Abstract: A method of preparing a computer processor die includes determining a warpage shape of the computer processor die at a testing temperature. The method also includes selectively contouring a thickness of the computer processor die at a contouring temperature by physically removing material from a surface of the computer processor die such that the surface will be substantially flat at the testing temperature.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a microfluidic device for the separation of metaphase chromosomes such that individual metaphase chromosomes may be dispensed discretely from the device. The microfluidic device comprises a flow channel including a series of expanded regions and constrictions. The present disclosure also relates to methods of separating metaphase chromosomes.

Abstract: Composition for use as catalyst in hydrosilylations, comprising at least one platinum compound selected from the group consisting of Pt[(Me2SiCH?CH2)2O]2 and Pt2[(Me2SiCH?CH2)2O]3 and at least one rhodium compound selected from the group consisting of Rh(acac)(CO)2, Rh2(CO)4Cl2, [Rh(cod)Cl]2, Rh(acac)(cod), RhH(CO)(PPh3)3, Rh(CO)(PPh3)(acac), RhCl(CO)(PPh3)2, and Rh-2-ethylhexanoate at a molar ratio of Pt/Rh in the range of 0.1 to 100.

Abstract: Process for the production of high purity iridium(III) chloride hydrate, comprising the steps of: (1) providing at least one material selected from the group consisting of solid H2[IrCl6] hydrate, aqueous, at least 1 wt. % H2[IrCl6] solution, and solid IrCl4 hydrate; (2) adding, to the at least one material provided in step (1), at least one monohydroxy compound selected from the group consisting of monohydroxy compounds that are miscible with water at any ratio, primary monoalcohols comprising 4 to 6 carbon atoms, and secondary monoalcohols comprising 4 to 6 carbon atoms at a molar ratio of Ir(IV):monohydroxy compound=1:0.6 to 1000, and allowing to react for 0.2 to 48 hours in a temperature range from 20 to 120° C., followed by removing volatile components from the reaction mixture thus formed.

Abstract: Processes produce catalytically highly effective noble metal carboxylate compounds or their solutions that comprise A) a noble metal carboxylate, wherein the noble metal is selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold, and B) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of oxalic acid, a salt of oxalic acid, a derivative of oxalic acid and a salt of the derivative of oxalic acid. The process digests the noble metal with alkaline earth peroxide to produce a digestion mass and dissolves the digestion mass in a carboxylic acid or a carboxylic acid diluted with a protic solvent to produce a resulting solution, whereby alkaline earth ions are separated off as salt of an oxalic acid or salt of oxalic acid derivatives, and the processes do not include any BaSO4 precipitation and filtration of barium sulphate.

Abstract: Method for the production of tetrakis(trihydrocarbylphosphane)palladium(0) in organic solvent, whereby 50 to 100% by weight of the organic solvent consist of at least one polar-aprotic solvent, characterised in that a) at least one palladium compound selected from the group consisting of palladium(II) compounds and palladium(IV) compounds that are soluble in the organic solvent is reacted with b) at least one base, selected from the group consisting of alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydrogen carbonates, alkali metal-C1-C4-alcoholates, ammonium carbonate, ammonium hydrogen carbonate, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alkaline earth metal carbonates, alkaline earth metal hydrogen carbonates, alkaline earth metal-C1-C4-alcoholates, and alkylamines with a total of 2 to 12 carbon atoms; c) at least one trihydrocarbylphosphane; and d) at least one organic reducing agent that is different from the remaining components that are used in the method.

Abstract: Method for the production of tetrakis(trihydrocarbylphosphane)palladium(0) in organic solvent, whereby 50 to 100% by weight of the organic solvent consist of at least one polar-aprotic solvent, characterised in that a) at least one palladium compound selected from the group consisting of palladium(II) compounds and palladium(IV) compounds that are soluble in the organic solvent is reacted with b) at least one base, selected from the group consisting of alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydrogen carbonates, alkali metal-C1-C4-alcoholates, ammonium carbonate, ammonium hydrogen carbonate, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alkaline earth metal carbonates, alkaline earth metal hydrogen carbonates, alkaline earth metal-C1-C4-alcoholates, and alkylamines with a total of 2 to 12 carbon atoms; c) at least one trihydrocarbylphosphane; and d) at least one organic reducing agent that is different from the remaining components that are used in the method.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a network of multi-functional sensors; where, based on a quality insurance, each multi-functional sensor is positioned in, on, or in a vicinity of: a transported cargo and/or a cargo container, containing the transported cargo; where each multi-functional sensor is configured to measure particular transport-related condition, particular cargo-related condition, or both, to form cargo transport sensor data and wirelessly transmit it to a server that is configured to dynamically predict, based on the cargo transport sensor data, a predicted quality loss of the transported cargo, determine a current loss value of the transported cargo and cause one or more remedial actions that include instantaneously instructing to pay a payout amount to an owner of the transported cargo to compensate for the current loss value and/or transmitting a remedial instruction with an adjustment to the operation of one or more of a cargo transport, the cargo container, and a cargo s

Abstract: Composition for use as catalyst in hydrosilylations, comprising at least one platinum compound selected from the group consisting of Pt[(Me2SiCH?CH2)2O]2 and Pt2[(Me2SiCH?CH2)2O]3 and at least one rhodium compound selected from the group consisting of Rh(acac)(CO)2, Rh2(CO)4Cl2, [Rh(cod)Cl]2, Rh(acac)(cod), RhH(CO)(PPh3)3, Rh(CO)(PPh3)(acac), RhCl(CO)(PPh3)2, and Rh-2-ethylhexanoate at a molar ratio of Pt/Rh in the range of 0.1 to 100.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a network of multi-functional sensors; where, based on a quality insurance, each multi-functional sensor is positioned in, on, or in a vicinity of: a transported cargo and/or a cargo container, containing the transported cargo; where each multi-functional sensor is configured to measure particular transport-related condition, particular cargo-related condition, or both, to form cargo transport sensor data and wirelessly transmit it to a server that is configured to dynamically predict, based on the cargo transport sensor data, a predicted quality loss of the transported cargo, determine a current loss value of the transported cargo and cause one or more remedial actions that include instantaneously instructing to pay a payout amount to an owner of the transported cargo to compensate for the current loss value and/or transmitting a remedial instruction with an adjustment to the operation of one or more of a cargo transport, the cargo container, and a cargo s

Abstract: Embodiments enable a displayed webpage containing sensitive information to be accurately and efficiently sanitized. The sensitive information is contained within a text string of the webpage and displayed using a font specified in a style sheet. The text string that is to be sanitized is determined based on a tag for sanitization associated with the text string. When the tag is determined, the text string is rendered using a font from the style sheet that is not legible. Upon rendering, the text string of the webpage is redisplayed using the non-legible font, which effectively sanitizes the text string containing the sensitive information.

Abstract: Process for the production of high purity iridium(III) chloride hydrate, comprising the steps of: (1) providing at least one material selected from the group consisting of solid H2[IrCl6] hydrate, aqueous, at least 1 wt. % H2[IrCl6] solution, and solid IrCl4 hydrate; (2) adding, to the at least one material provided in step (1), at least one monohydroxy compound selected from the group consisting of monohydroxy compounds that are miscible with water at any ratio, primary monoalcohols comprising 4 to 6 carbon atoms, and secondary monoalcohols comprising 4 to 6 carbon atoms at a molar ratio of Ir(IV):monohydroxy compound =1:0.6 to 1000, and allowing to react for 0.2 to 48 hours in a temperature range from 20 to 120° C., followed by removing volatile components from the reaction mixture thus formed.

Abstract: Method for the production of tetrakis(trihydrocarbylphosphane)palladium(0) in organic solvent, whereby 50 to 100% by weight of the organic solvent consist of at least one polar-aprotic solvent, characterised in that a) at least one palladium compound selected from the group consisting of palladium(II) compounds and palladium(IV) compounds that are soluble in the organic solvent is reacted with b) at least one base, selected from the group consisting of alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydrogen carbonates, alkali metal-C1-C4-alcoholates, ammonium carbonate, ammonium hydrogen carbonate, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, alkaline earth metal carbonates, alkaline earth metal hydrogen carbonates, alkaline earth metal-C1-C4-alcoholates, and alkylamines with a total of 2 to 12 carbon atoms; c) at least one trihydrocarbylphosphane; and d) at least one organic reducing agent that is different from the remaining components that are used in the method.

Abstract: A known method for producing porous graphitized carbon material covered with metal nanoparticles involves infiltrating a porous template framework of inorganic material with a carbon precursor. After thermal treatment of the precursor, the template is removed and the particulate porous carbon material is covered with a catalytically active substance. According to the invention, in order to keep the proportion of the noble metal loading at a low level, the thermal treatment of the precursor first involves carbonization, and the material is not graphitized into graphitized, particulate, porous carbon material until the template has been removed. The graphitized carbon material has a hierarchical pore structure with a pore volume of at least 0.5 cm3/g and at least 75% of the pore volume is apportioned to macropores with, size 100 to 5000 nm. Before covering with catalytically active substance, the carbon material is subjected to an activation treatment in an oxidizing atmosphere.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a network of multi-functional sensors; where, based on a quality insurance, each multi-functional sensor is positioned in, on, or in a vicinity of: a transported cargo and/or a cargo container, containing the transported cargo; where each multi-functional sensor is configured to measure particular transport-related condition, particular cargo-related condition, or both, to form cargo transport sensor data and wirelessly transmit it to a server that is configured to dynamically predict, based on the cargo transport sensor data, a predicted quality loss of the transported cargo, determine a current loss value of the transported cargo and cause one or more remedial actions that include instantaneously instructing to pay a payout amount to an owner of the transported cargo to compensate for the current loss value and/or transmitting a remedial instruction with an adjustment to the operation of one or more of a cargo transport, the cargo container, and a cargo s

Abstract: Process for catalytic oxidative removal of at least one oxidisable gaseous compound from a gas mixture comprising the at least one oxidisable gaseous compound as well as oxygen through the use of an oxidation catalyst, whereby the gas mixture is not a combustion flue gas, characterised in that the oxidation catalyst was produced through the use of at least one exothermic-decomposing platinum precursor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-purifying composite material, especially a water-purifying composite material for use in the photocatalytic destruction of pollutants in water. The water-purifying composite materials of the invention are uniquely formed by growing crystals of photocatalytic metal compounds in situ within interlayer regions or pores within an aluminosilcate mineral structure, to thereby provide highly catalytic species for use in oxidative photocatalytic water treatments.

Abstract: Processes produce catalytically highly effective noble metal carboxylate compounds or their solutions that comprise A) a noble metal carboxylate, wherein the noble metal is selected from the group consisting of ruthenium, platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold, and B) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of oxalic acid, a salt of oxalic acid, a derivative of oxalic acid and a salt of the derivative of oxalic acid. The process digests the noble metal with alkaline earth peroxide to produce a digestion mass and dissolves the digestion mass in a carboxylic acid or a carboxylic acid diluted with a protic solvent to produce a resulting solution, whereby alkaline earth ions are separated off as salt of an oxalic acid or salt of oxalic acid derivatives, and the processes do not include any BaSO4 precipitation and filtration of barium sulphate.

Abstract: Process for catalytic oxidative removal of at least one oxidisable gaseous compound from a gas mixture comprising the at least one oxidisable gaseous compound as well as oxygen through the use of an oxidation catalyst, whereby the gas mixture is not a combustion flue gas, characterised in that the oxidation catalyst was produced through the use of at least one exothermic-decomposing platinum precursor.

Abstract: A known method for producing porous graphitized carbon material covered with metal nanoparticles involves infiltrating a porous template framework of inorganic material with a carbon precursor. After thermal treatment of the precursor, the template is removed and the particulate porous carbon material is covered with a catalytically active substance. According to the invention, in order to keep the proportion of the noble metal loading at a low level, the thermal treatment of the precursor first involves carbonization, and the material is not graphitized into graphitized, particulate, porous carbon material until the template has been removed. The graphitized carbon material has a hierarchical pore structure with a pore volume of at least 0.5 cm3/g and at least 75% of the pore volume is apportioned to macropores with, size 100 to 5000 nm. Before covering with catalytically active substance, the carbon material is subjected to an activation treatment in an oxidizing atmosphere.