Abstract: A temperature-responsive hydrogel which contains a carboxyl group-bearing polymer and a divalent-metal salt of an organic acid is provided. The carboxyl group-bearing polymer may be a homopolymer of a carboxyl group-bearing monomer or a copolymer of a plurality of monomers including the monomer. A method for producing the temperature-responsive hydrogel involves immersing a carboxyl group-bearing polymer in an aqueous solution of a divalent-metal salt of an organic acid. The concentration of the divalent-metal salt of an organic acid in the aqueous solution may be 50 mM to the saturation concentration. It is possible to provide a temperature-responsive gel having an LCST with no volume phase transition and a method for producing the temperature-responsive gel.

Abstract: A hydrogenation catalyst includes copper oxide, an alkali metal, and an acid-stabilized silica, wherein hydrogenation catalyst has a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (“BET”) surface area of greater than or equal to about 15 m2/g. The hydrogenation catalysts are effective for converting aldehydes, ketones, and esters to alcohols and/or diesters to diols.

Abstract: A method for controlling a DC-DC conversion system having power conversion modules, input sensors, an output sensor and a controller, in which each of the power conversion modules has one or more conversion units. The output sensor detects an output signal of the DC-DC conversion system. The input sensors detect input voltage signals located at series-connected first sides of one or more conversion units respectively. The controller receives the output signal and the input voltage signals. The controller generates a first control signal according to the output signal and an output reference signal. The controller generates second control signals according to the input voltage signals and input reference voltage signals. The controller outputs a modulation signal corresponding to a corresponding one of the second control signals according to the first control signal and the corresponding second control signal, to control switches of a corresponding conversion unit.

Abstract: A permanent magnet may include a Fe16N2 phase in a strained state. In some examples, strain may be preserved within the permanent magnet by a technique that includes etching an iron nitride-containing workpiece including Fe16N2 to introduce texture, straining the workpiece, and annealing the workpiece. In some examples, strain may be preserved within the permanent magnet by a technique that includes applying at a first temperature a layer of material to an iron nitride-containing workpiece including Fe16N2, and bringing the layer of material and the iron nitride-containing workpiece to a second temperature, where the material has a different coefficient of thermal expansion than the iron nitride-containing workpiece. A permanent magnet including an Fe16N2 phase with preserved strain also is disclosed.

Abstract: A bulk permanent magnetic material may include between about 5 volume percent and about 40 volume percent Fe16N2 phase domains, a plurality of nonmagnetic atoms or molecules forming domain wall pinning sites, and a balance soft magnetic material, wherein at least some of the soft magnetic material is magnetically coupled to the Fe16N2 phase domains via exchange spring coupling. In some examples, a bulk permanent magnetic material may be formed by implanting N+ ions in an iron workpiece using ion implantation to form an iron nitride workpiece, pre-annealing the iron nitride workpiece to attach the iron nitride workpiece to a substrate, and post-annealing the iron nitride workpiece to form Fe16N2 phase domains within the iron nitride workpiece.

Abstract: The disclosure describes techniques for forming hard magnetic materials including ??-Fe16N2 using chemical vapor deposition or liquid phase epitaxy and hard materials formed according to these techniques. A method comprises heating an iron source to form a vapor comprising an iron-containing compound; depositing iron from the vapor comprising the iron-containing compound and nitrogen from a vapor comprising a nitrogen-containing compound on a substrate to form a layer comprising iron and nitrogen; and annealing the layer comprising iron and nitrogen to form at least some crystals comprising ??-Fe16N2.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for pre-lithiation of negative electrodes during lithium loaded electrode manufacturing for use in lithium-ion capacitors. There is provided a system and method of manufacture of LIC electrodes using thin lithium film having holes therein, and in particular, to the process of manufacturing lithium loaded negative electrodes for lithium-ion capacitors by pre-lithiating electrodes with thin lithium metal films, wherein the thin lithium metal films include holes therein, and the lithium loaded negative electrodes are manufactured using a roll-to-roll lamination manufacturing, process.

Abstract: A device for moving film-supported materials and removing the film at a process station includes a first base, a feeding tray, a driving member, a second base, a moving member, and a laser sensor. The feeding and stripping automatically conveys a raw material assembly. A gap exists between the second base and the first base, and only raw materials are passed over the gap. The raw material assembly comprises a base layer and a number of raw materials disposed on the base layer. The gap allows the raw material disposed on a bent portion of the base layer to separate from the base layer while the base layer itself is gathered to another destination.

Abstract: The disclosure describes techniques for forming nanoparticles including Fe16N2 phase. In some examples, the nanoparticles may be formed by first forming nanoparticles including iron, nitrogen, and at least one of carbon or boron. The carbon or boron may be incorporated into the nanoparticles such that the iron, nitrogen, and at least one of carbon or boron are mixed. Alternatively, the at least one of carbon or boron may be coated on a surface of a nanoparticle including iron and nitrogen. The nano particle including iron, nitrogen, and at least one of carbon or boron then may be annealed to form at least one phase domain including at least one of Fe16N2, Fe16(NB)2, Fe16(NC)2, or Fe16(NCB)2.

Abstract: A magnetic device may include a layer stack. The layer stack may include a first ferromagnetic layer; a spacer layer on the first ferromagnetic layer; a second ferromagnetic layer on the spacer layer; and a dielectric barrier layer on the second ferromagnetic layer. In some examples, the layer stack may also include an additional ferromagnetic layer and an additional spacer layer. The magnetic device also may include a voltage source configured to apply a bias voltage across the layer stack to cause switching of a magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer without application of an external magnetic field.

Abstract: A logic-memory cell includes a spin-orbit torque device having first, second and third terminals configured such that current between the second and third terminals is capable of changing a resistance between the first and second terminals. In the cell, a first transistor is connected between a logic connection line and the first terminal of the spin-orbit torque device and a second transistor is connected between the logic connection line and the third terminal of the spin-orbit torque device.

Abstract: A magnetic device may include a layer stack. The layer stack may include a first ferromagnetic layer; a spacer layer on the first ferromagnetic layer; a second ferromagnetic layer on the spacer layer; and a dielectric barrier layer on the second ferromagnetic layer. In some examples, the layer stack may also include an additional ferromagnetic layer and an additional spacer layer. The magnetic device also may include a voltage source configured to apply a bias voltage across the layer stack to cause switching of a magnetic orientation of the second ferromagnetic layer without application of an external magnetic field.

Abstract: Example nanoparticles may include an iron-based core, and a shell. The shell may include a non-magnetic, anti-ferromagnetic, or ferrimagnetic material. Example alloy compositions may include an iron-based grain, and a grain boundary. The grain boundary may include a non-magnetic, anti-ferromagnetic, or ferrimagnetic material. Example techniques for forming iron-based core-shell nanoparticles may include depositing a shell on an iron-based core. The depositing may include immersing the iron-based core in a salt composition for a predetermined period of time. The depositing may include milling the iron-based core with a salt composition for a predetermined period of time. Example techniques for treating a composition comprising core-shell nanoparticles may include nitriding the composition.

Abstract: Increasingly, human subjects are taking biotin as a medical therapy or nutritional supplement. This practice causes difficulty in analysis of biological samples, such as blood samples, using biotin conjugate reagents since free biotin results in interference. Inventive antibodies, and antigen binding fragments thereof, which specifically bind to biotin of a biotin conjugate and which have a higher affinity for biotin of a biotin conjugate than for free biotin, are provided along with methods of their use.

Abstract: The invention provides isoform-selective anti-TGF? antibodies and methods of using the same. In particular, isoform-selective anti-TGF?2, anti-TGF?3, and anti-TGF?2/3 monoclonal antibodies are provided, e.g., for the treatment of fibrosis and other TGF?-related disorders.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide an information display method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a motion status of a target object at a current moment in a virtual scene and a first operation for controlling the target object to move in the virtual scene; predicting a first moving track along which the target object is to move within a period of time after the current moment based on the motion status of the target object at the current moment and the first operation; and displaying the first moving track and a second moving track, the second moving track being a moving track along which the target object has moved before the current moment.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed concerning applied magnetic field synthesis and processing of iron nitride magnetic materials. Some methods concern casting a material including iron in the presence of an applied magnetic field to form a workpiece including at least one iron-based phase domain including uniaxial magnetic anisotropy, wherein the applied magnetic field has a strength of at least about 0.01 Tesla (T). Also disclosed are workpieces made by such methods, apparatus for making such workpieces and bulk materials made by such methods.

Abstract: Disclosed is a gel material having a high water content and excellent mechanical properties. The gel material includes repeating units derived from the following monomers (A) and (B): (A) an anionic monomer containing a polymerizable carbon-carbon multiple bond and an aromatic ring, and (B) a cationic monomer containing a polymerizable carbon-carbon multiple bond and an aromatic ring. The gel material has a water content of 20% by mass to 95% by mass, a tensile elastic modulus of 9 MPa to 1000 MPa, and a tensile elongation at break of 50% to 5000%.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are glucosyltransferases with modified amino acid sequences. Such engineered enzymes exhibit improved alpha-glucan product yields and/or lower leucrose yields, for example. Further disclosed are reactions and methods in which engineered glucosyltransferases are used to produce alpha-glucan.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a retort pouch. In an embodiment, the retort pouch includes a multilayer film with at least three layers. The at least three layers include (A) a skin layer comprising a blend of a propylene-based polymer and a styrenic block copolymer, (B) a seal layer comprising blend of a propylene-based polymer and a styrenic block copolymer, and (C) a core layer located between the skin layer (A) and the seal layer (B). The core layer comprises a blend of (1) a propylene-based polymer, (2) an ethylene-based polymer, and (3) a crystalline block composite (CBC).