Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for generating three-dimensional (3D) graphics. The technique includes matching a layout of a plurality of display surfaces within a 3D space to a plurality of mappings between the plurality of display surfaces and a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) regions. The technique also includes determining (i) a location of a graphical element within a first region included in the plurality of 2D regions and (ii) a mapping that is associated with the region and included in the plurality of mappings. The technique further includes converting the location into a set of spatial attributes associated with the plurality of display surfaces based on the mapping and causing the graphical element to be displayed in a display surface included in the plurality of display surfaces based on the set of spatial attributes.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for placing graphical elements on display surfaces. The technique includes generating a first visualization of a first display surface based on a first two-dimensional (2D) parameterization of the first display surface. The technique also includes receiving a first user input that specifies a first location within the first visualization and converting the first location into a second location within the first 2D parameterization. The technique further includes causing a first graphical element to be displayed at a third location on the first display surface based on the second location and displaying, within the first visualization, a first representation of the first graphical element at the first location.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is computer technology that provides adaptive mechanisms for learning concepts that are expressed by natural language sentences, and then applies this learning to appropriately classify new natural language sentences with the relevant concept that they express.

Abstract: A rotary positive displacement device comprises a housing having low and high pressure ports; first and second complementary members each having an outer surface, an axial surface and a shaft. The axial surfaces intermesh to form at least two chambers therebetween having a variable volume as each chamber orbits about a rotational axis of the first member. At least one repositionable gate comprising an aperture is selectively aligned with the high or low pressure ports to form at least one of an adjustable high pressure or low pressure opening. The high or low pressure opening extends between the first and second members and the corresponding high or low pressure port. A lower edge of the high pressure opening is positioned along an outer diameter of the outer surface of the second rotor and between the first rotor shaft and the second rotor shaft.

Abstract: Light weight fiber-reinforced polymeric structural building panels and methods; sized, configured for fabrication of non-portable wall structures permanently fixed to natural base. The panel main body, and studs, can be fabricated separately, then assembled to each other to complete panel fabrication. Methods for making the main body are hand lay-up, or pultrusion. Studs are typically pultruded, and subsequently prepared having consistent thickness, flat surface, across the width of the stud end wall which is to be mounted to the main body. Foam blocks are between inner and outer layers of the panel. Foam blocks can be prepared in block clusters before assembly to the main body. In the main body, a fibrous layer is between each pair of next adjacent foam blocks. Intercostals extend “y” and “z” dimensions transverse to the length of the main body. Studs can be mounted to the main body using adhesive, mechanical fasteners, or both.

Abstract: In a general aspect, a gate is formed for a quantum processor. In some implementations, an arbitrary program is received. The arbitrary program includes a first sequence of quantum logic gates, which includes a parametric XY gate. A native gate set is identified, which includes a set of quantum logic gates associated with a quantum processing unit. A second sequence of quantum logic gates corresponding to the parametric XY gate is identified, which includes a parametric quantum logic gate. Each of the quantum logic gates in the second sequence is selected from the native gate set. A native program is generated. The native program includes a third sequence of quantum logic gates. The third sequence of quantum logic gates corresponds to the first sequence of quantum logic gates and includes the second sequence of quantum logic gates. The native program is provided for execution by the quantum processing unit.

Abstract: A rotary positive displacement device comprises a housing having low and high pressure ports; first and second rotors each having a frusto-spherical outer surface, an axial surface, a shaft and a rotational axis. The axial surfaces comprise a teardrop surface and an involute surface together defining a lobe and a corresponding valley. High and low pressure openings each extend between the first and second rotors and the corresponding high and low pressure ports. The first and second rotors intermesh so that the at least two chambers are separated by the axial surfaces of the first and second rotors, each chamber having a variable volume as the first and second rotors rotate about their respective rotational axes. A lower edge of the high pressure opening is positioned along an outer diameter of the outer surface of the second rotor and between the second rotor shaft and the first rotor valley.

Abstract: A rotary positive displacement device comprises a housing having low and high pressure ports; first and second rotors each having a frusto-spherical outer surface, an axial surface, a shaft and a rotational axis. The axial surfaces comprise a teardrop surface and an involute surface together defining a lobe and a corresponding valley. High and low pressure openings each extend between the first and second rotors and the corresponding high and low pressure ports. The first and second rotors intermesh so that the at least two chambers are separated by the axial surfaces of the first and second rotors, each chamber having a variable volume as the first and second rotors rotate about their respective rotational axes. A lower edge of the high pressure opening is positioned along an outer diameter of the outer surface of the second rotor and between the second rotor shaft and the first rotor valley.

Abstract: Devices and/or computer-implemented methods to facilitate a programmable and/or reprogrammable quantum circuit are provided. According to an embodiment, a device can comprise a superconducting coupler device having a superconducting fuse device that is used to alter the coupling of a first quantum computing element and a second quantum computing element.

Abstract: In a general aspect, a quantum processor has a modular architecture. In some aspects, a modular quantum processor includes first and second quantum processor chips and a cap structure. The first quantum processor chip is supported on a substrate layer and includes a first plurality of qubit devices. The second quantum processor chip is supported on the substrate layer and includes a second plurality of qubit devices. The cap structure is supported on the first and second quantum processor chips and includes a coupler device that provides coupling between at least one of the first plurality of qubit devices with at least one of the second plurality of qubit devices. In some instances, the coupler device is an active coupler device that is configured to selectively couple at least one of the first plurality of qubit devices with at least one of the second plurality of qubit devices.

Abstract: An integrated circuit design is partitioned into a plurality of cells and a plurality of images of a stitched chip design are generated based on the plurality of cells. At least one of the images is wrapped with a chrome border and a blading outline to generate a mask design. Design information is extracted from the mask design and the stitched chip design. A scanner job file for fabricating the integrated circuit design is generated based on the extracted design information and the fabrication of an integrated circuit using the scanner job file is facilitated.

Abstract: An engine friction monitor uses commanded torque and measured torque to provide a prognostic feature to identify failure modes of an engine that causes the engine from delivering the commanded torque.

Abstract: Artificial intelligence methods and systems for triggering the generation of narratives are disclosed. Specific embodiments relate to real-time evaluation and automated generation of narrative stories based on received data. For example, data can be tested against data representative of a plurality of story angles to determine whether a narrative story incorporating one or more such story angles is to be automatically generated.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is computer technology that applies natural language processing (NLP) techniques to training data to generate information used to train a natural language generation (NLG) system to produce output that stylistically resembles the training data. In this fashion, the NLG system can be readily trained with training data supplied by a user so that the NLG system is adapted to produce output that stylistically resembles such training data. In an example, an NLP system detects a plurality of linguistic features in the training data. These detected linguistic features are then aggregated into a specification data structure that is arranged for training the NLG system to produce natural language output that stylistically resembles the training data. Parameters in the specification data structure can be linked to objects in an ontology used by the NLG system to facilitate the training of the NLG system based on the detected linguistic features.

Abstract: One or more devices and/or methods provided herein relate to a method for fabricating a filtering electronic device having a co-integrated impedance modification element and signal transmission line. An electronic structure can comprise a circuit board, and a first plate and a second plate retaining the circuit board therebetween, wherein the first plate and the second plate each have a cryogenic thermal contraction rate that is lower than a cryogenic thermal contraction rate of the circuit board. In one or more embodiments, a silicon chip can be physically coupled to the circuit board by a plurality of solder bumps and disposed between the first plate and the second plate.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for integrating NLG-based natural language narrative story generation with story sharing. A processor can (1) generate a plurality of natural language narrative stories based on a plurality of semantic source models for the natural language narrative stories, (2) analyze the semantic source models to determine a plurality of users to whom the natural language narrative stories that are generated from the analyzed semantic source models are to be shared, and (3) share the generated natural language narrative stories with their determined users. In this fashion, stories can be posted to user-customized newsfeeds in a manner that can more reliably capture stories that are of interest to the users.

Abstract: In a general aspect, a quantum computing method is described. In some aspects, a control system in a quantum computing system assigns subsets of qubit devices in a quantum processor to respective cores. The control system identifies boundary qubit devices residing between the cores in the quantum processor and generates control sequences for each respective core. A signal delivery system in communication with the control system and the quantum processor receives control signals to execute the control sequences, and the control signals are applied to the respective cores in the quantum processor.

Abstract: In a general aspect, a gate is formed for a quantum processor. In some implementations, an arbitrary program is received. The arbitrary program includes a first sequence of quantum logic gates, which includes a parametric XY gate. A native gate set is identified, which includes a set of quantum logic gates associated with a quantum processing unit. A second sequence of quantum logic gates corresponding to the parametric XY gate is identified, which includes a parametric quantum logic gate. Each of the quantum logic gates in the second sequence is selected from the native gate set. A native program is generated. The native program includes a third sequence of quantum logic gates. The third sequence of quantum logic gates corresponds to the first sequence of quantum logic gates and includes the second sequence of quantum logic gates. The native program is provided for execution by the quantum processing unit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an NLP system that is able to extract meaning from a natural language message using improved parsing techniques. Such an NLP system can be used in concert with an NLG system to interactively interpret messages and generate response messages in an interactive conversational stream. The parsing can include (1) named entity recognition that contextualizes the meanings of words in a message with reference to a knowledge base of named entities understood by the NLP and NLG systems, (2) syntactically parsing the message to determine a grammatical hierarchy for the named entities within the message, (3) reduction of recognized named entities into aggregations of named entities using the determined grammatical hierarchy and reduction rules to further clarify the message's meaning, and (4) mapping the reduced aggregation of named entities to an intent or meaning, wherein this intent/meaning can be used as control instructions for an NLG process.

Abstract: Light weight fiber-reinforced polymeric structural building panels and methods; sized, configured for fabrication of non-portable wall structures permanently fixed to natural base. The panel main body, and studs, can be fabricated separately, then assembled to each other to complete panel fabrication. Methods for making the main body are hand lay-up, or pultrusion. Studs are typically pultruded, and subsequently prepared having consistent thickness, flat surface, across the width of the stud end wall which is to be mounted to the main body. Foam blocks are between inner and outer layers of the panel. Foam blocks can be prepared in block clusters before assembly to the main body. In the main body, a fibrous layer is between each pair of next adjacent foam blocks. Intercostals extend “y” and “z” dimensions transverse to the length of the main body. Studs can be mounted to the main body using adhesive, mechanical fasteners, or both.