Abstract: Disclosed is a golf club and a method of manufacturing the same, whereby an Fe-based amorphous alloy layer is coated on a surface of a base part of a clubface provided on a side of a clubhead to maintain an amorphous structure after coating, thus ensuring that a repulsive force, durability, surface hardness, and the like of the clubface are improved. The golf club includes: a clubhead; and a shaft connected to the clubhead, wherein the clubhead includes a clubface provided on a side thereof, and the clubface includes: a base part; and a coating layer provided on a surface of the base part and including an Fe-based amorphous alloy.

Abstract: A luminaire and network for use in assisting persons in a building comprising: at least one lighting module, at least one communications component, a controller, an uninterruptible power supply in or coupled to the luminaire to power the lighting module, communications component and/or controller in the absence of a regular (e.g. AC) power supply, wherein the controller: triggers the lighting module to illuminate upon an activation event, facilitates communication via the communications and/or facilitates positioning of persons (or their devices) using the communications component and/or other components.

Abstract: Neutral avatars are neutral with reference physical characteristics of the corresponding user, such as weight, ethnicity, gender, or even identity. Thus, neutral avatars may be desirable to use in various copresence environments where the user desires to maintain privacy with reference to the above-noted characteristics. Neutral avatars may be configured to convey, in real-time, actions and behaviors of the corresponding user without using literal forms of the user's actions and behaviors.

Abstract: An electronic device associated with a media-providing service receives a first media item, including information indicating: a first insertion time within the first media item and a second media item to be played at the first insertion time. The electronic device stores the first media item, including information indicating the first insertion time and information indicating the second media item. In response to receiving a request from a second electronic device to initiate playback of a first media item the electronic device provides the first media item to the second electronic device, including queuing the second electronic device to playback, in sequence and without pausing and without user intervention: the first media item until the first insertion time, the second media item at the first insertion time, and the first media item beginning at the first insertion time after playback of the second media item is ceased.

Abstract: Techniques are described in which a system having multiple processing units processes a series of work units in a processing pipeline, where some or all of the work units access or manipulate data stored in non-coherent memory. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes identifying, prior to completing processing of a first work unit with a processing unit of a processor having multiple processing units, a second work unit that is expected to be processed by the processing unit after the first work unit. The method also includes processing the first work unit, and prefetching, from non-coherent memory, data associated with the second work unit into a second cache segment of the buffer cache, wherein prefetching the data associated with the second work unit occurs concurrently with at least a portion of the processing of the first work unit by the processing unit.

Abstract: Proposed is a vehicle safety and electricity generating system which includes a wheel rim; an axle shaft connected with the wheel rim; and a first generator. To prevent rollover and to recharge electricity to batteries as quickly as possible, the vehicle can have an extended body and two more attached wheels, and the system can be installed thereto. The system especially provides a rectifier for boosting 600-690 volt AC to 840-966 DC that is enough to charge electric vehicles for example, GM, Rivian® motor that requires 800-900 volt DC for a quick charger. Therefore, there is no need outside high voltage connections. Further, to reduce a generator's size and weigh about by 50% and increase conductivity, the generator has wires selected from one of a super conducting wire, a carbon CNT wire, graphene cooper composited wire or graphene film wire instead of conventional heavy weight cooper wires.

Abstract: A method for diagnosing tuberculosis of the present invention can improve the reactivity of tuberculous antigens and detection antibodies by increasing free tuberculous antigens in a sample through a pretreatment step in which the sample of a subject is treated with an acidic material such that the antigens are dissociated from tuberculous antigen complexes, thereby enabling a point-of-care test for tuberculosis and being immediately utilizable as a fast and simple detection method for a point-of-care test.

Abstract: A method during a first cycle includes receiving, at a first port of a device, a plurality of network packets. The method may include storing, by the device, at least some portion of a first packet of the plurality of network packets at a first address within a first record bank and storing, by the device and concurrent with storing the at least some portion of the first packet from the first address, at least some portion of a second packet of the plurality of network packets at a second address within a second record bank, different than the first record bank. The method may further include storing, by the device, the first address within the first record bank and the second address within the second record bank in the first link stash associated with the first record bank and updating, by the device, a tail pointer to reference the second address.

Abstract: A system and method for remote active noise correction at a remote device includes receiving, at the remote device, an ambient noise signal from a microphone. The remote device is disposed along a processing and transmission path between the microphone and a headphone. The processing and transmission path exhibit non-zero latency. The remote device further analyzes the ambient noise signal to generate an anti-noise signal, performs a first correction of the anti-noise signal for a headphone interface effect, performs a second correction of the anti-noise signal for the non-zero latency of the processing and transmission path between the microphone and the headphone. The remote device then transmits the corrected anti-noise signal to the headphone.

Abstract: A new or existing portlet queries the category attribute of other portlets on a portal page. The new or existing portlet may take a position adjacent to other portlets having the same category attribute. The new or existing portlet may adjust its size or one or more of the other portlets may adjust their size so that the portlets are aligned with one another.

Abstract: A luminaire and network for use in assisting persons in a building comprising: at least one lighting module, at least one communications component, a controller, an uninterruptible power supply in or coupled to the luminaire to power the lighting module, communications component and/or controller in the absence of a regular (e.g. AC) power supply, wherein the controller: triggers the lighting module to illuminate upon an activation event, facilitates communication via the communications and/or facilitates positioning of persons (or their devices) using the communications component and/or other components.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a rapid palatal expander (“RPE”) device that provides for enhanced effectiveness of maxillary skeletal expansion. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the RPE device.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a maxillary skeletal expander device (“M-MARPE”) that provides for enhanced effectiveness of maxillary skeletal expansion, enhanced oral comfort, or oral cleaning. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the M-MARPE device.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a maxillary skeletal expander device (“M-MARPE”) that provides for enhanced effectiveness of maxillary skeletal expansion, enhanced oral comfort, or oral cleaning. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the M-MARPE device.

Abstract: An access node that can be configured and optimized to perform input and output (I/O) tasks, such as storage and retrieval of data to and from network devices (such as solid state drives), networking, data processing, and the like. For example, the access node may be configured to receive data to be processed, wherein the access node includes a plurality of processing cores, a data network fabric, and a control network fabric; receive, over the control network fabric, a work unit message indicating a processing task to be performed a processing core; and process the work unit message, wherein processing the work unit message includes retrieving data associated with the work unit message over the data network fabric.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for metering an amount of molten amorphous alloy into a mold cavity of an injection system. A melting chamber in the system is heated to or above a solidus temperature of the alloy to form a hot chamber. Both the chamber and mold are maintained in an inert atmosphere. The molten alloy is metered from the chamber using a valve system and injected into the mold cavity for molding into a part. A feed tube may extend from the hot chamber to the valve system. The valve system may use gravity or pressure from a pump to meter a volume of molten alloy. In another case, the valve system may include a plunger and a shot sleeve for injecting alloy into the mold. In one embodiment, the plunger itself meters a volume of the alloy. The shot sleeve and plunger may optionally be heated.

Abstract: A highly-programmable access node is described that can be configured and optimized to perform input and output (I/O) tasks, such as storage and retrieval of data to and from storage devices (such as solid state drives), networking, data processing, and the like. For example, the access node may be configured to execute a large number of data I/O processing tasks relative to a number of instructions that are processed. The access node may be highly programmable such that the access node may expose hardware primitives for selecting and programmatically configuring data processing operations. As one example, the access node may be used to provide high-speed connectivity and I/O operations between and on behalf of computing devices and storage components of a network, such as for providing interconnectivity between those devices and a switch fabric of a data center.

Abstract: Techniques are described in which a system having multiple processing units processes a series of work units in a processing pipeline, where some or all of the work units access or manipulate data stored in non-coherent memory. In one example, this disclosure describes a method that includes identifying, prior to completing processing of a first work unit with a processing unit of a processor having multiple processing units, a second work unit that is expected to be processed by the processing unit after the first work unit. The method also includes processing the first work unit, and prefetching, from non-coherent memory, data associated with the second work unit into a second cache segment of the buffer cache, wherein prefetching the data associated with the second work unit occurs concurrently with at least a portion of the processing of the first work unit by the processing unit.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments that involve mechanically flexible interconnects, methods of making mechanically flexible interconnects, methods of using mechanically flexible interconnects, and the like.

Abstract: A system and method for remote active noise correction at a remote device includes receiving, at the remote device, an ambient noise signal from a microphone. The remote device is disposed along a processing and transmission path between the microphone and a headphone. The processing and transmission path exhibit non-zero latency. The remote device further analyzes the ambient noise signal to generate an anti-noise signal, performs a first correction of the anti-noise signal for a headphone interface effect, performs a second correction of the anti-noise signal for the non-zero latency of the processing and transmission path between the microphone and the headphone. The remote device then transmits the corrected anti-noise signal to the headphone.