Abstract: A device including a transparent layer defining a surface exposed to a flow volume and to secure a target polynucleotide template and a detector structure secured to the transparent layer and including a plurality of detectors to detect a signal emitted during nucleotide incorporation along the target polynucleotide template.

Abstract: A device including a transparent layer defining a surface exposed to a flow volume and to secure a target polynucleotide template and a detector structure secured to the transparent layer and including a plurality of detectors to detect a signal emitted during nucleotide incorporation along the target polynucleotide template.

Abstract: A cartridge can comprise a first elastomeric membrane and a second elastomeric membrane, and portions of the elastomeric membranes which are sealed to each other can circumscribe unsealed portions of the membranes. In a resting state, the unsealed portion of the first elastomeric membrane abuts or is proximate to the unsealed portion of the second elastomeric membrane. One or more reagents can be injected between the unsealed portions of the first and second elastomeric membranes to push the unsealed portions apart from each other in this region of the membranes. The unsealed portions can be sequentially pushed apart in downstream regions to form a channel between the elastomeric membranes. Positively displaced fluid pushes the unsealed membrane portions apart to a volume that conforms to the volume of the fluid to minimize or prevent dead volume in the channel and thus minimize or prevent air bubbles in the fluid.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates methods and compositions for pretreatment of biomass, for example to form a biomass slurry suitable for downstream processing (e.g., saccharification, fermentation, etc.). The present methods provide several advantages in industrial operations, such as better heat exchange, reduced power and water usage, and the ability to carry out reactions continuously due to the reduced requirement for cleaning reaction vessels.

Abstract: In blackjack, a player makes an initial wager, and a dealer distributes one card to the player, one card to the dealer, another card to the player, and another card to the dealer. One of the cards to the dealer is revealed while the other is face down. The player requests additional cards until the player achieves a desired numerical value of cards less than or equal to a value of "21". When the numerical value of the player's hand is greater than "21", the game terminates, thereby resulting in the player losing the initial wager. Meanwhile, the dealer takes additional cards to achieve a desired numerical value of cards less than or equal to a value of "21" and greater than the value of the player's cards. The arrangement is such that the initial wager and a predetermined amount is awarded to the player if the player has a higher value than the dealer, or the initial wager is awarded to the dealer if the dealer has a higher value than the player.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for extracting dissolved gases from oil in an electrical transformer and for analyzing those gases using a plurality of gas sensors, a signal processor, and a neural network.

Abstract: A dual wavelength fiber optic monitoring system utilizes the principle of conservation of throughput to permit the use of a plurality of transducers illuminated by a single source unit. Redundancy is provided by using a plurality of sources and detector units and by the use of optical couplers to transmit the light beams between these elements.

Abstract: A dual wavelength fiber optic monitoring system utilizes the principle of conservation of throughput to permit the use of a plurality of transducers illuminated by a single source unit. Redundancy is provided by using a plurality of sources and detector units and by the use of optical couplers to transmit the light beams between these elements.

Abstract: A security screen assembly comprises a screen of mesh material with an optical path formed from at least one optical fiber integrally interwoven with the screen material in a generally serpentine path. A light source or transmitter is coupled to the first end of the optical path while a suitable light detector is coupled to detect light emitted from the second end of the optical path. An interface unit connects the screen to a remote alarm control unit for activating an alarm if the detected light signal falls below a predetermined intensity.