Abstract: A gas turbine engine airfoil includes a body that provides an exterior airfoil surface that extends in a radial direction to a tip. The exterior surface has a leading edge in a forward direction and a trailing edge in an aft direction. The tip includes a squealer pocket that has a recess surface. A cooling passage is arranged in the body. Each of the cooling holes extends from an inlet at the cooling passage to an outlet at the recessed surface. The inlet and outlet are arranged at an angle in an angular direction relative to the recessed surface. The angular direction is toward at least one of the forward and aft directions.

Abstract: A method of forming a component includes the steps of placing a core into a mold and pouring a component material around the core. The component material is allowed to solidify. The core is then removed from within the material, leaving a component having at least a first and a second cavity formed by the core. A first filler material is moved into the first cavity, and a second filler material is moved into the second cavity. The component is inspected for the presence of an apparent residual core within the first cavity and the second cavity. The location is identified of the apparent residual core from the core based upon an identification of whether the location of the apparent residual core is in the first or second filler materials. A method of inspecting a component formed by investment casting is also disclosed.

Abstract: An article for gas turbine engine includes a body that has a gaspath side for exposure in a core gaspath of a gas turbine engine. The gaspath side has an undulating surface. A cooling passage is in the body. The cooling passage has a undulating profile that corresponds to the undulating surface.

Abstract: Small-radius coated optical fibers having large mode field diameter and low bending losses. The coated fiber may have an outer radius of 110 ?m or less, while providing a mode field diameter of 9.0 ?m or greater and a bending loss when wrapped about a 15 mm mandrel of 0.5 dB/km or less at wavelength of 1550 nm. The coated fiber may have a mode field diameter of 9.2 ?m or greater and may have a bending loss at 1550 nm of 0.25 dB/km or less when wrapped about a 20 mm mandrel or a bending loss at 1550 nm of 0.02 dB/km or less when wrapped about a 30 mm mandrel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-cKIT antibodies, antibody fragments, antibody drug conjugates, and their uses for the treatment of cancer.

Abstract: A component according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an airfoil that includes a pressure sidewall and a suction sidewall that meet together at both a leading edge and a trailing edge. The airfoil extends to a tip. A tip pocket is formed in the tip and terminates prior to the trailing edge. A heat transfer augmentation device is formed in the tip pocket.

Abstract: Optical preforms and methods for forming optical preforms are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method for producing an optical preform includes compressing silica-based glass soot to form a porous optical preform comprising a soot compact. The porous optical preform is heated to a dwell temperature greater than or equal to 100° C. Thereafter, the porous optical preform is humidified at the dwell temperature in a water-containing atmosphere having a dew point greater than or equal to 30° C. to form a humidified porous optical preform. The soot compact portion of the humidified porous optical preform generally comprises greater than or equal to 0.5 wt. % water.

Abstract: A seed treatment composition which efficiently applies a seed treatment material such as a bacterium or plant protein to a seed by using a talc-based carrier material. The seed treatment composition generally includes a carrier material which is mixed with a seed treatment material and applied to a seed such that the carrier material and seed treatment material both adhere to and uniformly coat the exterior surface of the seed. The carrier material will generally include talc which mixes with the seed treatment material and adheres to the exterior of the seed. The seed treatment material may comprise any solid, particulate material which would benefit a seed, such as an inoculant, bacterium, plant proteins, insecticide, and/or fungicide.

Abstract: This application discloses anti-P-cadherin antibodies, antigen binding fragments thereof, and antibody drug conjugates of said antibodies or antigen binding fragments. The invention also relates to methods of treating cancer using the antibodies, antigen binding fragments, and antibody drug conjugates. Also disclosed herein are methods of making the antibodies, antigen binding fragments, and antibody drug conjugates, and methods of using the antibodies and antigen binding fragments as diagnostic reagents.

Abstract: In a featured embodiment, a lost core assembly includes a ceramic component having a tapered shape in a radial direction. A refractory metal component extends radially from the ceramic core component. A method of molding a gas turbine engine component is also disclosed.

Abstract: Small-radius coated optical fibers having large mode field diameter and low bending losses. The coated fiber may have an outer radius of 110 ?m or less, while providing a mode field diameter of 9.0 ?m or greater and a bending loss when wrapped about a 15 mm mandrel of 0.5 dB/km or less at wavelength of 1550 nm. The coated fiber may have a mode field diameter of 9.2 ?m or greater and may have a bending loss at 1550 nm of 0.25 dB/km or less when wrapped about a 20 mm mandrel or a bending loss at 1550 nm of 0.02 dB/km or less when wrapped about a 30 mm mandrel.

Abstract: A method for forming an optical quality glass is provided. The method includes contacting silica soot particles with a basic additive, forming a silica soot compact, and removing the basic additive from the silica soot compact. A method of forming a cladding portion of an optical fiber preform is also provided.

Abstract: A method of making an optical fiber preform comprising in order: (i) manufacturing a glass preform with at least one porous layer; (ii) exposing the glass preform with at least one porous layer to a fluorine precursor at temperature below 1295° C. to make a fluorine treated preform, and (iii) exposing the fluorine treated glass preform with at least one porous silica based layer the temperatures above 1400° C. to completely sinter the preform. Preferably, the porous silica based layer of the glass preform exposed to fluorine precursor has average density of at least 0.7 g/cm3 but less than 1.9 g/cm3.

Abstract: The systems and methods described herein adapt the orientation, position and/or diffusion angles of showerhead cooling holes depending on the external gas/streamline flow direction. In regions, for example, where the stagnation line is on the pressure side, the breakouts of the showerhead holes substantially face aft (e.g., primarily towards the suction side). The location and positioning of the holes may be oriented according to the direction of incoming gas flows.

Abstract: Small-radius coated optical fibers having large mode field diameter and low bending losses. The coated fiber may have an outer radius of 110 ?m or less, while providing a mode field diameter of 9.0 ?m or greater and a bending loss when wrapped about a 15 mm mandrel of 0.5 dB/km or less at wavelength of 1550 nm. The coated fiber may have a mode field diameter of 9.2 ?m or greater and may have a bending loss at 1550 nm of 0.25 dB/km or less when wrapped about a 20 mm mandrel or a bending loss at 1550 nm of 0.02 dB/km or less when wrapped about a 30 mm mandrel.

Abstract: According to embodiments, an optical fiber may include a core portion comprising an outer radius rC and a maximum relative refractive index ?Cmax. A cladding may surround the core portion and include a low-index trench and an outer cladding. The low index trench may surround the core portion and includes an outer radius rT and relative refractive index ?T. The outer cladding may surround and be in direct contact with the low-index trench. The outer cladding may be formed from silica-based glass comprising greater than 1.0 wt. % bromine and has a relative refractive index ?OC, wherein ?cmas>?OC>?T. The optical fiber may have a cable cutoff of less than or equal to 1530 nm. An attenuation of the optical fiber may be less than or equal to 0.185 dB/km at a wavelength of 1550 nm.

Abstract: A doped silica-titania (“DST”) glass article that includes a glass article having a glass composition comprising a silica-titania base glass containing titania at 7 to 14 wt. % and a balance of silica, and a dopant selected from the group consisting of (a) F at 0.7 to 1.5 wt. %, (b) B2O3 at 1.5 to 5 wt. %, (c) OH at 1000 to 3000 ppm, and (d) B2O3 at 0.5 to 2.5 wt. % and OH at 100 to 1400 ppm. The glass article has an expansivity slope of less than about 1.3 ppb/K2 at 20° C. For DST glass articles doped with F or B2O3, the OH level can be held to less than 10 ppm, or less than 100 ppm, respectively. In many aspects, the DST glass articles are substantially free of titania in crystalline form.

Abstract: The current technology relates to a portion of a transfer port having a port ring configured for placement in a barrier wall. The port ring has a first side and a second side and defines a port opening extending from the first side to the second side. A port door is pivotably coupled to the second side and is configured to selectively and sealably obstruct the port opening. The port ring defines a sealing surface on the first side of the port ring, concentric to the port opening that is configured to receive a gasketing material. The port ring defines an interface insert receptacle having a portion of an annular surface concentric to the sealing surface and an inner cylindrical face extending between the first side and the annular surface. The port ring is configured define a fastening structure that is configured to releasably fasten to an interface insert.

Abstract: A modular drinking container configured to receive one or more components. The modular drinking container, or mug, is configured to have at least one interchangeable component, wherein the at least one interchangeable component is configured to receive and hold one or more external accessory components. The modular drinking mug comprises a removable outer member and an inner member. The inner member is configured to receive and store a liquid therein. The outer member is configured to be positioned over the inner member and secured thereto. The outer member contains one or more locking members to provide a mechanism to secure one or more external accessories to the modular drinking container.

Abstract: An airfoil for a gas turbine engine includes pressure and suction side walls joined to one another at leading and trailing edges. The pressure and suction side walls surround an airfoil cavity and provide an exterior airfoil surface. A baffle is arranged in the airfoil cavity and includes a supply hole. Ribs extend between at least one of the pressure and suction side walls into the airfoil cavity to support the baffle relative to the at least one of the pressure and suction side walls. The ribs are configured to provide a serpentine cooling passage between the baffle and at least one of the pressure and suction side walls. The serpentine cooling passage has first and second passes joined by a bend. The ribs form a film cooling cavity between the first and second passes. The supply hole fluidly connects the baffle to the film cooling cavity. Film cooling holes extend through the at least one of the pressure and suction side walls. The film cooling holes are in fluid communication with the film cooling cavity.