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A communication system for a harsh environment includes a hearing protection headset with left and right earcups to attenuate external sounds. The headset has an electronic receptacle interface that connects to various peripheral communication devices, exchanging electronic signals such as audio data. A communication module in the headset switches between data exchange modes depending on the connected device, allowing audio data to be received and played through speakers in the earcups.

A communication system for communicating in a harsh environment includes a hearing protection headset, with left and right earcups configured to attenuate external sounds. The headset features connector interfaces connected to the earcups, which individually connect a first type of accessory device and/ayer type of accessory device via signal pins. The communication module within the headset applies and switches between a first communication mode (for audio data) and a second communication mode (for non-audio data) based on the connected accessory device. It also connects with a peripheral communication device and enables audio data reception and playback through speakers in the earcups.

A communication system for communication in harsh environments includes a hearing protection headset with left and right earcups. Each earcup comprises a speaker unit, a cavity with an opening adapted for the user's ear, and a flexible seal for acoustic sealing. The earcups provide passive sound attenuation, reducing external noise. The headset features an adaptor element with a central void and a rim that, when inserted between the earcup and flexible seal, increases the cavity volume for enhanced sound attenuation. The headset also includes an active noise reduction (ANR) circuit that generates anti-noise signals to cancel out external noise. The ANR circuit operates in two modes, depending on whether the adaptor element is inserted or not.

A communication system for communicating in a harsh environment includes hearing protection headsets with left and right earcups to attenuate external sounds. The communication module connects with both a first and second type of peripheral communication device, receiving and transmitting audio signals and control signals to the speakers in the earcups and the peripheral devices. The user interface comprises tangible controls that enable the communication module to transmit control instructions to both types of peripheral devices using distinct control signals.

Various aspects disclosed herein relate to a culture apparatus for performing nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, the apparatus comprising an insertion module configured to be inserted into a magnet of a system for performing nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, wherein the insertion module comprises: a sample container defining a culture chamber, the culture chamber having a sample volume and being configured to contain a sample of living cells, the culture chamber being in fluidic connection with at least one supply channel for providing a fluid flow through the culture chamber, one or more radiofrequency resonators, each configured to transmit a time-varying electromagnetic wave into the sample volume of the culture chamber and/or to detect a time-varying electromagnetic wave from the sample volume of the culture chamber, wherein the sample container comprises a cell support structure defining at least one cell adherence surface configured to carry a culture of living cells within the culture chamber.

A dermatological laser apparatus for dermatological treatment of a patient's skin using a treatment laser beam, the dermatological laser apparatus comprising a laser module, a beam delivery device, and a control circuit, wherein the laser module is configured to create bursts of laser radiation, each burst comprising laser radiation at least one of a set of laser wavelengths, the set comprising two or more laser wavelengths, wherein the beam delivery device is configured to direct the created laser radiation as a treatment laser beam towards a target area of the patient's skin; and wherein the control circuit is configured to: obtain information about the patient's skin type; select, in dependence of at least the patient's skin type, relative amounts of laser energy to be delivered at respective ones of the set of laser wavelengths; and control the laser module to create the bursts of laser radiation such that each burst comprises the selected relative amounts of laser energy at the respective ones of the set of laser wavelengths.

Disclosed herein are embodiments of an apparatus for measuring an amount of analyte in a biological sample, the apparatus comprising a pipetting unit for transferring an aliquot of a received biological sample into a sample receptacle for analysis of the aliquot of the received biological sample, wherein the pipetting unit comprises a sample transfer needle, the needle comprising a circumferential wall, the circumferential wall defining an elongated lumen surrounded by the circumferential wall.

The present disclosure relates to a mobile robot (100) configured to transport a payload transport vehicle (200) or the like, carrying, at least at some times, a payload (300), the mobile robot (100) comprising a payload transport vehicle engagement element (150), a load or force sensor (130) functionally connected (135) to the payload transport vehicle engagement element (150), a control element (110), and at least one active wheel or other active robot driving element (140) configured to the move the mobile robot (100) on a surface (175), wherein the payload transport vehicle engagement element (150) is configured to engage with and apply a controllable force (F<x>) to the payload transport vehicle (200) in response to a control signal (125), to be transported or being transported by the mobile robot (100), whereby the mobile robot (100) receives at least a part of a load of the payload transport vehicle (200) via the payload transport vehicle engagement element (150), where the received load of the payload transport vehicle (200) is proportional to the applied force (F<x>), at least a part of the received load of the payload transport vehicle (200) is distributed to at least one of the at least one active wheel or other active robot driving element (140), the load or force sensor (130) is configured to determine or estimate a current load or force applied on or to the payload transport vehicle engagement element (150) by the load of the payload transport vehicle (200) and to provide a sensor signal (135) in response thereto, and the control element (110) is configured to receive the sensor signal (135) and to provide the control signal (125) in response to or as a function of the received sensor signal (135).

The present invention relates to a communication system configured to be used in a demanding environment, the communication system comprising at least one communication and hearing protection device (103, 303a, 303b), in particular at least one in-ear communication and hearing protection device (103, 303a, 303b), configured to be worn by a user (101), the communication and hearing protection device (103, 303a, 303b) comprising an ambient microphone (315, 315a, 315b) configured to provide an ambient microphone input signal (505a, 505b, 513), and a transmit (Tx) microphone (317, 317a, 317b) configured to provide a transmit microphone input signal (503a, 503b, 511) in response to registering speech from the user (101), one or more processors (205, 207) configured to implement and execute a trained artificial intelligence or machine learning method or component (515, 607) to generate a correction function or signal (517, 609) in response to the ambient microphone input signal (505a, 505b, 513) and the transmit microphone input signal (503a, 503b, 511).

The present invention relates to a communication system configured to be used in a demanding environment, the communication system comprising a first in-ear device (103, 303a, 303b) comprising a tip (323, 323a, 323b, 337), the tip (323, 323a, 323b, 337) having a distal end (331) and a proximal end (333) and being configured to be inserted into an ear canal of a user (101) with the proximal end (333) being closer to an inner ear of the user (101) than the distal end (331) when the user (101) is wearing the in-ear device (103, 303a, 303b), wherein the tip (323, 323a, 323b, 337) comprises a user compressible material (337) and is further configured to be inserted into the ear canal of the user (101) in a compressed state and, to expand over time into a less compressed state where at least a part of an exterior of the tip (323, 323a, 323b, 337) touches and engages with the ear canal of the user (101) thereby attenuating sound from the demanding environment before reaching the inner ear of the user, wherein the user compressible material (323, 323a, 323b, 337) has a predetermined expansion time so that the tip (323) expands from the compressed state at a first point in time (T<0>) to the less compressed state at a second point in time (T<1>), where a sound attenuation effect of the tip (323, 323a, 323b, 337), at the second point in time (T<1>), has reached at predetermined attenuation level, and where the time between the first (T<0>) and second points in time (T<1>) is at least about 20 seconds.