Abstract: One example provides a thermal management system for an electric vehicle including a pump to pump a thermal transfer fluid through a number of circulation loops, an electric heater to heat the thermal transfer fluid, a heat exchanger to expel heat from the thermal transfer fluid, a number of valves, and a number of fluid pathways fluidically interconnecting the pump, heater, heat exchanger and valves. The valves being controllable to a number of different positions to form the number of circulation loops, the number of circulation loops including a battery heating circulation loop extending through the heater for heating a battery pack of the vehicle, a secondary components cooling circulation loop extending through the heat exchanger to cool secondary components of the vehicle, including a motor and a motor controller, and a battery cooling circulation loop extending through the heat exchanger to cool the battery pack.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for inserting imagery from a real environment into a virtual environment. While presenting (e.g., displaying) the virtual environment at an electronic device, a proximity of the electronic device to a physical object located in a real environment is detected. In response to detecting that the proximity of the electronic device to the physical object is less than a first threshold distance, imagery of the physical object is isolated from other imagery of the real environment. The isolated imagery of the physical object is inserted into the virtual environment at a location corresponding to the location of the physical object in the real environment. The imagery of the physical object has a first visibility value associated with the proximity of the electronic device to the physical object.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for uncovering and removing pipeline from the seafloor using a subsea trenching system using pressurized water to uncover pipe, a subsea shear carried by a barge to cut lengths of the pipeline, and a grapple carried by a barge to lift cut lengths of pipeline for placement on a pipe haul and recovery barge.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds of Formula (I): (I), wherein Ring A, R1, R2, R3, and m are described herein. The present disclosure relates to the use of the compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates, prodrugs, stereoisomers, labeled isotopes, or tautomers thereof, in the treatment of cGAS-related diseases and disorders.

Abstract: Structural battery enclosures for electric watercraft are provided. An electric watercraft comprises a hull having a port side and a starboard side on opposite sides of a longitudinal central axis of the hull, an electric motor for propelling the electric watercraft, a battery operatively connected to drive the electric motor and a frame supporting the battery. The battery is disposed in the interior volume of the hull. The frame includes a port member attached to the port side of the hull and a starboard member attached to the starboard side of the hull. The frame includes a brace extending across the central axis of the hull and interconnecting the port member of the frame with the starboard member of the frame.

Abstract: A sensor, method and integrated circuit for optically sensing the relative displacement of an object. The sensor may generate optical patterns of light and employ a multielement photodetector to detect the light and output corresponding analog signals proportional to the light detected. The sensor may achieve a sample rate that is orders of magnitude greater than conventional systems. The sensor may also achieve image resolution that is orders of magnitude greater than conventional systems. The sensor is useful for applications including the measurement of linear displacement and rotation, force, torque, or strain with respect to multiple degrees of freedom.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for uncovering and removing pipeline from the seafloor using a subsea trenching system using pressurized water to uncover pipe, a subsea shear carried by a barge to cut lengths of the pipeline, and a grapple carried by a barge to lift cut lengths of pipeline for placement on a pipe haul and recovery barge.

Abstract: A method for making a tempered and coated steel sheet having a composition containing the following elements, expressed in percentage by weight: 0.17%?carbon?0.25%, 1.8%?manganese?2.3%, 0.5%?silicon?2.0%, 0.03%?aluminum?1.2%, sulphur?0.03%, phosphorus?0.03%, the remainder composition being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities caused by processing. The composition may also contain one or more of the following elements chromium?0.4%, molybdenum?0.3%, niobium?0.04%, titanium?0.1%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of Raman spectroscopy for the monitoring and assessment of viral titre.

Abstract: A battery enclosure for a personal watercraft is provided. Different configurations of the battery enclosure are disclosed, as well as different arrangements of the battery enclosure within the personal watercraft and with respect to other features of the personal watercraft. According to one embodiment, a personal watercraft includes a deck and a hull defining an interior volume. An electric motor is housed within the interior volume, the electric motor being operable to rotate a drive shaft. A battery pack having a battery enclosure housing one or more batteries is also positioned within the interior volume. A portion of at least one battery of the one or more batteries is positioned vertically above the drive shaft.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for presenting a combined view of a virtual environment and a real environment in response to detecting a transition event associated with an object in the real environment. While presenting the combined view, if an input of a first type is detected, the combined view is adjusted by increasing the visibility of imagery of the virtual environment and decreasing the visibility of imagery of the real environment. If an input of a second type is detected, the combined view is adjusted by decreasing the visibility of the imagery of the virtual environment and increasing the visibility of the imagery of the real environment.

Abstract: A process for preparing a catalyst material, includes the steps of: (a) providing a support material having surface hydroxyl (OH) groups, wherein the support material is ceria (CeO2), zirconia (ZrO2) or a combination of thereof; (b) reacting the support material having surface hydroxyl (OH) groups of step (a) with a precursor containing two transition metal atoms, each chosen independently from the group consisting of: W, Mo, Cr, Ta, Nb, V, Mn; (c) calcining the product obtained in step (b) in order to provide a catalyst material showing dual site surface species containing pairs of transition metal atoms derived from the precursor that are present in oxide form on the support material. Additionally, a catalyst material is obtained by the process set out above, and the catalyst material is used as an ammonia selective catalytic reduction (NH3-SCR) catalyst for nitrogen oxides (NOx) reduction.

Abstract: A tempered and coated steel sheet having a composition containing the following elements, expressed in percentage by weight: 0.17%?carbon?0.25%, 1.8%?manganese?2.3%, 0.5%?silicon?2.0%, 0.03%?aluminum?1.2%, sulphur?0.03%, phosphorus?0.03%, the remainder composition being composed of iron and unavoidable impurities caused by processing, the microstructure of said steel sheet containing in area fraction, 3 to 20% residual austenite, at least 15% of ferrite, 40 to 85% tempered bainite and a minimum of 5% of tempered martensite, wherein cumulated amounts of tempered martensite and residual austenite is between 10 and 30%. The composition may also contain one or more of the following elements chromium?0.4%, molybdenum?0.3%, niobium?0.04%, titanium?0.1%. Methods of manufacturing and use of the tempered and coated steel sheets are also described.

Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle having a device for reproducing sound and a vehicle center console. The vehicle includes a device for reproducing sound by loudspeakers, including a single enclosure being installed in the center console of the vehicle. The enclosure includes two opposite ends and, internally, a pair of loudspeakers. The two loudspeakers are arranged face to face or back to back at the two opposite ends of the enclosure. The device for reproducing sound is installed in the front median space between the driver seat and the front passenger seat, and the two front side walls of the passenger compartment do not include a sound reproduction element for the low-frequency spectrum.

Abstract: A roller jumping timepiece display mechanism, each display of which includes a roller and/or a combined roller including two rollers internal to each other, held in the rest position by first elastic return means, at least one display is movable in rotation controlled by the movement of at least one lever whose fall is controlled or prohibited by at least one cam driven by a movement, and at least one trigger or correction lever is arranged to bearingly cooperate simultaneously with two cams towards which it is returned by second elastic return means.

Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle having a device for reproducing sound and a vehicle center console. The vehicle includes a device for reproducing sound by loudspeakers, including a single enclosure being installed in the center console of the vehicle. The enclosure includes two opposite ends and, internally, a pair of loudspeakers. The two loudspeakers are arranged face to face or back to back at the two opposite ends of the enclosure. The device for reproducing sound is installed in the front median space between the driver seat and the front passenger seat, and the two front side walls of the passenger compartment do not include a sound reproduction element for the low-frequency spectrum.

Abstract: A process for preparing a catalyst material, includes: (a) providing a support material having surface hydroxyl (OH) groups, the support material is ceria (CeO2), zirconia (ZrO2) or a combination, and the support material contains between 0.3 and 2.0 mmol OH groups/g of the support material; (b) reacting the support material with at least one of: (b1) a compound containing at least one alkoxy or phenoxy group bound though its oxygen atom to a metal element from Group 5 (V, Nb, Ta) or Group 6 (Cr, Mo, W); (b2) a compound containing at least one hydrocarbon group bound though a carbon atom to a metal element from Group 5 or 6; (b3) a compound containing at least one hydrocarbon group bound though a carbon atom to a metal element which is copper (Cu); and (c) calcining the product obtained in step (b).

Abstract: A system and method using the system are disclosed which involve the displacement of loads in a storing area. The system comprises an automatically guided vehicle (AGV) for detecting and moving loads to store or to retrieve, and a set of rails elevated from the ground and supporting the loads. The AGV is configured to move under the rails. Computer vision or any other related detection system are provided to autonomously find the way for the AGV in combination with a control unit. The method computes AGV's path to retrieve or store a load, or alternative path to avoid obstacles, or remove itself from the path of another automatically guided vehicle.

Abstract: In one aspect, an electric vehicle comprises a plurality of battery modules, each of the battery modules having a respective coolant inlet, a coolant source, and a coolant inlet manifold configured to supply coolant from the coolant source to each of the plurality of coolant inlets in parallel. The manifold includes a coolant supply conduit, a plurality of branch conduits branching from the coolant supply conduit, and a plurality of flow restrictors. Each of the branch conduits is fluidically coupled to the coolant inlet of an associated respective one of the battery modules. Each of the flow restrictors restricts coolant flow to a respective subset of the branch conduits. In another aspect, the manifold includes a primary conduit, a plurality of secondary conduits branching from the primary conduit, and for each of the secondary conduits, a plurality of tertiary conduits branching from the secondary conduit.