Abstract: Wellbore synthesis techniques are disclosed suitable for use in geothermal applications. Embodiments are provided where open hole drilled wellbores are sealed while drilling in sequenced operations with utilization of phase change materials to form an impervious layer at the wellbore/formation interface in high temperature applications. The techniques may be chemical, thermal, mechanical, biological and are fully intended to irreversibly damage the formation in terms of the permeability thereof. With the permeability negated, the wellbore may be used to create a closed loop surface to surface geothermal well operable in the absence of well casing for heat transfer surfaces for maximizing thermal transfer to a circulating working fluid. Formulations for the working and drilling fluids are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for 3D printing a construction using a printing unit includes obtaining a precursor printing material, the precursor printing material including a binder, water, and sand; forming a flow of the precursor printing material towards the printing unit using a material pump; adding downstream of the material pump an amount of a first additive to the precursor printing material; optionally adding one or more additional additives; mixing the precursor printing material, the first additive and the optional one or more additional additives to form the printing material; and extruding the printing material via the printing head.

Abstract: A method for drilling a geothermal well in a subterranean zone includes drilling, with a drill string, a wellbore of the geothermal well in the subterranean zone. An inherent temperature of the rock adjacent a rock face at a downhole end of the wellbore is at least 250 degrees Celsius. While drilling, a drilling fluid is flowed at a temperature at the rock face such that a difference between the inherent temperature of the rock adjacent the rock face and the temperature of the drilling fluid at the rock face is at least 100 degrees Celsius.

Abstract: Wellbore synthesis techniques are disclosed suitable for use in geothermal applications. Embodiments are provided where open hole drilled wellbores are sealed while drilling in sequenced operations with utilization of phase change materials to form an impervious layer at the wellbore/formation interface in high temperature applications. The techniques may be chemical, thermal, mechanical, biological and are fully intended to irreversibly damage the formation in terms of the permeability thereof. With the permeability negated, the wellbore may be used to create a closed loop surface to surface geothermal well operable in the absence of well casing for heat transfer surfaces for maximizing thermal transfer to a circulating working fluid. Formulations for the working and drilling fluids are disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides populations of genetically modified hepatocytes and/or hepatocyte progenitors and methods of producing the same. Methods of using said populations of genetically modified hepatocytes and/or progenitors, such as, but not limited to, treating a subject or a plurality of subjects for a condition or a plurality of conditions, are also provided. In some instances, genetically modified hepatocytes and/or hepatocyte progenitors of the population are hypoimmunogenic and the methods include methods of generating hypoimmunogenic hepatocytes and/or progenitors thereof. Non-human mammals containing engrafted populations of genetically modified hepatocytes and/or hepatocyte progenitors are also provided. Useful kits, systems, reagents, cells, and cell therapy doses are also provided.

Abstract: A method includes circulating a heat transfer working fluid in a closed loop between a geothermal well residing in a subterranean zone and at least one of a heat exchanger or a turbine. The well is substantially sealed to limit fluid loss of the working fluid into the subterranean zone. While circulating the working fluid, at least one of a viscosity of the working fluid or a pressure differential between the working fluid and the subterranean zone is controlled in relation to a flow of fluid between the subterranean zone and the well.

Abstract: Provided are isolated expanded human hepatocytes and methods of producing isolated expanded human hepatocytes. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise introducing human hepatocytes into the liver of a non-human in vivo bioreactor, expanding the human hepatocytes in the liver of the non-human in vivo bioreactor, and collecting hepatocytes from the liver of the non-human in vivo bioreactor. The collected hepatocytes comprise a xenomixture of expanded human hepatocytes and non-human in vivo bioreactor cells, including hepatocytes endogenous to the in vivo bioreactor. Such methods may further comprise subjecting the xenomixture to centrifugal elutriation under conditions sufficient to produce an elutriation fraction enriched for the expanded human hepatocytes, and/or removing non-human in vivo bioreactor cells from the elutriation fraction via a negative selection process. Also provided are isolated expanded human hepatocytes produced according to such methods.

Abstract: A system is provided that includes a first network interface for a first network type and a second network interface for a second network type that is different from the first network type. The system also includes at least one processor configured to cause the system to perform operations. The operations may include obtaining, from the first network interface, audio from a communication session with a remote device established over the first network and obtaining an indication of a communication device available to participate in the communication session and direct audio obtained from the communication session to a remote transcription system. The operations may also include directing the audio to the second network interface for transmission to the communication device, obtaining transcript data from the remote transcription system based on the audio, and directing the transcript data to the second network interface for transmission to the communication device.

Abstract: A method for charge-induced functionalized nanofluid heat transfer includes preparing a nanofluid so that a first type of nanoparticles in the nanofluid have a surface charge with a first polarity, and attracting the first type of nanoparticles in the nanofluid to one of a heat sink or a heat source by applying a first voltage to the one of the heat sink or the heat source, the first voltage having a second polarity opposite to the first polarity. A system, for charge-induced functionalized nanofluid heat transfer is also provided.

Abstract: A shore power alert system for an over-the-road (OTR) vehicle. The OTR vehicle has a cab, a cargo area, and parking brake system with a parking brake and a compressed air source. The OTR vehicle is coupled to a shore power connection. The shore power connection alert system has a first solenoid valve, a compressed air inlet line, a compressed air outlet line, and a transmission unit. The first solenoid valve has a fluid output line and a fluid input line. The compressed air inlet line is fluidly coupled to the compressed air source. The compressed air outlet line is fluidly coupled to the parking brake.

Abstract: A method for drilling a geothermal well in a subterranean zone includes drilling, with a drill string, a wellbore of the geothermal well in the subterranean zone. An inherent temperature of the rock adjacent a rock face at a downhole end of the wellbore is at least 250 degrees Celsius. While drilling, a drilling fluid is flowed at a temperature at the rock face such that a difference between the inherent temperature of the rock adjacent the rock face and the temperature of the drilling fluid at the rock face is at least 100 degrees Celsius.

Abstract: A traffic light assembly and method for controlling a set of heating elements for the traffic light assembly. A traffic signal with a lens and a visor, the visor having an inner surface and extending from the lens. A sensor mounted to the traffic signal and in direct communication with an environment surrounding the traffic light assembly. A control module located within the traffic signal, the control module comprising a controller for implementing a primary loop that continuously checks environmental conditions via the sensor to determine if a predetermined condition is met.

Abstract: A system for to monitor image input of a computing device having a control circuit with a programmable processor, and configured to receive images and to output the images to an image output device coupled to the computing device. The computing device can be configured to monitor the received images via the processor of the computing device being programmed using a Machine Learning Image Classification (MLIC) algorithm configured to determine a score of at least one received image within a predetermined criteria for classifying said at least one received image as a restricted subject image. Based on determination of the score, a modify or non-modify command is generated; and wherein in response to said at least one received image being scored by said processor within the modify criteria, the processor is programmed to generate a command to output the modified image.

Abstract: A traffic light assembly and method for controlling a set of heating elements for the traffic light assembly. A traffic signal with a lens and a visor, the visor having an inner surface and extending from the lens. A sensor mounted to the traffic signal and in direct communication with an environment surrounding the traffic light assembly. A control module located within the traffic signal, the control module comprising a controller for implementing a primary loop that continuously checks environmental conditions via the sensor to determine if a predetermined condition is met.

Abstract: A system for to monitor image input of a computing device having a control circuit with a programmable processor, and configured to receive images and to output the images to an image output device coupled to the computing device. The computing device can be configured to monitor the received images via the processor of the computing device being programmed using a Machine Learning Image Classification (MLIC) algorithm configured to determine a score of at least one received image within a predetermined criteria for classifying said at least one received image as a restricted subject image. Based on determination of the score, a modify or non-modify command is generated; and wherein in response to said at least one received image being scored by said processor within the modify criteria, the processor is programmed to generate a command to output the modified image.

Abstract: According to one or more aspects of the present disclosure, operations related to selecting a transcription generation technique may be disclosed. In some embodiments, the operations may include obtaining multiple user ratings that each correspond to a different one of multiple transcriptions. Each transcription may be obtained using a first transcription generation technique and may correspond to a different one of multiple communication sessions. The operations may further include selecting, for a subsequent communication session that occurs after the multiple communication sessions, a second transcription generation technique based on the user ratings. In addition, the operations may include providing the subsequent transcription to a device during the subsequent communication session.

Abstract: A system is provided that includes a first network interface for a first network type and a second network interface for a second network type that is different from the first network type. The system also includes at least one processor configured to cause the system to perform operations. The operations may include obtaining, from the first network interface, audio from a communication session with a remote device established over the first network and obtaining an indication of a communication device available to participate in the communication session and direct audio obtained from the communication session to a remote transcription system. The operations may also include directing the audio to the second network interface for transmission to the communication device, obtaining transcript data from the remote transcription system based on the audio, and directing the transcript data to the second network interface for transmission to the communication device.

Abstract: A method may include obtaining audio data originating at a first device during a communication session between the first device and a second device and providing the audio data to a first speech recognition system to generate a first transcript based on the audio data and directing the first transcript to the second device. The method may also include in response to obtaining a quality indication regarding a quality of the first transcript, multiplexing the audio data to provide the audio data to a second speech recognition system to generate a second transcript based on the audio data while continuing to provide the audio data to the first speech recognition system and direct the first transcript to the second device, and in response to obtaining a transfer indication that occurs after multiplexing of the audio data, directing the second transcript to the second device instead of the first transcript.

Abstract: A method for drilling a geothermal well in a subterranean zone includes drilling, with a drill string, a wellbore of the geothermal well in the subterranean zone. An inherent temperature of the rock adjacent a rock face at a downhole end of the wellbore is at least 250° C. While drilling, a drilling fluid is flowed at a temperature at the rock face such that a difference between the inherent temperature of the rock adjacent the rock face and the temperature of the drilling fluid at the rock face is at least 100° C.

Abstract: A system is provided that includes a first network interface for a first network type and a second network interface for a second network type that is different from the first network type. The system also includes at least one processor configured to cause the system to perform operations. The operations may include obtaining, from the first network interface, audio from a communication session with a remote device established over the first network and obtaining an indication of a communication device available to participate in the communication session and direct audio obtained from the communication session to a remote transcription system. The operations may also include directing the audio to the second network interface for transmission to the communication device, obtaining transcript data from the remote transcription system based on the audio, and directing the transcript data to the second network interface for transmission to the communication device.