Abstract: A porous microsphere and a method for preparing the same includes the following steps. A copolymer having a vinylbenzyl chloride unit and a vinylbenzyl alcohol unit is dissolved in an organic solvent, and inorganic particles are dispersed in the organic solvent to form a mixed suspension. An aqueous solution containing a surfactant is provided. The mixed suspension is emulsified in the aqueous solution to form an emulsion. The emulsion is heated to evaporate the organic solvent to obtain inorganic-composite porous microspheres suspended in water. The copolymer in the formed porous microspheres can be further carbonized or removed to produce inorganic-based porous microspheres containing carbon or not containing carbon.

Abstract: A multi-functional modularized exercise apparatus including a bracket, a seat, a power module, at least one exercise module, and a control system is provided. The seat is disposed on the bracket. The power module is securely disposed on the bracket and is located outside the seat. The at least one exercise module is disposed on the power module and connected to the power module. The control system is electrically coupled to the power module, and is configured to adjust a resistance of the power module and adapted to switch the power module to an active mode or a passive mode. An external force is applied to the at least one exercise module and is transmitted to the power module to overcome the resistance of the power module.

Abstract: A method for a vertical transition between a coaxial structure and a microstrip line features a slot in the ground plane of the microstrip line and near one end of its signal line. Multiple through holes are created at the substrate within the slot. The multiple through holes include a transition hole next to the end of the signal line, and at least a second hole. The transition hole and the slot are managed to establish a first eccentric configuration to achieve field transformation between the coaxial structure and the microstrip line, which would reduce the insertion loss of the vertical transition at higher frequencies and increase its 1-dB passband. The second hole and the slot are arranged to create a second eccentric configuration, and the second hole is used to relocate a resonance response caused by the slot towards higher frequencies to further increase the 1-dB passband.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fabric having a multiple layered circuit thereon integrating with electronic devices. The fabric comprises: a base layer; a plurality of conductive circuit layers; at least one connecting layer having electrically-conductive via-hole(s) and electrically-insulated area covering the area without the via-hole(s) and electrically connecting two conductive circuit layers through the via-hole(s) but electrically insulating the rest of the two conductive circuit layers; one or more than one electrical devices mounted to the conductive circuit layer and connected to circuits on the conductive circuit layer through anisotropic conductive film (ACF); and a water-proof layer disposed on the conductive circuit layer which is the farthest away from the base layer and covering the electrical device(s).

Abstract: A twistable light emitting diode display module including a twistable substrate, an electrode pattern layer, an insulating layer, a circuit layer, and a plurality of light emitting diode devices. The electrode pattern layer is disposed on the twistable substrate. The insulating layer is disposed on the electrode pattern layer, where an edge of the insulating layer has an opening, located at an edge of the twistable substrate and exposing a part of the electrode pattern layer. The circuit layer is disposed on the insulating layer and on sidewalls of the opening, and is connected to the electrode pattern layer. The plurality of light emitting diode devices are disposed on the circuit layer and are electrically connected to the circuit layer respectively, wherein each of the plurality of light emitting diode devices includes a driving circuit.

Abstract: An arm muscular strength training and rehabilitation apparatus has a body, an angle meter, a handle, a force sensing device and a main control unit. The body has a housing and a variable resistance device. The variable resistance device is disposed in the housing. The angle meter is disposed on the variable resistance device. The handle is disposed pivotally on the variable resistance device and has a suspension arm and a handlebar bracket. The force sensing device is disposed on handlebar bracket of the handle. The main control unit connects electrically to the variable resistance device, the angle meter and the force sensing device to receive the angle signal and the force sensing signal and controls resistance of the variable resistance device according to the angle signal and the force sensing signal. The apparatus disposing the force sensing device on the handle prevents measuring time lag and increase measuring precision.

Abstract: A power management system includes a battery charging system, a power supplying system, a first switching module, and a second switching module. The power management system is switched between the battery charging system and the power supplying system via the first switching module and the second switching module. With a charging electric energy generated by the waveform generating module, the battery charging system could restore the aging battery or the battery with degraded performance to a better state when the batteries are charging. By sensing a battery state of batteries, the power supplying system provides a supplementing power to the batteries, and the supplementing power and a power of the batteries could be supplied to a load together.

Abstract: A method to design and assemble a connector for the transition between a coaxial cable and a microstrip line involves in connecting a coaxial connector in series with a metallic ring to form a new coaxial connector, wherein the thickness of the metallic ring and the diameter of its through hole are important design parameters to determine the frequency response of the transition. By properly selecting their values and connecting the new coaxial connector to the microstrip line, a resonant response caused by the excitation of the first higher-order mode of the original coaxial connector is attenuated or eliminated from the frequency response.

Abstract: A method for preparing a modular planar interconnect plate for a solid oxide fuel cell includes the steps of: (a) providing a metal blank sheet, (b) stamping a main region of the metal blank sheet to form a plurality of columns of upper protrusions on an upper surface of the main region of the metal blank sheet and a plurality of columns of lower depressions on a lower surface of the main region of the metal blank sheet, and (c) stamping the main region of the metal blank sheet to forma plurality of rows of lower protrusions on a lower surface of the main region of the metal blank sheet and a plurality of rows of upper depressions on the upper surface of the main region of the metal blank sheet.

Abstract: A cathode material for a solid oxide fuel cell comprises a perovskite type complex oxide which is represented by Formula 1: Gd1-xMxCoO3-?.In Formula 1, M represents an alkali metal, x is larger than 0 and not more than 0.75, and ? ranges from 0 to 2.

Abstract: A process planning apparatus based on augmented reality (AR) includes: a camera set capturing color and depth images of a processing machine and a probe operated by a human user in a real scene; a processor, which is signal-connected to the camera set and the processing machine, creates spatial intelligences for motion planning of the probe operated by the human user in an AR environment that combines a virtual workpiece with the real scene, and generates instructional data from the spatial intelligences to guide the human user to operate the probe to produce machine motion data for a manufacturing task; and an output interface, which is signal-connected to the processor and outputs scene data, the virtual workpiece and the instructional data to the human user.

Abstract: An ultrasonic sensing device includes a support body and an ultrasonic sensor. The support body includes an accommodating space, and a positioning space at a center of the accommodating space. The ultrasonic sensor includes a body portion in the positioning space, at least one sensing channel portion extending from the body portion and in the accommodating space, at least one piezoelectric unit at one end surface of the sensing channel portion, and a second channel passing through the body portion. An inner diameter of the positioning space is greater than an inner diameter of the accommodating space, and an outer diameter of the sensing channel portion is smaller than the inner diameter of the accommodating space. Thus, a gap is formed between the sensing channel portion and the accommodating space, and the piezoelectric unit is located outside the accommodating space to come into contact with an exterior.

Abstract: A ceramic material for a multilayer ceramic capacitor has a capacitance variation from ?17 percent to +15 percent at a temperature ranging from ?55° C. to 200° C., and has a dielectric loss less than 1% at a temperature ranging from 90° C. to 200° C. The ceramic material includes a base component consisting of a barium titanate and a sodium bismuth titanate, and a manganese dopant in an amount not greater than 0.05 mole percent based on total moles of the base component.

Abstract: A dynamic metal-anode flow battery energy-storage system includes a discharge module, a charging module, and a delivery device. The discharge module includes a plurality of discharge reactants to be oxidized to discharge electric energy. The charging module is electrically connected to the discharge module and includes at least one electrolysis device and at least one removal device. The electrolysis device includes a conductive member which is to be energized with electricity, such that a plurality of electrolysis products having the same material with the discharge reactants are adhered to a surface thereof. The removal device includes a scraper adapted to remove the adhered electrolysis products from the surface of the conductive member. The delivery device is adapted to deliver the electrolysis products into the first electrolyte as the discharge reactants, and deliver the discharged products into the second electrolyte as the electrolysis reactants.

Abstract: The present invention provides RUT analogs with various biological activities. In particular, the biological activities comprise anti-inflammatory activity, vasodilator effects, migration/invasion-suppressive activities, ability against damage due to remodeling between the epithelium and endothelium, collagen deposition and cardiac fibrosis suppress, Snail protein inhibitory effect, etc., which may improve cardiac, vasodilation, and lung functions. The RUT analogs disclosed herein also exhibit a lower cytotoxicity comparing to RUT.

Abstract: A porous microsphere and a method for preparing the same includes the following steps. A copolymer having a vinylbenzyl chloride unit and a vinylbenzyl alcohol unit is dissolved in an organic solvent, and inorganic particles are dispersed in the organic solvent to form a mixed suspension. An aqueous solution containing a surfactant is provided. The mixed suspension is emulsified in the aqueous solution to form an emulsion. The emulsion is heated to evaporate the organic solvent to obtain inorganic-composite porous microspheres suspended in water. The copolymer in the formed porous microspheres can be further carbonized or removed to produce inorganic-based porous microspheres containing carbon or not containing carbon.

Abstract: A power management system includes a battery charging system, a power supplying system, a first switching module, and a second switching module. The power management system is switched between the battery charging system and the power supplying system via the first switching module and the second switching module. With a charging electric energy generated by the waveform generating module, the battery charging system could restore the aging battery or the battery with degraded performance to a better state when the batteries are charging. By sensing a battery state of batteries, the power supplying system provides a supplementing power to the batteries, and the supplementing power and a power of the batteries could be supplied to a load together.

Abstract: A solid state fuel cell includes an anode, a cathode, and a ceramic electrolyte. The ceramic electrolyte includes a silicate oxyapatite represented by REy?xMxSiO6O27±?, where RE is a rare earth metal, M is an alkali metal, x is greater than 0 and less than 2, y ranges from 9.3 to 10, and ? ranges from 0 to 2. A method for making the solid state fuel cell is also disclosed.

Abstract: A biochip device for detection of biologic molecules in a fluidic sample is disclosed in this invention. The biochip device comprises a plastic substrate, an IC chip, a sealing cover and a vacuum bag. The plastic substrate comprises a variety of microfluidic structures including an inlet region of loading the fluidic sample, a separation structure, a microfluidic channel, a structure for slowing the flow of the fluidic sample, a reaction region, a detection zone groove, and a closed area for collecting the fluidic sample. The plastic substrate is embedded with an IC chip and covered by a sealing cover made of polydimethylsiloxane, which is encapsulated by a vacuum bag, whereby the microfluidic structures in the plastic substrate are kept in vacuum state inside the vacuum bag.

Abstract: A method for a vertical transition between a coaxial structure and a microstrip line features a slot in the ground plane of the microstrip line and near one end of its signal line. Multiple through holes are created at the substrate within the slot. The multiple through holes include a transition hole next to the end of the signal line, and at least a second hole. The transition hole and the slot are managed to establish a first eccentric configuration to achieve field transformation between the coaxial structure and the microstrip line, which would reduce the insertion loss of the vertical transition at higher frequencies and increase its 1-dB passband. The second hole and the slot are arranged to create a second eccentric configuration, and the second hole is used to relocate a resonance response caused by the slot towards higher frequencies to further increase the 1-dB passband.