Abstract: The ionic liquid-based coating is a coating for both porous and nonporous materials. As non-limiting examples, a porous substrate coated with the ionic liquid-based coating may be used to disinfect and remove microorganisms from air and water, to provide an antimicrobial surface for preventing microbial contamination, or to enhance filtration efficiency of the porous material for airborne and waterborne particulate matter without increasing flow resistance. As a further non-limiting example, a nonporous substrate coated with the ionic liquid-based coating may be used to form a surface capable of self-disinfection from microorganisms contacting surface. The ionic liquid-based coating includes at least one ionic liquid, an adhesive, and at least one additive, which may be a disinfectant, a viscosity modifier, a pH buffer, a fragrance, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a D-amino acid oxidase mutant and application in preparing L-glufosinate thereof. The D-amino acid oxidase mutant has an amino acid substitution at at least one of position 62 and position 226 of an amino acid sequence of the D-amino acid oxidase mutant when compared to an amino acid sequence of a D-amino acid oxidase as set forth in SEQ ID NO. 1, the position 62 and position 226 being defined with reference to SEQ ID NO. 1, and the amino acid sequence of the D-amino acid oxidase mutant having at least 90% identity to SEQ ID NO. 1.

Abstract: An anti-fatigue and safety control method for ultra-long life service structures under extreme environment, comprising: judge the fatigue fracture mode in the long life stage of the service structure; according to the interaction principle of defect-matrix, obtain the internal defect induced fatigue cracking mechanism in ultra-high cycle regime under the service environment; considering the environmental factors, clarify the internal defect-matrix-environment interaction mechanism under service conditions and obtain the environmental weakening coefficient; considering the environmental factors, establish a fatigue life prediction model based on defect-load-life correlation under service conditions in ultra-high cycle regime; the process parameters of material metallurgy and manufacturing, design parameters of structural strength, structural service stress and environmental parameters are regulated based on the concept of integrated design/manufacturing.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are modified zeolites and methods for making modified zeolites. In one or more embodiments disclosed herein, a modified zeolite may include a microporous framework including a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm. The microporous framework may include at least silicon atoms and oxygen atoms. The modified zeolite may further include organometallic moieties each bonded to a nitrogen atom of a secondary amine functional group comprising a nitrogen atom and a hydrogen atom. The organometallic moieties may comprise a hafnium atom that is bonded to the nitrogen atom of the secondary amine functional group. The nitrogen atom of the secondary amine function group may bridge the hafnium atom of the organometallic moiety and a silicon atom of the microporous framework.

Abstract: A method and a sensor for detecting L-cystine are disclosed. The method is implemented by assembling a sodium 3,3?-dithiodipropane sulfonate (SPS) membrane on a surface of Au membrane layer of an Au electrode and using an extended gate of field effect transistor (FET) and in-situ signal amplification of the FET to detect L-cystine sensitively. The polyanion of the SPS membrane adsorbs and binds a positively charged target L-cystine through electrostatic interaction, thus forming an electric double layer structure to generate a membrane potential identifying a monovalent organic ammonium ion. The sensor includes the FET, wherein a gate-extended gold electrode is arranged on the FET, and the SPS membrane is assembled on the surface of the Au membrane layer of the gate-extended gold electrode. The sensor has an excellent Nernst response to L-cystine.

Abstract: Embodiments of catalyst systems and methods of synthesizing catalyst systems are provided. The catalyst system may include a core comprising a zeolite; and a shell comprising a microporous fibrous silica. The shell may be in direct contact with at least a majority of an outer surface of the core. The catalyst system may have a Si/Al molar ratio greater than 5. At least a portion of the shell may have a thickness of from 50 nanometers (nm) to 360 nm.

Abstract: A water treatment system of coupling a heat pump with multi-effect evaporation that comprises a lithium bromide absorption-type heat pump circulation system, a multi-effect evaporation circulation system and a compression-type heat pump circulation system is provided. The vapor in a tail-end evaporator of the multi-effect evaporation circulation system is introduced into a generator in the absorption-type heat pump to release heat and condense. A dilute solution in an absorber of the absorption-type heat pump is introduced into a first-effect evaporator to be evaporated by a treated water, and a condensation heat of the vapor generated by the generator of the absorption-type heat pump is recovered by an evaporator of a compressor heat pump, and another air source evaporator absorbs heat from ambient air to supply heat for the generator by a heat pump condenser.

Abstract: The disclosure belongs to the technical field of additive manufacturing, and discloses a flexible piezoelectric sensor based on 4D printing and a preparation method thereof. The sensor includes a magnetic part and a conductive part, wherein: the conductive part includes two substrates disposed opposite to each other and a spiral structure disposed between the two substrates. Both the two substrates and the spiral structure are made of conductive metal materials. The magnetic part has a flexible porous structure and is arranged between the two substrates to generate a magnetic field. When the substrate is subjected to external pressure, the spiral structure and the magnetic part are compressed simultaneously, the magnetic flux passing through the spiral structure changes, and the voltage of the two substrates changes, by measuring the voltage change of the two substrates to reflect the change of external pressure, the pressure measuring process is achieved.

Abstract: A system for detecting a concentration of free SiO2 in coal dust includes a first sampling tube and a second sampling tube for sampling the coal dust, a three-way control valve communicated with the first sampling tube and the second sampling tube respectively, a photoacoustic spectrometry detection device communicated with the three-way control valve through a connecting pipeline, and a SiO2 reaction tube for reacting SiO2 in the coal dust; and the SiO2 reaction tube is disposed on the second sampling tube. In the present disclosure, a coal dust sampling line is convenient to change by disposing the three-way control valve, and the first sampling tube and the second sampling tube are respectively communicated with the photoacoustic spectrometry detection device, so as to perform a differential accurate detection of the reacted CO content, and to obtain the SiO2 content.

Abstract: An Artificial Intelligence (AI) engine-supporting downlink radio resource scheduling method and apparatus are provided. The AI engine-supporting downlink radio resource scheduling method includes: constructing an AI engine, establishing a Socket connection between an AI engine and an Open Air Interface (OAI) system, and configuring the AI engine into an OAI running environment to utilize the AI engine to replace a Round-Robin scheduling algorithm and a fair Round-Robin scheduling algorithm adopted by a Long Term Evolution (LTE) at a Media Access Control (MAC) layer in the OAI system for resource scheduling to take over a downlink radio resource scheduling process; sending scheduling information to the AI engine through Socket during the downlink radio resource scheduling process of the OAI system; and utilizing the AI engine to carry out resource allocation according to the scheduling information, and returning a resource allocation result to the OAI system.

Abstract: A construction method and system for a visible near-infrared spectrum dictionary is provided. The method includes: constructing a four-primary color chromaticity cone by using normalized spectral response curves of four primary colors of a visible light camera as spectral basis functions; performing weighted combination on the spectral basis functions and forming an initial visible near-infrared spectrum dictionary; acquiring points on the four-primary color chromaticity cone on the basis of the initial visible red infrared spectrum dictionary according to different spectral resolutions and performing discretization, and forming words in the initial visible near-infrared spectrum dictionary; clustering chromaticity coordinates corresponding to the words into different groups, performing weighted combination on multi-scale spectral response curves corresponding to different group types, generating phrases or sentences in the dictionary, and generating a final visible near-infrared spectrum dictionary.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are modified zeolites and methods for making modified zeolites. In one or more embodiments disclosed herein, a modified zeolite may include a microporous framework including a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm. The microporous framework includes at least silicon atoms and oxygen atoms. The modified zeolite may further include organometallic moieties each bonded to bridging oxygen atoms. The organometallic moieties include a hafnium atom. The hafnium atom is bonded to a bridging oxygen atom, and bridging oxygen atom bridges the hafnium atom of the organometallic moiety and a silicon atom of the microporous framework.

Abstract: The dipole-resonator resistive absorber is a metamaterial absorber operating in the microwave regime. A single unit of the dipole-resonator resistive absorber includes a first rectangular conductive ring having a pair of first resistors mounted thereon and in electrical communication therewith, and a plurality of parallel linear arrays of second rectangular conductive rings, where each of the second rectangular conductive rings has a pair of second resistors mounted thereon and in electrical communication therewith. The first rectangular conductive ring is mounted above the plurality of parallel linear arrays of the second rectangular conductive rings, and this structure is backed by an electrically conductive layer. The single unit dipole-resonator resistive absorber may be expanded into an arrayed structure, forming a polarization-independent dipole-resonator resistive absorber.

Abstract: A molding machine teaching aid includes a frame unit, a molding unit, a material supply unit, a drive unit and a monitoring unit. The molding unit includes a fixed die holder, a movable die holder, and two die kernels respectively and detachably disposed on the fixed and movable die holders. The material supply unit includes a heating module for melting a wire material, and an extruder transporting the molten material into a die cavity formed between the die kernels. The drive unit is controllable to drive movement of the movable die holder relative to the frame unit. The monitoring unit is for a user to operate to control the extruder, the heating module and the drive unit.

Abstract: A dynamic loose vehicle formation method based on real-time online navigation map, which belongs to the field of vehicle formation technologies. The method includes a driver inputs travel information of a destination and waypoints in a GIS app; the GIS app uploads the travel information to a GIS server; the driver chooses to join a recommended formation or create a formation in the GIS app; when the driver chooses the formation and joins the formation, the formation information is displayed on the GIS app interface and sent to other vehicles within the formation for information interaction; when the driver chooses to leave the formation and leaves the formation, the formation is adjusted and the GIS server updates the formation information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydrophilic metal thin film, which is formed by stacking a plurality of columnar structures. A plurality of tetrahedral structures is on the surface of the hydrophilic metal film, which is formed on the top of the columnar structures. The width of the tetrahedral structures is 15 nm to 120 nm. The hydrophilic metal thin film comprises: 35 to 95 at % of iron, 5 to 20 at % of chromium. The above-mentioned hydrophilic metal thin film is formed by magnetron sputtering method under the working pressure of argon gas ranging from 6 mTorr to 13 mTorr, and the sputtering time exceeds 20 minutes.

Abstract: A reinforced thermoplastic composite pipe or pressure vessel may include an elongate tubular body that has an outer surface, and at least one reinforcement layer disposed on the outer surface of the elongate tubular body. The reinforcement layer may include one or more layers of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) tape. The UHMWPE tape may be a composite that includes multiple UHMWPE film layers. A method of forming a reinforced thermoplastic composite pipe may include extruding an elongate tubular body having an outer surface, wrapping at least one reinforcement layer on the outer surface of the elongate tubular body, and positioning a cover layer as the outermost layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and device for intelligent control of heating furnace combustion based on a big data cloud platform, which relates to the technical field of artificial intelligence control. The method includes: construction of big data cloud platform based on production and operation parameters of the heating furnace; identification of key factors in the production process of the heating furnace by using big data mining technology; independent deployment of traditional heating furnace combustion control systems based on the mechanism model; and integration of cloud platform big data expert knowledge base and the heating furnace combustion intelligent control system.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to zeolites and method for making such zeolites. According to embodiments disclosed herein, a zeolite may have a microporous framework including a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm and a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm. The microporous framework may include an MFI framework type. The microporous framework may include silicon atoms, aluminum atoms, oxygen atoms, and transition metal atoms. The transition metal atoms may be dispersed throughout the entire microporous framework.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a grouting and water-plugging device for a fractured rock in a mine coupling state and a test method, and relates to the technical field of rock mechanics testing. The device includes a pressurizer, a reservoir, a test box, and a grouting pump. The reservoir includes a temperature sensor and a pressing-water plate. The pressing-water plate is connected to the pressurizer through a pressurizing rod. A pressure measuring pipe and a drainage pipe are installed on an outer side of the reservoir. The reservoir is connected to a water pump through a water injection pipe. The test box includes a rock, a transverse force exerting plate, a longitudinal force exerting plate, a stress sensor and the temperature sensor. The longitudinal force exerting plate is provided with multiple water through holes. A sliding box door is hinged to a front wall of the test box. The pressure measuring pipe and the drainage pipe are installed on a rear wall of the test box.