Abstract: A flow battery apparatus is provided with shunted currents repressed. The apparatus has a positive electrode device, a negative electrode device and a plurality of gas-gap devices. Gas-gap devices are separately set between branching channels and inlet and outlet manifolds of positive and negative electrodes. Each of the branching channels separately has an inserting tube to be inserted into one of the gas-gap devices. The diameter of the inserted vessel of gas-gap devices is bigger than the diameter of the inserting tube connected to a corresponding one of the branching channels. Thus, working liquids transferred to the positive and negative electrodes are segregated with coordination of the gas-gap devices. Only air spaces and discrete liquid drops are left between separated parts of the working liquids. Thus, shunted currents are repressed by preventing conductive paths from being formed between the positive and negative electrodes.

Abstract: The present disclosure illustrates a map creation system and a method for a movable robot. The map creation system includes a movable robot and a display device. The movable robot includes a robot body; a driving unit driving the robot body to move in a space; an image capturing unit capturing a image in the space; a sampling unit sampling in the space to obtain a sample; a control unit controlling the operation of the driving unit, the image capturing unit and the sampling unit; and a power supply unit supplying an electrical power to each unit. The display device displays the received image and marks a location in the space where the sample is obtained on the image, and synchronously displays a movement trace of the movable robot in the space according to the driving instructions of the driving unit.

Abstract: A Li—Sn—O—S compound, a manufacturing method therefor and use thereof as an electrolyte material of Li-ion batteries, and a Li—Sn—O—S hybrid electrolyte are provided. The Li—Sn—O—S compound of the present invention is laminated Sn—O—S embedded with lithium ions. The Li—Sn—O—S compound is represented by the formula Li3x[LixSn1?x(O,S)2], where x>0. The manufacturing method for a Li—Sn—O—S compound includes the following steps of: (S1000) providing a Sn—O—S compound; (S2000) adding a lithium source into the Sn—O—S compound to form a Li—Sn—O—S precursor; and (S3000) performing calcination on the Li—Sn—O—S precursor in a vulcanization condition.

Abstract: A universal jig is provided for clamping wind turbine blades. The jig has a rectangle-like shape forming a space for clamping a blade at the blade root or the blade body. The jig comprises a set of vertically-moving parts; a set of horizontally-moving parts; a plurality of adjusted pads; and a plurality of positioning parts. The vertically-moving parts comprise two upper connecting posts and two lower connecting posts sheathed with each other separately to form two length sides of the jig. The horizontally-moving parts comprise two left connecting posts and two right connecting posts. The adjusted pads are locked on the left and the right connecting posts. The positioning parts are locked at the upper and the lower connecting posts of the length sides of the jig and are locked at the left and the right connecting posts of the width sides of the jig.

Abstract: Plasma torch with an integrated electrode incorporating many heat pipes each heat pipe comprises an evaporating section and a condensing section set at a front end and a rear end of the electrode, respectively. The heat pipes with extremely high thermal conductivity can be used to replace the traditional water-cooled torch's electrode. The effect of reducing the elevated temperature at the torch's arc root zone through cooling by heat pipes is beneficial for prolonging the lifetime of plasma torch. Each heat pipe is filled with a small amount of working fluid. Even if one heat pipe is etched out, the cooling liquid thus ejected is limited without causing gas explosion and rock curing; the rest of heat pipes are not damage and can still function; although the heat dissipation efficiency might be reduced a little, the plasma torch still works. Thus, flexibility of the whole heat dissipation is enhanced.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a nanostructure composite material includes a step of preparing an inorganic material nanostructure, and a step of embedding an organic material to the inorganic material nanostructure so as to form the nanostructure composite material. In addition, a nanostructure composite material is also provided.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a Zinc oxide nanocapsule includes: a step of preparing a Zinc oxide narorod; a step of etching the Zinc oxide narorod to form a Zinc oxide nanotube, wherein the Zinc oxide nanotube is a hollow tubular structure; a step of filling a material into the Zinc oxide nanotube; and, a step of regrowing the Zinc oxide nanotube to encapsulate the hollow tubular structure so as to form a Zinc oxide nanocapsule. In addition, a zinc oxide nanocapsule is also provided.

Abstract: A tomography method includes: a step of having a photon counting detector to undergo a relative motion with respect to an X-Ray source, and capturing 2×N projected energy spectral data at 2×N individual discrete projection angles that divide the relative motion, the N being a positive integer; a step of reforming the 2×N projected energy spectral data at the 2×N individual discrete projection angles and establishing corresponding projection intensity data; and, a step of basing on the projection intensity data and the 2×N projected energy spectral data at the 2×N individual discrete projection angles to calculate the material decomposition images. In addition, a tomography system is also provided.

Abstract: A device for measuring low currents is proposed to include: a transimpedance amplifier to convert an analog current signal into an analog voltage signal; an analog-to-digital converter to acquire a graph that plots a curve representing variation of the analog voltage signal using digital codes; a statistic module to acquire a set of crossing numbers by: for each of the digital codes, making a straight line that has a constant value equaling the digital code across time in the graph, and counting a number of crossings of the curve with the straight line; and an analysis module to analyze distribution of the crossing numbers, and to output an output code based on the distribution of the crossing numbers.

Abstract: A chemical looping reactor is provided. The reactor comprises a first reduction reactor, a second reduction reactor and a shared oxidation reactor. The shared oxidation reactor is set between the first and second reduction reactors. Therein, the present invention applies interconnected fluidized beds in chemical looping combustion. Single redox is processed with oxygen carrier (oxide of metal like nickel or copper). The first and second reduction reactors individually handle their own reactions and reactants. Thus, in a chemical looping reactor, two different source materials can be handled at the same time. The oxygen carrier can be cycled separately as well for fully releasing oxygen contained within. High-purity carbon dioxide is further obtained. The application can be extended to hydrogen generation. Hence, the present invention simplifies the reaction mechanism, enhances the yield, improves the operation efficiency and reduces the cost.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a high permeable porous substrate. The high permeable porous substrate includes a porous substrate body and a plurality of channels. The plurality of channels penetrate the first surface of the porous substrate body and do not penetrate the second surface of the porous substrate body. In addition, a solid oxide fuel cell supported by the high permeable porous substrate is also provided.

Abstract: A method is provided to fabricate a green desiccant wheel. A green recycled adsorbent material of aluminum hydroxide and alumina is extracted and used as a base material to be added to a 3-dimensional (3D) network skeleton of a foam support. Through sintering, surface is hardened with the material adsorbed to megapores uniformly distributed. Thus, an adsorbent material of porous ceramic having pores on surface is made. The area contacting with moist air is increased. The moisture-adsorbing capacity is improved. At last, the whole procedure is integrated to develop a high-efficiency green desiccant wheel. Thus, the reusable materials are kept at innate grade or upgraded for recycling and regenerating. New materials and products can be further fabricated. The present invention helps solving environmental problem of wastes. Life cycle of resource is lengthened. A sample of recycling economy is innovated. Industrial efficiency is effectively enhanced.

Abstract: A portable flame electric generation device having metal-supported solid oxide fuel cells includes a furnace, a heat shield structure, a plurality of metal-supported solid oxide fuel cells and a housing structure. Each of the metal-supported solid oxide fuel cells includes a porous metal substrate, a first anode layer, a second anode layer, an anode isolation layer, an electrolyte layer, a cathode isolation layer, a cathode interface layer and a cathode current-collecting layer. The metal-supported solid oxide fuel cell is capable of quickly starting up and withstanding thermal shocks, and also liquefied fuel cartridges are applied as heating and fuel sources for transforming the CO and H2 fuels into electricity via electrochemical reactions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydroxamic acid-based contrast agent containing an isotope of fluorine, which comprises a compound having a structure of Formula (III): wherein R1 represents radioactive fluorine-18 (18F) or isotope fluorine-19 (19F), and R2 represents hydroxyamine —(NH)OH. The hydroxamic acid-based contrast agent containing an isotope of fluorine provided in the present invention has the capability of selectively inhibiting histone deacetylase (HDAC) subtypes 8/6/3, and specifically targets to the focus of spinocerebellar ataxia with over-activation of HDAC. By labeling with the radioisotope fluorine-18, a positron emission tomography (PET) image is obtained with the hydroxamic acid-based contrast agent containing radioisotope fluorine-18, whereby spinocerebellar ataxia is effectively detected.

Abstract: A walk detection method for detecting a motion state of a user includes: measuring a number of triaxial components of gravitational acceleration vector of the device; calculating a triaxial angular velocity of the device; recording data inputs of the triaxial angular velocity, and recording the data inputs not larger than a filtered threshold as effective data inputs; calculating a mean of effective data inputs; calculating a difference value between the effective data inputs and a mean thereof; and determining that, when the difference value is smaller than a threshold of walking state, the user is in a walking state. Otherwise, the user is determined to be in a shaking state at the same location.

Abstract: A scanning system includes a first base, a bed panel, a bed board, a second base and an X-ray mechanism. The bed panel, movably located on the first base, includes a first image-receiving module. The bed board is movably located on the bed panel. The second base, located aside to the first base, includes a second image-receiving module. The X-ray mechanism, connected with the first base, includes an X-ray tube. While the bed panel and the bed board are moved away from the second base, and the X-ray mechanism is moved toward the second base; then, the X-ray tube would undergo a vertical movement to a position aside to a lateral side of the first base by facing the second base.

Abstract: The invention provides an automatic exposure control method for a digital X-ray imaging device. The automatic exposure control method for a digital X-ray imaging device includes the following the steps. First, a parameter database is provided before imaging scan. A depth information is generated, wherein the depth information by a depth sensor detect the thickness of a region of interest of an object. Imaging exposure parameters, mAs and kV, are estimated according to the depth information and the parameter database. Then, X-ray imaging is performed according to the imaging exposure parameters estimated by the method described in this application. In addition, an automatic exposure control system for a digital X-ray imaging device is also provided.

Abstract: Method provided for labeling a nuclear medicine for imaging tracing, comprising a labeling precursor of the HDAC inhibitor BNL-26 (C22H23N3O) and the derivatives that are separated into two classes. The first class comprises a BNL-26 (C22H23N3O) and derivatives BNL-26a (C21H21N3O), BNL-26b (C22H22N2O), and other compounds of the labeling precursors which are categorized into two parts, the first part includes BNL-26-CH2CH2OTs (C31H33N3O4S), BNL-26a-CH2CH2OTs (C30H31N3O4S), and BNL-26b-CH2CH2OTs (C31H32N2O4S), which provides labeling precursor through —CH2CH2OTs structure, and the second part includes pre-BNL-26 (C28H34N3O3B), pre-BNL-26a (C27H32N3O3B), pre-BNL-26b (C28H33N2O3B), which provides labeling precursor through 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl structure. The second class includes BNL-26 (C22H23N3O) indole/indoline, which provides a series of derivative labeling precursors derived from a secondary amide bond.

Abstract: A method of oxidative degradation is provided for waste of ion exchange resin. Therein, oxidative deactivation is processed through a fluidized bed. A column-type reactor is used to fluidize solid of the ion exchange resin. The reactor schematizes the input and output of an ion exchange resin, an oxidant, a catalyst and a fluid. The reactor controls the reaction temperature. The reactor separates solid and liquid, and uniformly distributes fluid. The present invention fluidizes the ion exchange resin in the reactor. The present invention processes oxidation within a controlled temperature range with the oxidant and catalyst added. The oxidation is maintained at high efficiency with easy control. The original structure and the characteristic of ion exchange of the ion exchange resin are destroyed.

Abstract: An energy-resolved X-ray image detector includes a scintillation crystal layer, a photon detector layer and an optical layer. The scintillation crystal layer includes a plurality of scintillation crystals. The photon detector layer includes a plurality of photon detector elements. The optical layer is disposed between the scintillation crystal layer and the photon detector layer. The optical layer includes a plurality of optical elements having different light transmittances. The scintillation crystal is used for converting the X-ray beams into scintillation lights, and, when each scintillation light injects the corresponding optical elements, the light transmittances of the optical elements determine whether the scintillation lights can pass through the respective optical elements. The photon detection element then detects the scintillation lights passing through the corresponding optical elements to discriminate the energy of the X-ray beams.