Abstract: Methods of making a sintered electrode comprise forming a slurry including 40 wt % to 75 wt % of a powder comprising a chalcogenide and at least one of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, 1 wt % to 10 wt % of a binder, and 30 wt % to 50 wt % of a solvent. Methods include casting the slurry into a green tape. Methods include drying the green tape to form a dried green tape by removing at least a portion of the solvent. The dried green tape includes at most 10 wt % of organic material in the dried green tape. Methods include sintering the dried green tape at a temperature from 500° C. to 1350° C. for no more than 60 minutes to form the sintered electrode.

Abstract: Methods of making a sintered electrode comprise forming a slurry including 40 wt % to 75 wt % of a powder comprising a chalcogenide and at least one of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, 1 wt % to 10 wt % of a binder, and 30 wt % to 50 wt % of a solvent. Methods include casting the slurry into a green tape. Methods include drying the green tape to form a dried green tape by removing at least a portion of the solvent. The dried green tape includes at most 10 wt % of organic material in the dried green tape. Methods include sintering the dried green tape at a temperature from 500° C. to 1350° C. for no more than 60 minutes to form the sintered electrode.

Abstract: A method for forming a sintered composition includes providing a slurry precursor including a chalcogenide compound; tape casting the slurry precursor to form a green tape; and sintering the green tape at a temperature in a range of 500° C. to 1350° C. for a time in a range of less than 60 min. An energy device includes a first sintered, non-polished electrode having a first surface and a second surface; a first current collector disposed on the first surface of the first electrode; an electrolyte layer disposed on the second surface of the first electrode; and a second electrode disposed on the electrolyte layer.

Abstract: A sintered electrode for a battery, the sintered electrode having a first surface positioned to face a current collector and a second surface positioned to face an electrolyte layer, such that the sintered electrode includes: a lithium cobaltite chalcogenide compound; and such that the sintered electrode has a thickness between the first surface and the second surface of 45 ?m to 55 ?m; and such that the sintered electrode has an open porosity of from 15% to 30%.

Abstract: Methods of making a sintered electrode comprise forming a slurry including 40 wt % to 75 wt % of a powder comprising a chalcogenide and at least one of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal, 1 wt % to 10 wt % of a binder, and 30 wt % to 50 wt % of a solvent. Methods include casting the slurry into a green tape. Methods include drying the green tape to form a dried green tape by removing at least a portion of the solvent. The dried green tape includes at most 10 wt % of organic material in the dried green tape. Methods include sintering the dried green tape at a temperature from 500° C. to 1350° C. for no more than 60 minutes to form the sintered electrode.

Abstract: An energy device has an electrode including lithium cobaltite (LCO) grains, where the LCO grains are sintered to one another forming a self-supporting sheet with porous passages. The porous passages wind and branch through the sheet. The energy device further includes a solid electrolyte comprising lithium phosphosulfide (LPS) overlaying a major surface of the sheet and extending into the porous passages. The sheet serves as mechanical support for the solid electrolyte, allowing for high temperature joining of the LPS to the LCO without binder in the LPS.

Abstract: An energy device has an electrode including lithium cobaltite (LCO) grains, where the LCO grains are sintered to one another forming a self-supporting sheet with porous passages. The porous passages wind and branch through the sheet. The energy device further includes a solid electrolyte comprising lithium phosphosulfide (LPS) overlaying a major surface of the sheet and extending into the porous passages. The sheet serves as mechanical support for the solid electrolyte, allowing for high temperature joining of the LPS to the LCO without binder in the LPS.

Abstract: An energy device has an electrode including lithium cobaltite (LCO) grains, where the LCO grains are sintered to one another forming a self-supporting sheet with porous passages. The porous passages wind and branch through the sheet. The energy device further includes a solid electrolyte comprising lithium phosphosulfide (LPS) overlaying a major surface of the sheet and extending into the porous passages. The sheet serves as mechanical support for the solid electrolyte, allowing for high temperature joining of the LPS to the LCO without binder in the LPS.

Abstract: A sintered electrode for a battery, the sintered electrode having a first surface positioned to face a current collector and a second surface positioned to face an electrolyte layer, such that the sintered electrode includes: a chalcogenide compound having at least one of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal; such that the sintered electrode has a thickness between the first surface and the second surface of 2 ?m to 100 ?m; and such that the sintered electrode has an open porosity of from 0.1% to 30%. A cathode for a battery, includes: a sintered electrode having a first surface and a second surface; such that the sintered electrode: has a thickness between the first surface and the second surface in a range of 2 ?m to 100 ?m, has a cross-sectional area of at least 3 cm2, and is a substrate of the battery.

Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods for linking entity references to entities and identifying associations between entities are presented. In particular, a method for delinking one or more entity references linked to a same entity is provided, where the one or more entity references have at least one common data field. The method comprises the steps of evaluating at least one actual measurement of the entity based at least in part on one or more field values of the one or more entity references, determining a difference between the at least one actual measurement and at least one predefined measurement associated with the entity and delinking the one or more entity references based at least in part on a comparison of the difference and a defined threshold.

Abstract: A system and method for failure recovery in a multiple processing node system are described herein. Each node can be adapted to store a backup copy of its database portion and/or results to disk storage or memory of at least one other node. In the event of a failure of a node, the replacement node can be adapted to transfer or copy the backup copy of the database portion of the failed node from the failed node's neighbors to the replacement node's disk storage or memory in between database operations. Before the transfer or copy of the backup copy is completed, the replacement node can be adapted to perform database operations in part on the portion of the backup copy the replacement node has already received and in part on the backup copy stored at the neighboring node(s).

Abstract: A database system for processing a query includes at least one master node that is operable to communicate a multicast signal over a plurality of communication channels. The multicast signal includes a request to perform an action associated with a pre-compiled query. In one particular embodiment, the at least one master node communicates the multicast signal over a first communication channel. The system also includes a plurality of slave nodes that are coupled to the at least one master node. Each of the plurality of slave nodes is operable to receive the multicast signal from the first communication channel. In this particular embodiment, at least one of the plurality of slave nodes provides access to at least one key part that is also accessible through another one of the plurality of slave nodes.

Abstract: A system and methods for parallel processing of queries to one or more databases are described herein. One or more databases may be distributed among a subset of slave nodes of a global-results processing matrix. A query to the database may be generated using a query-based high-level programming language. The query-based source code then may be converted to intermediary source code in a common programming language and then compiled into a dynamic link library (DLL) or other type of executable. The DLL is then distributed among the slave nodes of the processing matrix, whereupon the slave nodes execute related portions of the DLL substantially in parallel to generate initial query results. The initial query results may then be provided to a master node of the global-results processing matrix for additional processing, whereby the master node is adapted to execute one or more associated portions of the DLL on the initial query results.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, a database system for processing a query request comprises at least one master node operable to store a precompiled query that is capable of resolving a query request received by the database system. The at least on master node is further operable to receive a query request comprising one or more parameters and associated with the precompiled query, and to communicate a request to perform one or more activities associated with the precompiled query. The system further comprises a plurality of slave nodes coupled to the at least one master node, each of the slave nodes operable to store one or more key parts each comprising data capable of resolving a portion of the precompiled query. At least one of the slave nodes is operable to receive the request communicated by the at least one master node and to process the request communicated by the at least one master node.

Abstract: Various exemplary systems and methods for linking entity references and identifying associations are presented. In particular, a method is provided for linking a plurality of entity references to at least one entity. The method comprises the steps of evaluating a probability of a match between a first entity reference and a second entity reference based at least in part on a statistical significance of one or more field values being common to both the first entity reference and the second entity reference, wherein field value statistical significance is inversely related to a number of field value occurrences occurring in some or all of the plurality of entity references and linking the first entity reference with the second entity reference when the probability is greater than or equal to a match threshold.

Abstract: A parallel-processing system that is capable of dynamically creating a distributed tree for distributing data. The system includes a plurality of first nodes. Each of the plurality of first nodes is capable of establishing a connection with at least one of the plurality of first nodes to form at least a portion of a dynamically created distribution tree. The system also includes a second node that is capable of receiving data for distribution within the parallel-processing system. The second node is also capable of establishing a connection with at least two of the plurality of first nodes. In this particular embodiment, the second node and the plurality of first nodes operate to form the dynamically created distribution tree. Moreover, the second node also operates to distribute the data to each of the plurality of first nodes through the dynamically created distribution tree.

Abstract: A database system that is capable of using an activity ID for processing a query. The database system includes at least one master node that is operable to communicate a request to perform a remote action associated with a pre-compiled query. The request comprises an activity ID that identifies the remote action associated with the pre-compiled query. The system further includes at least one slave node that is coupled to the at least one master node. The at least one slave node is operable to receive the request to perform the remote action and to process the request to perform the remote action. In one particular embodiment, the activity ID operates to directs the at least one slave node to one or more executables for use in processing the request.

Abstract: A database system for processing a query request comprises a master node that communicates a request to perform one or more activities associated with a precompiled query over at least one communication channel. A plurality of slave nodes are coupled to the master node. At least a particular one of the slave node receives the request communicated by the master node, performs at least a portion of the one or more activities associated with the request to obtain one or more results for the request, communicates a request-to-send message to the master node indicating that the one or more results are available for communication to the master node, and communicates at least a portion of the one or more results to the master node in response to receiving a permission-to-send message from the master node.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for multi-entity ontology weighting. In one implementation, a computer-implemented method is provided for identifying one or more target entities. The method receives an input data set. The input data set includes a plurality of tokens that reflect the one or more target entities. The method determines which of the plurality of tokens are labels, identifies a plurality of candidate entities that are related to each of the labels, assigns a weight to each of the plurality of candidate entities based on a frequency of each of the plurality of candidate entities, and ranks, for each of the labels, the plurality of candidate entities according to the assigned weights. The method then outputs, for each of the labels, the one of the plurality of candidate entities for that label that has been assigned a highest weight value.

Abstract: In certain embodiments, a database system for processing a query request comprises a first master node operable to receive a plurality of requests from a plurality of clients coupled to the database system. The first master node is capable of processing a first predetermined number of query requests substantially concurrently, each of the plurality of query requests comprising one or more parameters and being associated with at least one of a plurality of precompiled queries. The first master node is also operable to assign at least a first subset of the first predetermined number of query requests as being available to a first client, and to assign at least a second subset of the first predetermined number of query requests as being available to a second client.