Abstract: A magnetic-assisted suction cup mounting assembly and method for semi-permanently attaching to a ferrous material surface comprises a suction cup and at least one magnet spatially arranged with respect to the suction cup and providing additional fixturing of the suction cup to the ferrous material surface. One method for semi-permanently attaching the mounting assembly to the ferrous material surface comprises positioning a plurality of magnets in a raised position above a peripheral edge surface of a suction cup, positioning the suction cup on the ferrous material surface and drawing a vacuum between the suction cup and the ferrous material surface. Then repositioning the plurality of magnets to a lowered position in contact with the ferrous material surface.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing ceramic tape includes a step of directing a tape of partially-sintered ceramic into a furnace. The tape is partially-sintered such that grains of the ceramic are fused to one another yet the tape still includes at least 10% porosity by volume, where the porosity refers to volume of the tape unoccupied by the ceramic. The method further includes steps of conveying the tape through the furnace and further sintering the tape as the tape is conveyed through the furnace. The porosity of the tape decreases during the further sintering step.

Abstract: A solid-state electrolyte sheet includes scandia-stabilized zirconia grains and a thickness from 10 micrometers to 300 micrometers. In aspects, the solid-state electrolyte sheet exhibits an ionic conductivity at 850° C. of 9.5 S/cm or more. In aspects, the scandia-stabilized zirconia grains includes from 3 mol % to 11 mol % or from 3 mol % to 6 mol % scandia. In aspects, an average grain size can be from 0.1 micrometers to 2.5 micrometers. In aspects, a majority of pores can be a closed porosity. In aspects, the solid-state electrolyte sheet can be part of a solid oxide fuel cell and/or a solid oxide electrolyzer cell. Methods include casting a green tape comprising scandia-stabilized zirconia and firing the green tape to form the solid-state electrolyte sheet. In aspects, the firing can include heating at a maximum temperature of 1650° C. or less and/or heating at temperatures of 600° C. or more for 90 minutes or less.

Abstract: A two-body wave energy converter (WEC) that utilizes components in the two bodies having variable geometry is described. The WEC includes a surface control body which includes a first variable geometry component, and a reaction control body, which includes a second variable geometry component. During operating, the two variable geometry components may be substantially inflated to enable the WEC to generate electrical energy using power-take off (PTO) components or substantially deflated to allow for load shedding or protection from intense elements.

Abstract: A control method and associated system provide for thermal management of cables within a structure of a wind turbine. An airflow is established through the structure, the airflow moving along and around the cables within the structure to remove heat generated in the cables via heat transfer from a core of the cables through a surrounding insulation layer of the cables. Ambient temperature and a volumetric flow rate of the airflow adjacent the cables is measure. Based on the flow rate and the ambient temperature, a threshold current capacity limit for the cables is determined and used as a control factor for increasing power production of the wind turbine within thermal limits of the cables.

Abstract: A method includes impregnating a region of a glass sheet with a filler material in a liquid state. The glass sheet includes a plurality of glass soot particles. The filler material is solidified subsequent to the impregnating step to form a glass/filler composite region of the glass sheet.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are integrated current sensors and methods for sensing and measuring current consumption of electronic devices. The electronic device can comprise: a plurality of layers within a power delivery network of the device, each tile comprising circuitry for performing one or more functions; a plurality of probes, each probe having a pair of inputs connected to portions of one or more layers having a voltage drop, wherein each probe is configured to convert a respective differential voltage to a representative current passing through the one or more layers; a capacitor that is configured to integrate the respective currents passing through the one or more layers to an integrated voltage; and a converter that is configured to generate a measure of current consumed by the device based on the integrated voltage.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for software deployment pipeline evaluation using a presence of designated functions. One method comprises obtaining information characterizing a set of designated functions; determining one or more of: (i) whether at least one stage of a given software deployment pipeline comprises one or more of the designated functions in the set and (ii) whether an execution of one or more of the designated functions in the at least one stage of the given software deployment pipeline succeeded; and initiating one or more automated actions based at least in part on at least one result of the determining. The designated functions may be specified for different technology types. Job logs associated with the at least one stage of the given software deployment pipeline may be searched for commands that execute one or more of the designated functions.

Abstract: A two-body wave energy converter (WEC) that utilizes components in the two bodies having variable geometry is described. The WEC includes a surface control body which includes a first variable geometry component, and a reaction control body, which includes a second variable geometry component. During operating, the two variable geometry components may be substantially inflated to enable the WEC to generate electrical energy using power-take off (PTO) components or substantially deflated to allow for load shedding or protection from intense elements.

Abstract: A composite ceramic including: a lithium garnet major phase; and a grain growth inhibitor minor phase, as defined herein. Also disclosed is a method of making composite ceramic, pellets and tapes thereof, a solid electrolyte, and an electrochemical device including the solid electrolyte, as defined herein.

Abstract: A storage element for a computing device (304) includes a device sleeve (302) configured to receive a computing device. The device sleeve (302) includes an accessory slot (312) configured to receive a computing accessory (306). When the computing device (304) is inserted into the device sleeve (302), the accessory (306) is automatically inserted into the accessory slot (312). When the computing device (304) is removed from the device sleeve (302), the computing device (304) grabs, by magnetic attraction force, the accessory (306) and pulls it out of the device sleeve (302).

Abstract: A method of manufacturing ceramic tape includes a step of directing a tape of partially-sintered ceramic into a furnace. The tape is partially-sintered such that grains of the ceramic are fused to one another yet the tape still includes at least 10% porosity by volume, where the porosity refers to volume of the tape unoccupied by the ceramic. The method further includes steps of conveying the tape through the furnace and further sintering the tape as the tape is conveyed through the furnace. The porosity of the tape decreases during the further sintering step.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing ceramic tape includes a step of directing a tape of partially-sintered ceramic into a furnace. The tape is partially-sintered such that grains of the ceramic are fused to one another yet the tape still includes at least 10% porosity by volume, where the porosity refers to volume of the tape unoccupied by the ceramic. The method further includes steps of conveying the tape through the furnace and further sintering the tape as the tape is conveyed through the furnace. The porosity of the tape decreases during the further sintering step.

Abstract: System and method for creating unit tests include: constructing a CFG representation for a computer program; utilizing the CFG to identify different potential execution paths and to identify different formulas corresponding to the different potential execution paths; parsing the source code to generate an abstract syntax tree; analyzing the computer program to determine whether it provides capability to set each of the associated variables in each formula by utilizing the abstract syntax tree; translating variables, fields, and expressions of the source code represented in each formula into decision variables; computing a solution to the list of pre-conditions from each formula to one of the potential solutions that specifies values for decision variables; selecting a formula, from the plurality of formulas, with a fewest number of associated variables; and creating a unit test, based on the data and the list of pre-conditions collected and solved.

Abstract: Lanthanides are recycled with microbes comprising a lanthanide-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase and an evo-HLn Methylorubrum extorquens AM1 hybrid sensor histidine kinase/response regulator comprising a Leu151His substitution relative to the wild-type.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing ceramic tape includes a step of directing a tape of partially-sintered ceramic into a furnace. The tape is partially-sintered such that grains of the ceramic are fused to one another yet the tape still includes at least 10% porosity by volume, where the porosity refers to volume of the tape unoccupied by the ceramic. The method further includes steps of conveying the tape through the furnace and further sintering the tape as the tape is conveyed through the furnace. The porosity of the tape decreases during the further sintering step.

Abstract: An improved method and system for providing an adjustable foot (155) for an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device may include a base (150), at least a foot (155) containing a portion being movable relative to the base between a first configuration and a second configuration, a magnetic element for moving said movable portion of the foot between the first configuration and the second configuration, and a display element (140) movably connected to the base, where the movement of the display element (140) from a first position to a second position causes the magnetic element to move the movable portion from the first configuration to the second configuration.

Abstract: A method of controlling opening resistance in an electronic device includes maintaining the electronic device in a closed state via a resistive force, wherein the resistive force is applied by at least one of: a hinge of the electronic device, and magnets of the electronic device. The method further includes using a sensor on an underside of the electronic device to detect a force applied to a first portion of the electronic device and determining that the force corresponds to a user initiating opening of the electronic device. In accordance with the determination, the method further includes reducing the resistive force to assist the user in opening the electronic device.

Abstract: A composite ceramic including: a lithium garnet major phase; and a grain growth inhibitor minor phase, as defined herein. Also disclosed is a method of making composite ceramic, pellets and tapes thereof, a solid electrolyte, and an electrochemical device including the solid electrolyte, as defined herein.

Abstract: A magnetic-assisted suction cup mounting assembly and method for semi-permanently attaching to a ferrous material surface comprises a suction cup and at least one magnet spatially arranged with respect to the suction cup and providing additional fixturing of the suction cup to the ferrous material surface. One method for semi-permanently attaching the mounting assembly to the ferrous material surface comprises positioning a plurality of magnets in a raised position above a peripheral edge surface of a suction cup, positioning the suction cup on the ferrous material surface and drawing a vacuum between the suction cup and the ferrous material surface. Then repositioning the plurality of magnets to a lowered position in contact with the ferrous material surface.