Abstract: A polymer composition comprising: a) an ethylene-based copolymer; b) ?0.1 wt. % and ?5.0 wt. %, preferably ?0.1 wt % and ?1.0 wt %, of a crosslinking agent; c) ?0.05 wt. % and ?5.0 wt. %, preferably ?0.05 wt % and ?0.5 wt %, of a coupling agent, preferably a silane coupling agent; d) ?0.05 wt. % and ?5.0 wt. %, preferably ?0.05 and ?1.0 wt %, of a co-agent, preferably a phosphate-moiety, isocyanurate-moiety or cyanurate-moiety containing co-agent; wherein all wt % are based on the total weight of the polymer composition; and wherein the ethylene-based copolymer has a vinyl unsaturation content of ?6.0 per 105 carbon atoms, preferably ?7.0 per 105 carbon atoms, when determined in accordance with ASTM D6248-98 (2012).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating an output that characterizes a scene at a current time step. In one aspect, one of the systems include: a voxel neural network that generates a current early-stage feature representation of the current point cloud, a fusion subsystem that generates a current fused feature representation at the current time step; a backbone neural network that generates a current late-stage feature representation at the current time step, and an output neural network that generate an output that characterizes a scene at the current time step.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an object comprising a sealing layer, wherein the sealing layer comprises a polyethylene comprising moieties derived from ethylene and moieties derived from an ?-olefin comprising 4 to 10 carbon atoms, the polyethylene having a density of ?870 and ?920 kg/m3, preferably of ?890 and ?910 kg/m3, as determined in accordance with ASTM D792 (2013), wherein the polyethylene has: ?a fraction of material that is eluted in analytical temperature rising elution fractionation (a-TREF) at a temperature ?30.0° C. of ? 5.0 wt % and ?15.0 wt %, preferably ?7.5 wt % and ?12.5 wt %, with regard to the total weight of the polyethylene; ?two distinct peaks in the a-TREF curve in the elution temperature range of between 50.0 and 90.0° C., wherein the elution temperature gap between the two peaks is ?20.0° C., preferably ?17.5° C.; and, an Mw/Mn ratio of ?3.0, preferably ?3.0 and ?4.5, as determined in accordance with ASTM D6474 (2012).

Abstract: A method of making upgraded synthetic rutile (100) can include binding ilmenite ultrafine particles together with a binder to form green pellets (110). Iron can be reduced in the green pellets by heating the green pellets to a reducing temperature under a reducing atmosphere (120). The ilmenite ultrafine particles within the green pellets can be at least partially sintered together by heating the green pellets at a sintering temperature to form at least partially sintered pellets (130). Iron can be removed from the at least partially sintered pellets by leaching to form upgraded synthetic rutile (140).

Abstract: An integrated heat dissipation device for an annular capacitor is provided, including: an accommodating cavity with an annular structure formed inside a housing; a core assembly arranged within the accommodating cavity, and an accommodating space exists between the core assembly and the housing; a first heat dissipation loop arranged within the accommodating space, and filled with a coolant; a second heat dissipation loop arranged outside the housing, and configured to cooperate with the first heat dissipation loop to respectively exchange heat with opposite sides of the core assembly; and flow distribution mechanisms being respectively in communication with the first heat dissipation loop and the second heat dissipation loop.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for processing point clouds using neural networks to perform a machine learning task. In one aspect, a system comprises one or more computers configured to obtain a set of point clouds captured by one or more sensors. Each point cloud includes a respective plurality of three-dimensional points. The one or more computers assign the three-dimensional points to respective voxels in a voxel grid, where the grid of voxels includes non-empty voxels to which one or more points are assigned and empty voxels to which no points are assigned. For each non-empty voxel, the one or more computers generate initial features based on the points that are assigned to the non-empty voxel. The one or more computers generate multi-scale features of the voxel grid, and the one or more computers generate an output for a point cloud processing task using the multi-scale features of the voxel grid.

Abstract: A method of producing a neodymium metal can include mixing a dissolution agent comprising magnesium with a neodymium-containing feedstock. The dissolution agent and the neodymium-containing feedstock can be heated to an elevated temperature above a melting temperature of the dissolution agent to form a neodymium-magnesium alloy. The neodymium-magnesium alloy can be exposed to hydrogen gas to convert neodymium in the alloy to a neodymium hydride. The neodymium hydride can be separated from the magnesium in the alloy. The neodymium can be optionally dehydrogenated to yield a purified neodymium product.

Abstract: The technology relates controlling an autonomous vehicle through a multi-lane turn. In one example, data corresponding to a position of the autonomous vehicle in a lane of the multi-lane turn, a trajectory of the autonomous vehicle, and data corresponding to positions of objects in a vicinity of the autonomous vehicle may be received. A determination of whether the autonomous vehicle is positioned as a first vehicle in the lane or positioned behind another vehicle in the lane may be made based on a position of the autonomous vehicle in the lane relative to the positions of the objects. The trajectory of the autonomous vehicle through the lane may be adjusted based on whether the autonomous vehicle is positioned as a first vehicle in the lane or positioned behind another vehicle in the lane. The autonomous vehicle may be controlled based on the adjusted trajectory.

Abstract: A crosslinkable polyolefin composition includes: a) ?60.0 wt. % and ?99.0 wt. % of an ethylene alpha-olefin co-polymer; b) ?1.0 wt. % and ?35.0 wt. % of an ethylene-alpha-olefin-diene terpolymer; c) ?0.1 wt. % and ?5.0 wt. % of a crosslinking agent; with regard to the total weight of the polyolefin composition. A film includes the polyolefin composition. An encapsulated solar cell is encapsulated by at least two sealing layers each including such a film. In addition, a cured solar cell is obtained by subjecting the encapsulated solar cell under conditions of curing the sealing layers, a photovoltaic module includes the cured solar cell.

Abstract: The technology relates controlling an autonomous vehicle through a multi-lane turn. In one example, data corresponding to a position of the autonomous vehicle in a lane of the multi-lane turn, a trajectory of the autonomous vehicle, and data corresponding to positions of objects in a vicinity of the autonomous vehicle may be received. A determination of whether the autonomous vehicle is positioned as a first vehicle in the lane or positioned behind another vehicle in the lane may be made based on a position of the autonomous vehicle in the lane relative to the positions of the objects. The trajectory of the autonomous vehicle through the lane may be adjusted based on whether the autonomous vehicle is positioned as a first vehicle in the lane or positioned behind another vehicle in the lane. The autonomous vehicle may be controlled based on the adjusted trajectory.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generated simulated sensor data. One of the methods includes obtaining a surfel map generated from sensor observations of a real-world environment and generating, for each surfel in the surfel map, a respective grid having a plurality of grid cells, wherein each grid has an orientation matching an orientation of a corresponding surfel, and wherein each grid cell within each grid is assigned a respective color value. For a simulated location within a simulated representation of the real-world environment, a textured surfel rendering is generated, including combining color information from grid cells visible from the simulated location within the simulated representation of the real-world environment.

Abstract: A low inductance capacitor with annular distributed cores is provided, which relates to the technical field of capacitors, and includes a lower bus bar, capacitor cores and an upper bus bar. Currents accessed from lower connection terminals flow to a closed end of the lower bus bar along copper bar connecting plates, and flow to the upper bus bar through the capacitor cores, and then flow out from upper connection terminals to form a loop. And positions of the copper bar connecting plates are in one-to-one correspondence with positions of the capacitor cores, and flow directions of the currents are opposite.

Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for performing object detection. The system obtains a respective range image corresponding to each point cloud in a set of point clouds captured by one or more sensors. The system processes each range image using a segmentation neural network to generate range image features and a segmentation output. The system generates a feature representation of the set of point clouds from only the feature representations of the foreground points. The system processes the feature representation of the set of point clouds using a prediction neural network to generate a prediction characterizing the set of point clouds.

Abstract: A fluid micro-injection device including an execution system, a fluid channel assembly and a movable unit. The execution system includes: a base body defining an executor mounting chamber and an adjustor mounting chamber; an executor; an adjusting seat, at least a portion of the adjusting seat extending through the positioning hole and into the adjustor mounting chamber, and the adjusting seat being provided with a channel; and an adjustor, at least a portion of the adjustor being connected with the adjusting seat to adjust the distance between the adjusting seat and the executor. The fluid channel assembly includes: a fluid seat detachably connected with the base body. At least a portion of the movable unit is provided on the adjusting seat.

Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for performing three-dimensional auto-labeling on sensor data. The system obtains a sensor data segment that includes a temporal sequence of three-dimensional point clouds generated from sensor readings of an environment by one or more sensors. The system identifies, from the sensor data segment, (i) a plurality of object tracks that each corresponds to a different object in the environment and (ii) for each object track, respective initial three-dimensional regions in each of one or more of the point clouds in which the corresponding object appears. The system generates, for each object track, extracted object track data that includes at least the points in the respective initial three-dimensional regions for the object track.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for agent trajectory prediction using temporal-spatial interaction predictions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for training a machine learning model on training data. In one aspect, one of the methods include: obtaining a training data set comprising a plurality of training inputs; obtaining data defining an original search space of a plurality of candidate data augmentation policies; generating, from the original search space, a compact search space that has one or more global hyperparameters; and training the machine learning model on the training data using one or more final data augmentation policies generated from the compact search space.

Abstract: A method of making a densified sintered titanium article includes forming a powder bed of a titanium feedstock. A binder is applied to a portion of the powder bed to bind the titanium feedstock together, thereby forming a green body. The green body is debinded to remove at least a portion of the binder to form a debinded titanium article. The debinded titanium article is sintered at a sintering temperature in an atmosphere comprising hydrogen to produce a sintered titanium article. The sintered titanium article is held at a phase transition temperature to form a microstructure-controlled titanium article. The microstructure-controlled titanium article is dehydrogenated to form a densified sintered titanium article.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating an output that characterizes a scene at a current time step. In one aspect, one of the systems include: a voxel neural network that generates a current early-stage feature representation of the current point cloud, a fusion subsystem that generates a current fused feature representation at the current time step; a backbone neural network that generates a current late-stage feature representation at the current time step, and an output neural network that generate an output that characterizes a scene at the current time step.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for training a machine learning model on training data. In one aspect, one of the methods include: obtaining a training data set comprising a plurality of training inputs; obtaining data defining an original search space of a plurality of candidate data augmentation policies; generating, from the original search space, a compact search space that has one or more global hyperparameters; and training the machine learning model on the training data using one or more final data augmentation policies generated from the compact search space.