Abstract: A solid-oxide electrolysis cell using water, carbon dioxide, high temperature, and electricity to more efficiently generate Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide may be powered and energized by a hybrid, solar concentrator (or array of concentrators) which separated solar energy into infrared (IR) for heat energy and ultraviolet (UV) light and visible light for electrical energy. The Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide produced by the solid-oxide electrolysis unit (or an array of such units) can be used for, such beneficial purposes as fuels, alkyl-based products, and/or to store clean water and electricity. The high temperature and electricity can be enhanced through the use of solar power, even in remote areas not connected to an electric power grid.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are doped perovskite oxides. The doped perovskite oxides may be used as a cathode material in an electrochemical cell to electrochemically generate ammonia from N2. The doped perovskite oxides may be combined with nitride compounds, for instance iron nitride, to further increase the efficiency of the ammonia production.

Abstract: The present invention provides an additive for electrolytic plating solutions, containing at least one selected from compounds represented by the chemical formulas (1) to (4) given in the present description, an electrolytic plating solution containing the additive for electrolytic plating solutions, and an electrolytic plating method that uses the electrolytic plating solution.

Abstract: A surface treatment method is disclosed. The surface treatment method forms a matte nickel plating layer on a substrate, followed by the brushed finishing and degreasing processes. The degreasing processes includes ultrasonic degreasing and electrolytic degreasing. Next, an acid activation is performed before the formation of a non-leveling nickel plating layer. Finally, a chromium plating layer and a PVD chromium film are sequentially formed. The present invention provides a high quality metal appearance and enhanced corrosion resistance with reduced cost.

Abstract: One example describes a method of manufacturing Czochralski (CZ) silicon wafers. The method includes slicing an n-type CZ silicon ingot to form a plurality of CZ silicon wafers, determining a boron concentration of each CZ silicon wafer, dividing the CZ silicon wafers into sub-groups based on the boron concentration, wherein an average value of the boron concentration differs among the sub-groups, and labeling each sub-group of CZ silicon wafers with a different label which is indicative of the boron concentration.

Abstract: Provided is a heat shielding member, a single crystal pulling apparatus, and a method of producing a single crystal silicon ingot, which can expand the margin of the crystal pulling rate with which a defect-free single crystal silicon can be obtained. A heat shielding member is provided in a single crystal pulling apparatus, the heat shielding member including a cylindrical tubular portion surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the single crystal silicon ingot; and a ring-shaped projecting portion under the tubular portion. The projecting portion has an upper wall, a bottom wall, and two vertical walls, a heat insulating material with a ring shape is provided in the space surrounded by those walls; and a gap between the vertical wall adjacent to the single crystal silicon ingot and the heat insulating material.

Abstract: According to the invention, a SiC single crystal growth crucible includes: a raw material accommodation portion which accommodates a SiC raw material; and a seed crystal support portion which supports a seed crystal disposed on an upper portion of the raw material accommodation portion, in which the raw material accommodation portion has a tapered portion, an inner surface of which is tapered off downward.

Abstract: An n-type silicon single crystal production method of pulling up a silicon single crystal from a silicon melt containing red phosphorus as a principal dopant and growing the silicon single crystal by the Czochralski process, the method including: controlling electrical resistivity at a start position of a straight body portion of the silicon single crystal to 0.80 m?cm or more and 1.05 m?cm or less; and sequentially lowering the electrical resistivity of the silicon single crystal as the silicon single crystal is up and grown, thereby adjusting electrical resistivity of a part of the silicon single crystal to 0.5 m?m or more and less than 0.6 m?cm.

Abstract: A silicon-based molten composition according to an exemplary embodiment is used in a solution growing method for forming a silicon carbide single crystal, includes silicon (Si), yttrium (Y), and iron (Fe), and is expressed in Formula 1. SiaYbFec ??[Formula 1] In Formula 1, the a is equal to or greater than 0.4 and equal to or less than 0.8, the b is equal to or greater than 0.2 and equal to or less than 0.3, and the c is equal to or greater than 0.1 and equal to or less than 0.2.

Abstract: A method for forming a laterally-grown group III metal nitride crystal includes providing a substrate, the substrate including one of sapphire, silicon carbide, gallium arsenide, silicon, germanium, a silicon-germanium alloy, MgAl2O4 spinel, ZnO, ZrB2, BP, InP, AlON, ScAlMgO4, YFeZnO4, MgO, Fe2NiO4, LiGa5O8, Na2MoO4, Na2WO4, In2CdO4, lithium aluminate (LiAlO2), LiGaO2, Ca8La2(PO4)6O2, gallium nitride, or aluminum nitride (AlN), forming a pattern on the substrate, the pattern comprising growth centers having a minimum dimension between 1 micrometer and 100 micrometers, and being characterized by at least one pitch dimension between 20 micrometers and 5 millimeters, growing a group III metal nitride from the pattern of growth centers vertically and laterally, and removing the laterally-grown group III metal nitride layer from the substrate.

Abstract: Methods are provided for separating a crystalline film from its main body. The method uses ion implantation to generate an ion damaged layer underneath the surface of the crystalline object. The ion damage changes the crystal structure of the ion damaged layer, so it will have different optical transmittance and absorption characteristics from the undamaged part of the crystalline object. A laser beam with a wavelength that is higher than the absorption edge of the non-ion damaged material, but within the absorption range of the ion damaged material is irradiated at or past the ion damaged layer, causing further damage to the ion damaged layer. The film can then be separated from the main body of the crystalline object.

Abstract: A nanofiber comprising a cross-linkable protein polymer and a transglutaminase. A method for producing a nanofiber, the method comprising: combining a first solution comprising a cross-linkable protein polymer and a second solution comprising a transglutaminase to produce a liquid electro spinning mixture (LEM) characterized by an environment that is unsuitable for the transglutaminase to be enzymatically active on the cross-linkable protein polymer; and electro spinning the LEM to form a nanofiber comprising the TGase and the cross-linkable protein polymer.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electrospinning apparatus includes: a transport roll; and a head unit. The transport roll is a roll that transports a substrate. The transport has a transport surface that is in contact with the substrate when transporting the substrate. The transport surface of the transport roll has a surface roughness Ra of 1.6 or less. The head unit ejects a raw material liquid of fiber toward the substrate transported by the transport roll to form a film of the fiber on the substrate.

Abstract: A nanofiber comprising a polyamide including at least one substituted phenyl group is provided. The nanofiber includes an average diameter from about 50 to about 1000 nm. A fibrous mat including a plurality of the nanofibers is also provided. A composite including a plurality of the nanofibers and a continuous matrix resin is also provided. A method of forming the nanofibers is also provided.

Abstract: A bicomponent elastic fiber composite material, which has a linear density of 20-150 deniers, a stretchability of 300-600%, and a deformation rate of 0-25% after stretching to 400%. The bicomponent elastic fiber composite material includes an inner core fiber and a sheath outer layer, wherein the inner core fiber includes a polystyrne copolymer material of a styrene-butadiene block copolymer (SBS), a styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymer (SEBS) or a thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer (TPO), or includes a thermoplastic polystyrene elastomer (TPS). The sheath outer layer includes polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE). Thereby, the present invention can realize zero pollution while recycled and reused. In addition, the present invention has excellent properties of elasticity, dyeability, acid and alkali resistance, quick-drying and non-absorbency, antibacterial and deodorizing, and has a soft texture.

Abstract: A process for operating an air-jet spinning device after a spinning interruption, an air-jet spinning machine having a yarn guide channel and such a yarn guide channel. The air-jet spinning device is preceded in the direction of travel of the fibre web by a drafting system for warping a fibre web and a yarn take-up device, which is optionally driven individually by a motor, for taking off a yarn spun by the air-jet spinning device is connected downstream.

Abstract: A compactor device for compacting a sliver that is drawn by a drafting system of a textile machine is provided. In accordance with the invention, it is envisaged that the compactor device is designed as a channel compactor and has a guide channel, designed in the shape of a screw in the running direction of the sliver, wherein the entry opening of the guide channel is widest horizontally and the exit opening of the guide channel is arranged rotated at least 30° with respect to the entry opening.

Abstract: A process and system for manufacturing twisted and textured yarns are provided. The process includes drawing a first material yarn from a first supply source under predetermined tension; heatingly extending the first material yarn through at least one first heating godet; drawing a second material yarn from a second supply source under predetermined tensions; heatingly extending the second material yarn through at least one second heating godet; feeding at least one of the first material yarn and the second material yarn in an Air Textured Unit (ATY) to obtain a third material yarn; winding the third material yarn exiting from the ATY, wherein the winding is a pirn winding process; twisting the first material yarn, the second material yarn and the third material yarn; and rewinding the twisted third material yarn.

Abstract: A system for debundling fiber tow into chopped fibers is provided that has one or more reels of fiber tow, a cutting element configured to receive the fiber tow to form chopped fiber, and a tube with introduced gas flow configured to receive the chopped fiber. A moving belt is positioned under the tube to collect the chopped fiber. A dispenser is positioned along the moving belt for applying a binder or additive. A treatment chamber receives the treated chopped fiber. A process for debundling fiber tow into chopped fibers is provided that supplies one or more reels of fiber tow to a cutting system, drops the chopped fiber into a tube with introduced gas flow to debundle the chopped fiber with a vortex, collects the chopped fiber exiting the tube onto a moving belt, chemically treats the chopped fiber, and provides the chemically treated chopped to a treatment chamber.

Abstract: A flame resistant woven fabric has a thickness of 0.08 mm or more in accordance with the method of JIS L 1096-A (2010) and including warps and wefts, the warp and the weft each comprising: a non-melting fiber A having a high-temperature shrinkage rate of 3% or less; and a thermoplastic fiber B having an LOI value of 25 or more in accordance with JIS K 7201-2 (2007) and having a melting point lower than the ignition temperature of the non-melting fiber A; wherein the warp and the weft each have a fracture elongation of 5% or more; and wherein, in the projection area of the weave repeat of the flame resistant woven fabric, the area ratio of the non-melting fiber A is 10% or more and the area ratio of the thermoplastic fiber B is 5% or more.

Abstract: A weft withdrawing device of an air jet loom includes a blow nozzle blowing a weft that is ejected from a weft insertion main nozzle and determined to be a weft insertion failure to guide the weft to a weft withdrawing passage, a weft introducing duct that is integrally swingable with a sley forward and backward, a weft withdrawing mechanism withdrawing the weft guided to the weft introducing duct, and a weft sensor optically detecting the weft. The weft withdrawing device of the air jet loom includes a weft guide member. The weft guide member includes a cloth fell side top portion and a let-off side top portion. The cloth fell side top portion is located above the weft withdrawing passage.

Abstract: A fabric structure is provided. The fabric structure includes an upper fabric layer knitted with a plurality of first PET (polyethylene terephthalate) fibers and a plurality of first PU (polyurethane) fibers; a lower fabric layer 100% knitted with a plurality of second PU fibers; and a central fabric layer interposed between said upper fabric layer and said lower fabric layer, knitted with a plurality of wave-like second PET fibers, wherein crests of the wave-like second PET fibers are intertwined with the upper fabric layer, and wherein troughs of the wave-like second PET fibers are intertwined with the lower fabric layer. The fabric structure features superior stretchability, superior resilience, mild stickiness, and slip-proofness.

Abstract: Described herein are nonwoven fabrics, wipers, and methods of making thereof. According to one or more aspects, a nonwoven fabric includes an entangled web of individualized bast fibers and polylactic acid (PLA) fibers. At least a portion of the bast fibers and a portion of the PLA fibers are thermally bonded together.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a liquid permeable body comprising a porous composite that has different liquid permeabilities between in the in-plane direction and in the out-of-plane direction as well as excellent mechanical properties. The liquid permeable body comprises a porous composite having a structure in which discontinuous reinforcing fibers are dispersed; the dispersed discontinuous reinforcing fibers are bonded with a thermoplastic resin at at least an intersection thereof; voids of continuous openings form a void content of from 30 to 90%; an average value ? of fiber orientation angles is from 0 to 40° in an in-plane direction of the discontinuous reinforcing fibers; and an average value ? of fiber orientation angles is from 0 to 25° in an out-of-plane direction of the discontinuous reinforcing fibers.

Abstract: Soft point bonded nonwoven webs, and methods of making the same, are described that utilize a pattern of small, discrete bond points in a sequent pattern that together form macro-elements. The macro-elements are themselves positioned and aligned within a pattern such that mechanical stretching operations on the point bonded nonwoven webs yields soft and bulky fabrics but with reduced incidence of tearing or rupturing of the individual bond points.

Abstract: A dye fixing section in a foam indigo dyeing machine for dyeing traveling sheets of textile yarn. The dye fixing section receives traveling sheets of yarn to which indigo dye in leuco form has been applied and penetrated partially through the yarn. Oxygen is applied to the substrate to set the dye at the level of penetration achieved as it enters the dye fixing section, to produce yarns in the sheet with outer dyed rings and undyed cores.

Abstract: A cloth clamping chuck and a cloth handling apparatus that can handle cloth so as to reduce falling of the cloth while avoiding damage to the cloth includes a pair of clamps, disposed facing each other, and an opening-closing means that moves the pair of clamps, relatively closer to or separated from each other. Each of the clamps has, at a leading end, a projecting part that projects toward the other opposite clamp. Each of surfaces of the projecting parts on a base end side of the clamps is formed either as a flat surface parallel to a facing direction of the pair of clamps or as an inclined surface inclining toward the above base end side while extending toward the other opposite projecting part.

Abstract: A household appliance is disclosed that may perform a useful cycle of operation on an item. The household appliance may include a treating chamber for accommodating the item during the performance of the useful cycle, and a body enclosing the treating chamber. The body may include a front side, an underside, a first delimiting surface and a second delimiting surface, wherein the first and second delimiting surfaces forms a recess between the underside and the front side. The first delimiting surface may be essentially parallel to the underside of the body. The household appliance may further include a communication module configured to wirelessly transmit and/or receive data. The communication module may be arranged at the first delimiting surface.

Abstract: An object treating apparatus includes a tub, a rotatable drum for receiving an object, an induction heater for heating an outer circumferential face of the drum, a motor for rotating the drum, an upper temperature sensor, a lower temperature sensor, and a processor. The upper temperature sensor detects a temperature of a space between the tub and the drum. The upper temperature sensor is disposed inside the tube at an upper portion of the tub. The lower temperature sensor detects a temperature around condensed water at a bottom of the tub. The lower temperature sensor is disposed inside the tub at a lower portion of the tub. The processor can determine a drying ending timing based on the temperatures detected by the upper and lower temperature sensors.

Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus includes a tub, a drum for receiving an object therein, an induction heater for heating an outer circumferential face of the drum, a motor for rotating the drum, and a power supply for supplying power from an external power source to the laundry treating apparatus, a relay for interrupting current to be applied from the power supply to the induction heater via an electrical wire, a processor connected to the relay via a control wire and configured to control an operation of the relay and to control an operation of the induction heater and an operation of the motor, and a first safety device disposed at the control wire to interrupt a control signal to be applied from the processor to the relay. The first safety device operates in response to a temperature change thereof.

Abstract: A laundry treating appliance and method of operating a laundry treating appliance that includes wetting the laundry load in a drum according to a selected cycle of operation and determining a magnitude of imbalance of the wetted laundry load. A controller of the laundry treating appliance is configured to determine a first extraction speed for rotating the drum based on the magnitude of imbalance.

Abstract: In a washing machine of the present disclosure, a drive shaft rotating a pulsator and a dehydration shaft rotating a washing tub are connected to each other or disconnected from each other while a clutch operated by a solenoid is lifted, a current is intermittently applied to the solenoid while the clutch is lowered, and thus, a lowering speed of the clutch can be reduced.

Abstract: A washing machine of the present disclosure includes a drive shaft rotating a pulsator, a dehydration shaft connected to a washing tub, a magnetic core surround a periphery of a solenoid, an armature lifted by an attraction force between the armature and the magnetic corea lever having a support point of which a position is fixed with respect to the dehydration shaft and an operation end located at a point spaced by a predetermined distance from the support point, a clutching coupler shaft-coupling the drive shaft and the dehydration shaft to each other at a lowered position, and shaft-decoupling the drive shaft and the dehydration shaft from each other at a lifted position, an elastic member pressing the clutching coupler downward, a guide groove guiding a relative movement of the operating end with respect to the clutching coupler, and a lowering restriction section disposed in the guide groove.

Abstract: A laundry treatment apparatus is disclosed. The laundry treatment apparatus includes a cabinet, a tub disposed in the cabinet to provide a washing space, a drum rotatably disposed in the tub to receive laundry placed therein, a detergent pump for supplying detergent to the tub, and a detergent box removably mounted to the detergent pump and configured to contain the detergent. The detergent box includes a body for providing a space containing the detergent and a through-hole formed in a rear side of the body to allow the detergent to flow out therethrough. The body includes a lower surface including a first slanted surface, which is slanted downwards from a front side of the body toward the rear side of the body. The through-hole is located at the lowermost position of the body.

Abstract: A washing machine appliance having an integrated cap cleaning device is provided. The device includes features for cleaning soiled caps of liquid cleaning agent bottles. A water valve selectively allows water to flow from a water supply to the cap cleaning device. When a soiled cap is pressed against the cap cleaning device, the soiled cap depresses an activation device that triggers the water valve to allow water to flow to the cap cleaning device. The cap cleaning device includes a spout defining one or more exit nozzles. Water flowing through the cap cleaning device exits through the exit nozzles of the spout and sprays onto the soiled cap. The cap cleaning device can also include an outer rim defining a plurality of rim exit nozzles. Water flowing through the cap cleaning device can exit through the rim exit nozzles and onto exterior surfaces of the soiled cap.

Abstract: A washing machine appliance is provided herein. The washing machine appliance may include a cabinet, a tub, a wash basket, a lid, and a nozzle assembly. The tub may be positioned within the cabinet. The wash basket may be rotatably mounted within the tub and define a wash chamber. The lid may be rotatably mounted to the cabinet above the wash basket. The nozzle assembly may be mounted in part within the lid. The nozzle assembly may include an extendable nozzle and a retractable fluid supply conduit. The extendable nozzle may be movable between a retracted position at which the extendable nozzle is held on the lid and an extended position in which the extendable nozzle is spaced apart from the lid. The retractable fluid supply conduit may be selectively wound on the lid in the retracted position.

Abstract: A method of operating a laundry treating appliance having a drum, and an air conduit fluidly coupled to the drum, with a heat source associated with the air conduit, includes moving air through an air conduit to the drum; heating the moving air by operating the heat source; and introducing atomized liquid into the air conduit upstream of the heat source.

Abstract: A method that facilitates the automatic identification of the long edge or the short edge of the item of laundry by determining the lengths or the angles of the edge areas of the item of laundry extending from a lower corner of the item of laundry. It may be derived from the determined angles or lengths of the edge areas whether the respective edge area belongs to the long edge or to the short edge of the item of laundry. With this information, a targeted transverse or longitudinal feed of rectangular items of laundry may be carried out to a downstream inserting machine. The fully automated feeding of items of laundry to, for example, an inserting machine is carried out in a targeted way with either the long edge of the item of laundry extending transversely to the feed direction or the short edge extending transversely to the feed direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of making a flame retardant material, and/or to a flame retardant material, and/or a polymer composite including the flame retardant material, and/or a method of making the polymer composite. More particularly, the invention relates to treatment of a keratinous fibre with a reactive amine and an inorganic acid to make a flame retardant material which is can be used in a polymer composite.

Abstract: The present invention provides super-hydrophobic fabrics and a preparation method thereof, and belong to the field of textiles. The super-hydrophobic fabrics are obtained by finishing Pickering emulsion formed by amphiphilic particles stabilizing low-surface-energy substances in water. Via a one-step finishing method using Pickering emulsion technology, facile preparation of durable super-hydrophobic fabrics is realized. The static contact angle between the finished fabric surfaces and water droplets is greater than 150 degrees, and the water droplets can roll off easily; and after being subjected to 30 times of standard washing tests, the finished fabrics still maintains excellent water repellency. In addition, the Pickering emulsion preparation and finishing process of the present invention are environmentally friendly, pollution-free, facile to operate and widely applicable.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing synthetic leather in which, after obtaining a thickened liquid by adding a thickening agent (B) with an oxyethylene group content of 2×10?2 mol/g or less to an aqueous urethane resin composition containing an aqueous urethane resin (A) having an acid value of 0.01 mgKOH/g or higher in a range of 0.01 to 30 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the aqueous urethane resin (A), the thickened liquid is coated on a base and coagulated with a coagulating agent (C) containing a metal salt (c-1). As the thickening agent, it is preferable to use one or more kinds of thickening agent that is selected from the group consisting of a cellulose thickening agent, an acryl thickening agent, and a urethane thickening agent. Furthermore, as the metal salt (c-1), calcium nitrate is preferable.

Abstract: The invention relates to a novel binder system and its use for bonding textile fabrics as well as products containing such bonded textile fabrics. The materials according to the invention are suitable for manufacturing base interlinings which may be used for manufacturing base interlinings for sarking, roofing and sealing membranes, particularly for manufacturing coated sarking, roofing and sealing membranes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a colored fiber fabric and the like that can be colored in various colors including bright colors and have excellent color fastness to light. The colored fiber fabric includes: a fiber fabric; a white pigment adhering to at least one surface of the fiber fabric via a binder resin; and a resin layer that contains a color pigment and is provided on the white pigment.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a cellulose nanofiber enabling the provision of a high-performance sheet-like material; a method for producing the cellulose nanofiber; and a sheet-like material obtained from the cellulose nanofiber. A bamboo-derived cellulose nanofiber having a cellulose purity of at least 90%, a fiber diameter of 10-20 nm, and a crystallinity of at least 70% can be obtained by a method comprising: (1) a step for subjecting a bamboo material to an alkali treatment and a mechanical treatment to prepare bamboo fibers; (2) a step for delignificating the obtained bamboo fibers; (3) a step for mechanically spreading the delignificated bamboo fibers; (4) a step for removing hemicellulose from the spread bamboo fibers; and (5) a step for removing metal components from the bamboo fibers from which hemicellulose has been removed.

Abstract: A dredging slurry system with a pulp tank is introduced, which is applied for a wet paper pulp molding apparatus. The system comprises the pulp tank, a dredging slurry mold seat, an activating unit, a slurry-physical-feature detection unit and at least one inflow unit and a control unit. The slurry-physical-feature detection unit is used to detect at least one physical feature from a slurry within the pulp tank, during a plurality of different stages, thereby relatively outputting a physical feature data. The control unit is used to control the at least one inflow unit to a manner whether to pour a newly-added slurry into the pulp tank or not, depending upon the physical feature data.

Abstract: A flexible fibrous material comprises inorganic fibers and a binder and methods of making the same. The binder comprises at least one of: a first organic polymer having anionic groups and a flocculent, the flocculent comprising a second organic polymer having cationic groups; or a reaction product of the first organic polymer and the flocculent. Flexible fibrous material according to the present invention may be used as components in certain pollution control devices.

Abstract: A paper (10) is disclosed, especially for use in the production of corrugated cardboard. The paper (10) is formed from at least two layers couched together and having different composition and it contains wastepaper fibers and grass fibers. The special feature of the paper is that a first layer of the paper (10) is formed as a support layer (11) and contains a maximum fraction of 30 wt. % of grass fibers, a second layer of the paper (10) forms a top layer (12) with a minimum fraction of 20 wt. % of grass fibers and a maximum fraction of 80 wt. % of wastepaper fibers, and the fraction of grass fibers in the top layer (12) is higher than the fraction of grass fibers in the support layer (11).

Abstract: Quaternary ammonium compound compositions and more particularly quaternary ammonium compound compositions including greater than 25% by weight of a quaternary ammonium compound, methods for making same, fibrous structures employing same, and methods for treating fibrous structures with same are provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite road module, unit and system. The composite road module comprising a first road and a second road extending substantially in parallel, one of the first road and the second road being configured for vehicles to travel according to a left-hand traffic rule, the other being configured for vehicles to travel according to a right-hand traffic rule, the first road comprising a first lane and a second lane, the second road comprising a third lane and a fourth lane, wherein the first lane and the third lane are in communication with each other, and are provided for vehicles to travel in a first direction, and wherein the second lane and the fourth lane are in communication with each other, and are provided for vehicles to travel in a second direction opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: A modular system for streets formed of a top module, a bottom module, an internal cavity formed within the bottom module, cables positioned within said bottom module, a computing device, sensors operatively associated with said computing device, and communications hardware configured to communicate information from said sensors to a second computing device positioned exterior to said modular system.