Abstract: A method for assisting product selection according to haptic properties involves obtaining at least one product search criterion in a user interface, identifying relevant products, based on the at least one product search criterion, and displaying the relevant products in the user interface. The method further involves obtaining haptic properties for the relevant products, and updating the user interface based on the haptic properties of the relevant products. The haptic properties include values for a multitude of dimensions of touch, previously measured using sensing modalities of a haptic measurement system.

Abstract: A method for assisting product selection according to haptic properties involves obtaining at least one product search criterion in a user interface, identifying relevant products, based on the at least one product search criterion, and displaying the relevant products in the user interface. The method further involves obtaining haptic properties for the relevant products, and updating the user interface based on the haptic properties of the relevant products. The haptic properties include values for a multitude of dimensions of touch, previously measured using sensing modalities of a haptic measurement system.

Abstract: A process for recovering re-usable triarylphosphine (e.g. triphenylphosphine) from rhodium catalyst residues poisoned by the presence of alkyldiarylphosphine (e.g. n-propyldiphenylphosphine) such as are obtained as spent catalyst residues from the hydroformylation of olefins. The process comprises subjecting the poisoned residues to evaporative separation under reduced pressure to separate a vapor comprising triarylphosphine from the rhodium and then mixing the condensed vapor with polar solvent and obtaining the triarylphosphine as a crystalline precipitate from the solvent. The crystalline phosphine is sufficiently free of poisons to be re-usable as a catalyst component in a hydroformylation process.