Vibration Analysis for Fault Detection of Wind Turbines by Combining Machine-Learning Techniques and 3D Scanning Laser.

With this research, we apply range-resolved interferometry (RRI) to the maintenance of wind turbines using some of the most relevant machine-learning (ML) techniques. The degeneration of electrical and mechanical components of wind turbines can be predicted, detected, and anticipated using this method of automatic and autonomous learning. The vibrations in two different failure states are detected with the help of a scanner laser.

Framework for Bidirectional Knowledge-Based Maintenance of Wind Turbines.

Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, such as machine learning (ML), are being developed and applied for the monitoring, tracking, and fault diagnosis of wind turbines. Current prediction systems are largely limited by their inherent disadvantages for wind turbines. For example, frequency or vibration analysis simulations at a part scale require a great deal of computational power and take considerable time, an aspect that can be essential and expensive in the case of a breakdown, especially if it is offshore.

Artificial Intelligence and 3D Scanning Laser Combination for Supervision and Fault Diagnostics.

In this work, we combine some of the most relevant artificial intelligence (AI) techniques with a range-resolved interferometry (RRI) instrument applied to the maintenance of a wind turbine. This method of automatic and autonomous learning can identify, monitor, and detect the electrical and mechanical components of wind turbines to predict, detect, and anticipate their degeneration. A scanner laser is used to detect vibrations in two different failure states.

Multi-meridian corneal imaging of air-puff induced deformation for improved detection of biomechanical abnormalities.

Corneal biomechanics play a fundamental role in the genesis and progression of corneal pathologies, such as keratoconus; in corneal remodeling after corneal surgery; and in affecting the measurement accuracy of glaucoma biomarkers, such as the intraocular pressure (IOP). Air-puff induced corneal deformation imaging reveals information highlighting normal and pathological corneal response to a non-contact mechanical excitation. However, current commercial systems are limited to monitoring corneal deformation only on one corneal meridian.

Yeast-secreted, dried and food-admixed monomeric IgA prevents gastrointestinal infection in a piglet model.

Oral antibodies that interfere with gastrointestinal targets and can be manufactured at scale are needed. Here we show that a single-gene-encoded monomeric immunoglobulin A (IgA)-like antibody, composed of camelid variable single domain antibodies (VHH) fused to IgA Fc (mVHH-IgA), prevents infection by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (F4-ETEC) in piglets. The mVHH-IgA can be produced in soybean seeds or secreted from the yeast Pichia pastoris, freeze- or spray-dried and orally delivered within food.

Transformation strategies for stable expression of complex hetero-multimeric proteins like secretory immunoglobulin A in plants.

Plant expression systems have proven to be exceptional in producing high-value complex polymeric proteins such as secretory IgAs (SIgAs). However, polymeric protein production requires the expression of multiple genes, which can be transformed as single or multiple T-DNA units to generate stable transgenic plant lines. Here, we evaluated four strategies to stably transform multiple genes and to obtain high expression of all components.

Terahertz transceiver concept.

We present a photoconductive terahertz transceiver based on a modulation of the optical pulses used for generation and detection at different rates. External modulation of the THz pulses is not required as opposed to previously reported approaches. Devices from fiber-optic technology are used, providing flexibility and stability to the system.

Design and construction of multigenic constructs for plant biotechnology using the GoldenBraid cloning strategy.

GoldenBraid (GB) is an iterative and standardized DNA assembling system specially designed for Multigene Engineering in Plant Synthetic Biology. GB is based on restriction-ligation reactions using type IIS restriction enzymes. GB comprises a collection of standard DNA pieces named "GB parts" and a set of destination plasmids (pDGBs) that incorporate the multipartite assembly of standardized DNA parts.

All-fiber processing of terahertz-bandwidth signals based on cascaded tapered fibers.

Tapered single-mode fibers are employed to perform dynamic pulse shaping in a bandwidth of several terahertz. The transfer function of cascaded biconical tapers is controlled by introducing a phase shift into one of them through mechanical stretching. It is a simple and low-cost technique with potential to process signals with bandwidths as large as those allocated by standard optical fiber while introducing little degradation.

Control of terahertz emission in photoconductive antennas through an additional optical continuous wave.

The manipulation of the operating conditions of photoconductive antennas by means of an additional continuous wave (CW) is reported. It is used to control a fiber-based terahertz (THz) time-domain-spectroscopy system at telecom wavelengths. The injection of an optical CW into the transmitter allows the control of the THz amplitude without causing major degradation to the system performance.

GoldenBraid 2.0: a comprehensive DNA assembly framework for plant synthetic biology.

Plant synthetic biology aims to apply engineering principles to plant genetic design. One strategic requirement of plant synthetic biology is the adoption of common standardized technologies that facilitate the construction of increasingly complex multigene structures at the DNA level while enabling the exchange of genetic building blocks among plant bioengineers. Here, we describe GoldenBraid 2.

Terahertz radiation shaping based on optical spectrum modulation in the time domain.

A terahertz shaping system based on optical fiber components as opposed to traditional free-space solutions is proposed. It is based on the time-domain modulation of the optical source spectrum. Standard single-mode fiber distributes and disperses the pulse before filtering its spectral components by means of the cross-gain and cross-phase modulation effects taking place in an interferometric semiconductor optical amplifier structure.