Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to calorimetry and particularly, but not exclusively, to apparatuses, methods, and systems for making high-resolution thermodynamic measurements of reactions between gas phase reactants and nanomaterials. For example, the technology can provide thermodynamic measurements with a high heat flow resolution and long term stability at a wide range of temperatures and reaction pressures. The technology is used, for example, to study the thermodynamics of surface reactions and phase transformations in nanomaterials.

Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to measuring temperature and particularly, but not exclusively, to devices, methods, systems, and kits for doing measuring temperature at high resolution, e.g., in living organisms.

Abstract: A method for Bluetooth audio multi-streaming by a first electronic device includes establishing a Broadcast Isochronous Group (BIG) with second electronic devices, broadcasting a first audio to the second electronic devices over the BIG, detecting an audio event at the first electronic device while broadcasting the first audio to the second electronic devices, determining one or more primary electronic devices of the second electronic devices and one or more secondary electronic devices of the second electronic devices, and continuing to broadcast the first audio over the BIG to the one or more secondary electronic devices and concurrently unicasting a second audio that corresponds to the audio event over a Connected Isochronous Group (CIG) connection to the one or more primary electronic devices.

Abstract: A system is provided for managing a pre-encoded media asset for immediate playback. The system generates, based on a receipt of an initial manifest request from a first client device, an initial pre-encoded media asset manifest that comprises an initial set of programming content segments. The generated initial pre-encoded media asset manifest, as a first disparate live media output stream manifest, is communicated to a media player of the first client device via a content delivery system for an immediate playback of a pre-encoded media asset. The system assigns a unique SID to the first client device to record a session of the first client device for a subsequent manifest request or a final manifest request associated with the initial manifest request. A final pre-encoded media asset manifest is generated upon a receipt of the subsequent manifest request from the first client device based on a defined criterion.

Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to measuring temperature and particularly, but not exclusively, to devices, methods, systems, and kits for doing measuring temperature at high resolution, e.g., in living organisms.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a metal-molecule heterostructure comprising (a) a plurality of metal, semimetallic or semiconducting nanoparticles, and (b) a plurality of electrically conductive organic molecules interspersed among the nanoparticles. The metal-molecular heterostructure is useful in a device, such as a thermoelectric energy converter, battery or capacitor.

Abstract: A method of identifying, selecting, and designing polymers that give surfactant boosting properties in the presence of free ion hardness. Such methods also result in increased cleaning when used in a cleaning composition.

Abstract: Compositions or products containing ionic liquids and methods of using the same are also disclosed. Specifically, ionic liquids suitable for use in fabric, hard surface or air treating compositions are disclosed. Also disclosed are ionic liquid cocktails comprising three or more different and charged ionic liquid components.

Abstract: A method of identifying, selecting, and designing polymers that give surfactant boosting properties in the presence of free ion hardness. Such methods also result in increased cleaning when used in a cleaning composition.

Abstract: Water-soluble copolymers which comprise, in copolymerized form, (a) 60 to 99% by weight of at least one monoethylenically unsaturated polyalkylene oxide monomer of the formula I H2C?CR1—X—YR2—OnR3 ??I ?in which the variables have the following meanings: ?X is —CH2— or —C(O)—, if Y is —O—; is —C(O)—, if Y is —NH—; is —O— or —O—(CH2)4—, if Y is a chemical bond; ?Y is —O—, —NH— or a chemical bond; ?R1 is hydrogen or methyl; ?R2 is C2-C4-alkylene radicals, which may be identical or different and also linear or branched, but where at least 50% of the radicals R2 are ethylene; ?R3 is C1-C22-alkyl, phenyl, p-(C1-C12-alkyl)phenyl or hydrogen; ?n is an integer from 6 to 50, (b) 1 to 40% by weight of at least one nonquaternized dipolar monomer comprising at least one nitrogen atom, (c) 0 to 39% by weight of other nonionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomers and (d) 0 to 10% by weight of other anionic monoethylenically unsaturated monomers and have an average molecular weight Mw of from 2000 to 500 00

Abstract: Compositions or products containing ionic liquids and methods of using the same are also disclosed. Specifically, ionic liquids suitable for use in fabric, hard surface or air treating compositions are disclosed. Also disclosed are ionic liquid cocktails comprising three or more different and charged ionic liquid components.

Abstract: Detergent compositions containing modified polyaminoamides and a surfactant system for improved soil cleaning and soil dispersing.

Abstract: A method of identifying, selecting, and designing polymers that give surfactant boosting properties in the presence of free ion hardness. Such methods also result in increased cleaning when used in a cleaning composition.

Abstract: A detergent composition having a copolymer containing polyalkylene oxide groups and quaternary nitrogen atoms and a surfactant system for clay soil removal and anti-redeposition benefits on surfaces such as fabrics and hard surfaces.