Abstract: A protective helmet (200) adapted for the external display of controllably selectable images, comprising: an outer portion (202); and a display module (212) comprising a flexible electronic display screen (214); wherein the outer portion comprises a recess (206) configured to receive the display module; and wherein the display module is positioned within the recess such that an outer surface (213) of the display module continues a profile of the outer portion.

Abstract: A material collection system is provided. The system can include a vehicle, a conduit, a vacuum generator mounted to the vehicle to develop an airflow and to draw material into the conduit, and a moveable boom mounted to the vehicle to support the conduit. The system can include a control system to control a speed of the vacuum generator.

Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices and filters are disclosed. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate and a single-crystal piezoelectric plate. A back surface of a supported portion of the piezoelectric plate is attached to a surface of the substrate. A portion of the piezoelectric plate forms a diaphragm that spans a cavity in the substrate. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is formed on a front surface of the piezoelectric plate. The IDT includes first and second busbars, and interleaved fingers extending alternately from the first and second busbars. Overlapping portions of the interleaved fingers are disposed on the diaphragm. At least portions of both the first and second busbars are disposed on the supported portion of the piezoelectric plate.

Abstract: Coronavirus S ectodomain trimers stabilized in a prefusion conformation, nucleic acid molecules and vectors encoding these proteins, and methods of their use and production are disclosed. In several embodiments, the coronavirus S ectodomain trimers and/or nucleic acid molecules can be used to generate an immune response to coronavirus in a subject. In additional embodiments, the therapeutically effective amount of the coronavirus S ectodomain trimers and/or nucleic acid molecules can be administered to a subject in a method of treating or preventing coronavirus infection.

Abstract: A material collection system is provided. The system can include a vehicle, a conduit, a vacuum generator mounted to the vehicle to develop an airflow and to draw material into the conduit, and a moveable boom mounted to the vehicle to support the conduit. The system can include a control system to control a speed of the vacuum generator.

Abstract: A material collection system is provided. The system can include a vacuum generator having a fan to develop an airflow and draw material into a conduit. The system can also include a transmission, a power source to selectively power at least one of the vacuum generator and the transmission, a variable power divider to divide a power output from the power source to the transmission and the vacuum generator, and a control system to control the variable power divider in a first mode and a second mode.

Abstract: Described herein are photonic communication platforms that permit use by multiple users in a secure way. A platform comprises a substrate, a first photonic circuit monolithically integrated with the substrate, and a second photonic circuit monolithically integrated with the substrate. The first photonic circuit is patterned with a first plurality of photonic modules, the photonic modules of the first plurality being copies of a common template photonic module The second photonic circuit is patterned with a second plurality of photonic modules, the photonic modules of the second plurality being copies of the common template photonic module. A photonic link couples the first photonic circuit to the second photonic circuit. A controller optically isolates the first photonic circuit from the second photonic circuit by optically interrupting the photonic link.

Abstract: A material collection system is provided. The system can include a vacuum generator having a fan to develop an airflow and draw material into a conduit. The system can also include a transmission, a power source to selectively power at least one of the vacuum generator and the transmission, a variable power divider to divide a power output from the power source to the transmission and the vacuum generator, and a control system to control the variable power divider in a first mode and a second mode.

Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices and acoustic filter devices. An acoustic resonator includes a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm, and a conductor pattern on the front surface, the conductor pattern comprising an interdigital transducer (IDT), interleaved fingers of the IDT on the diaphragm. A ratio of a mark of the interleaved fingers to a pitch of the interleaved fingers is greater than or equal to 0.12 and less than or equal to 0.3. A thickness of the interleaved fingers is greater than or equal to 0.85 times a thickness of the piezoelectric plate and less than or equal to 2.5 times the thickness of the piezoelectric plate.

Abstract: An acoustic wave device is provided that includes a piezoelectric layer and first and second resonators. The first resonator includes a first functional electrode and a first dielectric film on the piezoelectric layer. The second resonator includes a second functional electrode and a second dielectric film on the piezoelectric layer. The piezoelectric layer includes first and second resonator portions respectively including portions of the first and second resonators. Moreover, a resonant frequency of the first resonator is lower than that of the second resonator. A thickness of the first resonator portion is greater than that of the second resonator portion, and ts1/tp1?ts2/tp2 is satisfied, where tp1, tp2, ts1, and ts2 are respectively thicknesses of the first and second resonator portions and the first and second dielectric films.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a material collection system. The material collection system includes a conduit, a vacuum generator coupled to the conduit, an engine powering the vacuum generator, and a container mounted to a chassis of a vehicle. The vacuum generator generates airflow for drawing material into a material inlet of the conduit. The container receives collected material from the conduit. The conduit, vacuum generator, the engine, and the container are supported on a hook-lift frame.

Abstract: Acoustic resonator devices, filter devices, and methods of fabrication are disclosed. An acoustic resonator includes a substrate having a surface and a single-crystal piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces. The back surface is attached to the surface of the substrate except for a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm that spans a cavity in the substrate. An interdigital transducer (IDT) is formed on the front surface of the single-crystal piezoelectric plate such that interleaved fingers of the IDT are disposed on the diaphragm. The IDT is configured to excite a primary acoustic mode in the diaphragm in response to a radio frequency signal applied to the IDT. At least a portion of an edge of the diaphragm is at an oblique angle to the fingers.

Abstract: Acoustic resonators and filter devices. An acoustic resonator includes a piezoelectric plate having front and back surfaces, a portion of the piezoelectric plate forming a diaphragm, and a conductor pattern on the front surface, the conductor pattern including an interdigital transducer (IDT), interleaved fingers of the IDT on the diaphragm. A ratio of a mark of the interleaved fingers to a pitch of the interleaved fingers is greater than or equal to 0.12 and less than or equal to 0.3. The pitch of the interleaved fingers is greater than or equal to 6 times a thickness of the piezoelectric plate and less than or equal to 12.5 times the thickness of the piezoelectric plate.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for discovering biomarkers associated with risk of disease and methods using identified biomarkers for detecting disease prognosis and progression.

Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of a photonic computing system comprising one or more processors in communication with disaggregated memory through one or more optical channels. The disaggregated memory comprises multiple memory units placed on a photonic substrate that includes a photonic network that can be programmed to configure which of the memory units can be accessed by each of the processor(s).

Abstract: A foot structure and function assessment device and a method of using the device are provided. The device includes a base having a top surface for supporting a patient's foot, a clamp attached to the base for immobilizing a second metatarsal of the foot, a vertical measurement mechanism carried by the base for measuring displacement of a first ray of the foot, an actuation member for vertically displacing the first ray, and a controller configured to displace the first ray by applying a first vertical load to the first ray using the actuation member, wherein the first vertical load is associated with a first ray position of the foot, and to displace the first ray by applying a second vertical load to the first ray using the actuation member, wherein the second vertical load is associated with a first ray mobility of the foot.

Abstract: Photonic interposers that enable low-power, high-bandwidth inter-chip (e.g., board-level and/or rack-level) as well as intra-chip communication are described. Described herein are techniques, architectures and processes that improve upon the performance of conventional computers. Some embodiments provide photonic interposers that use photonic tiles, where each tile includes programmable photonic circuits that can be programmed based on the needs of a particular computer architecture. Some tiles are instantiations of a common template tile that are stitched together in a 1D or a 2D arrangement. Some embodiments described herein provide a programmable physical network designed to connect pairs of tiles together with photonic links.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds of Formula (I) as described herein, along with pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods to use these compounds, salts and compositions for treating viral infections, particularly infections caused by herpesviruses.

Abstract: Photonic interposers that enable low-power, high-bandwidth inter-chip (e.g., board-level and/or rack-level) as well as intra-chip communication are described. Described herein are techniques, architectures and processes that improve upon the performance of conventional computers. Some embodiments provide photonic interposers that use photonic tiles, where each tile includes programmable photonic circuits that can be programmed based on the needs of a particular computer architecture. Some tiles are instantiations of a common template tile that are stitched together in a 1D or a 2D arrangement. Some embodiments described herein provide a programmable physical network designed to connect pairs of tiles together with photonic links.

Abstract: The invention related to compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1 to R2, A, Y and L are as defined herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, processes for preparing these compounds and intermediates useful in these processes.