Abstract: The present invention is directed to a beer having reduced quantities of AcHFA. It has been found that beer with reduced AcHFA quantities has improved foam stability. The invention provides beer with reduced AcHFA quantities, as well as methods for removing AcHFA from beer during or after fermentation, or for removing a precursor for AcHFA from wort.

Abstract: An aircraft engine includes a low pressure spool, a high pressure spool, and an alternative power source. The alternative power source is configured to add power to the high pressure spool. A controller is configured to determine a noise sensitive condition; and control, in response to determining the noise sensitive condition, the alternative power source to add power to the high pressure spool.

Abstract: A hybrid-electric genset includes a direct current (DC) bus, an engine, and an electric generator configured to receive mechanical power from the engine and generate first alternating current (AC) power. The hybrid-electric genset further includes an inverter configured to convert the first AC power to DC power and output the DC power to the DC bus. The hybrid-electric genset further includes a controller configured to control the engine to increase or decrease the AC power output by the electric generator. The DC bus is configured to attach to at least one battery pack or supercapacitor. The at least one battery pack or supercapacitor is configured to maintain a nominal voltage of the DC bus approximately at a nominal battery pack voltage of the at least one battery pack.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a system for generating a set of stimulation parameters, the system comprising at least one processor and a memory in communication with the at least one processor and having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, is configured to cause the system to analyze, using a machine learning model, data from the deep brain stimulation device or an electromyography and generate, in response to analyzing, at least in part, the data, a set of stimulation parameters for deep brain stimulation.

Abstract: A computer supernode including two or more printed circuit boards that each include two or more compute nodes, two or more switches, and two or more connectors. The compute nodes are connected to each switch, and the switches are connected to each connector by a number of lanes. The computer supernode also includes two or more H-cables connecting the printed circuit boards together in an all-to-all configuration. Each H-cable connects a connector of a printed circuit board to a connector in each of two or more other printed circuit boards.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine fuel supply system can include a fuel delivery system, a thermal management system, a fuel manifold, and one or more sensors that identify one or more fuel parameters. A fuel control system is provided that adjusts parameters of the fuel based on data received from the sensors.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide antibodies binding to sialic acid binding-immunoglobulin type lectin (siglec) proteins. Also provided are methods of treating and diagnosing cancer using such antibodies.

Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments of differential air pressure systems and methods of using and calibration such systems for individuals with impaired mobility. The differential air pressure systems may include an access assist device configured to help a mobility impaired user to stand in a pressure chamber configured to apply a positive pressure on a portion of the user's body in the sealed pressure chamber. The system may also include load sensors configured to measure the user's weight exerted inside and outside the chamber. The system may be calibrated by determining a relationship between the actual weight of the user and the pressure in the chamber, where the actual weight of the user may be measured by more than one load sensor and at least one load sensor is not in the pressure chamber.

Abstract: A propulsion system includes at least two propulsors. The at least two propulsors each comprising a fan having a plurality of fan blades. A controller includes memory and one or more processors. The memory stores instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the system to perform the following: determine a pairwise phase difference between one propulsor of the at least two propulsors and another propulsor of the at least two propulsors; generate a reference phase angle; determine a target phase shift for each propulsor of the at least two propulsors; and adjust a speed of each propulsor of the at least two propulsors based on the target phase shift until the pairwise phase difference is equal to the reference phase angle.

Abstract: An enclosure for an aircraft powerplant includes an air inlet, an air outlet, and at least one sidewall forming the enclosure and fluidly connecting the air inlet and the air outlet. The enclosure further includes a cavity configured to house at least one component of the aircraft powerplant. The cavity is within the enclosure and formed by the at least one sidewall. The enclosure further includes a noise reduction chamber comprising a plurality of channels configured to permit air to pass through the noise reduction chamber.

Abstract: Systems and methods of providing improved solutions for aviation transport networks, particularly for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, are provided. For example, a method for generating a network of skylanes for eVTOL aircraft travel in a particular geographic area includes accessing airspace data (e.g., aircraft track data and/or restricted zone data) defining an available portion of the particular geographic area for the eVTOL aircraft travel. The airspace data is used to compute skylane route data for a particular skylane defined by a plurality of waypoints in three-dimensional space between a first vertiport location and a second vertiport location for the eVTOL aircraft in the particular geographic area. The skylane route data can be added to a network of available skylanes and selected for deployment of a particular eVTOL aircraft.

Abstract: A method of assigning an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to a skylane includes accessing: (i) a trip request for aerial transport at a particular travel time from an origin location to a destination location within a particular geographic area; and (ii) skylane network data indicative of a plurality of skylanes for eVTOL aircraft travel in the particular geographic area. A subset of the plurality of skylanes are computed as candidate skylanes for servicing the trip request. The candidate skylanes are determined based on a route assessment configured to evaluate an operating constraint associated with respective skylanes relative to parameter data for the particular geographic area at the particular travel time. A selected skylane is computed from the candidate skylanes for servicing the trip request, and a trip assignment is generated for deployment of an eVTOL aircraft from the origin location into the selected skylane.

Abstract: Systems and methods of providing improved solutions for aviation transport networks, particularly for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, are provided. For example, a method for generating a network of skylanes for eVTOL aircraft travel in a particular geographic area includes accessing airspace data (e.g., aircraft track data and/or restricted zone data) defining an available portion of the particular geographic area for the eVTOL aircraft travel. The airspace data is used to compute skylane route data for a particular skylane defined by a plurality of waypoints in three-dimensional space between a first vertiport location and a second vertiport location for the eVTOL aircraft in the particular geographic area. The skylane route data can be added to a network of available skylanes and selected for deployment of a particular eVTOL aircraft.

Abstract: Examples of air treatment systems for use in neutralizing airborne pathogens are disclosed herein. The air treatment systems comprise a housing, an air moving device, and one or more sources of ultraviolet light. An airflow may be directed through the enclosure by the air moving device and exposed to the ultraviolet light sources disposed within the enclosure. In some examples, the air treatment systems include one or more baffles disposed within the enclosure to disrupt the linear flow of air through the enclosure and cause more uniform exposure to the ultraviolet light emitted by the sources of ultraviolet light. Some examples may also include one or more air filters for removing particulate matter.

Abstract: A hybrid aircraft powerplant includes a turbine engine having a first shaft configured to output power from the turbine engine, a bypass fan, and an electric machine. The hybrid aircraft powerplant further includes a first mechanism configured to selectively engage the first shaft with a second shaft connected to the electric machine such that the power is output from the turbine engine to the electric machine. The hybrid aircraft powerplant further includes a second mechanism configured to selectively engage the first shaft with a third shaft connected to the bypass fan to output the power from the turbine engine to the bypass fan.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine fuel supply system can include a fuel delivery system, a thermal management system, a fuel manifold, and one or more sensors that identify one or more fuel parameters. A fuel control system adjusts parameters of the fuel based on data received from the sensors.

Abstract: A turbocharger includes a compressor configured to compress intake air for an engine. The turbocharger further includes an electric motor configured to power the compressor. The turbocharger further includes a turbine configured to receive exhaust air from the engine. The turbocharger further includes an electric generator configured to be driven by the turbine to generate electric power.

Abstract: A computing system with connecting boards. In some embodiments, the computing system includes a first compute board, a second compute board, and a first connecting board connected to the first compute board and to the second compute board. The first compute board and the second compute board may include a plurality of compute elements. The first compute board, the second compute board, and the first connecting board may include a first plurality of switches including a first switch connected to a first compute element of the plurality of compute elements and a second switch connected to a second compute element of the plurality of compute elements. The first connecting board may include a first conductor, the first conductor being a conductor of a first data connection between the first switch and the second switch.

Abstract: A multi-node computing system. In some embodiments, the system includes: a first compute board, a second compute board, a plurality of compute elements, a plurality of memories, a first network plane connecting the first compute board and the second compute board, and a second network plane connecting the first compute board and the second compute board. The plurality of memories may store instructions that, when executed by the plurality of compute elements, cause the plurality of compute elements to: determine that a criterion for deactivating the first network plane is met, and deactivate the first network plane.

Abstract: Embodiments disclose methods, systems and devices including a plurality of connectors, a plurality of switches, and a plurality of compute elements. Each of the plurality of compute elements may be connected to each of the plurality of switches. In some embodiments, a first subset of the plurality of switches may be directly connected to a first subset of the plurality of the connectors in a fanout mechanism, and a second subset of the plurality of switches may be directly connected to a second subset of the plurality of the connectors in a similar fanout mechanism.