Abstract: A titanium suboxide powder comprising Ti4O7, Ti5O9 and Ti6O11, wherein the Ti4O7, Ti5O9 and Ti6O11 provide over 92% of the powder, and wherein the Ti4O7 is present at above 30% of the total powder.

Abstract: A snapshots data structure provides compilers and other tools with snapshots of a buffer at different points in time. Snapshot heads identify trees within a directed acyclic graph (DAG) of nodes. Leaf nodes of a given tree collectively hold data elements representing information that was resident in the buffer at a particular point in time regardless of subsequent editing of the buffer. During buffer editing operations a new tree is created in the DAG with leaf nodes holding data elements that match one-to-one a subsequence of data elements held by leaf nodes of an existing tree.

Abstract: A boat hull is described that includes a plurality of features to improve stability and tracking. Any one or more of the features can be provided in a watercraft having displacement and planing characteristics. The hull features improve tracking and stability of the hull when in displacement mode and planing mode.

Abstract: A method and system for dynamically modifying the behavior of a statically declared object that represents a simulated entity is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a clustering mechanism is provided that represents each simulated entity as a composite object, which is implemented as a composite object of component objects. The clustering mechanism allows the behavior of the composite object to be dynamically modified by adding interfaces to or removing interfaces from the composite object. Each interface, referred to as a role interface, includes methods that implement the behavior associated with a role that the composite object may assume. The clustering mechanism provides a negotiation procedure for attaching roles to the composite object. The component objects that comprise a composite object include a cluster object and zero or more role objects.

Abstract: A centrifugal feeder for rectangular items with one of its upper or lower surfaces having luminescent characteristics which are greater than the other surface. It is desired to orient the items with its elongated axis in the direction of the output and its luminescent surface downward. The feeder has a rotating bowl surrounded by a rotating rim. Items are placed on the rotating bowl by any suitable device. A sweep pushes the items randomly onto the rim and a pair of sweeps then insure that the items are flat and only one layer high. The rim then narrows so that items not disposed with their elongated axis tangentially will over balance and fall off the rim. A sensor then determines the space between items, and if the space exceeds a preselected interval, signals for more items to be placed onto the bowl. A luminescence sensor then determines if the item thereunder is disposed with its greater luminescent surface up and a kick off device kicks off items with the greater luminescent side up.