Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a porous chalcogenide-based electrode including crystalline allotropes within the core, at least one of a glass, polymeric and amorphous chalcogenide present within the transition layer and/or a shell covering the surface of the active electrode material. The electrode includes a transition layer covalently bonded between a 2D material and the chalcogenide of the electrode material, a coating layer on top of the transition layer and including a 2D material, an electrode in which the volume of crystalline allotrope represents a buffer volume that compensates the volumetric fluctuation during battery cycling, and a chalcogenide electrode. The electrode active mass includes a dopant such as selenium and tellurium, wherein the mass content of sulfur in the cathode is above 50% per weight, wherein the coated electrode includes at least one sulfur allotrope that is doped with a chalcogenide, a halogen, or a mixture thereof.

Abstract: A high ankle combat boot has multilayered constructions in upper and sole and has a protective function against toxic chemical agents, especially chemical warfare agents. An outer layer in the multilayered upper, away from the foot when the boot is worn, and an inner layer, faces towards the boot. An adsorption layer based on adsorbent material, especially activated carbon spheres, which absorbs toxic chemical agents, especially chemical warfare agents is arranged between the outer layer and the inner layer of the upper. An outsole in the multilayered sole, away from the foot, and an insock, faces towards the foot. An insole based on multilayered aramid cloth, which resists the puncture through the sole when stepping over sharp objects, to prevent infiltration of toxic chemical agents, especially chemical warfare agents, is arranged between the insock and outsole. Efficient protection and a high degree of comfort are achieved.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for dynamic selection of super queue size for CPUs with higher number of cores. An apparatus includes a plurality of compute modules, each module including a plurality of processor cores with integrated first level (L1) caches and a shared second level (L2) cache, a plurality of Last Level Caches (LLCs) or LLC blocks and a plurality of memory interface blocks interconnect via a mesh interconnect. A compute module is configured to arbitrate access to the shared L2 cache and enqueue L2 cache misses in a super queue (XQ). The compute module further is configured to dynamically adjust the size of the XQ during runtime operations. The compute module tracks parameters comprising an L2 miss rate or count and LLC hit latency and adjusts the XQ size as a function of these parameters. A lookup table using the L2 miss rate/count and LLC hit latency may be implemented to dynamically select the XQ size.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to improve webservers using dynamic load balancers. An example method includes identifying a first and second data object type associated with media and with first and second data objects of the media. The example method also includes enqueuing first and second event data associated with the first and second data object in a first and second queue in first circuitry in a die of programmable circuitry. The example method further includes dequeuing the first and second event data into a third and fourth queue associated with a first and second core of the programmable circuitry, the first circuitry separate from the first core and the second core. The example method additionally includes causing the first and second core to execute a first and second computing operation based on the first and second event data in the third and fourth queues.

Abstract: Prelithiation of a battery anode carried out using controlled lithium metal vapor deposition. Lithium metal can be avoided in the final battery. This prelithiated electrode is used as potential anode for Li-ion or high energy Li—S battery. The prelithiation of lithium metal onto or into the anode reduces hazardous risk, is cost effective, and improves the overall capacity. The battery containing such an anode exhibits remarkably high specific capacity and a long cycle life with excellent reversibility.

Abstract: Local variability of the grain size of work function metal, as well as its crystal orientation, induces a variable work function and local variability of transistor threshold voltage. The metal nitride for the work function metal of the transistor gate is deposited using a radio frequency physical vapor deposition with process parameters selected so as to produce grains of material exhibiting a uniaxial grain orientation. The uniaxial grain structure for the metal nitride work function metal layer (such as with TiN) reduces local variability in threshold voltage.

Abstract: Prelithiation of a battery anode carried out using controlled lithium metal vapor deposition. Lithium metal can be avoided in the final battery. This prelithiated electrode is used as potential anode for Li-ion or high energy Li—S battery. The prelithiation of lithium metal onto or into the anode reduces hazardous risk, is cost effective, and improves the overall capacity. The battery containing such an anode exhibits remarkably high specific capacity and a long cycle life with excellent reversibility.