Abstract: A first slurry can be applied over a surface of an existing pipe to form a first layer. The first slurry can comprise a powder, a binder, and a solvent. The powder can comprise a metal. At least some of the powder in the first layer can be sintered to form a new pipe portion by subjecting a portion of the first layer to a first temperature for a first time period. The first temperature can be greater than a melting temperature of the metal. The sintered first layer forming the new pipe portion can be effective to repair or recondition the existing pipe. In some embodiments, the sintered first layer can form at least part of a separate pipe within and/or contacting the existing pipe.

Abstract: Precursors can be provided on a surface of a porous support layer and subjected to a temperature?1200 K for a time?60 seconds, so as to sinter the precursors into a porous scaffold. The porous scaffold can comprise an ion-conducting oxide. Filler materials can be provided on a surface of the porous scaffold. The filler materials can have a melting point in a range of 500-1100 K. The porous scaffold with filler materials can be subjected to a temperature?1200 K for a time?50 seconds, so as to melt the filler materials to form a non-porous composite solid-state electrolyte layer, with the filler materials infiltrating the porous scaffold. The solid-state electrolyte layer can be incorporated into a solid-state electrochemical energy device, such as a battery or fuel cell.

Abstract: A method for effect processing, a device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: in response to a wear trigger operation on an effect wearable item, performing model blocking processing on an effect three-dimensional model of the effect wearable item to obtain an effect blocking three-dimensional model; acquiring a target object original image currently displayed comprising a target object, and determining an object contour image of the target object original image, where a wear body of the effect wearable item is located on the target object; and based on the effect blocking three-dimensional model in combination with the object contour image, determining and displaying an effect combined image.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for buffer threshold monitoring to reduce data loss are provided herein. In a number of embodiments of the present disclosure, a method can include buffering data in a first memory device, writing the buffered data from the first memory device to a second memory device, determining that the first memory device is storing at least a threshold amount of data, and sending a first signal to the second memory device in response to determining that the first memory device is storing at least the threshold amount of data, wherein the first signal causes the second memory device to enter an increased write performance mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of forming an antenna layer for use in a light emitting device, the method comprising providing a plurality of particles on a support layer so that a space is formed between at least two particles of the plurality of particles, depositing a material so that at least a portion of the material passes through the space between the at least two particles on to the support layer and removing the plurality of particles from the support layer, the portion of the material remaining on the support layer to form at least a part of the antenna layer.

Abstract: A solid-state ion-conducting structure comprises a plurality of grains formed of a first material composition and a second material composition different from the first material composition. The second material composition can wet boundaries of the grains and/or fill voids between adjacent grains. Each of the material compositions can have an ionic conductivity greater than or equal to 10?4 S/cm. The second material composition may be considered a volatile sintering aid. for example. having a melting point less than a temperature at which the first material composition is sintered. In some embodiments, the solid-state ion-conducting structure can be used as a solid-state electrolyte in a battery.

Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementations for refreshing an LED display. A signal signaling a timing for refreshing the LED display is received. In response to the signal, a bit-based image block is retrieved from one of a pair of alternate buffers pointed to by a read buffer pointer, which is then toggled to point at the other of the pair of alternate buffers. The bits in the bit-based image block are sequenced in accordance with a connection pattern in which lights of the LED display are connected to generate sequenced image bits for the bit-based image block and control signals are generated for refreshing the lights of the LED display based on the sequenced image bits. The alights of the LED display re the refreshed based on the control signals.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for effect generation, a computer device, and a storage medium are provided. The effect generation method can include: obtaining, in response to a trigger operation of a current target object for an effect, at least one feature data corresponding to the current target object based on the trigger operation; determining a target feature data of the current target object based on the at least one feature data; determining a target effect corresponding to the target feature data based on a matching relationship between the target feature data and effects; and attaching the target effect on a preset part of the target object according to a preset manner.

Abstract: A reactant comprising one or more polymers can be subjected to multiple consecutive processing cycles. Each processing cycle can have a first period with heating applied and a second period immediately following the first period with no heating applied. A duration of each processing cycle can be less than or equal to 10 seconds, and a duration of each first period can be less than 1 second. The subjecting can be effective to convert at least some of the reactant into one or more products, for example, one or more constituent monomers or other volatile or gas-phase species. In some embodiments, a reactor can be provided between a heating source and the reactant, for example, to provide a spatio-temporal temperature profile for improved polymer processing.

Abstract: Provided are a chimeric antigen receptor immune cell, and a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The surface of the chimeric antigen receptor immune cell expresses a receptor targeting a specific antigen, and also expresses a signal conversion protein. The signal conversion protein is a fusion protein containing a dominant negative receptor TGFBR2 extracellular element and an IL-7R? intracellular element. The chimeric antigen receptor immune cell can further convert, by means of the signal conversion protein, the inhibitory signal of a TGF-? immunosuppressive factor in a tumor microenvironment that is not conducive to the survival of immune cells into a cytokine activation signal, thereby significantly enhancing the survival of the immune cells and having a more sustained tumor killing effect.

Abstract: In some implementations, a memory device may receive, from a host device, a signal indicative of a potential event. The memory device may pause, based on the signal, a background operation of the memory device. The memory device may perform a write operation to write data to the memory while the background operation is paused, wherein a write speed associated with the write operation is an increased write speed, as compared to a default write speed, based on the background operation being paused during the write operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for storing non-volatile memory initialization failures. In an example, a method can include initializing a volatile memory die, initializing a first non-volatile memory die in response to initializing the volatile memory die, copying executable instructions from the first non-volatile memory die to the volatile memory die in response to initializing the first non-volatile memory die, initializing the second non-volatile memory die in response to initializing the first non-volatile memory die, and storing a failure record in the first non-volatile memory die in response to an error occurring during the initialization of the second non-volatile memory die.

Abstract: A flow cell for reducing carbon dioxide may include a first chamber having a gold coated gas diffusion layer working electrode, a reference electrode, and a water-in-salt electrolyte comprising a super concentrated aqueous solution of lithium bis-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (LiTFSI). A second chamber adjacent the first chamber has a gold coated gas diffusion layer counter electrode and the water-in-salt electrolyte. The second chamber being separated from the first chamber by a proton exchange membrane. A reservoir coupled to each of the first and the second chambers with a pump contains a volume of the water-in-salt electrolyte and a head space.

Abstract: Technologies for storing streaming data include, in some embodiments, in response to determining that the chunk size satisfies a chunk size threshold and the streaming data is sequential data of a size that satisfies a threshold sequential data size, writing the sequential data to a first file system partition of a file system comprising a plurality of file system partitions, and in response to determining that the chunk size does not satisfy the chunk size threshold or the chunk size satisfies the chunk size threshold and the streaming data is the first type of metadata, writing the streaming data to a second file system partition of the plurality of file system partitions.

Abstract: A carbon material can comprise a porous scaffold of carbon fibrils and particles of carbon black attached to the carbon fibrils. The carbon material can be provided in an atmosphere of a gas comprising one or more organic compounds, for example, methane. The carbon material and the gas can be subjected to a temperature (e.g., 1700 K) that causes the organic compound(s) to undergo pyrolysis to form carbon and hydrogen. For example, the carbon material can be used as a Joule heating element to heat the material and the gas to the pyrolysis temperature. At least some of the formed carbon can be deposited on or within the carbon material. As a result, the carbon fibrils in the material can merge to form a carbonized matrix, and the carbon black particles can become embedded within the carbonized matrix.

Abstract: Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems include an update performance manager for controlling performance of a wireless update by adjusting prioritization of internal operations for a memory subsystem. The update performance manager receives a first notification representing an initialization of a file transfer that includes an update file from a host using wireless communication. The update performance manager enters an update mode by reducing a priority of at least one internal operation of the memory subsystem in response to the first notification. The update performance manager receives the update file. The update performance manager programs the update file to memory. The update performance manager receives a second notification being a completion of the file transfer. The update performance manager resetting the priority of the at least one internal operation of the memory subsystem to a default value in response to the second notification.

Abstract: Provided are a washing machine abnormal sound detection method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes acquiring target sound data and target vibration data of a to-be-detected washing machine; selecting a matching sound analysis algorithm and a matching vibration analysis algorithm to analyze the target sound data and the target vibration data according to device identification information of the to-be-detected washing machine; determining the position at which an abnormal sound is generated in the to-be-detected washing machine and the cause of the abnormal sound according to the sound data analysis result and the vibration data analysis result.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for storing non-volatile memory initialization failures. In an example, a method can include initializing a volatile memory die, initializing a first non-volatile memory die in response to initializing the volatile memory die, copying executable instructions from the first non-volatile memory die to the volatile memory die in response to initializing the first non-volatile memory die, initializing the second non-volatile memory die in response to initializing the first non-volatile memory die, and storing a failure record in the first non-volatile memory die in response to an error occurring during the initialization of the second non-volatile memory die.

Abstract: Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems include a wireless update programming manager for controlling performance of a wireless update by adjusting bit density of a set of blocks. The wireless update programming manager receives a size of an update file from a host using wireless communication. The wireless update programming manager selects an amount of memory for the update file based on the size to reallocate from a default bit density to a lower bit density than the default bit density. The wireless update programming manager programs a first portion of the update file using the memory reallocated to the lower bit density.