Abstract: An image displacement module is adapted for an optical apparatus to switch image positions of a plurality of plane image. The image displacement module includes a carrying base and a rotating base. The carrying base is adapted to control the rotating base to vibrate back forth within an angle, such that the imaging positions of the plane image on the horizontal direction are moved by a first distance and the imaging positions of the plane image on the vertical direction are moved by a second distance at the same time. Alternatively, the carrying base is adapted to control the rotating base to rotate relative to two axes of a reference plane, such that the plane image are moved by a distance along one of a plurality of movement directions.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light body having an internal electrode layer, and a conductive layer. The conductive layer has a first portion formed on the internal electrode layer and overlapping the light body in a first direction, and a second portion overlapping the light body in a second direction. The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

Abstract: An environment monitoring system is utilized for monitoring an environmental variation status of a riverbed, a lake floor, or a seabed. The environment monitor system includes a wire drawing device configured at a monitoring point for releasing and tightening a transmission wire; a fixing pipe laid between the monitoring point and a structure layer for containing the transmission wire; a plurality of vibration sensing devices respectively configured on the transmission wire for converting sensed vibration energy to a plurality of electric signals and transmitting the plurality of electric signals by the transmission wire; an analyzing device coupled with the wire drawing device and the transmission wire for obtaining a released length of the transmission wire by the wire drawing device and determining the environmental variation status according to the released length and the plurality of electric signals to perform monitoring.

Abstract: A apparatus includes a susceptor and a non-reactive gas source. The susceptor has through holes and a wafer support surface. Each through hole includes a lift pin and a lift pin head. The lift pin has a vertical degree of motion in the through hole to lift up or place a wafer on the susceptor. The lift pin head has at least one flow channel structure running from its first surface at least partially exposed to a bottom side of the susceptor through its second surface exposed to a top side of the susceptor wherein the lift pin. The non-reactive gas source is configured to flow a gas to a backside of the wafer through the flow channel structure through the bottom side of the susceptor.

Abstract: Methods for preparing electrolyte salts for alkaline earth metal-ion batteries (e.g., calcium and magnesium ion batteries) are described. The electrolyte salts comprise alkaline earth metal (e.g., Mg or Ca) salts of 3,4-dicyano-2-trifluoromethylimidazole (TDI). The methods comprise contacting TDI with an alkaline earth metal bis(trifluoroacetate) salt in trifluoroacetic acid.

Abstract: A driving system and a driving method for a planar organic electroluminescent device are provided. The light emitting device has multiple light emitting elements, each having a first electrode and a second electrode. The driving system includes a first circuit, a second circuit, a driving module, and a ground circuit. The first circuit is connected to and provides a constant voltage to the first electrode of each light emitting element. The second circuit is connected to the second electrode of each light emitting element. The driving module is respectively connected to the second electrode of each light emitting element through the second circuit. The ground circuit is connected to the driving module and connects each light emitting element to the ground. The first electrodes of the light emitting elements are connected to one another, and the light emitting elements are driven by a constant current output by the driving module.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte for a lithium-ion battery comprises a lithium salt and an additive in an organic solvent. The additive comprises a di-substituted malonate silyl ester compound, in which the hydrogens of the malonate methylene group are replaced by substituents R1 (e.g., alkyl) and X (e.g., halogen). Each of the carboxylic acid groups of the malonate are esterified by a monovalent silyl group such as —Si(R4)3; or the two carboxylic acid groups are esterified by a single divalent silylene group such as —Si(R5)2— to form a ring therewith. Each R4 and R5 independently is alkyl, phenyl, or alkoxy; and each substituted-alkyl comprises an alkyl moiety substituted with one or more group selected from alkenyl, alkynyl, hydroxy, halogen, alkoxy, carboxylic acid, carboxylic ester, carboxylic amide, phenyl, sulfonic acid, and phosphonic acid.

Abstract: A method of a cross-region multilevel band broadcast structure includes: selecting a main band for broadcasting in a full region; selecting a first secondary band for broadcasting in a first region within the full region; and selecting a second secondary band for broadcasting in a second region within the full region. The main band, the first secondary band and the second secondary band are different bands.

Abstract: A driving module, being electrically connected to a control module and for driving a light emitting device with at least one light emitting element, is provided. The driving module has a driving circuit, which receives a control signal from the control module and transmits a drive current signal and a test current signal to the at least one light emitting element, so as to drive the least one light emitting element. A value of the drive current signal is expressed as If. A value of the test current signal is expressed as It. A relationship between the value of the drive current signal and the value of the test current signal satisfies the following equation (1), (It/If)=0.1%˜35% . . . (1), the driving circuit generates a feedback signal based on a status of the least one light emitting element. A light source system having the driving module is provided.

Abstract: Methods for preparing electrolyte salts for alkaline earth metal-ion batteries (e.g., calcium and magnesium ion batteries) are described. The electrolyte salts comprise alkaline earth metal (e.g., Mg or Ca) salts of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (FSI) and 3,4-dicyano-2-trifluoromethylimidazole (TDI). The methods comprise contacting FSI or TDI with an alkaline earth metal bis(trifluoroacetate) salt in trifluoroacetic acid.

Abstract: A driving power generating circuit configured to generate a driving power to drive a load is provided. The driving power generating circuit includes a signal generating circuit, a power converter circuit, and a sampling control circuit. The signal generating circuit is configured to output a control signal according to a feedback signal and a lock signal. The power converter circuit is electrically connected to the signal generating circuit. The power converter circuit is configured to generate the driving power according to the control signal, so as to drive the load. The sampling control circuit is electrically connected to the signal generating circuit. The sampling control circuit is configured to sample the control signal and output the lock signal according to a sampling result. A method for generating a driving power is also provided.

Abstract: A method and an image processing apparatus for image-based object feature description are provided. In the method, an object of interest in an input image is detected and a centroid and a direction angle of the object of interest are calculated. Next, a contour of the object of interest is recognized and a distance and a relative angle of each pixel on the contour to the centroid are calculated, in which the relative angle of each pixel is calibrated by using the direction angle. Then, a 360-degree range centered on the centroid is equally divided into multiple angle intervals and the pixels on the contour are separated into multiple groups according to a range covered by each angle interval. Afterwards, a maximum among the distances of the pixels in each group is obtained and used as a feature value of the group. Finally, the feature values of the groups are normalized and collected to form a feature vector that serves as a feature descriptor of the object of interest.

Abstract: A driving module, being electrically connected to a control module and for driving a light emitting device with at least one light emitting element, is provided. The driving module has a driving circuit, which receives a control signal from the control module and transmits a drive current signal and a test current signal to the at least one light emitting element, so as to drive the least one light emitting element. A value of the drive current signal is expressed as If. A value of the test current signal is expressed as It. A relationship between the value of the drive current signal and the value of the test current signal satisfies the following equation (1), (It/If)=0.1%˜35% . . . (1), the driving circuit generates a feedback signal based on a status of the least one light emitting element. A light source system having the driving module is provided.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light body having an internal electrode layer, and a conductive layer. The conductive layer has a first portion formed on the internal electrode layer and overlapping the light body in a first direction, and a second portion overlapping the light body in a second direction. The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

Abstract: A data transfer system is provided. The system includes a plurality of electronic devices and a data transfer management device. The data transfer management device identifies a master device among the electronic devices, and the data transfer device make the master device as a root node of a topology architecture, wherein the master device is configured to provide data. The data transfer device calculates a maximum connection amount according to a first transfer time, wherein the data transfer device selects a plurality of slave devices among the electronic devices according to the maximum connection amount. The data transfer device divides the master device into a transmitting node queue, and arranges the slave devices into a receiving node queue in sequence. And, the data transfer device builds a plurality of layers of the topology architecture and sets a plurality of layer transfers corresponding to the layers.

Abstract: A high-temperature hot-pressing molding machine includes a mold unit, a heating, unit disposed to heat the mold unit, a heat insulating unit including a surrounding insulating member to enclose the mold unit and two insulating layers disposed on two opposite sides of the mold unit to obstruct heat radiation and conduction from the mold unit, a heat dissipating unit disposed on the insulating layers, a cooling unit disposed on the heat dissipating unit, and a vacuum unit disposed to form a vacuum space. Under a vacuum environment, with the heat insulating unit defining a heat zone containing the mold unit, other component parts adjacent to the heat zone can be prevented from damage in a high temperature operation.

Abstract: Alkoxide magnesium halide compounds having the formula: RO—Mg—X??(1) wherein R is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group that is unsubstituted, or alternatively, substituted with one or more heteroatom linkers and/or one or more heteroatom-containing groups comprising at least one heteroatom selected from fluorine, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and silicon; and X is a halide atom. Also described are electrolyte compositions containing a compound of Formula (1) in a suitable polar aprotic or ionic solvent, as well as magnesium batteries in which such electrolytes are incorporated.

Abstract: A rechargeable magnesium ion electrochemical cell comprising an anode, a cathode, and a non-aqueous magnesium electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode is described herein. The cathode comprises a redox-active anthraquinone-based polymer comprising one or more of 1,4-polyanthraquinone or 2,6-polyanthraquinone. Both 2,6-polyanthraquinone and 1,4-polyanthraquinone can operate with 1.5-2.0 V with above 100 mAh/g capacities at a reasonable rate, higher than the state-of-the-art Mg—Mg6S8 battery. More than 1000 cycles with very small capacity loss can be realized.

Abstract: Alkoxide magnesium halide compounds having the formula: RO—Mg—X??(1) wherein R is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group that is unsubstituted, or alternatively, substituted with one or more heteroatom linkers and/or one or more heteroatom-containing groups comprising at least one heteroatom selected from fluorine, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, and silicon; and X is a halide atom. Also described are electrolyte compositions containing a compound of Formula (1) in a suitable polar aprotic or ionic solvent, as well as magnesium batteries in which such electrolytes are incorporated.

Abstract: A method and an image processing apparatus for image-based object feature description are provided. In the method, an object of interest in an input image is detected and a centroid and a direction angle of the object of interest are calculated. Next, a contour of the object of interest is recognized and a distance and a relative angle of each pixel on the contour to the centroid are calculated, in which the relative angle of each pixel is calibrated by using the direction angle. Then, a 360-degree range centered on the centroid is equally divided into multiple angle intervals and the pixels on the contour are separated into multiple groups according to a range covered by each angle interval. Afterwards, a maximum among the distances of the pixels in each group is obtained and used as a feature value of the group. Finally, the feature values of the groups are normalized and collected to form a feature vector that serves as a feature descriptor of the object of interest.