Abstract: The invention relates to an object or object part made from a composition comprising at least one fluoropolymer F, wherein: —the at least one fluoropolymer F comprises vinylidene fluoride units and at least 30 wt. % of units derived from at least one monomer of formula (I): (I) CX1X2?CX3Y, wherein each of X1, X2 and X3 is independently selected from H, Cl, F, Br, I and alkyl groups comprising from 1 to 3 carbon atoms which are optionally partly or fully halogenated and Y is an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 3 carbon atoms which is optionally partly or fully halogenated; —the proportion of the at least one fluoropolymer F in the composition is at least 80 wt. %; and—the viscosity of the composition is at least 1000 Pa·s at a temperature of 230° C. and at a shear rate of 100 s?1.

Abstract: A pedal board apparatus includes a single-tier, a double-tier, and a triple-tier variant, wherein each tier includes a deck having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface. Each deck is bound by a first sidewall and a second sidewall. Each sidewall comprises a plurality of ports providing ingress and egress for cables and/or connectors. Each deck has an incline wherein the first sidewall has a greater height than the second sidewall, and each intermediate sidewall has a height greater than the second sidewall. The apparatus may include at least one handle disposed along the deck.

Abstract: Provided are an identity broker system and method for managing a national digital identification of a citizen. In one example, the method includes receiving, from a user device, an identity sharing request of a citizen including an identification of a service provider with which to share the identity, determining one or more digital identification credentials of the citizen that are to be shared with the service provider based on the identity sharing request, receiving an authorization from the citizen via the user device, the authorization including an approval for sharing the one or more digital identification credentials of the citizen with the service provider, and receiving the one or more digital identity components of the citizen from an identity record providing device, and transmitting the one or more digital identification credentials of the citizen to a service provider device based on the identification of the service provider.

Abstract: The invention relates to an object or object part made from a composition comprising at least one fluoropolymer F, wherein: —the at least one fluoropolymer F comprises vinylidene fluoride units and at least 30 wt. % of units derived from at least one monomer of formula (I): (I) CX1X2?CX3Y, wherein each of X1, X2 and X3 is independently selected from H, Cl, F, Br, I and alkyl groups comprising from 1 to 3 carbon atoms which are optionally partly or fully halogenated and Y is an alkyl group comprising from 1 to 3 carbon atoms which is optionally partly or fully halogenated; —the proportion of the at least one fluoropolymer F in the composition is at least 80 wt. %; and—the viscosity of the composition is at least 1000 Pa·s at a temperature of 230° C. and at a shear rate of 100 s?1.

Abstract: A pedal board apparatus includes a single-tier, a double-tier, and a triple-tier variant, wherein each tier includes a deck having a top surface and an opposing bottom surface. Each deck is bound by a first sidewall and a second sidewall. Each sidewall comprises a plurality of ports providing ingress and egress for cables and/or connectors. Each deck has an incline wherein the first sidewall has a greater height than the second sidewall, and each intermediate sidewall has a height greater than the second sidewall. The apparatus may include at least one handle disposed along the deck.

Abstract: A method of authenticating a user with a computing device associated with a camera is described. The computing device obtains first data from a token held by the user, and then captures a user image with the camera. The first data and the captured user image are then sent to an authentication server. If a record matches the first data, the record comprising the first data and a stored user image, the computing device receives information to indicate whether the user is authenticated. A suitable computing device is described, together with a suitable authentication server and an associated method carried out at the authentication server.

Abstract: Provided are an identity broker system and method for managing a national digital identification of a citizen. In one example, the method includes receiving, from a user device, an identity sharing request of a citizen including an identification of a service provider with which to share the identity, determining one or more digital identification credentials of the citizen that are to be shared with the service provider based on the identity sharing request, receiving an authorization from the citizen via the user device, the authorization including an approval for sharing the one or more digital identification credentials of the citizen with the service provider, and receiving the one or more digital identity components of the citizen from an identity record providing device, and transmitting the one or more digital identification credentials of the citizen to a service provider device based on the identification of the service provider.

Abstract: A combined catalyst and catalyst support comprising: a nanostructured solar selective support to which at least one catalyst is affixed; the catalyst comprising at least one material that activates chemical reactions that produce fuels; the nanostructured solar selective support comprising material that is highly absorbing over a portion of the solar spectrum and exhibits low emissivity toward thermal radiation and/or has a surface textured to lower emissivity; the combined catalyst and catalyst support exhibiting at least one of a photochemical effect and a photothermal effect; wherein these effects cause the chemical reaction rates to increase with exposure to an increasing number of incident photons within the solar spectrum.

Abstract: A multilayer article prepared by rotational moulding can include a layer A that is a polyolefin (PO) based layer prepared from PO and a functionalised polyolefin (FPO), or a PO grafter to a non-polyolefin (NPO) in the form of a block copolymer (PO-g-NPO). A layer B can be a PO that is dissimilar from layer A, an NPO, a mixture thereof, and optionally an FPO or a PO-g-NPO. A layer C can be dissimilar from layer A and similar to or dissimilar from layer B. Layer C can be adjacent to layer A and/or layer B, can have good adhesion to layer A and/or layer B, and is not a blend of layer A and layer B. A method of preparing the multilayer article can include rotational moulding.

Abstract: A combined catalyst and catalyst support comprising: a nanostructured solar selective support to which at least one catalyst is affixed; the catalyst comprising at least one material that activates chemical reactions that produce fuels; the nanostructured solar selective support comprising material that is highly absorbing over a portion of the solar spectrum and exhibits low emissivity toward thermal radiation and/or has a surface textured to lower emissivity; the combined catalyst and catalyst support exhibiting at least one of a photochemical effect and a photothermal effect; wherein these effects cause the chemical reaction rates to increase with exposure to an increasing number of incident photons within the solar spectrum.

Abstract: A nanocomposite material that is both transparent and electrically conductive is provided. The nanocomposite comprises a nanoporous matrix, preferably formed from nanoparticles, that is internally coated with a transparent conductive material to define an internal conductive path within the nanocomposite. The nanocomposite is substantially transparent over a defined spectral range that preferably includes at least a portion of the visible spectrum, and preferably comprises pores with a mean diameter of less than approximately 25 nm. A bilayer may be formed by depositing a layer of a transparent conductive material on top of a nanocomposite layer, or by depositing a second layer of a nanocomposite having different optical properties. The nanocomposites formed using a combination of sequential and/or concurrent deposition techniques are correspondingly discrete and/or continuously varying structures.

Abstract: A double-layer thermoplastic film of a photovoltaic module, including two layers, one forms the encapsulator and the other forms the backsheet, wherein: a) the encapsulator is a layer including at least one polyolefin containing a polyethylene selected from a homopolymer of ethylene or a copolymer comprising at least 50 mol % of ethylene and at least one comonomer and between 0% and 100% of a polyamide grafted polymer comprising a polyolefin trunk that represents between 50 mass % and 95 mass % of the polyamide grafted polymer containing a radical of at least one unsaturated monomer (X) and at least one polyamide graft that represents between 5 mass % and 50 mass % of said polyamide grafted polymer; and b) the backsheet comprises a layer formed from a polyamide grafted polymer that is identical to that of the encapsulator except that it has a flow temperature higher than 160° C.

Abstract: A hard top removal/placement device permits one person to safely and easily remove or place a hard top off/on a vehicle anywhere the vehicle is located and without requiring additional people for its operation. The device is portable, so it can be carried with the user, in the vehicle, and used anywhere—in a parking lot, at a campsite, at the beach, at the user's home, or the like. The device is compact and lightweight and does not need a structure to be mounted to in order for it to be used. The device can simply attach to their trailer hitch receiver and be ready to use in minutes.

Abstract: A multilayer article prepared by rotational moulding can include a layer A that is a polyolefin (PO) based layer prepared from PO and a functionalised polyolefin (FPO), or a PO grafter to a non-polyolefin (NPO) in the form of a block copolymer (PO-g-NPO). A layer B can be a PO that is dissimilar from layer A, an NPO, a mixture thereof, and optionally an FPO or a PO-g-NPO. A layer C can be dissimilar from layer A and similar to or dissimilar from layer B. Layer C can be adjacent to layer A and/or layer B, can have good adhesion to layer A and/or layer B, and is not a blend of layer A and layer B. A method of preparing the multilayer article can include rotational moulding.

Abstract: A nanocomposite material that is both transparent and electrically conductive is provided. The nanocomposite comprises a nanoporous matrix, preferably formed from nanoparticles, that is internally coated with a transparent conductive material to define an internal conductive path within the nanocomposite. The nanocomposite is substantially transparent over a defined spectral range that preferably includes at least a portion of the visible spectrum, and preferably comprises pores with a mean diameter of less than approximately 25 nm. A bilayer may be formed by depositing a layer of a transparent conductive material on top of a nanocomposite layer, or by depositing a second layer of a nanocomposite having different optical properties. The nanocomposites formed using a combination of sequential and/or concurrent deposition techniques are correspondingly discrete and/or continuously varying structures.

Abstract: This invention discloses a multilayer article prepared by rotational molding that comprises: a) a layer A comprising a functionalized fluoropolymer; b) a layer B comprising a non-fluoropolymer containing functional groups; and c) optionally a layer C prepared from a polymer that is dissimilar from that of layer A and that is similar to or dissimilar from that of layer B and is adjacent to layer A and/or layer B and, if present, is characterized in that it has good adhesion to layer A and/or to layer B and is not a blend of layer A and layer B.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of high speed manufacture of swatch bearing sheets wherein each sheet is directed through various operating stations via sequentially releasing a suction force from an endless vacuum belt conveyor while sequentially pulling the sheet onto another endless vacuum belt conveyor with a suction force to allow for substantially continuous engagement of the sheet with the endless vacuum conveyors during the manufacture and inspection of the sheets.