Abstract: A cloud-based energy-saving service system and method are disclosed. The service system and method of this invention use the strong computation capabilities of the cloud computing technology and systems to determine the power consumption policies of the mobile devices and provide the policies to the mobile devices, whereby the mobile devices implement the power consumption policies to save its power consumptions. In one aspect, the invented system and method calculate and determine the backlight level polices for a particular video stream, then provide the policies information to the mobile devices for implementation. The policies information may be provided to the mobile devices independently or along with the video stream. The calculation of the backlight illumination levels may be done in advance or on remand.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing bipolar plate includes placing a mixed material on a plate wherein the mixed material includes a carbon material as well as a resin and the material of the plate is metal, and irradiating a light to the mixed material for modifying the mixed material wherein the light is a laser light.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling engine revolutions for a hybrid construction machine, including an engine, a hydraulic pump which is driven by the engine to drive a hydraulic actuator with discharged hydraulic fluid, a motor-generator which is driven by the engine to generate electricity and to drive the hydraulic pump as a motor supplementing the engine, an energy storage device which is charged with electric energy generated by the motor-generator and which supplies the electric energy for motor operation of the motor-generator, a torque detection unit for detecting an output torque of the hydraulic pump that is required to drive the hydraulic actuator, and a hybrid control unit for controlling the motor operation of the motor-generator to supplement the engine output if the change of the output torque of the hydraulic pump exceeds a predetermined level and it is determined that an engine revolution drop will occur.

Abstract: An apparatus for patterning a ribbon includes a holding device, a heating device, and an embossing device. The holding device is utilized for positioning the ribbon on a surface of a solar cell. The first solder layer contacts the solar cell. The heating device is utilized for melting the ribbon for string tabbing on the solar cell. The embossing device is utilized for contacting the melted ribbon to form a pattern on the ribbon. A surface energy between the ribbon and the solar cell is greater than a surface energy between the ribbon and the embossing device.

Abstract: A method for preparing a metal-nanotube composite catalyst for an electro-chemical oxygen reduction reaction includes: debundling carbon nanotubes (CNTs); loading a carbon-containing polymeric material onto the surfaces of the nanotubes that have been debundled; carbonizing in situ the carbon-containing polymeric material on the carbon nanotubes to form carbon char layers surrounding the surfaces of the carbon nanotubes; and loading metal catalyst particles on the carbon nanotubes. The carbon char layers contain high amount of nitrogen and may be formed into a porous structure.

Abstract: An optical toy is disclosed. The optical toy includes a frame, at least one emitting part, at least one receiving part, a plurality of light guiding parts, and at least one power source. The frame includes a container and at least one containing structure. The emitting part is movably located on the containing structure. The emitting part includes at least one light source for emitting light. The receiving part is movably located on the containing structure. The receiving part includes a light sensor for sensing the light. The plurality of light guiding parts is located in the container for changing the direction of the light. The relative positions of the plurality of light guiding parts can be changed. The power source is located in the frame for providing power to the optical toy.

Abstract: A solar cell module includes a plurality of solar cells. M first bus bar electrodes are disposed on a first surface of each of the solar cells. N second bus bar electrodes are disposed on a second surface of each of the solar cells. M is a natural number that is equal to or larger than 1, and N is a natural number that is larger than M.

Abstract: An image sensor device including a semiconductor substrate that includes an array region and a black level correction region. The array region contains a plurality of radiation-sensitive pixels. The black level correction region contains one or more reference pixels. The substrate has a front side and a back side. The image sensor device includes a first compressively-stressed layer formed on the back side of the substrate. The first compressively-stressed layer contains silicon oxide, and is negatively charged. The second compressively-stressed layer contains silicon nitride, and is negatively charged. A metal shield is formed over at least a portion of the black level correction region. The image sensor device includes a third compressively-stressed layer formed on the metal shield and the second compressively-stressed layer. The third compressively-stressed layer contains silicon oxide. A sidewall of the metal shield is protected by the third compressively-stressed layer.

Abstract: A combinatorial elastic modulus-modified microenvironment microarray (eMEArray) platform and methods for cell-based functional screening of interactions with combinatorial microenvironments. The platform and methods allow for simultaneous control of the molecular composition and the elastic modulus, and combines the use of microarray and micropatterning technologies. The eMEArrays have been used to show that the microenvironment has effects on drug-cell interactions and contributes to therapeutic response.

Abstract: A solar module is provided and includes a support element, a frame body, a photoelectric conversion module, and a protection element. An accommodating space is formed in a region surrounded by the frame body. The photoelectric conversion module is located in the accommodating space. The support element extends past the photoelectric conversion module and is connected to the frame body. The protection element is located on the photoelectric conversion module, and is located in the accommodating space.

Abstract: A system and method for controlling engine revolutions for a hybrid construction machine is provided.

Abstract: This invention relates to mutant xylanases, nucleic acids encoding them, and methods of using these xylanases.

Abstract: An energy recycling system is disclosed. When a construction apparatus performs a combined operation of a boom down operation and an arm out operation, hydraulic energy returned in the boom down operation is recycled for the arm out operation by the energy recycling system.

Abstract: An engine idling control device for an excavator and a method thereof are provided, which can recognize the state of an engine, an on/off state of a function selection switch, and a user's intention to work that has maximally been reflected, reduce fuel use and production of carbon dioxide through automatic stopping or driving of the engine in accordance with an operation state of a safety device having convenience, and easily implement an engine stop and start function in accordance with a user's selection. The engine idling control device includes a first signal detection unit, a second signal detection unit, and an engine idling control unit automatically stopping or driving an engine in accordance with the state of the engine, the on/off state of the function selection switch detected by the first signal detection unit, and the operation state of the safety device detected by the second signal detection unit.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques related to a wireless enhanced projector (WEP) that is utilized by one or more devices, such as a mobile phone, a cellular phone, a Smartphone, a personal digital assistant, a tablet computer, and the like. In an implementation, the one or more devices may connect to the WEP through a server device that may be connected and/or integrated with the WEP. In this implementation, at least one of the one or more devices may be configured to be a super-user device (i.e., moderator or administrator device), while the rest of the one or more devices may be regular client devices.

Abstract: A swing control system for a hybrid construction machine includes a swing operation lever, a hydraulic pump, an electric swing motor that makes an upper swing structure swing against a lower driving structure in accordance with an electric control signal corresponding to an operation amount of the swing operation lever, a swing parking brake released in accordance with an operation signal of the swing operation lever to drive the swing motor, a control valve which drives a hydraulic cylinder for the swing parking brake by hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic pump to release the swing parking brake if the control valve is shifted by an input of the operation signal from the swing operation lever, and a controller that controls the swing parking brake through shifting of the control valve or controls driving of the swing motor in accordance with the operation signal from the swing operation lever.

Abstract: A kind of ?-glucosidase inhibitor, composing of mainly an unsaturated fatty acid composition, that acts to inhibit the decomposition of starch and disaccharides in the small intestine as well as slowing down the absorption of glucose, and thus achieving the objective of its application in preventing or treating diabetes and obesity.

Abstract: A matrix electrode-controlling device for driving a droplet according to this aspect of the present invention comprises a substrate, a dielectric layer positioned on the substrate, a plurality of control electrodes positioned in the dielectric layer in a matrix manner, and a ground electrode positioned at a predetermined position around the control electrodes without generating electromagnetic shielding effect. The control electrodes in the same row are electrically connected to form a plurality of lateral controlling rows and the control electrodes in the same column are electrically connected to form a plurality of longitudinal controlling columns, and the droplet is driven to move on or above the dielectric layer by biasing the ground electrode to the ground voltage and applying a predetermined voltage to one of the controlling rows and/or to one of the controlling columns to undergo the predetermined assaying operation.

Abstract: A swing control apparatus and a swing control method for a construction machine are provided. The swing control apparatus includes a start position estimation unit, a stop target position calculation unit, and a swing motor position control unit. Even if an operator releases a lever or commands a stop at different times, an upper swing structure of the construction machine (for example, excavator) can be stopped within a predetermined range, and thus the inconvenience caused by an additional driving operation, which is required as the stop position differs according to the time point where the stop command starts, can be solved.