Abstract: The present disclosure provides a metal wire and a method for manufacturing the same. The method for manufacturing the metal wire includes: forming a metal bar on a substrate; forming a mask above the metal bar, a width of the mask being smaller than a width of the metal bar, and an orthographic projection of the mask on the substrate is within an orthographic projection of the metal bar on the substrate; and wet etching the metal bar to a saturation state under a protection of the mask to form a metal wire, a width of the metal wire being smaller than the width of the mask. The above method can form the metal wire with a high thickness and a narrow line width.

Abstract: A photographing device may include an image sensor to capture a first image; a first quick release interface to detachably connect with at least one expansion structure; and a first processor configured to: control the photographing device to perform an operation based on a first instruction input by a user at the photographing device and a second instruction sent by the expansion structure under a condition that the photographing device is connected with the expansion structure. The operation may comprise controlling the image sensor to capture the first image.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an active pixel sensor and a flat panel detector. The active pixel sensor includes: a light sensing device configured to convert light sensed by the light sensing device into charges and supply the charges to a floating diffusion node; an amplification sub-circuit configured to amplify a signal according to a potential at the floating diffusion node and output the amplified signal through the output terminal; an adjustment sub-circuit configured to adjust, in response to a first control signal, a conversion gain from an amount of the light sensed by the light sensing device to the potential at the floating diffusion node; and a read sub-circuit configured to transmit a voltage of the input terminal of the read sub-circuit to the output terminal of the read sub-circuit according to a scan signal provided by the scan line.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging device for acquiring three-dimensional information of a workpiece surface and a two-dimensional image. An imaging device comprises a visual sensor for acquiring a two-dimensional image after acquiring three-dimensional information of a workpiece surface. A position detection device is attached to the conveyor drive motor of a conveyor that conveys a workpiece. An image processing part calculates the amount of movement of the workpiece from when the three-dimensional information is acquired to when the two-dimensional image is captured on the basis of an output of the position detection device. The image processing part moves the three-dimensional information relative to the two-dimensional image in such a manner as to correspond to the amount of movement of the workpiece in a predetermined coordinate system.

Abstract: A Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) sorbent material of the present invention includes a multi-metallic oxide that includes one or more alkali or alkaline earth metal, one or more 3d transition metal, and one or more rare earth element. The NOx sorbent material is configured to adsorb and absorb NOx below a low temperature and to release the adsorbed or absorbed NOx at temperature at or above the low temperature. In some embodiments, a manganese catalyst is deposited on a high surface area carrier. The manganese catalyst takes the form of an alkali/metal promotor and an Mn-based compound. In general, the NOx sorbent material contains about one percent to about fifty percent by weight of alkali/alkaline earth metal manganese catalyst based on the total weight of the catalyst.

Abstract: A scanning probe microscope of the present disclosure includes: a room-temperature bore superconducting magnet including a liquid helium-consumption free closed-cycle cooling system, a superconducting magnet, and a chamber having a room-temperature bore; and a scanning probe microscope including a scanning head, a vacuum chamber, and a vibration isolation platform; and a computer control system. The room-temperature bore superconducting magnet is cooled by the cryogen-free closed-cycle cooling system which eliminates the dependence on liquid helium for high magnetic field operation. There is no physical contact between the scanning probe microscope and the superconducting magnet connected to the closed-cycle cooling system. The scanning probe microscope can achieve atomic-scale spatial resolution. The temperature of the scanning probe microscope is not restricted by the low temperature conditions for operation of the superconducting magnet.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mechanical vibration-isolated, liquid helium recondensing cryogenic cooling system. The system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes: a closed-cycle cryogenic cooling system, a liquid helium recondensation cooling and vibration isolation system, and a temperature feedback control system. The present invention utilizes a closed-cycle cryogenic cooling system and may achieve low temperatures as low as 4.2 K and may consume substantially no helium gas or liquid helium. Using the cooling and vibration isolation system, liquid helium is generated and maintained through recondensation of helium gas. Not only does the technology effectively isolate the low-frequency vibrations produced by the closed-cycle cryogenic cooling system during operation, but it also resolves the issue of large fluctuations in the resulting temperature of the closed-cycle cryogenic cooling system.

Abstract: A scanning probe microscope of the present disclosure includes: a room-temperature bore superconducting magnet including a liquid helium-consumption free closed-cycle cooling system, a superconducting magnet, and a chamber having a room-temperature bore; and a scanning probe microscope including a scanning head, a vacuum chamber, and a vibration isolation platform; and a computer control system. The room-temperature bore superconducting magnet is cooled by the cryogen-free closed-cycle cooling system which eliminates the dependence on liquid helium for high magnetic field operation. There is no physical contact between the scanning probe microscope and the superconducting magnet connected to the closed-cycle cooling system. The scanning probe microscope can achieve atomic-scale spatial resolution. The temperature of the scanning probe microscope is not restricted by the low temperature conditions for operation of the superconducting magnet.