Abstract: Systems and methods for screening enzyme variants are described, wherein the enzyme variants may catalyze a reaction that is cofactor-dependent or cofactor-independent.

Abstract: A sensor module for detecting particulate matter of an aerosol, which may include a source of electromagnetic radiation and a collector for electromagnetic radiation. The collector may include a cavity and a first opening for the aerosol. The cavity may be reflective for the electromagnetic radiation. The first opening may allow exchange of the aerosol in and out of the cavity. The source of electromagnetic radiation may be arranged to project the electromagnetic radiation onto the aerosol which may be scattered as scattered electromagnetic radiation. The sensor module may include a detector of electromagnetic radiation arranged to detect the scattered electromagnetic radiation that is reflected by the collector. The source and the detector may be arranged on a same side of the collector. The source and the detector may be arranged at a same aperture of the collector.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, having a cell region and a core region. A plurality of gate structures is disposed on the substrate in the cell region. Each of the gate structures has a spacer on a sidewall of the gate structures. The gate structure includes a charge storage layer, on the substrate; a first polysilicon layer on the charge storage layer; and a mask layer on the first polysilicon layer, the mask layer comprising a first polishing stop layer on top. A preliminary material layer also with the first polishing stop layer on top is disposed on the substrate at the core region. A second polysilicon layer is filled between the gate structures at the cell region. A second polishing stop layer is on the second polysilicon layer. The first polishing stop layer and the second polishing stop layer are same material and same height.

Abstract: A respiratory function testing system includes an air transforming device, a sound reception device and an operation device. The air transforming device is configured to collect exhaled and/or inhaled air for a predetermined period and generate a wide frequency range sound signal according to the collected respired air. The wide frequency range sound signal at least contains an ultrasonic signal. The sound reception device is configured to receive and record the wide frequency range sound signal as an audio file. The operation device is in communication with the sound reception device and is configured to receive and compute the audio file to generate a respiratory function parameter. Besides, the recorded wide frequency range sound signal may be converted into a spectrogram for further applications, and the computation of the audio file can be replaced by analyzing the spectrogram. A respiratory function testing method corresponding to the respiratory function testing system is also provided.

Abstract: A display device and a backlight module thereof are provided. The backlight module includes a collimated light source and a light guide plate. The collimated light source configured to generate a collimated light. The light guide plate has a bottom surface and a top surface opposite to each other, and a light entrance surface connected to ends of the bottom and top surfaces respectively for receiving collimated light from the collimated light source. The bottom surface inclines toward the top surface from the end of the bottom surface connected to the light entrance surface. A plurality of first grooves are disposed side by side on the bottom surface and respectively extend along the light entrance surface. The first groove has a first light receiving surface with a first end extending toward the top surface and inclining away from the light entrance surface.

Abstract: Spirometer, mouthpiece tube and inspection method thereof. The spirometer includes at least the mouthpiece tube and an ultrasound detector configured to detect the ultrasound generated by the gas flowing through the mouthpiece tube, wherein the mouthpiece tube has a shell having an opened end, a closed or opened end, and an ultrasonic generator configured to be inserted into different portions of the shell in different situations. Therefore, by inserting the ultrasonic generator into different portions of the shell during expiration and inspiration, the gas flow during expiration and inspiration may be converted into the ultrasonic signal and then maybe detected and analyzed.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, having a cell region and a core region. A plurality of gate structures is disposed on the substrate in the cell region. Each of the gate structures has a spacer on a sidewall of the gate structures. The gate structure includes a charge storage layer, on the substrate; a first polysilicon layer on the charge storage layer; and a mask layer on the first polysilicon layer, the mask layer comprising a first polishing stop layer on top. A preliminary material layer also with the first polishing stop layer on top is disposed on the substrate at the core region. A second polysilicon layer is filled between the gate structures at the cell region. A second polishing stop layer is on the second polysilicon layer. The first polishing stop layer and the second polishing stop layer are same material and same height.

Abstract: A display device and a backlight module thereof are provided. The backlight module includes a collimated light source and a light guide plate. The collimated light source configured to generate a collimated light. The light guide plate has a bottom surface and a top surface opposite to each other, and a light entrance surface connected to ends of the bottom and top surfaces respectively for receiving collimated light from the collimated light source. The bottom surface inclines toward the top surface from the end of the bottom surface connected to the light entrance surface. A plurality of first grooves are disposed side by side on the bottom surface and respectively extend along the light entrance surface. The first groove has a first light receiving surface with a first end extending toward the top surface and inclining away from the light entrance surface.

Abstract: An optical lens is provided. The optical lens includes, in order from an object side to an image-forming side, a first lens having refractive power, a second lens having refractive power, a third lens having positive refractive power, a fourth lens having positive refractive power and a fifth lens having refractive power. The object-side surface of the first lens is a concave surface or a flat surface. The overall optical effect of the first lens and the second lens is negative refractive power. The refractive rate on the object-side surface and/or the image-side surface of the fifth lens from the center point in a radial direction away from the optical axis changes in the same tendency.

Abstract: A welding helmet includes a helmet shell and a lens device mounted on the helmet shell. The lens device includes a filter control module and a single LCD panel. The logic control module controls the transmittance of the single LCD panel based on a sensed light signal and a shading-level signal designated by a user. Therefore, when the welding helmet is operated in an environment having intense light such as a welding arc, the single LCD panel will turn dark and lower its transmittance to block the intense light.

Abstract: An optical lens, in order from an object side to an image-forming side, includes: a first lens having positive refractive power, a second lens having positive refractive power, a third lens having positive refractive power, and a fourth lens. The distance from an outer edge of the image-side surface of the fourth lens to an optical axis of the optical lens is H. The image-side surface of the fourth lens has an inflection point, and the distance from the inflection point to the optical axis is h. The image-side surface of the fourth lens and the optical axis intersect at an intersection point. The distance between a projected position of the inflection point on the optical axis and the intersection point is d0. The optical lens satisfies at least one of the following conditions: 0.6?h/H, h/H?0.95, 3.75?H/d0 and H/d0?30.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, having a cell region and a core region. A plurality of gate structures is disposed on the substrate in the cell region. Each of the gate structures has a spacer on a sidewall of the gate structures. The gate structure includes a charge storage layer, on the substrate; a first polysilicon layer on the charge storage layer; and a mask layer on the first polysilicon layer, the mask layer comprising a first polishing stop layer on top. A preliminary material layer also with the first polishing stop layer on top is disposed on the substrate at the core region. A second polysilicon layer is filled between the gate structures at the cell region. A second polishing stop layer is on the second polysilicon layer. The first polishing stop layer and the second polishing stop layer are same material and same height.

Abstract: An optical lens, in order from an object side to an image-forming side, includes: a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, a fifth lens, a sixth lens, a seventh lens and an eighth lens, respectively having negative, negative, positive, positive, negative, positive, positive and negative refractive power. The curvature radius of the object-side surface of the first lens is greater than the curvature radius of the image-side surface of the first lens; the image-side surface of the eighth lens has an effective radius r and an inflection point, H is a distance between the inflection point and the optical axis, the image-side surface of the eighth lens intersects with the optical axis at an intersection point, d is a distance between a projected position of the inflection point on the optical axis and the intersection point, and |r/d|?30 and/or |r/H|?2.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a proton battery and a proton battery module are provided. The manufacturing method of the proton battery includes the steps of providing a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a polymer exchange membrane, and assembling the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the polymer exchange membrane, in which the polymer exchange membrane is interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The step of providing the negative electrode at least includes forming a carbon layer on a substrate, and performing a polarization process on the carbon layer.

Abstract: A method for guiding a robot includes controlling a wireless signal transmitting device of a charging base to transmit wireless signals, by sending a control signal to the charging base when a battery level of the robot is less than a preset level. Once an orientation of the charging base is determined according to signal strengths of wireless signals detected by at least one signal detecting device of the robot, a moving mechanism of the robot is controlled to drive the robot to move towards the orientation of the charging base.

Abstract: A method for guiding a robot towards a charging base includes controlling a device of the charging base to emit sound when a battery level of the robot is less than a preset level. Once an orientation of the charging base in relation to the robot is determined, according to signal strengths of audio signals detected by microphone of the robot, a moving mechanism of the robot is controlled to drive the robot to move towards the charging base.

Abstract: A membrane-electrode assembly for water electrolysis including a proton-exchange membrane, a first catalyst layer, a second catalyst layer, a first gas diffusion layer, a second gas diffusion layer and a first sensor chip. The proton-exchange membrane is disposed between an inner side of the first catalyst layer and an inner side of the second catalyst layer. The first gas diffusion layer is disposed on an outer side of the first catalyst layer. The second gas diffusion layer is disposed on an outer side of the second catalyst layer. The first sensor chip is sandwiched between the first catalyst layer and the first gas diffusion layer to sense an environmental change where water electrolysis takes place.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods and apparatus for heating a substrate as well as a slot management method for a thermal treatment chamber that in one embodiment includes providing a first substrate to a first slot of a carrier in the thermal treatment chamber via a transfer opening formed in the thermal treatment chamber, the first substrate having a specified anneal time, heating the substrate, moving the carrier to a lowermost position in the thermal treatment chamber using an elevator mechanism coupled to the carrier, and moving the carrier such that the first slot is in a position adjacent to the transfer opening using the elevator mechanism within a carrier transfer time period and transferring the first substrate out of the thermal treatment chamber at a determined time period for anneal.

Abstract: An operating method for computerized machine embroidery includes steps of: (a) transmitting two portions of the stitch data sets respectively into a first storage section and a second storage section; (b) embroidering according to the portion of the stitch data sets in the first storage section; (c) after completion of step (b), the embroidery machine erasing data from the first storage section; (d) after completion of step (c), the transmitting a remaining portion of the stitch data sets to the first storage section; (e) after completion of step (b), embroidering according to the portion of the stitch data sets in the second storage section; and (f) repeating step (b) after completion of steps (d) and (e).

Abstract: A sewing machine includes a driving unit, a throat plate, a pressing unit, a detecting unit and a control unit. The detecting unit includes a housing mounted to a connecting module of the pressing unit, a track ball rotatably disposed on the housing, and adapted for contact with a fabric placed on the throat plate, and a plurality of Hall-effect sensors disposed in the housing such that, when the fabric is moved on the throat plate, the track ball rotates relative to the fabric and the housing, so that a rotational speed of the track ball is detected by the Hall-effect sensors. The control unit is disposed for controlling a moving speed of a needle bar of the driving unit corresponding to the rotational speed of the track ball.