Abstract: A quantum computing system includes a cryostat to support a low-temperature vacuum environment during operation of the quantum computing system; a quantum processor positioned in the cryostat; a first electronic control module external to the cryostat; a second electronic control module within the cryostat; at least one optical transmission line connecting the first electronic control module external to the cryostat with the second electronic control module internal to the cryostat, the optical transmission line being configured to transmit optical signals to and from the second electronic control module during operation of the quantum computing system; and a plurality of signal lines connecting the second electronic control module with the quantum processor, a first subset of the signal lines being configured to transmit microwave signals to and from the quantum processor during operation of the quantum computing system.

Abstract: Methods of making bearings using pressure sensitive macromolecular adhesive polymers and pressure sensitive polymer compositions capable of integrating fluoropolymeric properties with a catecholamine functionality to form an adhesive system that allows bonding between metallic substrates and fluoropolymers are disclosed. Also disclosed are core-shell polymeric particles comprised of a core and a shell comprising a thermoplastic polydopamine polymer that may be prepared as a colloidal suspension and used as a hot-melt pressure sensitive adhesive capable of binding low surface energy materials, such as polyolefins and fluoropolymers, to diverse materials including metals in making bearings and/or bearing components.

Abstract: Use of a composition for the for the prevention, amelioration and/or treatment of disorders and diseases involving cell, tissue or organ senescence, or for the prevention, amelioration and/or treatment of disorders and diseases involving cell, tissue or organ stress caused by an inflammatory process, the composition comprising a conjugate of quinic acid with at least one molecule of caffeic acid, or a derivative, isomer or salt thereof.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to ingesting event data into a discoverable event stream using a common schema to assign timeseries properties to the event data. These techniques may include receiving a first event of a pre-processed event stream, the first event including a plurality of event data fields representing an occurrence of the first event, and determining timing information based on the plurality of event data fields representing the occurrence of the first event. In addition, the techniques may include generating, based on combining the plurality of event data fields and the timing information, a second event of a discoverable event stream corresponding to the pre-processed event stream, and generating, within a time series of the discoverable event stream, based on the timing information and an event field of the plurality of event data fields, a time series entry corresponding to the second event.

Abstract: An input assembly for a computing device includes: an input device; a mounting body coupled to the input device; a blade member affixed to the mounting body, the blade member configured for insertion into a slot of the computing device, wherein the slot includes a transverse recess; a latch disposed within the blade member, the latch having a head carrying a magnet, the latch coupled to the mounting body movably between (i) an engaged position to place the head in the recess and obstruct withdrawal of the latch from the slot, and (ii) a retracted position to withdraw the head from the recess; and wherein the latch is biased towards the engaged position via attraction between the magnet and a magnetic material of the transverse recess.

Abstract: Various examples are provided related to structured document access. In some examples, a structured documentation access service identifies a structured documentation request, processes structured documentation or electronic documents according to user selected options specified in the request, and generates a user interface to include subsection files, subsection summaries, object data including image-based objects and text-based objects, a result of an experiment defined by the request, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: A music generation apparatus for generating information indicative of a musical score for a game, the apparatus including communication circuitry to communicate with an entertainment device, the communication circuitry being configured to receive a request to generate a musical score for a game, and to receive one or more keywords output by the entertainment device during processing of the game, the one or more keywords being indicative of one or more of an action and/or a condition associated with a user playing the game and the game state. The music generation apparatus also comprises music generation circuitry responsive to the request and each of the one or more keywords to generate the information indicative of the musical score in dependence on that keyword. An entertainment device is also provided, as well as a system, methods and computer programs.

Abstract: A turbomachine includes an annular casing and a fan disposed inside the annular casing and mounted for rotation about an axial centerline. The fan includes fan blades that extend radially outwardly toward the annular casing. The fan has an average chord fan width according to a first performance factor. The fan has a quantity of fan blades according to a second performance factor.

Abstract: A heat exchanger for an aircraft includes an inlet plenum housing defining an inlet plenum configured to receive a fluid and an outlet plenum housing defining an outlet plenum configured to discharge the fluid. Furthermore, the heat exchanger includes a core configured to heat or cool a first portion of the fluid, with the core defining a plurality of fluid passages extending from the inlet plenum to the outlet plenum. Moreover, the heat exchanger includes a passive bypass defining a passive bypass flow path fluidly coupled to and extending between the inlet plenum and the outlet plenum. As such, the passive bypass flow path is in parallel with at least a portion of the core such that a second portion of the fluid bypasses at least a portion of the core and flows continuously and unobstructed through the passive bypass flow path to the outlet plenum.

Abstract: Data is read from a set of memory cells of a memory device to a buffer of the memory device. One or more bits in error in the data stored by the buffer are corrected by a decoder of the memory device. The decoder corrects the one or more bits in error by decoding the data stored by the buffer. The decoding of the data results in corrected data. An encoder of the memory device encodes the corrected data and the encoded corrected data is programmed to the set of memory cells.

Abstract: A buoyant wave energy device is disclosed that incorporates an open-bottomed tube of substantial length in which is partially enclosed a first body of water that oscillates in response to wave action. The device incorporates a buoy to which an upper end of the tube is connected and inside of which is trapped a second body of water of substantial mass. A differential phase in the oscillations of the water trapped in the tube, and the oscillations of the buoy of augmented mass, result in the periodic compression of a pocket of air trapped at the top of the tube, and in the subsequent expulsion of pressurized air through a turbine, thereby generating electrical power.

Abstract: A food processing system includes a processing container having a motor-driven processing blade positioned at a bottom of the processing container, a lid receivable atop the processing container, a motor-driven scraper assembly connected to the lid and being configured to scrape interior sidewalls of the processing container, the motor-driven scraper assembly having a hub, and a motor having a rotatable drive coupling, at least the drive coupling being moveable between a raised position where the drive coupling is vertically spaced from the hub of the motor-driven scraper assembly, and a lowered position where the drive coupling is engaged with the hub.

Abstract: A computing device includes: a housing defining a battery chamber; an electrical contact disposed on a wall of the battery chamber; a latch extending into the battery chamber, the latch movable between (i) a first position to retain a battery pack within the battery chamber and engage the battery pack with the electrical contact, and (ii) a second position to disengage from the battery pack; an auxiliary retainer in communication with the battery chamber, the auxiliary retainer configured to retain the battery pack within the battery chamber, independently of the latch, via engagement with a complementary retaining structure of the battery pack.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for antibody conjugate molecules (Ab-CD4 conjugates) comprising an antibody, at least one linker, and at least one CD4 compound, wherein the at least one linker links the antibody to the at least one CD4 compound and wherein the Ab-CD4 conjugate is capable of neutralizing an HIV virus, as well as methods of killing HIV-infected cells through an Fc-mediated effector function using the Ab-CD4 conjugates. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the Ab-CD4 conjugates and methods of treating or preventing HIV injection in a subject.

Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to systems and methods for obtaining a high temperature superconducting (HTS) cable assembly and filling the HTS cable assembly with a molten metal, such as solder.

Abstract: A cemented carbide material includes WC, Co and Re, in the amounts of between around 3 to around 10 wt. % Co and between around 0.5 to around 15 wt. % Re. The equivalent total carbon (ETC) content of the cemented carbide material with respect to WC is between around 6.3 wt. % to around 6.9 wt. % and the cemented carbide material is substantially free of eta-phase and free carbon. There is also disclosed a polycrystalline diamond construction having a substrate formed of such cemented carbide material bonded to a body of polycrystalline diamond material along an interface, the body of polycrystalline diamond material having a region adjacent the interface with the substrate which includes a plurality of diamond grains at least partially coated in rhenium carbide.

Abstract: Described are a method and apparatus for producing graphene by pyrolysis of hydrocarbons from a hydrocarbon feedstock and for recovering hydrogen gas which is a byproduct of the pyrolysis and which may be present in the hydrocarbon feedstock. The apparatus may comprise: an elongate reactor having: a first end and a second end, the first end being configured to receive a hydrocarbon feedstock; a channel defined therein for conveying a fluid between the first and second ends, wherein the fluid is a reaction mixture comprising the hydrocarbon feedstock; a terminal section attached to the second end, the terminal section being selectively permeable to hydrogen gas and impermeable to other components of the reaction mixture; and a hydrogen collection section attached to the second end to receive hydrogen gas from the terminal section, the hydrogen collection section being impermeable to hydrogen gas.

Abstract: Described herein is a battery system that allows a battery pack to operate in different modes at different times. Each of the different modes may provide its own set of functionality that affects how the battery pack operates and/or reacts to external input signals. A mode may change how the battery pack discharges power by, for example, altering whether terminals are enabled or disabled. A mode may change how the battery pack's hardware operates by, for example, disabling or enabling portions of the battery pack's hardware. A mode may change what battery-related services are provided by the battery pack and available to an end user by, for example, enabling or disabling the sending of battery status information from the battery pack.

Abstract: A vaporized aerosol detection system is presented herein. The system can include a motion sensor that is configured to detect movement in a predetermined or desired area. Further, the motion sensor can be configured to generate a detection signal in response to one or more detected objects in the area. The system can also include a particle sensor electronically coupled to the motion sensor. The particle sensor can be configured to detect a particle count of the area when the objects are detected by the motion sensor. Further, the system can include a housing configured to enclose at least a portion of the motion sensor and particle sensor.