Abstract: A watertight solar canopy system and method is disclosed. The watertight solar canopy is a system of structurally integrated aluminum components and open channels running parallel and perpendicular to each other, between and below the solar panels, to create a watertight canopy for the entire solar PV surface. The solar canopy system comprises vertical rows of strapping channels, horizontal rows of panel troughs, mounts for array edges, caps and eaves mounts.

Abstract: An apparatus can be arranged and configured so that after a gas turbine is shut down due to a detected condition, a higher autoignition temperature fuel can be utilized to purge a fuel delivery system and facilitate a quicker restart of the turbine. Embodiments can utilize conduits, valves, and a control system for detection of a fault condition warranting a shut down, purging of a lower autoignition temperature fuel via venting and use of a higher autoignition temperature fuel for purging to facilitate subsequent restarting of the turbine. Embodiments can be configured so an inert gas purge is not needed for venting and purging of the fuel delivery system.

Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are detectable compounds including a triplet state quencher and the method of use thereof.

Abstract: An amusement ride includes at least one vehicle which is guided along a track, at least one passenger receptacle for accommodating a passenger being situated on the vehicle. A movement, position, and/or orientation of the passenger receptacle relative to the vehicle is changeable by means of at least one adjusting unit in at least one degree of freedom. A controller controls the adjusting unit. The controller is in signal communication with a memory in which movements to be performed, positions to be assumed, and/or orientations to be assumed during the ride of each passenger receptacle are stored directly or indirectly as memory content. The controller is designed to allow the positions, orientations, and/or movements to be assumed in sequence at a given point on the track during the ride. The amusement ride has means by which the passenger determines the memory content for the relevant passenger receptacle.

Abstract: A muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes a muffler housing having a peripheral wall elongated along a longitudinal housing axis. The muffler has an end wall on each axial end region of the peripheral wall and a muffler insert, surrounded by the peripheral wall and supported on the peripheral wall. A retaining wall extends substantially in the direction of the longitudinal housing axis and a first exhaust-gas routing pipe is positioned with a first end region engaging in an opening in the peripheral wall and is secured to the peripheral wall and retained with a second end region on the retaining wall. The first exhaust-gas routing pipe is retained in its second end region on the retaining wall by force closure or interlocking.

Abstract: Stage outputs of a respective cascade half stage of the high voltage cascade are connected to stage inputs of the respective next cascade half stage of the high voltage cascade. Diode circuits are arranged on first additional circuit boards, which are connected electrically and mechanically to a main board of the high voltage cascade. The first additional circuit boards are oriented orthogonally to the main board and follow on sequentially from one another corresponding to the electrical sequence of the cascade half stages. Capacitor circuits of the cascade half stages are arranged to the side next to the first additional circuit boards on the main board, are arranged corresponding to the electrical sequence of the cascade half stages, and alternate on sides of the first additional circuit boards.

Abstract: One or more example embodiments relates to an X-ray generator comprising a high-voltage transformer, the high-voltage transformer including a core; a primary winding module including the primary windings enclosing a core in a primary section in a shape of a coil; and a secondary winding module including secondary windings and a plastic section made from a plastic, the secondary windings enclosing the core in a secondary section in the shape of the coil, the plastic section at least one of enclosing or comprising the secondary windings, the plastic forming an electrical insulator, wherein the primary section and the secondary section have a common overlap area, and the high-voltage transformer is configured to at least one of generate a voltage of at least 70 kV with respect to ground or act as a unipolar high-voltage transformer to output a voltage of at least 70 kV.

Abstract: Disclosed is a metrology apparatus and method for measurement of a diffractive structure on a substrate. The metrology apparatus comprises a radiation source operable to provide first radiation for excitation of the diffractive structure such that high harmonic second radiation is generated from said diffractive structure and/or substrate; and a detection arrangement operable to detect said second radiation, at least a portion of which having been diffracted by said diffractive structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a metrology apparatus for measurement of a target formed on a substrate by a lithographic process and associated method. The metrology apparatus comprises a radiation source operable to provide first radiation; a configured solid high harmonic generation medium being configured to receive and be excited by said first radiation to generate high harmonic second radiation from an output surface of the configured solid high harmonic generation medium; and a detection arrangement operable to detect said second radiation, at least a portion of which having been scattered by said target. The configured solid high harmonic generation medium is configured to shape the beam of said second radiation and/or separate said first and second radiation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein, inter alia, are modified nucleotides and methods of using the same in nucleic acid sequencing reactions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an amusement ride (1), having a frame (10) that can be rotated about a vertical axis (Z), with at least one first seat row arrangement (20) with a linkage (30), at least one row of seats (40), each with at least one seat (41) for a passenger, and a lifting device (50), the at least one row of seats (40) being connected to the linkage (30) via a joint (45), the linkage (30) connecting the joint (45) to the frame (10), and the lifting device (50) being able to lift the row of seats (40) in the orientation of the vertical axis (Z).

Abstract: A wafer, electronic component and method are disclosed. In one example, the wafer comprises an array of a plurality of electronic components. The separation frame separating neighboured electronic components, wherein the separation frame comprises a laser penetration affecting structure configured for locally affecting laser penetration when subjecting the separation frame to laser processing during stealth dicing.

Abstract: A muffler for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes a muffler housing having a peripheral wall elongated along a longitudinal housing axis. The muffler has an end wall on each axial end region of the peripheral wall and a muffler insert, surrounded by the peripheral wall and supported on the peripheral wall. A retaining wall extends substantially in the direction of the longitudinal housing axis and a first exhaust-gas routing pipe is positioned with a first end region engaging in an opening in the peripheral wall and is secured to the peripheral wall and retained with a second end region on the retaining wall. The first exhaust-gas routing pipe is retained in its second end region on the retaining wall by force closure or interlocking.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a locking device (1) for a safety bar (8), comprising a fluid channel (10) having a magneto-rheological fluid (11), a movable locking element (40) and a magnet device (30), wherein the locking element (40) is coupled to the safety bar (8) and forces the fluid (11) through the fluid channel (10) when the safety bar (8) moves, wherein the fluid channel (10) has at least one channel portion (20), and wherein the magnet device (30) is arranged at least on opposing side walls (21) of the channel portion (20) in such a manner that the field lines (31) of the magnetic field of the magnet device (30) can pass through the channel portion (20). The present invention further relates to a passenger accommodation having a safety bar (8) and a locking device (1) and an amusement ride having a locking device (1) according to the invention.

Abstract: A process manufactures an exhaust gas treatment device including a tubular circumferential wall (14) elongated along a longitudinal axis (L) with two axial end areas, an exhaust gas treatment unit (52) arranged in the circumferential wall and a closing element (20, 38) connected to the circumferential wall at the two axial end areas. The exhaust gas treatment unit is held at the circumferential wall by a supporting material layer (54) enclosing the exhaust gas treatment unit and supporting same in relation to the circumferential wall. The process includes arranging a first of the two closing elements at one of the axial end areas of the circumferential wall, pushing the exhaust gas treatment unit enclosed by the supporting material layer into the circumferential wall from the other axial end area (18), and arranging a second of the closing elements at the other axial end area of the circumferential wall.

Abstract: Described herein are embodiments that relate to implementation of multi-stage gestures, using multi-stage gestures to control applications, and allowing, under certain conditions, invocation of an open operation (which would normally only open an application or bring an application to the fore) to cause a target application to terminate before being newly opened. A multi-stage gesture may be used to invoke different functions at respective gesture stages of a same input stroke. The functions may be different forms of application “closing”, such as backgrounding or suspending an application, terminating an application, and restarting an application. The restarting (including termination) of an application when the application is opened may be termed a “smart-restart”, which may involve interpreting from specific user activity that a user intends to restart an application.

Abstract: In an example implementation, a method of reducing inkjet aerosol in a fluid drop ejection system includes imaging fluid drops from an ejection event as the drops travel from an ejection nozzle toward a substrate, determining the momentum of each fluid drop from the imaging, comparing the momentum of each fluid drop with a threshold momentum, and determining that a fluid drop will become aerosol when its momentum does not exceed the threshold momentum.

Abstract: A spectacle lens has an object-side front surface and an eye-side rear surface and is made of a base material that includes an ultraviolet (UV) absorber, which functions as a band-stop filter for UV light. In a first variant, the band-stop filter has an upper cut-off wavelength between 325 nm and 360 with a transmittance of 2% for light which is incident on the front surface, transmitted through the spectacle lens, and emerges from the rear surface for each angle of incidence between 0° and 15°. Additionally or alternatively, in a second variant, the spectacle lens has an antireflective coating with a reflectance below 5% for UV light in a wavelength range between 280 nm and a threshold wavelength, which lies between 325 nm and 350 nm, and a reflectance of 5% at the threshold wavelength for each angle of incidence between 30° and 45°.

Abstract: In an example implementation, a method of reducing inkjet aerosol in a fluid drop ejection system includes imaging fluid drops from an ejection event as the drops travel from an ejection nozzle toward a substrate, determining the momentum of each fluid drop from the imaging, comparing the momentum of each fluid drop with a threshold momentum, and determining that a fluid drop will become aerosol when its momentum does not exceed the threshold momentum.

Abstract: The invention relates to a secondary bar securing device (3) of a safety bar (4) of an amusement ride, comprising: a primary securing device which keeps the safety bar (4) in an angular position that is adapted to the anatomy of the passenger during travel of the amusement ride, at least one first blocking element (21) and at least one second blocking element (22), wherein the at least one first blocking element (21) and the at least one second blocking element (22) are arranged at a distance (25) to each other, wherein, in the event of a malfunction of the primary securing device, the safety bar (4) can be moved in a tolerance opening angle, wherein the tolerance opening angle correlates to the distance (25) between the at least one first and the at least one second blocking element (21, 22), and, wherein, if the tolerance opening angle is exceeded, the at least one first blocking element (21) and the at least one second blocking element (22) block the safety bar (4).