compositions and batteries comprising the electrode assembly, uses of the electrode assembly and a method for producing the electrode assembly comprising the steps of: a. providing at least a first composite electrode material comprising at least one silicon layer on a current collector material; b. providing a welding material in contact with the composite material; and c. providing an electrode tab material in contact with the welding material, to form an aligned electrode assembly stack; and d. optionally, repeating steps a and/or b; and e. applying ultrasonic energy to a portion of the aligned electrode assembly stack to form: i. a weld material ii. a penetration weld through the electrode tab and the welding material and optionally through the composite material; and/or iii.

Abstract: A variable light transmission device is disclosed, the variable light transmission device comprising two light transmissive electrode layer and a microcell layer having a plurality of microcells. Each of the plurality of microcells includes a first type of electrically charged pigment particles and a second type of electrically charged pigment particles, a charge control agent, and a non-polar liquid. Upon application of an electric field, the amount of light passing through the device can be modulated.

Abstract: A variable light transmission device is disclosed and a method of operation of the same. The method of operation of a variable light transmission device comprises the step of (a) providing a variable light transmission device comprising a microcell layer having a plurality of microcells, each microcell comprising a protrusion structure and a channel, and including an electrophoretic medium, (b) applying a first electric field across the microcell layer to an open optical state, and (c) applying a second electric field across the microcell layer to an closed optical state, the closed optical state having lower percent light transmission than the open optical state.

Abstract: A variable light transmission device is disclosed and a method of manufacture of the same. The variable light transmission device comprises two light transmissive electrodes and a microcell layer having a plurality of microcells, each microcell comprising a protrusion structure and a channel, and including an electrophoretic medium. The opacity of the device is controlled by an applied electric field.

Abstract: A stable water based nanofluid of graphene-based amphiphilic Janus nanosheets, where the nanofluid has a high salt-content while retaining the interfacial activities of the nanosheets. Such a nanofluid of amphiphilic Janus nanosheets may be used for enhanced oil recovery.

Abstract: Provided are a networking method, communication method, and communication system for a multi-mode communication device, a device, and a chip. The networking method includes: sending response information about available communication modes between a network access node and a to-be-connected node to the network access node, where the available communication modes are divided into a plurality of sets, and modes in each of the sets are incompatible with each other, and modes in different sets are compatible with each other; and locking an optimal mode, selected from each of the sets based on the response information, as handshake information between the two nodes when a preset negotiation result is met, such that the network access node reports corresponding routing information, and a root node updates networking routing information.

Abstract: A central node of the system is connected to a working node through a network device. The central node generates a plurality of tasks based on a query request input by a user. When allocating execution devices to the plurality of tasks, the central node configures execution devices of some tasks as the network device, configures execution devices of some tasks as the working node, and then sends configuration instructions to the configured network device and working node, to set, on the network device and the working node, tasks configured for the network device and working node. After configuration is completed, the network device executes the set tasks on the data that passes through the network device.

Abstract: Disclosed are a beacon timeslot allocation method, apparatus, and device. The method includes: determining, based on a type of a beacon frame sent by a node in a system on a highspeed radio frequency (HRF) link, a node sending a standard beacon frame as a first-type node, and a node sending a simplified beacon frame as a second-type node; and in a process of sending a beacon frame on the HRF link by one first-type node, scheduling at least one first-type node and/or second-type node that have/has not been scheduled to perform sending on a highspeed power line carrier (HPLC) link yet to send a beacon frame on the HPLC link, where the scheduled first-type node and/or second-type node do/does not include the one first-type node or a node on a path between the one first-type node and a central coordinator (CCO) in the system.

Abstract: Example data query methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable medium are provided. After receiving a data query request, a data processing system queries target data required by a user from second files with a smaller data amount instead of a first file with a larger data amount. The second files are specifically generated based on the first file. Both the first file and the second file may be files formed by aggregated data or files formed by original data that is not aggregated. Alternatively, the first file is a file formed by original data, and the second file is a file formed by aggregated data. When data is queried, the second file with the smaller data amount is traversed.