Abstract: An alloy material of polycarbonate-polyethylene terephthalate includes the following components: a polycarbonate, a polyethylene terephthalate, a transesterification inhibitor, and a compatibilizer.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a lithium battery negative electrode includes the following. A copper foil is providing. An electroplating process is performed to form a lithium deposition layer on the copper foil. An electrolyte solution used in the electroplating process includes an organic solvent and fluorine-containing lithium salt. The organic solvent includes ester solvents, ether solvents, alcohol solvents, or combinations thereof, and the fluorine-containing lithium salt includes LiPF6, LiFSI, LiTF, LiDFOB, LiTFSI, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: A self-healing resin composition and a self-healing membrane structure are provided. The self-healing resin composition includes 20 phr to 50 phr of a self-healing resin, 1 phr to 10 phr of a hardener, 0.1 phr to 3 phr of a matting agent, and 40 phr to 80 phr of a solvent. The self-healing resin is polymerized from a polyester polyol, a diisocyanate monomer, and a bisphenol monomer. A molar ratio of a hydroxyl group to an isocyanate group in monomers to polymerize the self-healing resin ranges from 1.33 to 2.0. A number average molecular weight of the self-healing resin ranges from 30,000 g/mol to 200,000 g/mol.

Abstract: A minimum IC operating voltage searching method includes acquiring a corner type of an IC, acquiring ring oscillator data of the IC, generating a first prediction voltage according to the corner type and the ring oscillator data by using a training model, generating a second prediction voltage according to the ring oscillator data by using a non-linear regression approach under an N-ordered polynomial, and generating a predicted minimum IC operating voltage according to the first prediction voltage and the second prediction voltage. N is a positive integer.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a power management method. The power management method is applicable to an electronic device. The electronic device is electrically coupled to an adapter, and includes a system and a battery. The adapter has a feed power. The battery has a discharge power. The power management method of the disclosure includes: reading a power value of the battery; determining a state of the system; and discharging power to the system, when the system is in a power-on state and the power value is greater than a charging stopping value, by using the battery, and controlling, according to the discharge power and the feed power, the adapter to selectively supply power to the system. The disclosure further provides an electronic device using the power management method.

Abstract: A capacitor includes cup-shaped lower electrodes disposed on a substrate, a capacitor dielectric layer conformally covering inner surfaces and outer surfaces of the cup-shaped lower electrodes, and a support layer disposed between outer surfaces of the cup-shaped lower electrodes to connect the cup-shaped lower electrodes. The capacitor further includes an annealed oxide layer, which is interposed between the inner surfaces of the cup-shaped lower electrodes and the capacitor dielectric layer, and is also interposed between a portion of the outer surfaces of the cup-shaped lower electrodes and the capacitor dielectric layer. A method for forming the capacitor is also provided.

Abstract: A food packaging barrier film is provided. The food packaging barrier film includes a base film, an inorganic laminated film formed on a surface of the base film, and a barrier coating layer formed on the inorganic laminated film. The inorganic laminated film includes at least one first inorganic material deposition layer and a second inorganic material deposition layer stacked upon each other, and the at least one first inorganic material deposition layer and the second inorganic material deposition layer are formed in a same vacuum deposition process and in a vacuum condition. The at least one first inorganic material deposition layer and the second inorganic material deposition layer are respectively formed by different inorganic metal oxides in the same vacuum deposition process. The barrier coating layer is formed by coating a barrier coating solution on the inorganic laminated film and then curing the barrier coating solution.

Abstract: A material processing apparatus is disclosed. This material processing apparatus is particularly developed to utilize a quasi-traveling microwave to conduct heat treatment for a thread-type article like fiber, silk, artificial fiber, and artificial silk. The material processing apparatus comprises a primary waveguide tube, a microwave blocking plate, a secondary waveguide tube, and at least one microwave absorbing member disposed of in the primary waveguide tube. By such design, a microwave source supplies a microwave to the secondary waveguide tube and the primary waveguide tube, such that the microwave travels in the two waveguide tubes so as to become a quasi-traveling microwave. Therefore, in the case of a thread-type article being be fed into the primary waveguide tube via the secondary waveguide tube by a thread-type article transferring mechanism, the thread-type article is steadily and evenly heated by the quasi-traveling microwave in the two waveguide tubes.

Abstract: A composite transparent board and method for producing the same are provided. The method includes a feeding step and a forming step. In the feeding step, a first resin, a second resin, and a third resin are respectively fed into a first extruder, a second extruder, and a third extruder to correspondingly form a composite transparent film having a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer. The first resin is selected from the group consisting of Tairilin 3824, Tairilin 3842, Tairilin 390A, Tairilin P115, Tairilin 663G, and SKYGREEN® S2008. In the forming step, the composite transparent film sequentially passes through a first forming wheel, a second forming wheel, and a third forming wheel to form a composite transparent board. The composite transparent board has a haze within a range from 0.75% to 4% and a total light transmittance within a range from 86% to 91.5%.

Abstract: A resin composition, based on its total weight, including 35 wt % to 55 wt % of polyester, 0.1 wt % to 1.0 wt % of antioxidants, 7.5 wt % to 17.5 wt % of flame retardant, 25% to 32 wt % of filler reinforcement is provided, and a compatibilizer equivalent to 5 wt % to 15 wt % of the added amount of the filler reinforcement, is provided.

Abstract: A matte polyester film and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The method for manufacturing the matte polyester film includes: providing a recycled polyester material; physically regenerating a part of the recycled polyester material to form physically regenerated polyester chips having a first intrinsic viscosity; chemically regenerating another part of the recycled polyester material to form chemically regenerated polyester chips having a second intrinsic viscosity less than the first intrinsic viscosity; mixing matte regenerated polyester chips, the physically regenerated polyester chips, and the chemically regenerated polyester chips according to a predetermined intrinsic viscosity so as to form a polyester masterbatch material; melting and then extruding the polyester masterbatch material to obtain the matte polyester film having the predetermined intrinsic viscosity.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cartridge and a system including the same for vertically processing a fluid sample. The cartridge includes a case and a cover for covering the case, in which the case includes a receiving chamber having a round bottom, a plurality of reaction chambers downstream to the receiving chamber, a plurality of fluid channels connecting the plurality of reaction chambers to the round bottom of the receiving chamber; and a plurality of air passages downstream to the reaction chambers and respectively connected thereto; in which the receiving chamber includes an inlet for receiving the fluid sample, and a baffle plate disposed underneath the inlet and above the round bottom. The system includes the present cartridge, a heating module for elevating the temperature of the reaction chambers, a moving module for moving the cartridge vertically, and optionally a detection module for detecting the reaction products in the reaction chambers.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for performing literature retrieval and related machine learning model training methods. An example computer-implemented method of training a machine learning model configured for literature retrieval I includes receiving a plurality of full-text articles; extracting, from the plurality of full-text articles, a plurality of positive sentence-citation pairs, each positive sentence-citation pair comprising a respective citing sentence and at least one cited article that is associated with the respective citing sentence; creating a labeled dataset comprising the plurality of positive sentence-citation pairs; and training a machine learning model using the labeled dataset.

Abstract: An apparatus for removing a photoresist layer from at least one alignment mark of a wafer is provided. The apparatus includes a holder, a solvent dispenser, and a suction unit. The holder is used to support the wafer, wherein the alignment mark is formed in a peripheral region of the wafer. The solvent dispenser is used to spray a solvent onto the photoresist layer on the alignment mark of the wafer to generate a dissolved photoresist layer. The suction unit is used to remove the dissolved photoresist layer and the solvent from the wafer through exhausting.

Abstract: A portable cup holder contains: multiple placing sheets, a connection shaft, and a first carry strap. A respective placing sheet includes a receiving orifice defined on a first side thereof, and the respective placing sheet includes a rotating orifice formed on a second side thereof. The connection shaft is inserted through the rotating orifice of the respective placing sheet to rotate the respective placing sheet along the connection shaft, and the connection shaft includes a hollow orifice and a partition post horizontally extending in the hollow orifice. The first carry strap is formed in a ring shape and includes an accommodation space defined inside the first carry strap, the partition post of the connection shaft is received in the accommodation space of the first carry strap so that the first carry strap is connected with the connection shaft and is pulled to the partition post upward or downward.

Abstract: A golf club head includes a main body and a plate member disposed on the main body. The plate member includes a plurality of carbon fiber layers which are stacked on each other and are impregnated with a thermoset carbon fiber resin containing carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotubes are present in an amount ranging from 0.01 wt% to 5 wt%, based on the total weight of the thermoset carbon fiber resin.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a sonic homogenizing module (100, 200, 300) and a biological sample preparation system (500) containing the same. The sonic homogenizing module (100, 200, 300) comprises a rod made of a magnetic material (120, 220, 320); a piezoelectric conductor (130, 230,330); a driver (140, 340); and a sleeve-coupling member (110, 210, 310) having a first portion defining a space (112, 212, 312) for coupling with a gripper module of a biological sample preparation system, and for accommodating the piezoelectric conductor and the driver therein; and a second portion having a conduit (114, 214, 314) for receiving the rod therethrough; wherein the driver (140, 340) is electrically coupled with the piezoelectric conductor (130, 230,330) and is configured to drive the piezoelectric conductor (130, 230, 330) to generate a sonic vibration at a frequency of 100 KHz-1 MHz.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor structure is provided. The method includes forming a semiconductor chip; providing a printed circuit board; and forming an adhesive layer between a connection surface of the semiconductor chip and the printed circuit board to bond the semiconductor chip with the printed circuit board. The semiconductor chip includes a plurality of cutting tracks intersected with each other to enclose an area having corner regions. The connection surface of the semiconductor chip includes a plurality of conductive bumps and a plurality of first openings are formed in each of the corner regions.

Abstract: A hinge mechanism includes first and second inner guiding members secured on a base seat, and first and second movable members slidable engaged with the first and second inner guiding members and connected with first and second substrate units. During the movement of the movable members to an upright folded state, inboard end edges of the substrate units are moved away from each other to provide a bending space therebetween for a flexible display attached to the substrate units to be bendably received therein.

Abstract: An on-line uninterruptible power system and an operation method thereof are provided. The on-line uninterruptible power system comprises a first switch unit, a second switch unit, a charging circuit, a DC-AC conversion circuit, a power factor correction circuit and a control circuit. When the on-line uninterruptible power system is in a line mode, the control circuit controls the operation of the power factor correction circuit to limit the magnitude of its input current to not exceed a first predetermined value.