Abstract: There is presented an apparatus for generating a quantum cryptographic key by outputting an EM pulse/a set of EM pulses to a further apparatus. One or more electromagnetic pulse sources are for outputting at least a first set of one or more EM pulses and a second set of one or more EM pulses. A random phase relationship exists between a first EM pulse and a second EM pulse. An optical element (BS3) receives the first EM pulse and the second EM pulse and is configured to interfere the first EM pulse with the second EM pulse and output an interfered EM pulse along an output path. Further optical elements BS4 and BS5 are used to split off a portion of the output pulses for measuring the properties of the interfered EM pulses. In one example, at least one EM attenuator is configured to attenuate the said received EM pulse such that the attenuated EM pulse comprises an average of up to one photon. The attenuated pulse is output towards a further apparatus, for generating the quantum cryptographic key.

Abstract: A system and method determine (a) thermal characteristics of an energy storage apparatus that supplies electric current to one or more vehicular loads for powering the one or more vehicular loads and/or (b) electrical characteristics of the energy storage apparatus or the one or more vehicular loads. The system and method determine whether operation of the energy storage apparatus indicates that the energy storage apparatus is unexpectedly heating or unexpectedly cooling and identifying a fault in the energy storage apparatus responsive to determining that the energy storage apparatus is unexpectedly heating or unexpectedly cooling.

Abstract: Self-tuning clusters for resilient microservices, including: receiving, by a services orchestrator within a cloud-computing environment and from a plurality of cloud computing instances, respective latency measurements corresponding to respective control plane operations directed to a shared resource of the plurality of cloud computing instances; determining, based on a current timeout value and on the respective latency measurements from the plurality of cloud computing instances, an updated timeout value for the shared resource; and providing, to each of the plurality of cloud computing instances, the updated timeout value for the shared resource.

Abstract: A method includes displaying, via a display device, first content with respect to which a first plurality of editing operations have been performed. The method further includes while displaying the first content, detecting, on the touch-sensitive surface, a first multi-finger gesture. The method further includes in response to detecting the first multi-finger gesture: in accordance with a determination that the first multi-finger gesture includes more than a first predetermined amount of movement in a first direction, undoing one of the first plurality of editing operations; and in accordance with a determination that the first multi-finger gesture includes more than a first predetermined amount of movement in a second direction that is different from the first direction, redoing one of the first plurality of editing operations.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, a method is performed at a device with one or more processors, non-transitory memory, and a touch-sensitive display. The method includes displaying, on the touch-sensitive display, a text region that includes a first portion of text and a second portion of text. The method includes detecting, on the touch-sensitive display, an input within the text region. The method includes, in response to detecting the input within the text region, moving the first portion of text relative to the second portion of text to display a non-text region between the first portion of text and the second portion of text that does not include any text and converting at least a portion of the non-text region into a drawing panel provided to receive drawing input via the touch-sensitive display and display a corresponding graphic in response to receiving the drawing input.

Abstract: Provided is a tissue staining composition containing carbon particles having a mean particle diameter less than 0.3 ?m in diameter (optionally less than 0.2 ?m in diameter) together with one or more agents that maintain the carbon particles in suspension (for example, an anti-settling agent and/or surfactant). In certain circumstances, the anti-settling agent may also have mucoadhesive properties. The tissue staining composition is visually dark and does not disperse rapidly when introduced into regions of tissue of interest making it ideal for marking the regions that can be visualized clearly and over prolonged periods of time via, for example, direct visualization, endoscopic or laparoscopic inspection. The invention also provides methods of making and using the tissue staining composition for marking regions of tissue of interest, for example, gastrointestinal tissue, as well as other tissues.

Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a system comprising a portable device executing a mobile application; and a rack controller without a display unit, the rack controller comprising a base unit. The base unit includes a processor configured to execute software that directs the processor to interact with the mobile application to show information and receive user input associated with the rack controller and at least one of rack and patching equipment installed in one or more racks even if there is not a display unit coupled to the base unit. In additional embodiments, a rack controller is configured to determine whether each rack controller interface is connected to another rack controller as a function of a respective sense signal developed by the termination circuit associated with said rack controller interface. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method includes monitoring, by sensors, a drive path of a farming machine in an agricultural field, where the drive path includes multiple tracks each including a planting row, and detecting, based on data from the sensors, an end of drive path planting pattern, which includes multiple plants in at least a first one of the multiple tracks as a track extension, but no plants in at least a second one of the tracks. The method also includes, based on the detected end of drive path planting pattern, determining, by a computing device, location data of an edge of a previous drive path and generating alignment guidance data for the farming machine based on a current location of the farming machine and the location data of the edge of the previous drive path. The method further includes outputting, at the farming machine, the alignment guidance data.

Abstract: A cooling manifold assembly configured to deliver cutting fluid includes a manifold body with a coupling for fastening the manifold body to a non-movable portion of a device configured to hold and rotate a workpiece around a central rotational axis of a guide bushing or collet of the device, where the manifold body surrounds at least a portion of the central rotational axis. A first inlet is fluidly coupled to a first channel defined in the manifold body, and a plurality of first outlets of the manifold body are fluidly coupled to the first inlet such that the plurality of first outlets are configured to direct the cutting fluid at a plurality of positions around the central rotational axis at one or a plurality of discharge angles such that the cutting fluid contacts the workpiece and is transmitted away from the guide bushing or collet of the device.

Abstract: A Remote Drop Zone Atmospherics and Marking Platform provides wind speed and direction information to parachutists or operators who are using parachutes to deliver a parachutist or autonomous load to the ground.

Abstract: A user device cradle can include a receiver configured to removably retain a wireless user device. One or more Radio Frequency (RF) signal couplers and one or more power couplers can be disposed in the receiver of the cradle. The one or more RF signal couplers can be configured to couple one or more RF communication signals to the wireless user device, while the one or more power couplers can be configured to couple power to the wireless user device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for detecting a wearing status of a wearable device, the wearing status indicating whether a user is wearing the wearable device and sending wearing status data to a companion communication device to control a behavior of the companion communication device.

Abstract: A memory expansion device operable with a host computer system (host) comprises a non-volatile memory (NVM) subsystem, cache memory, and control logic configurable to receive a submission from the host including a read command and specifying a payload in the NVM subsystem and demand data in the payload. The control logic is configured to request ownership of a set of cache lines corresponding to the payload, to indicate completion of the submission after acquiring ownership of the cache lines, and to load the payload to the cache memory. The set of cache lines correspond to a set of cache lines in a coherent destination memory space accessible by the host. The control logic is further configured to, after indicating completion of the submission and in response to a request from the host to read demand data in the payload, return the demand data after determining that the demand data is in the cache memory.