Abstract: A control method for a smart home system, the smart home system comprising a smart socket and a laundry treatment device. The laundry treatment device is electrically connected to the smart socket. The control method includes: measuring electricity consumption parameters of a laundry treatment device by a smart socket; determining operation information of the laundry treatment device according to the electricity consumption parameters; determining the amount of detergent consumed by the laundry treatment device according to the operation information; and calculating a remaining amount of the detergent in the laundry treatment device according to the amount of detergent consumed; and based on a calculation result, selectively giving an insufficient detergent prompt by a reminding apparatus.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wave-dissipating and wave-resisting integrated floating photovoltaic device capable of resisting severe sea conditions, comprising at least one floating photovoltaic unit, wherein the floating photovoltaic units are connected through connecting pieces, and the connecting pieces can avoid collision between the floating photovoltaic units. The floating photovoltaic unit comprises a floating system, photovoltaic systems and a walkway system; the floating system is used for supporting the photovoltaic systems and bearing wave load impact; the photovoltaic systems are photovoltaic power generation systems; the walkway system is arranged between the photovoltaic systems, and the walkway system provides convenience for later maintenance of the floating photovoltaic device.

Abstract: A control method for a home system includes obtaining the power curve of a household appliance to be run; obtaining power curves of all the currently running household appliances; and, if the power curve of the household appliance to be run and that of at least one currently running household appliance meet an off-peak running condition, making the household appliance to be run and the currently running household appliance run within an off-peak period of time. Without affecting the running states of all the currently running household appliances, the method can connect the household appliance to be run to a circuit, meets the demand of a user for making the household appliance to be run and the currently running household appliances simultaneously work, and does not exceed the load of the circuit, thereby improving the overall working efficiency of the home system.

Abstract: A ventilation control method for a laundry device to solve problems related to bacteria after clothes are washed in a laundry device, due to the moist interior of a drum assembly thereof. When an air intake fan is started, the present current of the air intake fan is acquired; if the present current of the air intake fan reaches a pre-set current value, water is injected into a water intake pipe to trigger a siphoning apparatus to discharge water from the water intake pipe, and a drum assembly is then ventilated; and if the present current of the air intake fan does not reach the pre-set current value, the drum assembly is directly ventilated. After clothes are washed, residual water inside a drum assembly can be air-dried, preventing breeding of bacteria and generation, and clothes are not subjected to secondary pollution during subsequent washes, thereby improving the user experience.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wave-dissipating and wave-resisting integrated floating photovoltaic device capable of resisting severe sea conditions, comprising at least one floating photovoltaic unit, wherein the floating photovoltaic units are connected through connecting pieces, and the connecting pieces can avoid collision between the floating photovoltaic units. The floating photovoltaic unit comprises a floating system, photovoltaic systems and a walkway system; the floating system is used for supporting the photovoltaic systems and bearing wave load impact; the photovoltaic systems are photovoltaic power generation systems; the walkway system is arranged between the photovoltaic systems, and the walkway system provides convenience for later maintenance of the floating photovoltaic device.

Abstract: A clothes treatment agent release device includes: a storage cavity in which a clothes treatment agent is stored; a release cavity with a liquid outlet and a liquid inlet communicating with the storage cavity, a one-way turn-on part arranged at the liquid inlet, and a one-way turn-on part being at the liquid outlet; a reciprocating piston in the release cavity; and a driving mechanism to drive the piston mechanism, the liquid inlet turn-on part/the liquid outlet turn-on part respectively and unidirectionally turn on the liquid inlet/the liquid outlet in the reciprocating motion of the piston mechanism. The clothes treatment agent in the storage cavity is sucked into the release cavity from the liquid inlet, and is discharged and released from the liquid outlet.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of processing a component, wherein the component comprises at least one opening in a surface thereof, the method comprising: placing the component in an electrophoretic fluid comprising particles of a masking material as an electrode, applying a voltage to the component and a counter electrode of the component, depositing particles of the masking material in the electrophoretic fluid into the at least one aperture through electrophoresis to mask the at least one aperture; processing a surface of the component; and removing the masking material in the at least one opening.

Abstract: A fully integrated autonomous wearable ultrasonic-system-on-patch (USoP) includes a miniaturized flexible control circuit is designed to interface with an ultrasound transducer array for signal pre-conditioning and wireless data communication. Artificial Intelligence (e.g., machine learning) may be used to track moving tissue targets and assist the data interpretation. In one implementation, the USoP allows continuous tracking of physiological signals from tissues as deep as 164 mm. On mobile subjects, the USoP can continuously monitor physiological signals, including central blood pressure, heart rate, and cardiac output, for as long as e.g., twelve hours. This result enables continuous autonomous surveillance of deep tissue signals.

Abstract: An atomizing generator and clothes treatment apparatus including the atomizing generator. The atomizing generator includes a housing, a partition plate being provided within the housing, the partition plate dividing the housing into an atomizing cavity and a mounting cavity which are in communication with each other; the atomizing cavity can accommodate liquid, an air inlet, a liquid inlet and a mist outlet which are in communication with the atomizing cavity are provided on the housing; and the atomizing generator further includes an atomizing element capable of atomizing the liquid within the atomizing cavity; a controller is provided in the mounting cavity, and the controller is connected to the atomizing element through a control wire to control the start/stop of the atomizing element. The embodiments improve the integration level of the atomizing generator, facilitates the assembly and production of the clothes treatment apparatus, and improves the assembly efficiency and the yield.

Abstract: An atomizing generator which includes a housing provided with an atomizing cavity therein, an atomizing element capable of atomizing a liquid is provided in the atomizing cavity, an air inlet, a liquid inlet, and a mist outlet which are communicated with the atomizing cavity are provided on the housing, and a communicating cavity which is independent of the atomizing cavity is formed in the housing. The atomizing cavity is communicated with the communicating cavity through a first communication hole, the mist outlet is communicated with the communicating cavity through a second communication hole, a valve mechanism is further provided in the communicating cavity, and the valve mechanism is configured to be capable of sealing the first communication hole and/or the second communication hole.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and proposes a display panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The display panel includes an array substrate, a plurality of sub-pixels, and a plurality of divergent lenses. The array substrate includes a plurality of switch units. The plurality of sub-pixels is arranged on the array substrate, where each sub-pixel includes a plurality of light-emitting components, each light-emitting component includes a driving electrode, the driving electrode is connected to the plurality of switch units, and a gap exists between the driving electrodes of two adjacent light-emitting components. Each divergent lens is arranged on a side of a respective gap away from the array substrate. An orthographic projection of the gap on the array substrate is located in an orthographic projection of the divergent lens on the array substrate.

Abstract: A clothing treatment device comprises a tag excitation apparatus, and the tag excitation apparatus is used for transmitting an excitation signal to excite an electronic tag on clothing, to generate a tag signal that can be obtained by a signal base station. The tag excitation apparatus and an NB-iot module are added on the clothing treatment device. The tag excitation apparatus is only used for transmitting the excitation signal, and a reading module is not provided. The tag signal generated by the electronic tag is obtained by the signal base station nearby, and the signal base station forwards the obtained tag signal to a corresponding clothing treatment device by means of a cellular mobile communication network.

Abstract: A control method for a clothing treatment apparatus. The clothing treatment apparatus includes an air washing device for performing air washing on clothing. The control method includes: obtaining the material of clothing; obtaining the type of a clothing detergent; obtaining the type of a stain on the clothing; and determining a parametric range of air washing according to the material of the clothing, the type of the clothing detergent, and the type of the stain on the clothing. The embodiments allow clothing to be subjected to air washing treatment within an optical parametric range, i.e., a detergent can exert an activation function to the greatest extent, and also allows a stain to be removed and cleaned within the most suitable parametric range to improve the clothing decontamination capability, thereby improving a clothing treatment effect and improving user experience.

Abstract: This invention provides gold nanoparticles for bio-molecule detection in body fluid and systems therefor. In one embodiment, this invention provides a method for synthesis of gold nanoparticles dispersed in solution. In another embodiment, this invention provides a method for detecting a substance directly from a sample of body fluid with SERS using the gold nanoparticles dispersed in solution. In a further embodiment, this invention provides a system, having the gold nanoparticles dispersed in solution, for on-site detection of a substance directly from a sample of body fluid with SERS.

Abstract: A depth calculation processor, a data processing method, and a 3D image device are disclosed herein. The depth calculation processor includes: at least two input ports configured to receive a first image data, wherein the first image data comprises at least a structured light image acquired under projection of a structured light; a data processing engine configured to perform a calculation process on the first image data to output a second image data, wherein the second image data comprises at least a depth map, wherein the data processing engine comprises at least a depth processing engine configured to perform a depth calculation process on the structured light image to obtain the depth map; and at least an output port coupled to the data processing engine and configured to output the second image data to a host device.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an ionic crystal includes providing a single crystal substrate of an ionic crystal material is provided. A patterned mask is applied over the single crystal substrate A growth solution is introduced over the single crystal substrate. The growth solution includes precursors for epitaxial growth of the ionic crystal material on the single crystal substrate such that epitaxial crystals grow over time through pattern openings in the patterned mask into a crystal structure with one or more morphologies.

Abstract: The present invention provides a microtextured proton exchange membrane for a fuel cell and a processing method thereof. A plurality of concave-convex composite textures are distributed in a gradient pattern of being dense inside and sparse outside on a cathode surface of the proton exchange membrane for the fuel cell. The plurality of concave-convex composite textures are petal-shaped and each include a pit and a protrusion. The protrusion is arranged along an edge of the pit, and a plurality of hemi-ellipsoidal micro-pits are uniformly distributed on an inner surface of the pit. The cathode surface is divided into a central region, an intermediate region, and a peripheral region according to distances between the adjacent concave-convex composite textures, and in each of the regions, the distances between the adjacent concave-convex composite textures are gradually increased from inside to outside in a gradient pattern.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and proposes a display panel, a preparation method thereof, and a display apparatus. The display panel includes an array substrate, a planarization layer group, and a plurality of sub-pixels. The array substrate includes a switch array formed by a plurality of switch units. The planarization layer group is provided on the array substrate, and nano-scale grooves are provided on the planarization layer group. The sub-pixels are provided on a side of the planarization layer group away from the array substrate. The sub-pixel includes a plurality of first electrodes, wherein the first electrode is connected to the switch unit of the array substrate, a nano-scale second gap is provided between two adjacent first electrodes, and an orthographic projection of the second gap on the array substrate is located within an orthographic projection of the groove on the array substrate.

Abstract: A voice control method that includes: a terminal device receiving voice information; the terminal device querying a control instruction corresponding to the voice information from a local voice library; when no control instruction corresponding to the voice information is found in the local voice library, the terminal device uploading the voice information onto a cloud server; the cloud server querying the control instruction corresponding to the voice information from a cloud voice library; when the control instruction corresponding to the voice information is found in the cloud voice library, the cloud server sending the control instruction to the terminal device; the terminal device receiving the control instruction, and executing a corresponding operation on the basis of the control instruction. The present disclosure improves the response speed of a terminal device, and improves user experience.

Abstract: A closed-loop wearable device or platform integrates sensors, actuators, and microcontroller on board. The device is applied directly to the skin using stretchable epidermal electronics. It can sense a variety of signals from the human body, thus collecting medically relevant information, and can activate delivery of a therapeutic upon detection of an abnormal condition. The therapeutic can be delivered at a personalized dosage and/or with a unique combination of drugs or other agents based on the individual's metabolism as tracked by various sensor modules integrated with the medical device.