Abstract: A carbon dioxide capture facility is disclosed comprising packing formed as a slab, and at least one liquid source. The slab has opposed dominant faces, the opposed dominant faces being at least partially wind penetrable to allow wind to flow through the packing. The at least one liquid source is oriented to direct carbon dioxide absorbent liquid into the packing to flow through the slab. The slab is disposed in a wind flow that has a non-zero incident angle with one of the opposed dominant faces. A method of carbon dioxide capture is also disclosed. Carbon dioxide absorbing liquid is applied into packing in a series of pulses. A gas containing carbon dioxide is flowed through the packing to at least partially absorb the carbon dioxide from the gas into the carbon dioxide absorbing liquid.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include identifying a personal mobility vehicle that is available to reserve for a trip, determining that at least one metric for a level of maintenance for the personal mobility vehicle indicates a need for performing the maintenance on the personal mobility vehicle, determining at least one metric for an operations effort for performing the maintenance at a current location of the personal mobility vehicle, and blocking use of the personal mobility vehicle, to facilitate the operations effort for the performing of the maintenance, based at least in part on the metric for the level of maintenance and at least in part on the metric for the operations effort indicating an advantage to performing the maintenance at the current location. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A chain assembly system can include an inner chain link and an outer chain link. The inner chain link and the outer chain link can define a pair of bores. The chain assembly system can include a pin including a head end that defines a head, and a thread end opposite the head end having threads. The chain assembly system can include a nut configured to threadingly engage the threads of the thread end of the pin and an axial stop that is configured to block further advancement of the nut along the thread end of the pin towards the head end of the pin when the pin contacts the axial stop.

Abstract: A workload orchestration system performs steps of receiving unassigned workloads for assignment on nodes for execution; and responsive to a scheduling trigger, scheduling the multiple unassigned workloads together considering one or more of resources on the nodes and a constraint policy for each of the unassigned workloads. The workload orchestration system can utilize Kubernetes and the one or more workloads are pods in Kubernetes. The scheduling trigger can include expiration of an amount of time where no new unassigned workloads are received. The constraint policy of at least two of the unassigned workloads can include a shared constraint.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for fleet vehicle management. According to various embodiments, a status is determined for each fleet vehicle of a plurality of fleet vehicles. Based on the status, a service task is determined for at least a subset of the plurality of fleet vehicles. A location is determined for each service task. A service task list is generated based on the service tasks and the locations of the service tasks. A user to perform the service task list is determined based on the service tasks and the service task locations. The service task is communicated to the user and progress of the service task list is monitored.

Abstract: An efficient, cost-effective, and efficacious technique for removing coal ash and other pollutants from waterways, ponds, marshes, holding tanks and other water sources and supplies. An apparatus comprising an open cage including electromagnets and/or permanent magnets and/or electrodes is supplied with electrical power to extract materials such as rare earth elements and/or heavy metals. The materials levitate to the surface, forming a slurry while leaving water substantially free of such materials. Rare earth magnets electrically connect electrolysis electrode structures and serve as electrolysis electrode segments.

Abstract: A device includes a bottom housing that includes a printed circuit board, a processor formed on the printed circuit board, a probe tip coupled to the processor, and a first wall. The first wall includes a front side surface, a backside surface, and an opening extending from the front side surface to the backside surface. The printed circuit board is coupled to the front side surface of the first wall. The printed circuit board includes a plurality of electrical contacts located on the back surface and coupled to the processor. The electrical contacts on the backside surface of the printed circuit board are visible through the opening formed in the first wall of the bottom housing. The electrical contacts are sealed from fluid penetration and can connect to the electrical contacts of a battery connected to the device.

Abstract: Methods for analysis of silicon chips and other electrical components are presently slow, often requiring much human intervention. An electronic component authentication system is provided comprising apparatus to obtain images, of an electronic component to be authenticated, in the visible spectrum, and the infrared spectrum, the system further comprising apparatus to obtain X-ray images of the electronic component and to process at least some of those X-ray images to provide a 3D tomosynthesis image of the electronic component, the system further comprising a processor configured to analyse the obtained images to ascertain criteria relating to the electronic component and authenticate the ascertained criteria against a set of known criteria.

Abstract: A process for the hydroformylation of olefins to aldehydes is disclosed. The process comprises: hydroformylating one or more olefins with hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the presence of a ligand-rhodium catalyst in a reaction zone; recovering a reactor effluent from the reaction zone, the reactor effluent comprising product aldehyde and the ligand-rhodium catalyst; passing the reactor effluent and a strip gas to a vaporiser, wherein the strip gas comprises carbon monoxide and is formed from a recycle strip gas stream and a make-up strip gas stream, wherein the product aldehyde is vaporised into the strip gas in the vaporiser resulting in a vapour mixture, comprising the strip gas and the product aldehyde, and a liquid mixture, comprising the ligand-rhodium catalyst; recovering the liquid mixture and recycling the ligand-rhodium catalyst to the reaction zone; recovering the vapour mixture and separating the product aldehyde from the vapour mixture.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments facilitating a holistic engagement with a user across multiple communication channels of an organization or an enterprise based at least in part on a determined user intent. As users interact with various services associated with the organization through one or more communication channels, interaction data can be captured and stored. In various examples, the interaction data that is stored by the various services can be obtained and organized according to a predefined schema. The organized interaction data can be applied to a trained intent model that outputs a user intent based at least in part on observations of other users with similar histories. The predicted intent can be provided to the different services such that subsequent interactions between the user and the organization can be based at least in part on the intent in a consistent manner, regardless of the communication channel associated with the interaction.

Abstract: A turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section, and an airfoil with an outer wall defining a pressure side and a suction side and extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a mean camber line. A first thickness is defined between the pressure side and the suction side at a first location along the mean camber line.

Abstract: An efficient, cost-effective, and efficacious technique for removing coal ash and other pollutants from waterways, ponds, marshes, holding tanks and other water sources and supplies. An apparatus comprising an open cage including electromagnets and/or permanent magnets and/or electrodes is supplied with electrical power to extract materials such as rare earth elements and/or heavy metals. The materials levitate to the surface, forming a slurry while leaving water substantially free of such materials.

Abstract: A power tool battery pack enclosure is configured to be coupled to battery pack receptacles of a plurality of power tools, each battery pack receptacle configured to removably receive a plurality of power tool battery packs. The enclosure includes a first clamshell member and a second clamshell member configured to be coupled around at least a portion of an exterior surface of each battery pack receptacle. Each of the first and second clamshell members have a top wall portion configured to be received over the exterior surface of the battery pack receptacle and a sidewall portion that extends downward from the top wall portion over at least a portion of the battery pack housing when the battery pack is received in the battery pack receptacle.

Abstract: An efficient, cost-effective, and efficacious technique for removing coal ash and other pollutants from waterways, ponds, marshes, holding tanks and other water sources and supplies. An apparatus comprising an open cage including electromagnets and/or permanent magnets and/or electrodes is supplied with electrical power to extract materials such as rare earth elements and/or heavy metals. The materials levitate to the surface, forming a slurry while leaving water substantially free of such materials. Rare earth magnets electrically connect electrolysis electrode structures and serve as electrolysis electrode segments.

Abstract: A variable guide vane assembly is provided for a turbine defining a core air flowpath. The variable guide vane assembly includes an airfoil band defining a flowpath surface and a cavity. The variable guide vane assembly further includes an airfoil including a first end extending at least partially into the cavity of the airfoil band and an opposite second end, the airfoil extending generally along an axis between the first end and the second end and being moveable generally about the axis relative to the airfoil band. The variable guide vane assembly further includes a sealing element operable to form a seal between the first end of the airfoil and the airfoil band.

Abstract: A turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section, and an airfoil with an outer wall defining a pressure side and a suction side and extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a mean camber line. A first thickness is defined between the pressure side and the suction side at a first location along the mean camber line.

Abstract: A turbine engine stage includes a plurality of airfoils extending between an inner band and an outer band. Each airfoil in the plurality of airfoils can have an outer wall defining a pressure side and a suction side, with the outer wall extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. An intervening flow passage is defined between two adjacent airfoils in the plurality of airfoils.

Abstract: A system for controlling a turbine is disclosed. The system includes a turbine control fuel governor that has a plurality of VCPIDs operating in parallel with one another. Each VCPID is associated with a respective turbine parameter and one or more external parameters. Each VCPID incorporates feedback from the parallel operating VCPIDs to feed an integral term of a current VCPID in the following manner: a previous derivative gain and a previous proportional gain are summed and subtracted from a selected output for the turbine to yield a result, and the result is input to an integral gain portion of the current VCPID.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments facilitating a holistic engagement with a user across multiple communication channels of an organization or an enterprise based at least in part on a determined user intent. As users interact with various services associated with the organization through one or more communication channels, interaction data can be captured and stored. In various examples, the interaction data that is stored by the various services can be obtained and organized according to a predefined schema. The organized interaction data can be applied to a trained intent model that outputs a user intent based at least in part on observations of other users with similar histories. The predicted intent can be provided to the different services such that subsequent interactions between the user and the organization can be based at least in part on the intent in a consistent manner, regardless of the communication channel associated with the interaction.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for a turbine driven pump gearbox. A turbine engine may drive a primary shaft having gears. The gears may selectably engage with gears of a secondary shaft that drives a machine (e.g., pump). By changing which gears of the primary shaft engage with which gears of the secondary shaft, a gear ratio may be changed. A power takeoff device (e.g., a generator) may be connected to the primary shaft and may be operated in reverse as a motor to rotate, slow, stop, and/or reverse rotation of the primary shaft. Brakes may be associated with one or more of the primary and secondary shafts. The power takeoff device and one or more of the brakes may be controlled to shift engagement of the shafts between different positions, changing the gear ratio and/or disengaging the shafts from each other.