Abstract: A hybrid power locomotive and an energy balance control method and system thereof is disclosed. In embodiments of the disclosure, the energy utilization rate is maximized by means of self-adaptive matching of the rotating speed and the power, dynamic balance control over the actual output voltage of the power pack is achieved by means of charging and discharging control over the energy storage element, and energy waste and power pack overload are avoided.

Abstract: A composition for a glass material comprising, on an oxide basis: one or more network formers chosen from the group of silicon dioxide (SiO2) and phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5); one or more alkali metal oxides chose from the group consisting of lithium oxide (Li2O) and sodium oxide (Na2O); 8 to 15 percent by weight zirconium oxide (ZrO2); and one transition metal oxide consisting of 9 to 45 percent by weight niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5). In an embodiment, the composition consists of: 35 to 60 percent by weight silicon dioxide (SiO2); 9.25 to 15.0 percent by weight lithium oxide (Li2O); 0.5 to 2 percent by weight sodium oxide (Na2O); 8 to 15 percent by weight zirconium oxide (ZrO2); 0 to 3.5 percent by weight phosphorous pentoxide (P2O5); and 9 to 45 percent by weight niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5). In an embodiment, the glass material is a light guide for an augmented reality device.

Abstract: Glass-ceramics and precursor glasses that are crystallizable to glass-ceramics are disclosed. The glass-ceramics of one or more embodiments include rutile, anatase, armalcolite or a combination thereof as the predominant crystalline phase. Such glasses and glass-ceramics may include compositions of, in mole %: SiO2 in the range from about 45 to about 75; Al2O3 in the range from about 4 to about 25; P2O5 in the range from about 0 to about 10; MgO in the range from about 0 to about 8; R2O in the range from about 0 to about 33; ZnO in the range from about 0 to about 8; ZrO2 in the range from about 0 to about 4; B2O3 in the range from about 0 to about 12, and one or more nucleating agents in the range from about 0.5 to about 12. In some glass-ceramic articles, the total crystalline phase includes up to 20% by weight of the glass-ceramic article.

Abstract: ZrO2-toughened glass ceramics having high molar fractions of tetragonal ZrO2 and fracture toughness value of greater than 1.8 MPa·m1/2. The glass ceramic may also include also contain other secondary phases, including lithium silicates, that may be beneficial for toughening or for strengthening through an ion exchange process. Additional second phases may also decrease the coefficient of thermal expansion of the glass ceramic. A method of making such glass ceramics is also provided.

Abstract: A transparent ?-spodumene glass-ceramic is provided. The glass-ceramic includes a primary crystal phase including a ?-spodumene solid solution, a secondary crystal phase including tetragonal ZrO2, and an amorphous phase. The glass-ceramic may be ion exchanged utilizing molten alkali nitrate salt baths. Methods for producing the glass-ceramic are also provided.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a device includes: a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) array including MRAM cells arranged in rows and columns, where a first column of the columns includes: first bottom electrodes arranged along the first column; first magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stacks over the first bottom electrodes; a first shared electrode over each of the first MTJ stacks; second bottom electrodes arranged along the first column; second MTJ stacks over the second bottom electrodes; a second shared electrode over each of the second MTJ stacks; and a bit line electrically connected to the first shared electrode and the second shared electrode.

Abstract: An optical diffuser can comprise an amorphous phase and a crystalline phase comprising lithium disilicate and one or more of ß-spodumene or ß-quartz comprising a median grain size ranging from about 500 nanometers to about 1,000 nanometers. The crystalline phase can be dispersed throughout a volume of the optical diffuser. The optical diffuser can comprise, on an oxide basis in mol %, SiO2: 60-75; Al2O3: 2-9; Li2O: 17-25; and Na2O+K2O: 0.5-6. Methods of making an optical diffuser can comprise forming a mixture by melting together, on an oxide basis in mol %, SiO2: 60-75; Al2O3: 2-9; Li2O: 17-25; and Na2O+K2O: 0.5-6. Methods can comprise forming a ribbon from the mixture. Methods can comprise heating the ribbon about 850° C. to about 900° C. for about 0.5 hours to about 6 hours.

Abstract: The microlens amplitude masks for flying pixel removal in time-of-flight imaging includes systems, devices, methods, and instructions for image depth determination, including receiving an image, adding noise to the image, determining a set of correlation images, each correlation image having a varying phase offset, for each pixel of the image, generating a masked pixel by applying a mask array, and for each masked pixel, determining the depth of the masked pixel to generate a depth map for the image on a per pixel basis.

Abstract: A glass-ceramic article having greater than or equal to 65.00 wt. % and less than or equal to 80.00 wt. % SiO2, greater than 4.00 wt. % and less than or equal to 12.00 wt. % Al2O3, greater than or equal to 0.10 wt. % and less than or equal to 3.5 wt. % P2O5, greater than or equal to 8.00 wt. % and less than or equal to 17.00 wt. % Li2O, greater than or equal to 4.00 wt. % and less than or equal to 15.00 wt. % ZrO2, and greater than or equal to 0.05 wt. % and less than or equal to 4.00 wt. % CaO.

Abstract: A glass ceramic article including a lithium disilicate crystalline phase, a petalite crystalline phased, and a residual glass phase. The glass ceramic article has a warp (?m)<(3.65×10?9/?m×diagonal2) where diagonal is a diagonal measurement of the glass ceramic article in ?m, a stress of less than 30 nm of retardation per mm of glass ceramic article thickness, a haze (%)<0.0994t+0.12 where t is the thickness of the glass ceramic article in mm, and an optical transmission (%)>0.91×10(2?0.03t) of electromagnetic radiation wavelengths from 450 nm to 800 nm, where t is the thickness of the glass ceramic article in mm.

Abstract: A glass composition includes: greater than or equal to 56 mol % to less than or equal to 70 mol % SiO2; greater than or equal to 12 mol % to less than or equal to 20 mol % Al2O3; greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 4 mol % P2O5; greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 8 mol % B2O3; greater than or equal to 6 mol % to less than or equal to 12 mol % Li2O; greater than or equal to 4 mol % to less than or equal to 12 mol % Na2O; greater than or equal to 0.4 mol % to less than or equal to 3 mol % K2O; greater than or equal to 2 mol % to less than or equal to 6 mol % MgO; greater than or equal to 0.25 mol % to less than or equal to 6 mol % CaO; greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 3 mol % SrO; greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 5 mol % ZnO; and greater than or equal to 0 mol % to less than or equal to 1 mol % ZrO2. The glass composition may have a fracture toughness of greater than or equal 0.75 MPa·m0.

Abstract: A cover plate used in an electronic device includes a glass layer and at least one transparent covering layer. The glass layer has a first surface and a second surface. The transparent covering layer contacts and is disposed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface, and the transparent covering layer is laminated with the glass layer. The cover plate has a Young's modulus of about 10 GPa to about 200 GPa.

Abstract: A simulator and test method of polarization transmission in sea fog belong to the technical field of polarization transmission characteristics. The simulator comprises an emitting device, a receiving device, a main box body, an automatic light alignment system, a water fog layer calibration system, a salt fog layer calibration system, and an aerosol layer calibration system. In accordance with the present disclosure, the automatic alignment of polarized light and a relatively stable sea fog environment are simulated in an indoor environment, the accuracy of indoor simulation is improved, the conformity between measured data and a theoretical simulation result is superior to 80%, and a reliable technical support is provided for the sea surface detection.

Abstract: A silicate-based glass composition includes 15-65 wt. % SiO2, 15-50 wt. % CaO, 1-30 wt. % P2O5, and 1-20 wt. % ZrO2, such that the composition has a hydrolytic resistance of glass grains (HGB) of at most 3, when measured by International Organization for Standardization section 719 (ISO 719), and forms a bioactive crystalline phase in simulated body fluid.

Abstract: In embodiments, a glass includes from 45 mol % to 70 mol % SiO2; from 11.5 mol % to 25 mol % Al2O3; from 2 mol % to 20 mol % Li2O; from greater than 0 mol % to 10 mol % Na2O; from 9 mol % to 19 mol % MgO; from 4 mol % ZrO2; and from 0 mol % to 0.5 mol % TiO2. In other embodiments, a glass includes from 45 mol % to 70 mol % SiO2; from 4 mol % to 25 mol % Al2O3; from 5 mol % to 20 mol % Li2O; from 0.1 mol % to 10 mol % Na2O; from 6 mol % to 25 mol % MgO; from 0.1 mol % to 4 mol % ZrO2; from 0.1 mol % to 5 mol % K2O; and from 0.05 mol % to 0.5 mol % SnO2.

Abstract: In embodiments, a precursor glass composition comprises from about 55 wt. % to about 80 wt. % SiO2; from about 2 wt. % to about 20 wt. % Al2O3; from about 5 wt. % to about 20 wt. % Li2O; greater than 0 wt % to about 3 wt. % Na2O; a non-zero amount of P2O5 less than or equal to 4 wt. %; and from about 0.2 wt. % to about 15 wt. % ZrO2. In embodiments, ZrO2 (wt. %)+P2O5 (wt. %) is greater than 3. When the precursor glass composition is converted to a glass-ceramic article, the glass-ceramic article may include grains having a longest dimension of less than 100 nm.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a calibration method for output force of strength-type intelligent fitness equipment, which belongs to the field of intelligent fitness, including: connecting a tension detection device to the strength-type intelligent fitness equipment; obtaining an actual tension of the strength-type intelligent fitness equipment by turning on the tension detection device to perform detection; obtaining a tension deviation based on a target tension of the strength-type intelligent fitness equipment and the actual tension; and calibrating the strength-type intelligent fitness equipment based on the tension deviation.

Abstract: The microlens amplitude masks for flying pixel removal in time-of-flight imaging includes systems, devices, methods, and instructions for image depth determination, including receiving an image, adding noise to the image, determining a set of correlation images, each correlation image having a varying phase offset, for each pixel of the image, generating a masked pixel by applying a mask array, and for each masked pixel, determining the depth of the masked pixel to generate a depth map for the image on a per pixel basis.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for wireless communication are described. One example method of wireless communication includes receiving, by a wireless device from a network device, a first message comprising one or more parameters related to an error correction coding, and transmitting, by the wireless device to the network device, a data transmission using the error correction coding according to the one or more parameters.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for strength measurement, including: obtaining action information at one or more rounds corresponding to one or more rounds of test actions completed by a user to be tested on a strength-type intelligent fitness device; and updating a measurement parameter of the strength-type intelligent fitness device based on the action information at the one or more rounds. The method further comprises determining a next round of a test action based on the updated measurement parameter; and calculating and obtaining maximum strength information of the user to be tested based on the action information during N rounds of the test actions.