Abstract: Biodegradable copolymer hydrogels are provided. The biodegradable copolymer hydrogels have a structure of Formula (I) or Formula (II) A-B—BOX—B-A??Formula (I) B-A-B—(BOX—B-A-B)n-BOX—B-A-B??Formula (II), wherein, A comprises a hydrophilic polyethylene glycol polymer (A); B comprises a hydrophobic polyester polymer (B); BOX is bifunctional group monomer of 2,2?-Bis(2-oxazoline) and used for coupling the blocks A-B or B-A-B; and n is an integer, equal to or greater than 0.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a bonding structure having compliant bumps includes first providing a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes first bonding pads. The second substrate is disposed on one side of the first substrate and includes second bonding pads and compliant bumps disposed thereon. The second bonding pads are opposite to the first bonding pads. Next, a non-conductive adhesive layer and ball-shaped spacers are formed between the first and the second substrates. Finally, the first substrate, the non-conductive adhesive layer, and the second substrate are compressed, such that the compliant bumps on the second bonding pads of the second substrate pass through the non-conductive adhesive layer and are electrically connected to the first bonding pads of the first substrate, respectively. The ball-shaped spacers are distributed in the non-conductive adhesive layer sandwiched between the first and the second substrates for maintaining the gap therebetween.

Abstract: An electrowetting pixel structure includes a substrate, a hydrophobic dielectric layer, a non-polar liquid, a polar liquid, at least one electrode, and at least one contact hole. The hydrophobic dielectric layer is formed on the substrate, the non-polar liquid covers one surface of the hydrophobic dielectric layer, and the polar liquid is provided on the hydrophobic dielectric layer where the non-polar liquid and the polar liquid are immiscible. The electrode is formed on the substrate and divides the substrate into an electrode section and a non-electrode section. When a voltage is applied to the electrowetting pixel structure, the non-polar liquid contracts on the hydrophobic dielectric layer and is confined to an area substantially overlapping the non-electrode section. The contact hole is formed on the substrate at a position away from the non-electrode section of the electrowetting pixel structure.

Abstract: An image processing and controlling system is provided in the present invention. In addition to adjusting the image displaying modes according to the ergonomic look-up table, the present invention is further capable of adjusting the weighting value with respect to each image characteristic value of an initial image according to lighting characteristics of an ambient light system such that a display unit can provide the most comfortable viewing conditions and the best image quality under different ambient lighting characteristics. In another embodiment, the present invention further functions to control the ambient light system according to the image characteristics of the weighted output image. By means of the foregoing dual controlling ways, the image processing and controlling system may provide appropriate output images corresponding to different viewing scenario and conforming to the requirement of output quality.

Abstract: A resistive memory device and a fabricating method thereof are introduced herein. In resistive memory device, a plurality of bottom electrodes is disposed in active region of a substrate. Each of the bottom electrodes is disposed to correspond to each of the conductive channels; a patterned resistance switching material layer and the patterned top electrode layer are sequentially stacked on the bottom electrodes. An air dielectric layer exists between the patterned resistance switching material layer and the bottom electrodes. A plurality of patterned interconnections is disposed on the patterned top electrode.

Abstract: A wrist structure of a robot arm includes a forearm body, a first rotating assembly, a wrist body, and a second rotating assembly. The first rotating assembly is disposed in the forearm body and drives the wrist body to rotate with respect to the forearm body in a first rotation axis direction. The second rotating assembly is disposed in the wrist body and drives a workpiece to rotate with respect to the wrist body in a second rotation axis direction. The first rotating assembly has a first speed reducer directly connected to the wrist body, so as to directly drive the wrist body at a predetermined speed reduction ratio, thereby obtaining a predetermined torque.

Abstract: A casing is used for being rotatably disposed in a plasma jet system. The casing is rotated around a central axis. The casing comprises a main body and a plasma nozzle. The main body has a first cavity. The plasma nozzle is disposed under the main body and has a second cavity and a straight channel. The second cavity is connected to the first cavity. The straight channel is located at a side of the plasma nozzle opposite to the main body and connected to the second cavity. The straight channel has an extension axis which is substantially parallel with the central axis and separated from the central axis by an interval. Plasma generated by the plasma jet system jets out through the straight channel.

Abstract: A method for a new node to join an ad-hoc network is provided. The method includes two basic functions. When the new node is allowed to join the network, the indicating device of the node being joined generates an indication. When the new node joins the network, the indicating device of the new node also generates an indication. The method further includes two commands, the join-rejection command and the joined-rejection command, to cancel the join procedure when the indicating device of the new node and the node being joined do not indicate correspondingly. Accordingly, the method efficiently reduces the possibility of joining an unanticipated node.

Abstract: A magnetic shift register including at least one magnetic track is provided. Each magnetic track has at least one set of burst data formed by a plurality of consecutive magnetic domains. Each magnetic domain has a magnetization direction corresponding to a stored data. A head magnetic domain having a given magnetization direction corresponding to a given stored data is set at a most front of the set of burst data, and the head magnetic domain and the set of burst data form a data storage unit. A method for reading a magnetic shift register is provided.

Abstract: An electrofluidic display device including a first structure layer and a second structure layer is provided. The first structure layer includes a first substrate. A trench structure layer is disposed on the first substrate and has a trench surrounding an indent groove of a second substrate. A first electrode layer is disposed on the first substrate. A first hydrophobic layer is disposed on the first electrode layer. The second structure layer having the second substrate is located aside the first substrate with a gap. A groove structure layer is disposed on the second substrate. The groove structure has the indent groove surrounded by the trench. A second electrode layer is disposed on the groove structure layer. A second hydrophobic layer is disposed on the second electrode layer. Polar fluid is disposed in the indent groove. Non-polar fluid is disposed in the gap between the first and second substrates.

Abstract: An Illuminant module includes an optical film and a light source array. The optical array includes a plurality of concave surfaces and a plurality of convex surfaces alternatively arranged along at least one direction, wherein each concave surface has a concave surface width along the at least one direction, and each convex surface has a convex surface width along the at least one direction. The light source array includes a plurality of light emitting diodes, wherein the concave surface width is not equal to the convex surface width, and the light from the light source array penetrates the optical film.

Abstract: A light emitting device, a light receiving device and a data transmission system and a data transmission method using the same are provided. The data transmission system includes the light emitting device and the light receiving device. The light emitting device includes a light emitting unit and a control circuit, and the light receiving device includes an image capture unit, a recognition unit and a decoding unit. The control circuit controls the light emitting unit to sequentially display a plurality of pattern images in a plurality of frame times to form a spatiotemporal pattern image according to setting data corresponding to a temporal domain and a spatial domain. The image capture unit captures the spatiotemporal pattern image. The recognition unit recognizes the spatiotemporal pattern image to output recognized data. The decoding unit decodes the recognized data to output decoded data.

Abstract: An embodiment of a relay station for a base station and a mobile station is provided. The relay station includes a first base station module and a mobile station module. The first base station module receives a control packet and a data packet transmitted by a mobile station. The mobile station module receives and transmits the control packet and the data packet to the base station, wherein the first base station module transmits the control packet to the mobile station module via a tunnel mode, and transmits the data packet to the mobile station module via a bridge mode.

Abstract: A linear-cavity all-fiber-based ultra short pulse laser system is provided. The all-fiber-based ultra short pulse laser system includes a pulse pump light source, a gain fiber, a first fiber signal pump combining unit, a broadband optical isolator, a fiber saturable absorber, an assistant light source, a second fiber signal pump combining unit, and a light coupling output. A broadband amplified spontaneous emission, emitted by the first fiber signal pump combining unit, which is connected to the pulse pump light source and the gain fiber, passes through the broadband optical isolator. The second fiber signal pump combining unit is connected to the assistant light source and the fiber saturable absorber. An ASE signal actively provides passive mode locking of the cavity, and the light coupling output partially outputs the laser. A dispersion fiber controls the temporal width.

Abstract: A method and a system for modelling a supply chain network are provided. The present method includes defining a plurality of pilot elements, wherein each of the pilot elements includes a plurality of supply chain components. The present method also includes receiving a plurality of user inputs and generating and displaying a supply chain process according to the user inputs, wherein the supply chain process is constructed with the supply chain components of the pilot elements. The present method further includes translating the supply chain process into a supply chain network model and verifying the supply chain network model. Thereby, the present method and system can effectively model and establish a supply chain network.

Abstract: An interactive charging management system and a method thereof are provided. The method is applicable to a plurality of electric vehicles, and which includes dynamically adjusting usable power information respectively provided by a plurality of charging posts respectively corresponding to and coupled to the electric vehicles according to demand power information of the respective electric vehicles; and making the charging posts non-uniformly provide a plurality of charging powers to the respective electric vehicles according to the adjusted usable power information.

Abstract: A control system and a method for initializing the control system are provided. The control system includes a control platform and a plurality of target modules SM1˜SMn. Data transmission ends of the target modules are connected to the control platform. A power input end of the target module SM1 receives an operation electrical energy. The target module SM1 delays the operation electrical energy by a first period, and outputs the operation electrical energy via a power output end of the target modules SM1. A power input end of the target module SMi receives the operation electrical energy from a power output end of the target module SM(i?1). The target module SMi delays the operation electrical energy by an nth period, and outputs the operation electrical energy via a power output end of the target modules SMi, wherein 1?i?n.

Abstract: A lithium battery is provided. The lithium battery comprises a first plate, a second plate and a separator. The first plate is composed of a plurality of electrode material layers stacked on one another. At least one of the electrode material layers comprises a thermal activation material. The separator is disposed between the first plate and the second plate.

Abstract: The present invention provides an organic/inorganic composite film, which includes a poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and inorganic nano-platelets dispersed therein. A weight ratio of the PVDF and the inorganic nano-platelets is between about 97:3 and 20:80. The inorganic nano-platelets have a particle size of about 20-80 nm, wherein the organic/inorganic composite film has a transparency of greater than about 85% at a wavelength between 380 and 780 nm. In addition, a method for forming the organic/inorganic composite film is also provided.

Abstract: A gas sensor manufacturing method including the following steps: providing a SOI substrate, including an oxide layer, a device layer, and a carrier, wherein the oxide layer is disposed between the device layer and the carrier; etching the device layer to form an integrated circuit region, an outer region, a trench and a conducting line, the conducting line including a connecting arm connecting to the integrated circuit region, the trench is formed around the conducting line and excavated to the oxide layer for reducing power consumption of the heater circuit, the connecting arm reaches over a gap between the integrated circuit region and the outer region and electrically connects to the integrated circuit region; coating or imprinting a sensing material on the circuit region; and etching the carrier and the oxide layer to form a cavity to form a film structure suspended in the cavity by the cantilevered connecting arm.