Abstract: An organic light emitting device, comprising an anode; a cathode; and an emissive layer between the anode and the cathode, wherein the emissive layer comprises a first material which is an organic semiconductor compound and a second material which is a different organic semiconductor compound that has a spin doublet ground state; and wherein a lowest spin singlet excitation energy of the first material and a lowest spin triplet excitation energy of the first material are greater than a lowest spin doublet excitation energy of the second material; a method of fabricating an organic light emitting device, comprising: forming an emissive layer between an anode and a cathode, wherein the emissive layer comprises a first material which is an organic semiconductor compound and a second material which is a different organic semiconductor compound that has a spin doublet ground state; and wherein a lowest spin singlet excitation energy of the first material and a lowest spin triplet excitation energy of the first mat

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including a dirty air inlet, a fluid flow path extending from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet, a fluid flow motor positioned in the fluid flow path, and a filter assembly positioned in the fluid flow path. The filter assembly including a first cylindrical filter and a second cylindrical filter nested within and removable from the first cylindrical filter. An inner diameter of the first cylindrical filter is smaller than an outer diameter of the second cylindrical filter such that the second cylindrical filter is compressed in order to be nested within the first cylindrical filter.

Abstract: A handheld vacuum cleaner including a fluid flow path, a main body including a handle, a fluid flow motor positioned in the fluid flow path, a dirt collection region, and a cyclone chamber in the fluid flow path. The cyclone chamber includes a first end wall, a second end wall, a sidewall extending along a cyclone axis, a cyclone dirt outlet formed in the sidewall, a cyclone dirty fluid inlet, and a cyclone clean fluid outlet. A duct extends between the cyclone dirt outlet and the dirt collection region. The duct includes an upstream wall and a downstream flow-diverting wall forming a downstream boundary of the cyclone dirt outlet. The duct widens between the upstream wall and the downstream flow-diverting wall in a downstream direction away from the cyclone dirt outlet.

Abstract: A handheld vacuum cleaner including a fluid flow path, a main body, a fluid flow motor, a battery, and a cyclone chamber. The fluid flow path extends from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet, and the main body includes a handle. The fluid flow motor is positioned in the fluid flow path. The battery is positioned below the fluid flow motor. The cyclone chamber is in the fluid flow path transverse to the dirty air inlet. The cyclone chamber includes a first end wall and a second end wall, a cyclone chamber axis passing through the first end wall and the second end wall, a cyclone dirty fluid inlet, and a cyclone clean fluid outlet. The first end wall and the second end wall of the cyclone chamber both intersect a common horizontal plane when the handheld vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface.

Abstract: Described herein is a computer implemented method for repairing data inconsistency between a first mirror node and a primary cluster. The method comprises retrieving a snapshot of the one or more objects from a primary cluster; determining from the snapshot of the objects, one or more operations for the mirror node to perform to ensure data consistency between the mirror node and the primary cluster; and performing the operations.

Abstract: Described herein is a computer implemented method for consistent distributed mirroring of data maintained by a primary cluster. The method comprises removing, by one mirror node of multiple mirror nodes, a change notification from a change queue shared between multiple mirror nodes; initiating an update process for the data corresponding to the change notification; and fetching one or more objects corresponding to the change notification from the primary cluster. Designated temporary slave mirror nodes notify a designated temporary master mirror node that fetching objects is complete, and the temporary master mirror node notifies the temporary slave mirror nodes that the update process is complete once a notification is received from each of the temporary slave mirror nodes.

Abstract: Described herein is a computer implemented method for repairing data inconsistency between a first mirror node and a primary cluster. The method comprises retrieving a snapshot of the one or more objects from a primary cluster; determining from the snapshot of the objects, one or more operations for the mirror node to perform to ensure data consistency between the mirror node and the primary cluster; and performing the operations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device comprising a light source and a luminescent material, which luminescent material comprises one or more matrix materials and two pluralities of nanoparticles, which two pluralities of nanoparticles comprise different perovskite compounds. The invention also relates to a luminescent material.

Abstract: Described herein is a computer implemented method for consistent distributed mirroring of data maintained by a primary cluster. The method comprises removing, by one mirror node of multiple mirror nodes, a change notification from a change queue shared between multiple mirror nodes; initiating an update process for the data corresponding to the change notification; and fetching one or more objects corresponding to the change notification from the primary cluster. Designated temporary slave mirror nodes notify a designated temporary master mirror node that fetching objects is complete, and the temporary master mirror node notifies the temporary slave mirror nodes that the update process is complete once a notification is received from each of the temporary slave mirror nodes.

Abstract: A handheld vacuum cleaner includes a fluid flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet, a main body including a handle, and a fluid flow motor positioned in the fluid flow path. The vacuum cleaner further includes a dirt collection region with an openable bottom and a cyclonic separator in the fluid flow-path. The cyclonic separator includes a cyclone chamber having a first end wall and a second end wall, a cyclone dirty fluid inlet, and a cyclone clean fluid outlet. The vacuum cleaner further includes a filter chamber in the fluid flow path downstream from the cyclonic separator and upstream from the fluid flow motor. The filter chamber includes an outlet fluidiy communicating the filter chamber and the fluid flow motor and a tangential inlet fluidiy communicating the cyclonic separator and the filter chamber.

Abstract: A handheld vacuum cleaner that includes a fluid flow motor is positioned in a main body along a fluid flow path and defines a motor axis. A premotor filter is disposed in the main body and includes an annular filter media forming a filter axis. The annular filter media includes a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal filter surface extending between the first end and second end. The annular filter media surrounds a filter air passageway along the filter axis and upstream of the fluid flow motor. A debris separator is upstream of the premotor filter in the fluid flow path and defines a debris separator axis. The filter axis is generally parallel to the motor axis.

Abstract: A handheld vacuum cleaner including a fluid flow path, a main body including a handle, a fluid flow motor positioned in the fluid flow path, a dirt collection region, and a cyclone chamber in the fluid flow path. The cyclone chamber includes a first end wall, a second end wall, a sidewall extending along a cyclone axis, a cyclone dirt outlet formed in the sidewall, a cyclone dirty fluid inlet, and a cyclone clean fluid outlet. A duct extends between the cyclone dirt outlet and the dirt collection region. The duct includes an upstream wall and a downstream flow-diverting wall forming a downstream boundary of the cyclone dirt outlet. The duct widens between the upstream wall and the downstream flow-diverting wall in a downstream direction away from the cyclone dirt outlet.

Abstract: Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present invention provide a solid state light-emitting device and a method of manufacturing the solid state light-emitting device. The method comprises preparing a thin layer of semiconducting perovskite nanoparticles embedded in a matrix or blend of a material that has a wider band gap than the semiconducting perovskite nanoparticles. In embodiments, the method comprises blending a solution of a semiconducting perovskite material or a precursor therefor with a solution of a material that has a wider band gap than the semiconducting perovskite material or a precursor therefor followed by removal of the solvent from the mixture thus formed, to give the semiconducting perovskite nanoparticles embedded in a matrix or blend of the material that has a wider band gap than the semiconducting perovskite nanoparticles.

Abstract: A handheld vacuum cleaner including a dirty air inlet, a fluid flow path, a main body, a fluid flow motor, a premotor filter, and a debris separator. The dirty air inlet is disposed at the front of the handheld vacuum cleaner and defines an inlet axis. The fluid flow path extends from the dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet. The main body includes a handle disposed at the rear of the handheld vacuum cleaner. The fluid flow motor is positioned in the main body along the fluid flow path and defines a motor axis. The premotor filter is disposed in the main body and includes an annular filter media forming a filter axis. The annular filter media includes a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal filter surface extending between the first end and second end. The annular filter media surrounds a filter air passageway along the filter axis and upstream of the fluid flow motor. The debris separator is upstream of the premotor filter in the fluid flow path and defines a debris separator axis.

Abstract: A handheld vacuum cleaner including a fluid flow path, a main body, a fluid flow motor, a battery, and a cyclone chamber. The fluid flow path extends from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet, and the main body includes a handle. The fluid flow motor is positioned in the fluid flow path. The battery is positioned below the fluid flow motor. The cyclone chamber is in the fluid flow path transverse to the dirty air inlet. The cyclone chamber includes a first end wall and a second end wall, a cyclone chamber axis passing through the first end wall and the second end wall, a cyclone dirty fluid inlet, and a cyclone clean fluid outlet. The first end wall and the second end wall of the cyclone chamber both intersect a common horizontal plane when the handheld vacuum cleaner is positioned on a horizontal surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device comprising a light source and a luminescent material, which luminescent material comprises: one or more matrix materials, and, disposed in said one or more matrix materials, a first plurality of nanoparticles comprising a first crystalline compound and a second plurality of nanoparticles comprising a second crystalline compound, which first crystalline compound and second crystalline compounds are different compounds of formula [A]a[M]b[X]c, wherein: [A] is at least one cation; [M] is at least one metal or metalloid cation; [X] is at least one anion; a is an integer from 1 to 6; b is an integer from 1 to 6; and c is an integer from 1 to 18. The invention also relates to the use of said luminescent material as a phosphor in a light emitting device.

Abstract: A handheld vacuum cleaner includes a fluid flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet, a main body including a handle, and a fluid flow motor positioned in the fluid flow path. The vacuum cleaner further includes a dirt collection region with an openable bottom and a cyclonic separator in the fluid flow-path. The cyclonic separator includes a cyclone chamber having a first end wall and a second end wall, a cyclone dirty fluid inlet, and a cyclone clean fluid outlet. The vacuum cleaner further includes a filter chamber in the fluid flow path downstream from the cyclonic separator and upstream from the fluid flow motor. The filter chamber includes an outlet fluidiy communicating the filter chamber and the fluid flow motor and a tangential inlet fluidiy communicating the cyclonic separator and the filter chamber.

Abstract: Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present invention provide a solid state light-emitting device and a method of manufacturing the solid state light-emitting device. The method comprises preparing a thin layer of semiconducting perovskite nanoparticles embedded in a matrix or blend of a material that has a wider band gap than the semiconducting perovskite nanoparticles. In embodiments, the method comprises blending a solution of a semiconducting perovskite material or a precursor therefor with a solution of a material that has a wider band gap than the semiconducting perovskite material or a precursor therefor followed by removal of the solvent from the mixture thus formed, to give the semiconducting perovskite nanoparticles embedded in a matrix or blend of the material that has a wider band gap than the semiconducting perovskite nanoparticles.

Abstract: A vacuum cleaner including a debris separator having a cyclonic separator including a cylindrical wall having a first end and a second end, the cylindrical wall located in within the housing, the cyclonic separator further including a dirty air inlet, a clean air outlet, an end wall at the first end of the cylindrical wall, and a debris outlet adjacent the second end of the cylindrical wall. The debris separator further includes a lid coupled to an upper end of the housing, a debris collection chamber located within the housing and in fluid communication with the debris outlet of the cyclonic separator, and a door coupled to a lower end of the housing to empty the debris collection chamber through the lower end of the housing. A portion of the cyclonic separator is removable from the housing through the lower end of the housing.