Abstract: A method of producing bismuth oxyhalide quantum dots without heat. The method is a one-pot method that includes synthesizing bismuth oxyhalide quantum dots at room temperature. The method results in quantum dots preferably having bismuth and halide in a molar ratio of 1:1. Further, the bismuth oxyhalide quantum dots produced demonstrate excellent photocatalytic activity in the visible light spectrum and possess improved surface characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are microelectronic assemblies and related devices and methods. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a glass layer having a surface, the glass layer including conductive through-glass vias (TGVs); and a substrate layer on the surface of the glass layer, the substrate layer including a dielectric material, wherein the dielectric material includes an epoxy having thermal isomeric linkages, non-thermal isomeric linkages, and non-thermal isomeric epoxy monomers, and the thermal isomeric linkages including a cis-dibenzocyclooctane (DBCO) moiety or a tetra derivative DBCO moiety. In some embodiments, the dielectric material includes an epoxy having thermal isomeric epoxy monomers including a cis-DBCO moiety or a tetra derivative DBCO moiety, non-thermal isomeric epoxy monomers, and non-thermal isomeric linkages.

Abstract: Various techniques for edge stress reduction in glass cores and related devices and methods are disclosed. In one example, a microelectronic assembly includes a glass core having a bottom surface, a top surface opposite the bottom surface, and one or more sidewalls extending between the bottom surface and the top surface, and further includes a panel of an organic material, wherein the glass core is embedded within the panel. In another example, a microelectronic assembly includes a glass core as in the first example, where an angle between a portion of an individual sidewall and one of the bottom surface or the top surface is greater than 90 degrees. In yet another example, a microelectronic assembly includes a glass core as in the first example, and further includes a pattern of a material on one of the one or more sidewalls.

Abstract: Microelectronic assemblies with glass cores that have undergone localized thermal healing and/or localized doping in regions adjacent to glass surface are disclosed. In one example, a microelectronic assembly includes a glass core having a first face, an opposing second face, a sidewall extending between the first face and the second face, a surface region, and a bulk region, where the surface region is a portion of the glass core that starts at a surface of the first face, the second face, or the sidewall and extends from the surface into the glass core by a total depth of up to about 50 micron, the bulk region is a portion of the glass core further away from the surface than the surface region, and a density of the surface region is higher than a density of the bulk region, e.g., at least about 5% higher or at least about 7.5% higher.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include an apparatus with a glass core and a via. In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a layer, where the layer is a solid layer of glass. An opening is provided through the layer, and a via is in the opening. The via comprises a first material, where the first material comprises at least one metallic element, and a second material, where the second material comprises carbon.

Abstract: A communication device, method and computer program product enable transceivers to communicate via antennas supported by a configurable housing assembly. First and second housing portions are connected at respective proximal sides for relative movement between an open position and a closed position about a lateral axis. First and second antenna elements of a first antenna array each have an elongated shape and are configured to communicate in radio frequency (RF) communication band(s). The first and the second antenna elements are supported respectively by the first and the second housing portions. The first antenna element is proximate to and substantially aligned in parallel with the second antenna element when the housing assembly is in the closed position and separated when the housing assembly is in the open position. A first antenna feed/source network eliminates array cancellations between the first and the second antenna elements when the housing assembly is in the closed position.

Abstract: A method of designing an orthopedic implant comprising: (a) iteratively evaluating possible shapes of a dynamic orthopedic implant using actual anatomical shape considerations and kinematic shape considerations; and, (b) selecting a dynamic orthopedic implant shape from one of the possible shapes, where the dynamic orthopedic implant shape selected satisfies predetermined kinematic and anatomical constraints.

Abstract: A process for upgrading a hydrocarbon-based composition includes combining a heated water stream, a hydrogen stream, and a hydrocarbon-based composition in a mixing device to create a combined feed stream. The combined feed stream is introduced into a supercritical water hydrogenation reactor operating at a temperature greater than a critical temperature of water and a pressure greater than a critical pressure of water. The combined feed stream is at least partially converted to an upgraded product stream, and the upgraded product stream is introduced to a gas/oil/water separator where the upgraded product stream is separated to produce a gas fraction, a liquid oil fraction, and a water fraction. The liquid oil fraction is introduced to a mild hydrotreating unit to produce a hydrotreated product.

Abstract: A process for upgrading a hydrocarbon-based composition includes combining a heated water stream and a pressurized, heated hydrocarbon-based composition in a mixing device to create a combined feed stream. The combined feed stream is introduced into a supercritical water reactor operating at a temperature greater than a critical temperature of water and a pressure greater than a critical pressure of water. The combined feed stream is at least partially converted to an upgraded product. At least one catalyst lobular structure is present in the supercritical water reactor.

Abstract: A method of designing an orthopedic implant comprising: (a) iteratively evaluating possible shapes of a dynamic orthopedic implant using actual anatomical shape considerations and kinematic shape considerations; and, (b) selecting a dynamic orthopedic implant shape from one of the possible shapes, where the dynamic orthopedic implant shape selected satisfies predetermined kinematic and anatomical constraints.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a patient-specific buttress for securing fractured bone of a patient, the method comprising applying a buttress to a tangible model of a patient anatomy representing a fractured bone to at least one of verify a fit of the buttress to the fractured bone and deform the buttress to confirm a fit of the buttress to the fractured bone, the tangible model comprising an intended realignment of at least two bone fragments of the fractured bone to be achieved when the buttress is secured to the fractured bone.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a method of growing crystals on a QCM sensor may include treating a crystal growth surface of the QCM sensor with a coupling agent, applying a cation stream to the crystal growth surface of the QCM sensor, and applying an anion stream to the crystal growth surface of the QCM sensor. The crystals forming a crystal layer may have an average thickness greater than 5 nanometers. According to one or more embodiments, a QCM sensor may include a crystal layer on a crystal growth surface of the QCM sensor, where the crystal layer is formed by a process including treating the crystal growth surface of the QCM sensor with a coupling agent, applying a cation stream to the crystal growth surface of the QCM sensor, and applying an anion stream to the crystal growth surface of the QCM sensor.

Abstract: A method of producing bismuth oxyhalide quantum dots without heat. The method is a one-pot method that includes synthesizing bismuth oxyhalide quantum dots at room temperature. The method results in quantum dots preferably having bismuth and halide in a molar ratio of 1:1. Further, the bismuth oxyhalide quantum dots produced demonstrate excellent photocatalytic activity in the visible light spectrum and possess improved surface characteristics.

Abstract: A method of processing a hydrocarbon feed may comprise fractionating the hydrocarbon feed into a light stream, a medium-light stream, a medium-heavy stream, and a heavy stream; passing the light stream to a steam cracking unit to produce a cracked light stream; passing the medium-heavy stream to a hydrocracker to produce a hydrocracked medium-heavy stream; passing the heavy stream to a delayed coker to produce a cracked heavy stream; and passing the cracked light stream, the medium-light stream, the hydrocracked medium-heavy stream, and the cracked heavy stream to a catalytic reformer to produce an aromatics stream. In some embodiments, the method may further comprise alkylating the cracked light stream. In further embodiments, various recycle streams may be utilized.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for predicting glycemic events in a patient induced as a result of physical activity. In certain aspects, a method includes monitoring a plurality of analytes of the patient continuously during a time period to obtain analyte signals, the plurality of analytes including at least glucose and lactate. The method further includes processing the analyte data from the time period to determine signal-to-noise ratios of the analyte signal. The method then compares the signal-to-noise ratios to each other to determine if a sensor in the continuous analyte monitoring system is non-responsive. In alternative embodiments, a reference signal is obtained and a reference signal-to-noise ratio is compared to the analyte signal-to-noise ratio to determine if a sensor in the continuous analyte monitoring system is non-responsive.

Abstract: A method of constructing a patient-specific orthopedic implant comprising: (a) comparing a patient-specific abnormal bone model, derived from an actual anatomy of a patient's abnormal bone, with a reconstructed patient-specific bone model, also derived from the anatomy of the patient's bone, where the reconstructed patient-specific bone model reflects a normalized anatomy of the patient's bone, and where the patient-specific abnormal bone model reflects an actual anatomy of the patient's bone including at least one of a partial bone, a deformed bone, and a shattered bone, wherein the patient-specific abnormal bone model comprises at least one of a patient-specific abnormal point cloud and a patient-specific abnormal bone surface model, and wherein the reconstructed patient-specific bone model comprises at least one of a reconstructed patient-specific point cloud and a reconstructed patient-specific bone surface model; (b) optimizing one or more parameters for a patient-specific orthopedic implant to be mounte

Abstract: A gas product may be formed from a hydrocarbon feed by a method that may comprise introducing water to a reactor, wherein the reactor comprises a lobular catalyst, introducing the hydrocarbon feed to the reactor, and contacting the hydrocarbon feed, the water, and the lobular catalyst within the reactor, such that at least a portion of the hydrocarbon feed is reacted to form a gas product. The water in the reactor may be at a temperature and pressure such that the water is a supercritical fluid. At least 20 wt. % of the hydrocarbon feed may be converted to the gas product in the reactor.

Abstract: A method of producing bismuth oxyhalide quantum dots without heat. The method is a one-pot method that includes synthesizing bismuth oxyhalide quantum dots at room temperature. The method results in quantum dots preferably having bismuth and halide in a molar ratio of 1:1. Further, the bismuth oxyhalide quantum dots produced demonstrate excellent photocatalytic activity in the visible light spectrum and possess improved surface characteristics.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a multi-analyte sensor system. The system includes a first sensor with a first enzyme for a first analyte, a second sensor with a second enzyme for a second analyte different from the first analyte, a potentiostat, a memory, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The potentiostat applies a first voltage to the first sensor to cause a first current to flow through the first sensor and applies a second voltage to the second sensor to cause a second current to flow through the second sensor. The processor determines, based on the first current, a level of the first analyte and determines, based on the second current, a level of the second analyte.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a multi-analyte sensor system that detects wear location. The system includes a first sensor, a second sensor, a memory, and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory. The first sensor produces a first signal stream indicating a level of a first analyte, and the second sensor produces first physiological data. The processor determines, based on the first signal stream and the first physiological data, a wear location of the first sensor and makes an adjustment related to at least one of the first sensor or the first signal stream based on the wear location of the first sensor.