Abstract: A magnetorheological damper capable of providing independent linear and rotational force feedback includes two cylinders filled with magnetorheological fluid. The first cylinder is internally provided with a piston head assembly and a piston rod axially penetrating the cylinder, and the piston head assembly is provided with a coil wound with an enameled wire, and is connected to a piston rod through two rotary bearings. The piston rod is configured to drive the piston head assembly to move in a linear direction, and different damping forces can be generated in the linear direction by changing a current in the enameled wire. The second cylinder is internally provided with a stationary drum and a rotary drum that is rotatably fixed to the piston rod, which is configured to drive the rotary drum to rotate in the second cylinder, thereby squeezing the magnetorheological fluid to generate different damping forces in the rotational direction.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance multi-core radio frequency coil device includes a first birdcage coil and a second birdcage coil coaxially nested. The first birdcage coil includes four first end rings arranged along an axial direction and multiple first leg structures. Each first leg structure is connected to the four first end rings. The second birdcage coil includes two second end rings arranged along the axial direction and multiple second leg structures. Each second leg structure is connected to the two second end rings. The first birdcage coil is configured to transmit and receive radio frequency energy at frequencies corresponding to three different nuclides. The second birdcage coil is configured to transmit and receive radio frequency energy at a frequency corresponding to a nuclide. The nuclides corresponding to the first birdcage coil are different from the nuclide corresponding to the second birdcage coil.

Abstract: Provided are a transient response time determination method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The method includes the following: determining the slowest transient response time and the fastest transient response time of the amplitude link, the slowest transient response time and the fastest transient response time of the phase link based on a transient response time of the signal regulating module, a transient response time of signal amplitude processing, a transient response time of signal phase processing, the first transmission time, and the second transmission time; determining an average transient response time of the amplitude link, an average transient response time of the phase link, and a delay time of the delay module based on the slowest transient response time and the fastest transient response time of the amplitude link, and the slowest transient response time and the fastest transient response time of the phase link.

Abstract: Methods of fabricating a membrane comprising proteoliposomes having protein water channels are provided herein. The method may include providing a porous substrate, depositing a solution containing proteoliposomes on the porous substrate, and then contacting the porous substrate with an aqueous monomer solution and an organic monomer solution to form a selective layer on the porous substrate embedding the proteoliposomes. The method may include depositing the aqueous monomer solution, then the solution containing the proteoliposomes, then the organic monomer solution, to form the selective layer. The present disclosure also describes the membrane and a system operable to accommodate both methods.

Abstract: Disclosed are a novel nuclear localization sequence (NLS) mutant and a method for improving biosynthetic efficiency using same, belonging to the field of bioengineering. According to the present disclosure, a novel NLS is screened out, and recombinant yeast with improved metabolite synthesis efficiency is constructed by applying the NLS obtained through screening, which provides key technical support for developing a high-yield, stable and cost-effective yeast biosynthesis platform, and facilitates the use of recombinant yeast as a cell factory for large-scale industrial biomanufacturing.

Abstract: Accessory cases that can be charged using one or more types of wireless chargers. An example can provide an accessory case having a first alignment feature for aligning to a first type of wireless charger. The first alignment feature can include one or more magnetic elements in the accessory case. The one or more magnetic elements can be located in both the base and the lid of the accessory case. Another example can further include a second alignment feature for aligning to a second type of wireless charger. The second alignment feature can include one or more magnetic elements in the accessory case.

Abstract: A method of controlling a movable platform, which applies to a motion sensing remote controller, may include acquiring a motion scenario and/or an operating mode of a movable platform; determining control strategy of the motion sensing remote controller based on the motion scenario and/or the operating mode; and control the movable platform based on the control strategy.

Abstract: System and method for creating and managing trusted execution environments (TEEs) using different underlying hardware TEE mechanisms use a virtual secure enclave device which runs in a virtualized environment in a computer system. The device enables an enclave command transmitted to the virtual secure enclave device to be retrieved and parsed to extract an enclave operation to be executed. A TEE backend module is used to interact with a particular hardware TEE mechanism among those available in the computer system. The module ensures the enclave operation for the software process is executed by the particular hardware TEE mechanism, or the TEE scheme based on a particular hardware TEE mechanism.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a composite membrane, the method comprising impregnating a surface of a porous membrane substrate with an aqueous suspension comprising a mixture of at least one polyamine and at least one phospholipid; and contacting the impregnated surface with an organic phase containing a monomer to thereby deposit a polyamide layer on the impregnated surface. The present invention also relates to a composite membrane comprising at least one porous membrane substrate having nano-sized or micro-sized pores; and at least a polyamide layer disposed on a surface of the porous membrane substrate, the polyamide layer comprising at least one phospholipid dispersed therein, and wherein the polyamide layer is an interfacial polymerization product.

Abstract: An electronic device can be selectively operable in a wireless power receiver mode to receive power from a wireless power transmitter and in a wireless power transmitter mode to transmit power to an accessory. The electronic device can include a wireless power transfer (WPT) coil; a rectifier coupled to the WPT coil and operable in the wireless power receiver mode to convert an AC voltage induced in the WPT coil by a wireless power transmitter to a DC voltage for use by the electronic device; an inverter coupled to the WPT coil and operable in the wireless power transmitter mode to convert a DC voltage to an AC voltage applied to the WPT coil; and controller and communication circuitry that, responsive to detection of an accessory, activates the wireless power transmitter mode; and, responsive to detection of a wireless power transmitter, activates the wireless power receiver mode.

Abstract: An electronic device selectively operable in a wireless power receiver mode to receive power from a wireless power transmitter and in a wireless power transmitter mode to transmit power to an accessory can include a wireless power transfer coil; a rectifier coupled to the wireless power transfer coil and operable in the wireless power receiver mode to convert an AC voltage induced in the wireless power transfer coil by a wireless power transmitter to a DC voltage for use by the electronic device; an inverter coupled to the wireless power transfer coil and operable in the wireless power transmitter mode to convert a DC voltage to an AC voltage applied to the wireless power transfer coil; and controller and communication circuitry that, responsive to detecting one or more object detection pings from a wireless power transmitter, activates the wireless power receiver mode.

Abstract: Detecting an object in proximity to an electronic device operable in a wireless power receiver (PRx) mode to receive power from a wireless power transmitter (PTx) or in a PTx mode to transmit power to a PRx can include, responsive to detecting the object, attempting to identify the object as one of at least a PRx and a PTx by conducting one or more frequency sweeps to identify one or more resonant frequencies of the object that characterize the object as a PRx or a PTx; responsive to identifying the object as a PRx, activating the PTx mode and transmitting power to the accessory using wireless power transfer circuitry of the electronic device; and responsive to identifying the object as a PTx, activating the PRx mode and receiving power from the PTx using the wireless power transfer circuitry of the electronic device.

Abstract: A hydrophobic MOF-based porous liquid carbon capture absorbent is provided and includes a sterically hindered solvent and a hydrophobic MOFs modified material dispersed in the sterically hindered solvent. A mass percent of the hydrophobic MOFs modified material in the hydrophobic MOF-based porous liquid carbon capture absorbent is 5% to 20%. The hydrophobic MOFs modified material is prepared by a method comprising following steps: dispersing an MOFs material, a surface modifier and a catalyst in an organic solvent, and mixing them evenly, followed by a standing reaction to obtain the hydrophobic MOFs modified material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a composite membrane, the method comprising impregnating a surface of a porous membrane substrate with an aqueous suspension comprising a mixture of at least one polyamine and at least one phospholipid; and contacting the impregnated surface with an organic phase containing a monomer to thereby deposit a polyamide layer on the impregnated surface. The present invention also relates to a composite membrane comprising at least one porous membrane substrate having nano-sized or micro-sized pores; and at least a polyamide layer disposed on a surface of the porous membrane substrate, the polyamide layer comprising at least one phospholipid dispersed therein, and wherein the polyamide layer is an interfacial polymerization product.

Abstract: Detecting an object proximate an electronic device operable in a wireless power receiver (PRx) mode to receive power from a wireless power transmitter (PTx) or in a PTx mode to transmit power to an accessory can include using the wireless power transfer (WPT) coil to transmit a plurality of low power object detection (LPOD) pulses and detect a response thereto associated with the object, wherein the LPOD pulses can be generated without using a rectifier or an inverter of a WPT system associated with the device; responsive to detecting the object, identifying the object as a PRx or a PTx; responsive to identifying the object as a PRx, activating the PTx mode and transmitting power to the accessory using WPT circuitry of the electronic device; and responsive to identifying the object as a PTx, activating the PRx mode and receiving power from the PTx using the WPT circuitry.

Abstract: A device can include a wireless power transfer coil configured to be magnetically coupled to a wireless power transfer coil of a complementary device, wireless power transfer circuitry, a processing and communications system, and a wireless communications coil coupled to the processing and communications system. The communications coil can include a Double-D winding configured to be magnetically coupled to a parallel Double-D communications coil of the complementary device to allow communications between the processing and communications system and the complementary device.

Abstract: Disclosed are various examples of lifecycle and recovery management for virtualized data processing unit (DPU) management operating systems. A DPU device executes a DPU management hypervisor that communicates with a management service over a network. The DPU management hypervisor virtualizes DPU hardware resources and passes control of the virtualized DPU hardware resources to a DPU management operating system (OS) virtual machine (VM). The DPU management hypervisor maintains control of a management network interface card (NIC) of the DPU device.

Abstract: A device can include a wireless power transfer coil couplable to a complementary wireless power transfer coil of another device. The device can further include wireless power transmitting and/or receiving circuitry. The device can still further include a processing and communications system, and a wireless communications coil coupled to the processing and communications system. The communications coil can include a winding magnetically couplable to a corresponding communications coil of the complementary device to allow communications between the processing and communications system and the complementary device. The wireless communications coil can be separated from the power transfer coil along a longitudinal axis of the device.

Abstract: A device can include a wireless power transfer coil configured to be magnetically coupled to a wireless power transfer coil of a complementary device, wireless power transfer circuitry, a processing and communications system, and a wireless communications coil coupled to the processing and communications system, the communications coil comprising one or more windings configured to be magnetically coupled to a vertical communications coil of the complementary device to allow communications between the processing and communications system and the complementary device, wherein the one or more windings of the communications coil are disposed in at least one plane parallel to the plane of the vertical communications coil.