Abstract: A hybrid transmission for a vehicle includes a transmission input shaft extending in a transverse direction, at least one countershaft arranged parallel to the transmission input shaft, a clutch device arranged coaxially with respect to the transmission input shaft and which has at least one clutch, and a differential having a differential input gear. A rotational axis of the differential input gear is arranged parallel to the transmission input shaft. The transmission also includes an electric machine having a rotor with a rotor rotational axis arranged parallel to the transmission input shaft and a transmission control device. As viewed in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the transverse direction, the differential input gear, the transmission input shaft, and a transmission controller including the transmission control device are arranged in succession in the sequence specified.

Abstract: The invention relates to a sensor (9) for detecting a torque (13) exerted on a torsion element (10) and acting about an axis of rotation (8), comprising: a transmitter element (16) which can be mounted in a stationary manner relative to a first axial end of the torsion element (10) and is designed to output a transmitting field (17) which can be varied in the peripheral direction (24) about the axis of rotation (8), a sensor chip (18) which can be mounted in a stationary manner relative to a second end opposite the first axial end of the torsion element (10) and is designed to output a measurement signal (20) which is dependent on the transmitting field (17) arriving at the sensor chip (18), and an evaluation device (21) which is designed to output a sensor signal (19) dependent on the torque (13) on the basis of the measurement signal (20), wherein the sensor chip (18) is arranged at an axial distance from the transmitter element (16), radially overlapping same.

Abstract: A contactor module is adapted to detect a switching state of a contactor. The contactor module includes a movable element that is arranged to transmit the movement of a switching element of the contactor to the contactor module; and a deflection lever attached to the movable element. The deflection lever is arranged to indicate the switching state.

Abstract: A sensor includes a core oriented along a first vector corresponding to an axis of the core. A slanted coil has windings around the core at an angle to the axis of the core along a second vector oriented at a substantial angle to the direction of the windings. At least one middle conductor is coupled to the windings to enable dividing the windings into sub-coils about the middle conductors. The sub-coils may have different slants with respect to the direction of the windings. A pair of end conductors are coupled to opposite ends of the coils such that signals obtained from the middle and end conductors provide sufficient information to determine roll about the axis of the core.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control unit for controlling a data transfer between a classical processor and a quantum processor with a plurality of qubits. The control unit comprises a plurality of control and read-out circuits configured for controlling and reading out the plurality of qubits. Each of the control and read-out circuits is assigned to one or more of the qubits. A controlling of the quantum processor by the control unit comprises selectively powering on a subset of the control and read-out circuits during an instruction cycle, while ensuring that the remaining control and read-out circuits are powered off during the instruction cycle. The powered-on subset of control and read-out circuits is used to control a subset of the qubits and to read out data from the subset of qubits.

Abstract: Described herein are crystalline forms of 4-[(3S)-3-aminopyrrolidin-1-yl]-6-cyano-5-(3,5-difluorophenyl)-N-[(2S)-1,1,1-trifluoropropan-2-yl]pyridine-3-carboxamide, uses of such crystalline forms in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of diseases or conditions that would benefit by administration with a somatostatin modulator compound.

Abstract: Provided is a low noise amplifier circuit for a quantum computer. The low noise amplifier circuit comprises a plurality of input stages, a shared output stage, and a voltage controller. Each input stage is coupled to one or more qubits. The shared output stage is coupled to the plurality of input stages. The voltage controller is coupled to the plurality of input stages and the shared output stage. The voltage controller is configured to selectively activate an input stage of the plurality of input stages in order to read a qubit coupled to the input stage.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit is configured to protect a target circuit that operates in a cryogenic temperature is provided. The ESD protection circuit connects a terminal of the target circuit and a ground potential with no connection to a bias potential. When the ESD protection circuit receives a voltage potential at the terminal of the target circuit, the ESD protection circuit (i) disallows electrical current to flow through from the received voltage potential when the device is at a cryogenic temperature and (ii) allows electrical current to flow through from the received voltage potential when the device is at a room temperature.

Abstract: A coated article including a first antireflective (AR) coating supported by a glass substrate, wherein the first coating may include, moving away from the glass substrate: a dielectric first high index layer; a dielectric first low index layer; a dielectric second high index layer; a dielectric second low index layer comprising an oxide of silicon; a dielectric third high index layer comprising an oxide of niobium; a dielectric first medium index layer, wherein the third high index layer comprising the oxide of niobium is located between and directly contacting the second low index layer comprising the oxide of silicon and the first medium index layer; a dielectric third low index layer; and an overcoat layer; wherein the first coating contains no IR reflecting layer based on silver and/or gold; wherein, from the perspective of a viewer of the coated article, the first coating may be configured so that the coated article has a film side reflective ?E* value of no greater than 3.

Abstract: A heat sealer module for a heat-sealing station of a packaging apparatus has a sealing belt for contacting a terminal portion of semi-sealed packages and for guiding the terminal portion of the semi-sealed packages along a main movement direction; the heat sealer module also has a first driving belt and a second driving belt to assist in accompanying the packages in proper position for sealing. A heat sealer having opposed heat sealer modules. A packaging apparatus for heat sealing packages having a vacuum chamber with an elongated opening and a conveyor for receiving semi-sealed packages and for moving the semi-sealed packages relative to the vacuum chamber is disclosed. The packaging apparatus includes evacuation means for evacuating gas present in the semi-sealed packages and forming evacuated semi-sealed packages. The packaging apparatus includes the heat sealer for heat sealing the terminal portion of each evacuated semi-sealed package thereby forming heat sealed packages.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit is configured to protect a target circuit that operates in a cryogenic temperature is provided. The ESD protection circuit connects a terminal of the target circuit and a ground potential with no connection to a bias potential. When the ESD protection circuit receives a voltage potential at the terminal of the target circuit, the ESD protection circuit (i) disallows electrical current to flow through from the received voltage potential when the device is at a cryogenic temperature and (ii) allows electrical current to flow through from the received voltage potential when the device is at a room temperature.

Abstract: Constant-velocity ball joint, having at least a joint outer part with an axis of rotation and with outer ball tracks and with outer center lines, a joint inner part with inner ball tracks and inner center lines, and a large number of torque-transmitting balls which are each guided in mutually associated outer ball tracks and inner ball tracks.

Abstract: One or more systems, devices, methods of use and/or methods of fabrication provided herein relate to a high-electron-mobility transistor with a gate electrode below the channel.

Abstract: A superconductor transistor structure includes a source electrode and a drain electrode on a same plane as the source electrode. There is a channel region on top of the source and drain electrodes and configured to carry a current. A gate structure comprising a metallic material is on top of the channel region. The source and drain are located on a side that is opposite to that of the gate structure, with respect to the channel region.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control unit for controlling a data transfer between a classical processor and a quantum processor with a plurality of qubits. The control unit comprises a plurality of control and read-out circuits configured for controlling and reading out the plurality of qubits. Each of the control and read-out circuits is assigned to one or more of the qubits. A controlling of the quantum processor by the control unit comprises selectively powering on a subset of the control and read-out circuits during an instruction cycle, while ensuring that the remaining control and read-out circuits are powered off during the instruction cycle. The powered-on subset of control and read-out circuits is used to control a subset of the qubits and to read out data from the subset of qubits.

Abstract: A method of modifying a resonant frequency of a quantum device includes generating an ion beam having a beam energy and exposing a surface of the quantum device to the ion beam for an exposure time. The ion beam is incident onto the quantum device at an oblique angle that is less than 90 degrees as measured from the surface of the quantum device. The quantum device includes a Josephson junction, the ion beam exposing the quantum device proximate to the Josephson junction to modify a property of the Josephson junction, the property being associated with the resonant frequency of the quantum device.

Abstract: Systems and methods directed to a quantum processing apparatus are provided. The apparatus comprises M solid-state qubits, where M>1, and control electronics, which are connected to the solid-state qubits. The control electronics comprise one or more qubit readout circuits, where each of the qubit readout circuits is connected to at least one of the solid-state qubits and comprises a downsampling analog-to-digital converter (hereafter DSADC). Each DSADC is configured to downsample analog signals obtained from the at least one of the solid-state qubits. Such a DSADC operates in the nth Nyquist zone of the spectrum of the analog signals obtained, so as to down-convert such analog signals from the nth Nyquist zone to the mth Nyquist zone of the spectrum, where n>m?1, prior to sampling the analog signals to convert them into digital signals, in operation. One or more embodiments of the invention are further directed to a related method of operating such a quantum processing apparatus.

Abstract: The invention relates to a housing comprising a venting device (10) which is arranged on the housing (2) and which allows an ambient pressure to be supplied to the interior of the housing (2). The venting device (10) is made of a sleeve-like protective cap (11) with lateral openings (12) and a liquid-repellant membrane, and a cavity for receiving the membrane is formed in the interior of the venting device (10). The membrane is arranged such that an opening, which is provided for the pressure supply, in the wall of the housing (2) is covered. In order to prevent the so-called teapot effect and therefore allow a light dripping of a liquid on the venting device (10), the sleeve-like protective cap (11) has a narrow circumferential expansion (14) in the region of the lateral surface of the protective cap such that a defined dripping edge is formed.

Abstract: A method for sterilizing closure elements (3) for packaging containers (1), wherein the closure elements (3) are collected individually by a holding mechanism (25) in the region of a sterile chamber (12) and are placed onto an opening (4) of a filled packaging container (1) and connected to the latter, and wherein the closure elements (3), while being conveyed inside the sterile chamber (12), are treated by means of at least one sterilizing medium (6, 7, 52) during a sterilizing process.

Abstract: An improved mycelium in the form of an edible aerial mycelium that is suitable for use as a food product, including a food ingredient for making mycelium-based food, such as bacon. A method of making an edible aerial mycelium suitable for use as a food product, including a food ingredient. An edible product containing an edible aerial mycelium, and a method of making an edible product comprising an edible aerial mycelium, such as a mycelium-based bacon. A mycelium-based food product having a texture that is analogous to a whole-muscle meat product, wherein that whole-muscle meat product is bacon.