Abstract: A method of charging containers having flexible walls with a non-carbonated liquid, comprising: providing a non-carbonated liquid, dissolving a suitable gas in the non-carbonated liquid at a sub saturation level at a first temperature in a first temperature, transferring the non-carbonated liquid containing the dissolved gas into flexible walled containers to fill the containers to the top or to fill a pre-specified portion of the containers leaving an unfilled portion of the containers as a head space, closing the containers tightly, and allowing the non-carbonated liquid containing the dissolved gas to reach a second temperature whereby while maintaining a pressure in the head space to prevent deformation of the flexible walls during normal handling. The head space has a volume fraction that determines the required pressure of the dissolved gas in the non-carbonated liquid in order to produce a desired pressure build-up in the head space.

Abstract: The invention is a split-thermo-electric structure for cooling, heating, or stabilizing the temperature of an object or for electric power generation. The structure of the invention is comprised of one or more legs comprised of two or more layers of thermo-electric material and a connection layer (26) between each pair of successive layers of thermo-electric material. A layer of thermo-electric material at one end of each of the legs is located at the heat absorption side of the structure and a layer of thermo-electric material at the other end of each of the legs is located at the heat dispersion side of the structure. The structure is characterized in that the layer of thermo-electric material located at the heat absorption side of the structure and the layer of thermo-electric material at the heat dispersion side of the structure are asymmetric, i.e.

Abstract: The invention is new types of split-thermo-electric structures for cooling, heating, or stabilizing the temperature of an object or for electric power generation. In a first type of structure the transport of the electric current between the heat absorbing and the heat dispersing sides of the structure is disengaged from the flow of heat between the sides of the thermo-electric structure. In a second type of structure a layer of thermo-electric material on the heat absorbing side of the structure is connected by connection layers to two or more layers of thermo-electric material on the heat dispersing side of the structure. In a third type of structure the elements of which the structure is comprised are arranged to cause different values of electric current to flow at the heat absorbing and the heat dispersing sides of the structure and through different elements in the interior of the structure.

Abstract: The invention is new types of split-thermo-electric structures for cooling, heating, or stabilizing the temperature of an object or for electric power generation. In a first type of structure the transport of the electric current between the heat absorbing and the heat dispersing sides of the structure is disengaged from the flow of heat between the sides of the thermo-electric structure. In a second type of structure a layer of thermo-electric material on the heat absorbing side of the structure is connected by connection layers to two or more layers of thermo-electric material on the heat dispersing side of the structure. In a third type of structure the elements of which the structure is comprised are arranged to cause different values of electric current to flow at the heat absorbing and the heat dispersing sides of the structure and through different elements in the interior of the structure.

Abstract: The invention is a split-thermo-electric structure for cooling, heating, or stabilizing the temperature of an object or for electric power generation. The structure of the invention is comprised of one or more legs comprised of two or more layers of thermo-electric material and a connection layer between each pair of successive layers of thermo-electric material. A layer of thermo-electric material at one end of each of the legs is located at the heat absorption side of the structure and a layer of thermo-electric material at the other end of each of the legs is located at the heat dispersion side of the structure. The structure is characterized in that the layer of thermo-electric material located at the heat absorption side of the structure and the layer of thermo-electric material at the heat dispersion side of the structure are asymmetric, i.e.

Abstract: The invention is new types of split-thermo-electric structures for cooling, heating, or stabilizing the temperature of an object or for electric power generation. In a first type of structure the transport of the electric current between the heat absorbing and the heat dispersing sides of the structure is disengaged from the flow of heat between the sides of the thermo-electric structure. In a second type of structure a layer of thermo-electric material on the heat absorbing side of the structure is connected by connection layers to two or more layers of thermo-electric material on the heat dispersing side of the structure. In a third type of structure the elements of which the structure is comprised are arranged to cause different values of electric current to flow at the heat absorbing and the heat dispersing sides of the structure and through different elements in the interior of the structure.

Abstract: Methods, systems and computer readable media for data dependent acquisition are provided. Using data representing isotopic clusters identified from a mass spectrum of a sample, a data dependent acquisition computer system is used to calculate a purity value for each isotopic cluster of interest in the mass spectrum, where each isotopic cluster of interest is identified within an isolation window used to obtain the data. A selection score based on the purity value is then calculated for each isotopic cluster of interest. The selection scores are then rank-ordered, and one or more of the highest selection scores are selected to identify those isotopic clusters, which correspond to the selected selection scores, for further processing.

Abstract: An RF tag is provided to communicate with an interogating source in which the tag has programmability and flexibility to uplink data to multiple platforms. As such the RF tag functions as a miniature programmable transceiver capable of communicating with a plurality of different platforms each having different waveform characteristics. With well-controlled spectral characteristics due to stored waveforms and the use of specialized direct digital up and down conversion techniques, data rates up to 256 kbps are achievable. The tag is thus capable of converting microwave signals directly to digital inputs, and the transmitter generates microwave signals directly from digital outputs. Flexible digital processing also allows a throughput of 900 BOPS when using field programmable gate arrays.