Abstract: A neuromorphic device includes: a neuron block unit including a plurality of neurons; a synapse block unit including a plurality of synapses; and a topology block unit including a plurality of parallel Look-Up Table (LUT) modules including pre and post neuron elements configured with addresses of a presynaptic neuron and a postsynaptic neuron. Each of the plurality of neurons has an intrinsic address, each of the plurality of synapses has an intrinsic address. The parallel LUT module is partitioned based on a first synapse address among synapse addresses, and each of the partitions is indexed based on a second synapse address among the synapse addresses.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and an apparatus for encoding/decoding an image. The image decoding method according to the present invention includes obtaining prediction information of a current block from a bitstream and, by performing prediction based on the prediction information, generating a prediction block of the current block. Herein, the prediction information includes split prediction information of the current block. The generating of the prediction block includes obtaining a reference sample from a neighboring block of the current block, applying an interpolation filter to the reference sample, and generating the prediction block by using the reference sample to which the interpolation filter is applied. The interpolation filter is determined based on the split prediction information of the current block.

Abstract: A device for measuring stratum deformation caused by natural gas hydrate dissociation is provided. The device is configured to be disposed inside a natural gas hydrate reactor, wherein the natural gas hydrate reactor is configured to simulate natural gas hydrate formation layers in the natural gas hydrate reactor, and the natural gas hydrate formation layers include a superstratum layer, a sediment layer and a substratum layer from top to bottom. The device includes a displacement sensor fixing plate, displacement sensors and a flexible elastic plate. A plurality of displacement sensors are provided and evenly distributed, wherein a first end of each displacement sensor is fixed to the displacement sensor fixing plate and a second end of each displacement sensor is stretchably and sealingly fixed to the flexible elastic plate. The flexible elastic plate is tightly attached to the superstratum layer.

Abstract: Nanosized lithium phosphate sulfide solid state electrolytes are synthesized by a facile method using ethyl acetate as the solvent. SSE compositions comprising nanosized lithium phosphate sulfide synthesized using the methods include particles having an average diameter of from 50 nm to 1000 nm. The nanosized lithium phosphate sulfide has a formula LixPySz, wherein 3?x ?7, 1?y?3, and 4?z?11.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a combined prefabricated reinforced concrete stair mold and a splicing method. The combined prefabricated reinforced concrete stair mold comprises a bottom mold platform (1), wherein an upper platform module (2), a tread module (3) and a lower platform module (4) which are spliced with one another are sequentially arranged on the upper surface of the bottom mold platform (1), and corner modules (5) are arranged between the upper platform module (2) and the tread module (3) and between the tread module (3) and the lower platform module (4); the tread module (3) comprises a tread upper surface mold (6) and a tread lower surface mold (7); and the tread lower surface mold (7) comprises a plurality of combined templates (8) formed by mutual splicing, and the tread upper surface mold (6) comprises a plurality of tread splicing pieces (9) formed by mutual splicing.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling a multi-rotor aircraft that implements the unconventional use of different sized rotors. The different sized rotors than the main rotors tend to generate an unbalanced torque and pitch on the aircraft that effectively decouples the pitch and yaw control from the main rotors. The atypical design tends to lend itself to improved control capabilities and simplified control systems. Additional configurations implement the use of smaller thrust rotors that can be used to generate thrust as well as control yaw and thus counteract any remaining unbalanced torque from the odd auxiliary rotor.

Abstract: Provided is a method of operating a neuron in a neuromorphic system. The method includes evaluating a membrane potential value at a corresponding time when receiving an input spike, time-modulating a synaptic weight of the membrane potential value and converting the time-modulated synaptic weight into a membrane potential value at a reference time, and generating an output spike when the membrane potential value at the reference time exceeds a certain threshold value. The membrane potential value at the reference time is represented by a floating point number including a predetermined bit of exponent and mantissa, and the floating point number includes time information. The method further includes accessing a memory and scanning a neural state variable when a timer is updated to “0” to update the neural state variable to an updated value at a reference time.

Abstract: Disclosed is a window device for diagnosis of plasma OES (Optical Emission Spectroscopy).

Abstract: Provided herein are antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof that bind to tumor endothelial marker 1 (TEM1), as well as methods of using the disclosed antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof, including methods of treating cancer, reducing tumor growth, reducing tumor metastasis, and/or reducing tumor-associated fibrosis in a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a phase change memory and a method for making the same. The phase change memory includes a substrate, a plurality of phase change memory cells, and an isolation material layer. The plurality of phase change memory cells are separately disposed on the substrate, the phase change memory cell sequentially includes, from bottom to top, a first electrode material layer, a first transition material layer, an ovonic threshold switching (OTS) material layer, a second transition material layer, a second electrode material layer, a third transition material layer, a phase change material layer, a fourth transition material layer, and a third electrode material layer; The isolation material layer is disposed on the substrate and surrounds side surfaces of the phase change memory cell, and the plurality of phase change memory cells are isolated from each other by isolation material layer.

Abstract: There is provided an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The image encoding method of the present invention includes: determining whether or not to apply filtering to a filtering target sample; determining a filter type on the basis of the determination; and applying filtering to the filtering target sample by using the determined filter type.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon nanotube fiber having improved physical properties and a method for manufacturing the same. The method according to the present disclosure comprises the steps of: spinning carbon nanotubes with a purity of 90% by weight or more to obtain a first carbon nanotube fiber; and heat-treating the first carbon nanotube fiber at 500 to 3,000° C. under an inert gas atmosphere to obtain a second carbon nanotube fiber, wherein the second carbon nanotube fiber has a density of 1.0 to 2.5 g/cm3.

Abstract: A system for generating a high resolution (HR) computed tomography (CT) image from a low resolution (LR) CT image is described. The system includes a first generative adversarial network (GAN) and a second GAN. The first GAN includes a first generative neural network (G) configured to receive a training LR image dataset and to generate a corresponding estimated HR image dataset, and a first discriminative neural network (DY) configured to compare a training HR image dataset and the estimated HR image dataset. The second GAN includes a second generative neural network (F) configured to receive the training HR image dataset and to generate a corresponding estimated LR image dataset, and a second discriminative neural network (DX) configured to compare the training LR image dataset and the estimated LR image dataset.

Abstract: A gas exchange system, said system comprising: a plurality of cartridges, each having a casing, said casing having a cartridge inlet adjacent to a first end and a cartridge outlet adjacent to an opposed second end; each casing having a bore in which is placed a gas permeable, liquid impermeable, hollow membrane; each hollow membrane having a membrane inlet arranged to receive a gas from an inlet chamber and a membrane outlet for venting said gas; each cartridge inlet in communication with a concentration zone, and arranged to receive a solvent from said concentration zone, so as to exit said solvent through said cartridge outlet; wherein said bore is arranged to flow said solvent adjacent to said hollow membrane so as to permit the exchange of gas through said gas permeable, liquid impermeable membrane.

Abstract: A tactile music learning apparatus converts sound data of a user's voice corresponding to original music into first tactile data including tactile information, generates a synchronized tactile pattern by synchronizing the first tactile data with second tactile data including tactile information corresponding to sound data of the original music, and transfers the synchronized tactile pattern to a tactile reproducing apparatus to allow the tactile reproducing apparatus to reproduce the synchronized tactile pattern.

Abstract: The current invention concerns an integrated medical device for a self-collection test, which allows for both puncturing and collecting a blood sample.

Abstract: Methods are provided for producing bio-oil polyols, alkoxylating bio-oil polyols to provide polyols, and for employing the alkoxylated bio-oil polyols for making polymers or copolymers of polyesters or polyurethanes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of making a silicon on insulator (SOI) structure, comprising steps of: providing a bonded structure, the bonded structure comprises a first substrate, a second substrate and an insulating buried layer, the insulating buried layer is positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate; peeling off a layer of removing region of the first substrate from the bonded structure to obtain a SOI structure; and processing the SOI structure with isothermal annealing technology at a pressure which is lower than atmospheric pressure.

Abstract: A system for determining the rigid-body transformation between 2D image data and 3D point cloud data includes a first sensor configured to capture image data of an environment, a second sensor configured to capture point cloud data of the environment; and a computing device communicatively coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor. The computing device is configured to receive image data from the first sensor and point cloud data from the second sensor, parameterize one or more 2D lines from image data, parameterize one or more 3D lines from point cloud data, align the one or more 2D lines with the one or more 3D lines by solving a registration problem formulated as a mixed integer linear program to simultaneously solve for a projection transform vector and a data association set, and generate a data mesh comprising the image data aligned with the point cloud data.

Abstract: An ultrathin, carbon-based memristor with a moiré superlattice potential shows prominent ferroelectric resistance switching. The memristor includes a bilayer material, such as Bernal-stacked bilayer graphene, encapsulated between two layers of a layered material, such as hexagonal boron nitride. At least one of the encapsulating layers is rotationally aligned with the bilayer to create the moiré superlattice potential. The memristor exhibits ultrafast and robust resistance switching between multiple resistance states at high temperatures. The memristor, which may be volatile or nonvolatile, may be suitable for neuromorphic computing.