Abstract: The present invention relates to terpene synthases capable of degrading precursors into biofuel compounds, such as terpenoid compounds. In one instance, a transformed organism can include such terpene synthases, as well as vectors encoding such synthases. Methods of employing such synthases and organisms are also described herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to terpene synthases capable of degrading precursors into biofuel compounds, such as terpenoid compounds. In one instance, a transformed organism can include such terpene synthases, as well as vectors encoding such synthases. Methods of employing such synthases and organisms are also described herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to terpene synthases capable of degrading precursors into biofuel compounds, such as terpenoid compounds. In one instance, a transformed organism can include such terpene synthases, as well as vectors encoding such synthases. Methods of employing such synthases and organisms are also described herein.

Abstract: Machine-readable media, methods, apparatus and system for determining a route metric are described. In some embodiments, a characteristic of a packet to be sent from a node to another node is analyzed. The characteristic of the packet may indicate at least one of a group consisting whether the packet is transmission quality sensitive and whether the packet is transmission throughput sensitive. Then, a weight relationship between a packet loss rate and a data rate may be determined, in which the weight relationship may vary with the characteristic of the packet. A route metric for a route from the node to the another node may be determined based upon the packet loss rate, the data rate and the weight relationship.

Abstract: An alternative biochemical process for fuels and chemicals production from cellulosic biomass is presented. The method includes an aerobic step where microorganisms convert carbohydrates contained in cellulosic biomass into sugar acids, which can be converted to fuels and chemicals, including ethanol, gluconate, and acetic acid, via fermentation.

Abstract: Machine-readable media, methods, apparatus and system for determining a route metric are described. In some embodiments, a characteristic of a packet to be sent from a node to another node is analyzed. The characteristic of the packet may indicate at least one of a group consisting whether the packet is transmission quality sensitive and whether the packet is transmission throughput sensitive. Then, a weight relationship between a packet loss rate and a data rate may be determined, in which the weight relationship may vary with the characteristic of the packet. A route metric for a route from the node to the another node may be determined based upon the packet loss rate, the data rate and the weight relationship.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for switching a communication channel is described. In some embodiments, a station may suspend communicating directly with another station on a first communication channel without passing communication packets through an access point, in response to a decision of communicating directly with the another station on a second communication channel. Then, the station may switch from the first communication channel to the second communication channel and resume communicating directly with the another station on the second communication channel. When communicating on the second communication channel, the station may pretend to be in an inactive mode in respect to the access point.