Abstract: The invention relates to a composite material comprising cellulose. The composite material comprises a first cellulose-based material, which may be a textile or fabric, and a second cellulose-based material, which may be a film or cellulose based material or powdered cellulose-based material. The second cellulose-based material may be a sheet material comprising cellulose, such as a paper or a regenerated cellulose film. In embodiments the material is a so called “all cellulose composite” where both of the materials that are brought together are different forms of material comprising or being cellulose. For example, the different materials originate from cellulose-based feedstocks. The invention also relates to a process for preparing the composite materials of the invention utilising ionic liquids.

Abstract: A controller has two irrigation station module connection areas within it and can either accept two irrigation station modules at the same time or one larger module that spans both connection areas. The larger module, however, includes more irrigation station terminals than both of the smaller irrigation station modules combined. Therefore, a greater number of irrigation stations can be connected to the controller when the larger module is substituted for the two smaller modules.

Abstract: A controller has two irrigation station module connection areas within it and can either accept two irrigation station modules at the same time or one larger module that spans both connection areas. The larger module, however, includes more irrigation station terminals than both of the smaller irrigation station modules combined. Therefore, a greater number of irrigation stations can be connected to the controller when the larger module is substituted for the two smaller modules.

Abstract: A variable displacement pump/motor characterized by a housing, a rotary shaft assembly disposed of within the housing, a plurality of hinged vanes engaged with the rotary shaft assembly, and an offset rotor assembly engaged with the vanes and having its own axis of rotation. The output of the pump or motor is changed by varying the axis of rotation of the rotor relative the axis of rotation of the rotary shaft assembly. A pair of counter rotating eccentrics are used to smoothly vary the axis of rotation of the rotor along a plane which is common to the axis of rotation of the rotor and the axis of rotation of the shaft assembly. The output of the pump/motor can be varied smoothly between a maximum in a first direction, to zero, to a maximum in a an opposite direction, and back again.