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A process for forming high surface area graphene structures, the process including the steps of: i) depositing a thin film of one or more metals on a surface of silicon carbide, the one or more metals including nickel; ii) heating the one or more metals and the silicon carbide to cause at least the nickel of the one or metals to react with a portion of the silicon carbide to form silicide regions extending into an unreacted portion of the silicon carbide and graphene disposed between the silicide regions and the unreacted portion of the silicon carbide; and iii) removing the silicide regions to provide a silicon carbide structure having a rough or porous surface and a surface layer of graphene; and, iv) repeating steps i) to iii) until the surface layer of graphene has a desired roughness or porosity. i) depositing a thin film of one or more metals on a surface of silicon carbide, the one or more metals including nickel; ii) heating the one or more metals and the silicon carbide to cause at least the nickel of the one or metals to react with a portion of the silicon carbide to form silicide regions extending into an unreacted portion of the silicon carbide and graphene disposed between the silicide regions and the unreacted portion of the silicon carbide; and iii) removing the silicide regions to provide a silicon carbide structure having a rough or porous surface and a surface layer of graphene; and, iv) repeating steps i) to iii) until the surface layer of graphene has a desired roughness or porosity.
Humidifying apparatus comprising: a housing comprising a water reservoir; a water tank mounted on the housing for supplying water to the reservoir; atomizing means for atomizing water in the reservoir; characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: air flow generating means for generating an air flow over water in the reservoir; an air outlet for emitting at least part of the air flow: irradiating means for irradiating water in the reservoir with ultraviolet radiation; and guide means for guiding a flow of water entering the reservoir adjacent to the irradiating means. a housing comprising a water reservoir; a water tank mounted on the housing for supplying water to the reservoir; atomizing means for atomizing water in the reservoir; characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: air flow generating means for generating an air flow over water in the reservoir; an air outlet for emitting at least part of the air flow: irradiating means for irradiating water in the reservoir with ultraviolet radiation; and guide means for guiding a flow of water entering the reservoir adjacent to the irradiating means. air flow generating means for generating an air flow over water in the reservoir; an air outlet for emitting at least part of the air flow: irradiating means for irradiating water in the reservoir with ultraviolet radiation; and guide means for guiding a flow of water entering the reservoir adjacent to the irradiating means. irradiating means for irradiating water in the reservoir with ultraviolet radiation; and guide means for guiding a flow of water entering the reservoir adjacent to the irradiating means.
An eye-mountable device (100, 200, 300), comprising a first rigid polymer layer (110, 210, 310) having a first-layer refractive index; a second rigid polymer layer (120, 220, 320) having a second-layer refractive index; and a first liquid crystal layer (130, 230, 330) between the first and second rigid polymer layers, wherein the first liquid crystal layer has an ordinary refractive index and an extraordinary refractive index, wherein: the first-layer refractive index and the second-layer refractive index differ by less than 0.01, the ordinary refractive index and the extraordinary refractive index differ by more than 0.1, and the first-layer refractive index differs from either the ordinary refractive index or the extraordinary refractive index by less than 0.01, and characterised in that: the first rigid polymer layer and/or the second rigid polymer layer comprises: one or more di(meth)acrylate-derived monomeric units; and one or more (meth)acrylate-derived monomeric units. the first-layer refractive index and the second-layer refractive index differ by less than 0.01, the ordinary refractive index and the extraordinary refractive index differ by more than 0.1, and the first-layer refractive index differs from either the ordinary refractive index or the extraordinary refractive index by less than 0.01, and characterised in that: the first rigid polymer layer and/or the second rigid polymer layer comprises: one or more di(meth)acrylate-derived monomeric units; and one or more (meth)acrylate-derived monomeric units. one or more di(meth)acrylate-derived monomeric units; and one or more (meth)acrylate-derived monomeric units.
A method for reducing power consumption of an access network device, comprising following steps: monitoring (S101, S401) data traffic at ports in the access network device; judging (SI02, S402) whether there are unused ports existing in the access network device according to a result of monitoring the data traffic at the ports; determining (S103, S403) if the unused ports are universal ports that are not saved in a number allocation resource pool if the access network device has the unused ports; when it is determined that the unused ports are universal ports that are not saved in the number allocation resource pool, closing (S104, S404) the unused universal ports in the access network device. monitoring (S101, S401) data traffic at ports in the access network device; judging (SI02, S402) whether there are unused ports existing in the access network device according to a result of monitoring the data traffic at the ports; determining (S103, S403) if the unused ports are universal ports that are not saved in a number allocation resource pool if the access network device has the unused ports; when it is determined that the unused ports are universal ports that are not saved in the number allocation resource pool, closing (S104, S404) the unused universal ports in the access network device.
A method of installing operating system, comprising: reading, by a server, an image file of an operating system from a system providing device, wherein the image file comprises address information of an automatic response script file, and at a location corresponding to the address information, space is reserved for the automatic response script file without actually storing the automatic response script file, and wherein the system providing device maintains a mapping relationship between the server and the automatic response script file; receiving, by the server, the automatic response script file, wherein the automatic response script file is provided by the system providing device in response to that the reading by the server advances to the position corresponding to the address information and based on the mapping relationship; and installing, by the server, the operating system by using the automatic response script file, wherein, when reading the image file, the method further comprises: sending, by the server, identification information of the server and current reading position information to the system providing device so that the system providing device acquires the automatic response script file corresponding to the identification information when the current reading position information indicates that the reading by the server advances to the position corresponding to the address information. reading, by a server, an image file of an operating system from a system providing device, wherein the image file comprises address information of an automatic response script file, and at a location corresponding to the address information, space is reserved for the automatic response script file without actually storing the automatic response script file, and wherein the system providing device maintains a mapping relationship between the server and the automatic response script file; receiving, by the server, the automatic response script file, wherein the automatic response script file is provided by the system providing device in response to that the reading by the server advances to the position corresponding to the address information and based on the mapping relationship; and installing, by the server, the operating system by using the automatic response script file, wherein, when reading the image file, the method further comprises: sending, by the server, identification information of the server and current reading position information to the system providing device so that the system providing device acquires the automatic response script file corresponding to the identification information when the current reading position information indicates that the reading by the server advances to the position corresponding to the address information.
A tubular element intended for drilling and/or working a hydrocarbon well, having an end portion (1; 2) comprising at least one threaded zone (3; 4), wherein the end portion (1; 2) is at least partially coated with a dry film, comprising a thermoplastic or thermoset matrix including microcapsules filled with compounds in the liquid form, characterised in that the compounds are linear polydimethylsiloxanes with a kinematic viscosity in the range 100 to 12500 mm 2 /s at 25°C and with a molecular mass in the range 10000 to 80000 g/mole.
A method of culturing Chlorella in non-axenic mixotrophic culture conditions, comprising: (a) inoculating an aqueous culture medium with a culture comprising Chlorella in an open culturing vessel; (b) supplying light comprising photosynthetically active radiation in a photoperiod in the range of 10-16 hours of light for each 24 hour day; (c) activating a pH auxostat system with an initial concentration of sodium acetate in the range of 0.05-10 g/L in the aqueous culture medium to start supplying acetic acid, at a concentration in the range of 15-50% (v/v) to the culture comprising Chlorella, wherein the pH auxostat system operates with in the range of 6-9, and the temperature ranges from 10 °C to 30 °C; and (d) maintaining a dissolved oxygen concentration in the range of 1-6 mg O 2 /Liter. (a) inoculating an aqueous culture medium with a culture comprising Chlorella in an open culturing vessel; (b) supplying light comprising photosynthetically active radiation in a photoperiod in the range of 10-16 hours of light for each 24 hour day; (c) activating a pH auxostat system with an initial concentration of sodium acetate in the range of 0.05-10 g/L in the aqueous culture medium to start supplying acetic acid, at a concentration in the range of 15-50% (v/v) to the culture comprising Chlorella, wherein the pH auxostat system operates with in the range of 6-9, and the temperature ranges from 10 °C to 30 °C; and (d) maintaining a dissolved oxygen concentration in the range of 1-6 mg O 2 /Liter.
An engineered H1 HA influenza hemagglutinin ("HA") polypeptide variant whose amino acid sequence shows at least 90% identity with a reference wild type H1 HA polypeptide that is the HA from A/California/04/2009 strain, whose amino acid sequence includes: a residue at a position corresponding to residue 186 of wild type H3 HA, which residue is Pro; a residue at a position corresponding to residue 189 of wild type H3 HA, which residue is Thr; and a residue at a position corresponding to residue 227 of wild type H3 HA, which residue is Ala. a residue at a position corresponding to residue 186 of wild type H3 HA, which residue is Pro; a residue at a position corresponding to residue 189 of wild type H3 HA, which residue is Thr; and a residue at a position corresponding to residue 227 of wild type H3 HA, which residue is Ala.
An electronic device for enhancing accuracy of a contactless body temperature measurement of an object, the electronic device comprising: a camera module (180, 180a, 180b) configured to obtain images of a portion of the object; a contactless temperature sensor (170, 170a, 170b) configured to continuously measure temperatures of the portion of the object; and a processor configured to determine whether images of the portion of the object is in focus, the object being at a predetermined distance being a focal distance between the camera module (180, 180a, 180b) and the portion of the object whose temperature is to be measured, and determine as a temperature of the object, the temperature corresponding to the time where the image of the portion of the object is in focus from among the continuously measured temperatures of the portion of the object output from the contactless temperature sensor (170, 170a, 170b); the camera module (180, 180a, 180b) and the contactless temperature sensor (170, 170a, 170b) being disposed on the same surface of the electronic device, the surface facing the portion of the object. a camera module (180, 180a, 180b) configured to obtain images of a portion of the object; a contactless temperature sensor (170, 170a, 170b) configured to continuously measure temperatures of the portion of the object; and a processor configured to determine whether images of the portion of the object is in focus, the object being at a predetermined distance being a focal distance between the camera module (180, 180a, 180b) and the portion of the object whose temperature is to be measured, and determine as a temperature of the object, the temperature corresponding to the time where the image of the portion of the object is in focus from among the continuously measured temperatures of the portion of the object output from the contactless temperature sensor (170, 170a, 170b); the camera module (180, 180a, 180b) and the contactless temperature sensor (170, 170a, 170b) being disposed on the same surface of the electronic device, the surface facing the portion of the object.
Use of an aqueous polymer dispersion selected from copolyamides comprising at least one amorphous polymer with a Tg ranging from 50°C to 175°C, preferably from 80°C to 150°C or semi-crystalline having a melting point ranging from 70°C to less than 220°C, preferably more than 90°C and up to 190°C, more preferably from 100°C to 170°C, as impregnation binder rovings or natural fiber ribbons, particularly rovings or ribbons of flax fibers, characterized in that the said polymer: - is incorporated into the core of the fiber bundle making up said roving or said ribbon and thus binding said fibers to one another, - is present in said dispersion in a weight content ranging from 5% to 50% with particles in dispersion having a number-average size of less than 10 000 nm, preferably ranging from 50 nm to 5000 nm and more preferentially from 50 to 500 nm, and the said polymer is dispersible or dispersed in powder form in an aqueous medium without surfactant, and preferably, said polymer in powder form bears ionic groups or groups that are precursors of ionic groups, in particular by neutralization in water during the preparation of said dispersion, the said polymer is a copolyamide, preferably bearing sulfonic carboxy end groups or amine end groups, more preferentially having a content of said groups ranging from 50 to 500 peq/g (microequivalents/g), in particular from 100 to 250 peq/g. - is incorporated into the core of the fiber bundle making up said roving or said ribbon and thus binding said fibers to one another, - is present in said dispersion in a weight content ranging from 5% to 50% with particles in dispersion having a number-average size of less than 10 000 nm, preferably ranging from 50 nm to 5000 nm and more preferentially from 50 to 500 nm, and
A method of determining subsurface composition of a surveyed region comprising the steps of: using a transmitter (Tx) to transmit a pulsed electromagnetic signal into the ground; using a receiver (Rx, Rx', Rx") to detect a return signal following interaction of said transmitted signal with features of the subsurface; imaging a profile image of the subsurface; calculating one or more spectra of said return signal, said one or more spectra comprising at least a phase-frequency spectrum based upon the variation of phase of the return signal in the frequency domain and an energy-frequency spectrum; analysing said one or more spectra to determine a characteristic phase-frequency signature, and an energy-frequency signature for one or more layers of said subsurface; and comparing said determined signatures of the one or more layers to a database of equivalent signatures of known materials in order to determine a composition of said one or more layers; characterized in that said analysing step comprising defining said energy-frequency signature by energy changes at more than 10 different harmonics for each of more than 10 derivatives of the energy-frequency spectrum, such that said energy-frequency signature is defined by the sign of the energy change at each of said harmonics. using a transmitter (Tx) to transmit a pulsed electromagnetic signal into the ground; using a receiver (Rx, Rx', Rx") to detect a return signal following interaction of said transmitted signal with features of the subsurface; imaging a profile image of the subsurface; calculating one or more spectra of said return signal, said one or more spectra comprising at least a phase-frequency spectrum based upon the variation of phase of the return signal in the frequency domain and an energy-frequency spectrum; analysing said one or more spectra to determine a characteristic phase-frequency signature, and an energy-frequency signature for one or more layers of said subsurface; and comparing said determined signatures of the one or more layers to a database of equivalent signatures of known materials in order to determine a composition of said one or more layers; characterized in that said analysing step comprising defining said energy-frequency signature by energy changes at more than 10 different harmonics for each of more than 10 derivatives of the energy-frequency spectrum, such that said energy-frequency signature is defined by the sign of the energy change at each of said harmonics.
A combustor assembly for a gas turbine engine comprising: a combustor shell; a turbine rotor; a vane pack downstream from the combustor shell and upstream from the turbine rotor; a tangential on board injector; a case; and a joint for securing the combustor shell, tangential on board injector and case together, the joint having a combustor flange integral to the combustor shell, a tangential on board injector flange integral to the tangential on board injector and a case flange integral to the case, wherein the combustor flange, the tangential on board injector flange and the case flange are secured together, the combustor flange includes first and second sets of holes (75, 78) respectively receiving first and second fasteners (74, 85) that are different than one another, the first and second fasteners (74, 85) securing the combustor flange, the tangential on board injector flange and the case flange together, and the second fastener is a nut and a bolt that extends through the combustor flange, the tangential on board injector flange and the case flange. a combustor shell; a turbine rotor; a vane pack downstream from the combustor shell and upstream from the turbine rotor; a tangential on board injector; a case; and a joint for securing the combustor shell, tangential on board injector and case together, the joint having a combustor flange integral to the combustor shell, a tangential on board injector flange integral to the tangential on board injector and a case flange integral to the case, wherein the combustor flange, the tangential on board injector flange and the case flange are secured together, the combustor flange includes first and second sets of holes (75, 78) respectively receiving first and second fasteners (74, 85) that are different than one another, the first and second fasteners (74, 85) securing the combustor flange, the tangential on board injector flange and the case flange together, and the second fastener is a nut and a bolt that extends through the combustor flange, the tangential on board injector flange and the case flange.
Method for producing a plurality of semiconductor lasers comprising the following steps: a) providing a carrier wafer containing a semiconductor material or a ceramic material, b) producing a composite by applying a plurality of optically pumpable semiconductor laser chips in a wafer composite to a top side of the carrier wafer, c) singulating the composite to form a plurality of semiconductor lasers by means of laser cutting or wafer sawing, wherein - each semiconductor laser comprises a mounting block and at least one semiconductor laser chip, - the mounting block is formed from a part of the original carrier wafer, - each mounting block has a mounting area which runs substantially perpendicular to a top surface of the mounting block, on which the semiconductor laser chip is arranged; and - the mounting area is produced during singulation of the composite, wherein - the mounting area is intended for mounting on a module carrier. a) providing a carrier wafer containing a semiconductor material or a ceramic material, b) producing a composite by applying a plurality of optically pumpable semiconductor laser chips in a wafer composite to a top side of the carrier wafer, c) singulating the composite to form a plurality of semiconductor lasers by means of laser cutting or wafer sawing, wherein - each semiconductor laser comprises a mounting block and at least one semiconductor laser chip, - the mounting block is formed from a part of the original carrier wafer, - each mounting block has a mounting area which runs substantially perpendicular to a top surface of the mounting block, on which the semiconductor laser chip is arranged; and - the mounting area is produced during singulation of the composite, wherein - the mounting area is intended for mounting on a module carrier. - the mounting block is formed from a part of the original carrier wafer, - each mounting block has a mounting area which runs substantially perpendicular to a top surface of the mounting block, on which the semiconductor laser chip is arranged; and - the mounting area is produced during singulation of the composite, wherein - the mounting area is intended for mounting on a module carrier.