Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thick film silver paste comprising (i) silver, (ii) copper, and (iii) a Pb—Te—O all dispersed in an organic medium. The present invention is further directed to an electrode formed from the paste and a semiconductor device and, in particular, a solar cell comprising such an electrode. The electrodes provide good electrical performance.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a structural core comprising a fibrous web and a matrix resin, the matrix resin comprising from 15 to 75 weight percent of the weight of web plus resin, the matrix resin contains a first resin comprising tannin in an amount of 10 to 100 weight percent and a second resin in the event tannin is not present in an amount of 100 weight percent, A preferred second resin is phenolic, benzoxazine, polyester, cyanate ester, bismaleimide, epoxy, polyimide or combination thereof.

Abstract: There is a composition including polymeric binder and carbon-sulfur (C—S) composite. The C—S composite includes about 5 to 95 wt. % sulfur compound. The C—S composite also includes templated carbon having a surface area of about 50 to 4,000 square meters per gram templated carbon and a pore volume of about 0.5 to 6 cubic centimeters per gram templated carbon. The templated carbon has a carbon microstructure that is complementary with an inorganic microstructure, characterized by a three-dimensional framework, of an inorganic template used in a process for making the templated carbon. There is a method for making the composition. There is also an electrode incorporating the composition, as well as methods for making the electrode. There are also methods relating to using the composition and the electrode.

Abstract: There is a composition comprising 1 to 17.5 wt. % ionomer composition comprising hydrocarbon ionomer and 50 to 99 wt. % carbon-sulfur composite made from carbon powder having a surface area of about 50 to 4,000 square meters per gram and a pore volume of about 0.5 to 6 cubic centimeters per gram. The composite has 5 to 95 wt. % sulfur compound. There is also a layering comprising a plurality of coatings. Respective coatings in the plurality of coatings comprise respective compositions. The respective coatings comprise at least one ionomer composition comprising hydrocarbon ionomer and at least one carbon-sulfur composite of carbon powder and sulfur compound. There are also electrodes comprising the composition or layering and methods of using such in cells.

Abstract: Disclosed are aqueous inkjet inks containing a polyurethane ink additive as a binder. The binder contains a component capable of interacting with cellulose. Certain heterocycles having similar Hansen solubility parameters as cellulose were incorporated into the polyurethane binders. Prints from these inks have better durability and optical properties than similar additives that do not have the components capable of interacting with cellulose.

Abstract: A recombinant DNA construct comprising a polynucleotide encoding an ODP1 polypeptide operably linked to a sucrose synthase 2 promoter where this construct can be used to increase oil content in the seeds of a cruciferous oilseed plant while maintaining normal germination is disclosed. A method for increasing oil content in the seeds of a cruciferous oilseed plant while maintaining normal germination using this construct is also disclosed.

Abstract: There is a cell comprising an article comprising a halogen ionomer. The article may be any element, such as a porous separator, in the cell or a modification, such as a film, a membrane, and a coating, added to an element in the cell. The halogen ionomer may be any ionomer comprising halogen, such as a fluorinated polymeric sulfonate neutralized with lithium. The halogen ionomer may also be included in a composition within an element of the cell, such as a porous separator. The cell also comprises a positive electrode including sulfur compound, a negative electrode, a circuit coupling the positive electrode with the negative electrode, an electrolyte medium and an interior wall of the cell. In addition, there are methods of making the cell and methods of using the cell.

Abstract: There is a carbon-sulfur composite; and there is a composition comprising about 1 to 17.5 wt. % polymeric binder and about 50 to 99 wt. % carbon-sulfur composite comprising carbon powder having a surface area of about 50 to 4,000 square meters per gram and a pore volume of about 0.5 to 6 cubic centimeters per gram. The carbon powder comprises carbon having a macromolecular structure ordered in at least two dimensions and characterized by having two-dimensional carbon sheets which are stacked into carbon layers. The carbon-sulfur composite also comprises about 5 to 95 wt. % sulfur compound. There is also a layering comprising a plurality of coatings. Respective coatings in the plurality of coatings can comprise respective compositions. The respective coatings can comprise at least one polymeric binder and at least one carbon-sulfur composite comprising carbon powder and sulfur compound. There are also electrodes comprising a composition or a layering and methods of using such in cells.

Abstract: There is a composition comprising 1 to 17.5 wt. % ionomer composition comprising halogen ionomer and 50 to 99 wt. % carbon-sulfur composite made from carbon powder having a surface area of about 50 to 4,000 square meters per gram and a pore volume of about 0.5 to 6 cubic centimeters per gram. The composite has 5 to 95 wt. % sulfur compound. There is also a layering comprising a plurality of coatings. Respective coatings in the plurality of coatings comprise respective compositions. The respective coatings comprise at least one ionomer composition comprising halogen ionomer and at least one carbon-sulfur composite of carbon powder and sulfur compound. There are also electrodes comprising the composition or layering and methods of using such in cells.

Abstract: This invention relates to thick film conductive paste comprised of one or more electrically conductive powders, one or more glass fits, and an organic medium comprising solvent and cellulose ester resin. This paste enables fine line printing in the manufacture of soar cells and exhibits reduced line spreading during the drying and firing steps. Paste stability is also improved. Also provided is a semiconductor device comprising an electrode formed from the thick film conductive paste.

Abstract: This invention relates to deuterated aryl-anthracene compounds that are useful in electronic applications. It also relates to electronic devices in which the active layer includes such a deuterated compound.

Abstract: There is a cell comprising an article comprising a hydrocarbon ionomer. The article may be any element in the cell, such as an interior wall, or a modification to an element, such as a film, a membrane, and a coating. The hydrocarbon ionomer is any polymer with ionic functionality, such as a polymeric (methacrylate) neutralized with lithium, and not containing halogen or halogen-containing substituents. The hydrocarbon ionomer may also be included in a composition within an element of the cell, such as a porous separator. The cell also comprises a positive electrode including sulfur compound, a negative electrode, a circuit coupling the positive electrode with the negative electrode, an electrolyte medium and an interior wall of the cell. In addition, there are methods of making the cell and methods of using the cell.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a diffuse reflector comprising a nonwoven sheet of fibers wherein in the nonwoven sheet has a reflectance and a delamination selected from the group consisting of a reflectance of at least about 97.0% and a delamination of at least about 0.18 N/cm, a reflectance of at least about 96.0% and a delamination of at least about 0.49 N/cm, and a reflectance of at least about 95.0% and a delamination of at least about 0.70 N/cm.

Abstract: There is a cell comprising an article comprising a hydrocarbon ionomer. The article may be any element in the cell, such as an interior wall, or a modification to an element, such as a film, a membrane, and a coating. The hydrocarbon ionomer is any polymer with ionic functionality, such as a polymeric (methacrylate) neutralized with lithium, and not containing halogen or halogen-containing substituents. The hydrocarbon ionomer may also be included in a composition within an element of the cell, such as a porous separator. The cell also comprises a positive electrode including sulfur compound, a negative electrode, a circuit coupling the positive electrode with the negative electrode, an electrolyte medium and an interior wall of the cell. In addition, there are methods of making the cell and methods of using the cell.

Abstract: Composition and method for preparing artificial seeds of plantlets that can be developed into grown plants for propagation in the field are disclosed. In one embodiment, the artificial seeds are developed in degradable containers. The disclosed methods also allow for rapid propagation of in demand plants, such as sugarcane, to meet the ever increasing global demand for this plant.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process of forming a polymer composition by the free radical polymerization of a monomer mixture in the presence of low molecular weight polytrimethylene ether glycol. The polytrimethylene ether glycol has a number average molecular weight in the range of from 120 to 490. The polymer composition can be used to form a coating composition that has a low volatile organic solvent content.

Abstract: Xylose-utilizing, ethanol producing strains of Zymomonas mobilis with improved performance in medium comprising biomass hydrolysate were isolated using an adaptation process. Independently isolated strains were found to have independent mutations in the same coding region. Mutation in this coding may be engineered to confer the improved phenotype.

Abstract: Composition and method for preparing artificial seeds of plantlets that can be developed into grown plants for propagation in the field are disclosed. In one embodiment, the artificial seeds are developed in degradable containers. The disclosed methods also allow for rapid propagation of in demand plants, such as sugarcane, to meet the ever increasing global demand for this plant.

Abstract: Disclosed is a melt-flowable fluoropolymer comprising repeating units arising from (a) tetrafluoroethylene and (b) a monomer having at least one functional group and a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond, wherein the sum of the weight percent of (a) and (b) comprises at least about 99 weight percent of all repeating units comprising the melt-flowable fluoropolymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying maize plants that have newly conferred tolerance or enhanced tolerance to, or are susceptible to, Gray Leaf Spot (GLS). The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify, select and/or construct tolerant plants or identify and counter-select susceptible plants. Maize plants that display newly conferred tolerance or enhanced tolerance to GLS that are generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.