Abstract: An example system includes a conductive sampling swab and a thermal desorber comprising an induction coil. The thermal desorber defines an opening configured to receive at least a portion of the conductive sampling swab within an internal volume defined by the induction coil, and the thermal desorber is configured to inductively heat the sampling swab to a temperature sufficient to vaporize a sample material disposed on the sampling swab.

Abstract: An example ion mobility spectrometry system includes a drift chamber, an ion detector, a thermal sensor, and processing circuitry. The drift chamber is configured to receive an ionized sample and an ionized calibrant. The ion detector is configured to generate a drift signal in response to detecting drifted ions at a predetermined position along the drift chamber. The thermal sensor is configured to generate a temperature signal indicative of a temperature of the drift chamber. The processing circuitry is configured to determine, based on the temperature signal, a mobility relation for a target species; determine, based on the drift signal, calibrant and sample drift times; determine, based on the mobility relation and the calibrant drift time, a target drift time; and detect the target species in the ionized sample by comparing the sample drift time with the target drift time.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for performance-optimal frequency selection.

Abstract: In one example, an apparatus comprises a first intellectual property (IP) circuit to execute operations on data and a power controller. The power controller is to: receive a boost value that is based at least in part on one or more characteristics of a power supply; determine a boosted maximum power level based at least in part on the boost value and a legacy maximum power level; and provide a boosted maximum power budget for the first IP circuit based at least in part on the boosted maximum power level. The first IP circuit, in response to an input voltage violation signal, is to reactively reduce power consumption equal to or below a legacy maximum power budget for the first IP circuit lower than the boosted maximum power budget. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing processes, apparatuses, software, devices, and systems for the production of at least one requested 3D object and for removal of a remainder material. The removal may be accomplished when the remainder material exhibits challenging conditions during removal while being safe for a user, the conditions comprising temperature, reactivity, bridging tendency, or possible loss of fluidity.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-program product includes obtaining application configuration data; computing, via an execution of a designed experiment, a plurality of application usability tests based on the application configuration data; generating a computer-executable application based at least on the plurality of application usability tests; and deploying the computer-executable application to a target computing environment for execution by one or more users.

Abstract: A computing device receives a request requesting a screening design for an experiment. The device obtains factors for screening. A first factor has a first set of candidate inputs comprising at least two candidate inputs for allowable inputs in the experiment. A second factor has a second set of candidate inputs comprising at least three candidate inputs for allowable inputs in the experiment. The device receives an indication of a run size. The device generates the screening design by assigning, based on the run size, the first factor to a two-level group that only allows at most two allowable inputs for the first factor in the experiment. The device generates the screening design by assigning, based on the initial run size, the second factor to a three-level group that only allows at most three allowable inputs for the second factor in the experiment. The device outputs the screening design.

Abstract: A computing device obtains first and second factors for a nesting design and first and second sets of candidate options for the first and second factors, respectively. The computing device also receives a nesting indication that the second factor is nested within the first factor. The computing device generates the nesting design by portioning the first and second sets of candidate options into respective first and second different sets of groups. Based on the nesting indication, the computing device generates an assignment of groups for a design, and also selects options in the nesting design for the first and second factors based on the assignment of groups. The computing device also generates terms for a computer model for a computer simulation of the nesting design, as well as one or more computer-generated assessments of the nesting design based on the computer simulation.

Abstract: A computing device receives a request requesting a screening design for an experiment. The device obtains, for the screening design, factors for screening in the experiment. A first factor is a categorical factor with a first set of candidate inputs comprising at least three candidate inputs in the experiment. A second factor is a continuous factor with a second set of candidate inputs comprising candidate input options within range(s) for the second factor. The device receives an indication of a run size that is a user-requested quantity of runs for the screening design. The device generates the screening design based on the run size. The device outputs the screening design. The screening design comprises runs of a quantity based on the user-requested quantity of runs for the screening design. The runs comprise the first set of candidate inputs and at least three inputs of the second set of candidate inputs.

Abstract: A shoulder implant system includes a humeral stem implant, a humeral neck implant component, a humeral head implant component, and a glenoid implant. The humeral stem implant has a fin coupled to an exterior surface thereof that is inwardly tapered at an angle relative to vertical. At least a portion of the fin forms a wedge that directly engages and compacts cancellous bone during installation of the humeral stem implant. The humeral neck implant component is configured to be coupled with the humeral stem implant. The humeral head implant component is configured to be coupled to the humeral stem implant via the humeral neck implant component. The glenoid implant has a plurality of peripheral pegs. Each of the peripheral pegs has a plurality of sets of resilient lobes.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for intelligently scheduling threads across a plurality of logical processors. For example, one embodiment of a processor comprises: a plurality of cores and power management circuitry to associate a plurality of performance values and a plurality of efficiency values with the plurality of cores. In some implementations, each core is associated with at least one performance value and at least one efficiency value. The performance values and efficiency values are used by a scheduler for scheduling threads on the plurality of cores. Some implementations include dynamic core configuration hardware logic coupled to or integral to the power management circuitry to resolve a plurality of configuration requests into a consolidated request for updating one or more performance values of the plurality of performance values and/or one or more efficiency values of the plurality of efficiency values.

Abstract: A shoulder implant system includes a humeral stem implant, a humeral neck implant component, a humeral head implant component, and a glenoid implant. The humeral stem implant has a fin coupled to an exterior surface thereof that is inwardly tapered at an angle relative to vertical. At least a portion of the fin forms a wedge that directly engages and compacts cancellous bone during installation of the humeral stem implant. The humeral neck implant component is configured to be coupled with the humeral stem implant. The humeral head implant component is configured to be coupled to the humeral stem implant via the humeral neck implant component. The glenoid implant has a plurality of peripheral pegs. Each of the peripheral pegs has a plurality of sets of resilient lobes.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-program product includes displaying a plurality of factor-setting user interface (UI) control elements configured to receive an input of characters for specifying a set of design of experiment factors for creating a design of experiment (DOE), displaying a plurality of factor type UI control elements configured to receive input for specifying a factor type of a plurality of factor types, displaying a plurality of dynamic rows of editable UI control elements configured to receive inputs of experimental values for the set of DOE factors, and displaying a composite factor UI control component configured to receive inputs for generating one or more control signals that add or remove one or more DOE factors of the set of DOE factors.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-program product includes displaying a plurality of factor-setting user interface (UI) control elements configured to receive an input of characters for specifying a set of design of experiment factors for creating a design of experiment (DOE), displaying a plurality of factor type UI control elements configured to receive input for specifying a factor type of a plurality of factor types, displaying a plurality of dynamic rows of editable UI control elements configured to receive inputs of experimental values for the set of DOE factors, and displaying a composite factor UI control component configured to receive inputs for generating one or more control signals that add or remove one or more DOE factors of the set of DOE factors.

Abstract: A vehicle tool rack for storing and accessing various individual equipment elements carried aboard a vehicle comprises a base and a turntable rotatably carried on the base such that the turntable is rotatable relative to the base. A plurality of tool receptacles are carried aboard the turntable, whereby the turntable is adapted to simultaneously receive a plurality of individual equipment elements. A plurality of circumferentially-spaced base magnets are fixedly carried by the base and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced turntable magnets are fixedly carried by the turntable. The base magnets and the turntable magnets remain spaced from one another. The turntable has a plurality of distinct stable rotational positions relative to the base wherein the turntable magnets interact with the base magnets to resist rotation out of the distinct stable rotational positions.

Abstract: A computing device receives a target value for a design quality metric. The target value indicates a desired quality of a design of an experiment and is related to an input parameter by a response curve. The computing device also validates the target value as being in a feasibility range for the design quality metric, and if so, determines a candidate value for the input parameter that yields a calculated value for the design quality metric. To determine the calculated value, the computing device iteratively adjusts the candidate value until the calculated value is within a predetermined tolerance of the target value. The computing device then updates an interactive graph visually representing the calculated value for the design quality metric as a function of the candidate value for the input parameter and outputs a graph visually representing the relationship that exists between the candidate value and the calculated value.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a method of manufacturing a substance having an improved tensile strength for additive manufacturing. The method can include providing raw material having a first tensile strength. The raw material can include a polymer. The method can include providing a filler material. The filler material can include clay, single wall carbon nanotubes, multi-wall carbon nanotubes, or boron nitride. The method can include cavitating, within a hydrodynamic cavitation chamber, the raw material and the filler material to produce a substance having a second tensile strength greater than the first tensile strength.

Abstract: A computing device receives a target value for a design quality metric. The target value indicates a desired quality of a design of an experiment and is related to an input parameter by a response curve. The computing device also validates the target value as being in a feasibility range for the design quality metric, and if so, determines a candidate value for the input parameter that yields a calculated value for the design quality metric. To determine the calculated value, the computing device iteratively adjusts the candidate value until the calculated value is within a predetermined tolerance of the target value. The computing device then updates an interactive graph visually representing the calculated value for the design quality metric as a function of the candidate value for the input parameter and outputs a graph visually representing the relationship that exists between the candidate value and the calculated value.

Abstract: A vehicle tool rack for storing and accessing various individual equipment elements carried aboard a vehicle comprises a base and a turntable rotatably carried on the base such that the turntable is rotatable relative to the base. A plurality of tool receptacles are carried aboard the turntable, whereby the turntable is adapted to simultaneously receive a plurality of individual equipment elements. A plurality of circumferentially-spaced base magnets are fixedly carried by the base and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced turntable magnets are fixedly carried by the turntable. The base magnets and the turntable magnets remain spaced from one another. The turntable has a plurality of distinct stable rotational positions relative to the base wherein the turntable magnets interact with the base magnets to resist rotation out of the distinct stable rotational positions.

Abstract: A computing device receives user input for a design of an experiment. The user input indicates respective factor identities for factors in the design of the experiment, respective response identities for responses to options for the factors in the design, and a user-defined objective for the one or more responses. Additionally, based on the user input, the computing device displays a subset of a set of multiple model types and a user-definable amount of design runs for the design. Each design run presents settings according to the design for each of the factors. The computing device also receives settings indicating a user-selected model type from the subset and a user-defined amount of design runs, and based on the settings, selects one or more design construction criteria for generating the design. The computing device then generates the design according to the design construction criteria.