Abstract: Alkaline electrochemical cells are provided, wherein methods to decrease or eliminate shorting in batteries by preventing zinc oxide reaction precipitate from creating a conductive bridge between the two electrodes. The alkaline electrochemical cell comprises solid zinc oxide particles in the anode and dissolved zinc oxide or zinc hydroxide in one or more of the catholyte, the anolyte, and the free electrolyte. Optimally, the solid zinc oxide particles have a large Brunauer, Emmett, and Teller (BET) surface area and/or a large median particle size (D50). The cells may also comprise a certain amount of surfactant in the separator.

Abstract: An aircraft includes an enclosure positioned in a crown of the aircraft and extending in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The crown is above a passenger cabin of the aircraft. The aircraft includes an equipment rack coupled to a first side of the enclosure. The equipment rack is configured to hold at least one electronic component. The aircraft further includes an entryway on a second side of the enclosure that is opposite to the first side. The entryway provides access to the enclosure from the passenger cabin.

Abstract: An aircraft includes an enclosure positioned in a crown of the aircraft and extending in a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The crown is above a passenger cabin of the aircraft. The aircraft includes an equipment rack coupled to a first side of the enclosure. The equipment rack is configured to hold at least one electronic component. The aircraft further includes an entryway on a second side of the enclosure that is opposite to the first side. The entryway provides access to the enclosure from the passenger cabin.

Abstract: An improved method for manufacturing alkaline (e.g., zinc-manganese dioxide) electrochemical cells and a corresponding anode formulation are disclosed. In particular, zinc and a mixture of gelling agents are employed to better control the manufacturing conditions and to improve the overall performance of the resulting battery. The gelling agents are selected to have differences in resistivity, viscosity and polymerization/cross-linking. The zinc may be of any type, as is known in the art.

Abstract: Testing an integrated circuit (IC) device, for example, an IC that includes an embedded memory, may involve specifying one or more test parameters including at least one of a pipeline depth data (e.g., latency delay information) and a data width data (e.g. corresponding to a data width of an embedded memory), generating a test sequence by associating test parameters with a test pattern, and applying the generated test sequence to the integrated circuit device. A test system for testing ICs having embedded memories may include multiple test patterns and multiple data structures, each data structure defining one or more test parameters including at least one of a pipeline depth and a data width, an algorithmic pattern generator, and software for controlling the algorithmic pattern generator to generate a test sequence by associating a specified data structure with a specified test pattern.

Abstract: Testing an integrated circuit (IC) device, for example, an IC that includes an embedded memory, may involve specifying one or more test parameters including at least one of a pipeline depth data (e.g., latency delay information) and a data width data (e.g. corresponding to a data width of an embedded memory), generating a test sequence by associating test parameters with a test pattern, and applying the generated test sequence to the integrated circuit device. A test system for testing ICs having embedded memories may include multiple test patterns and multiple data structures, each data structure defining one or more test parameters including at least one of a pipeline depth and a data width, an algorithmic pattern generator, and software for controlling the algorithmic pattern generator to generate a test sequence by associating a specified data structure with a specified test pattern.