Abstract: The present disclosure describes various non-planar semiconductor devices, such as fin field-effect transistors (finFETs) to provide an example, having one or more metal rail conductors and various methods for fabricating these non-planar semiconductor devices. In some situations, the one or more metal rail conductors can be electrically connected to gate, source, and/or drain regions of these various non-planar semiconductor devices. In these situations, the one or more metal rail conductors can be utilized to electrically connect the gate, the source, and/or the drain regions of various non-planar semiconductor devices to other gate, source, and/or drain regions of various non-planar semiconductor devices and/or other semiconductor devices. However, in other situations, the one or more metal rail conductors can be isolated from the gate, the source, and/or the drain regions these various non-planar semiconductor devices.

Abstract: A polymer electrolyte water electrolyzer (PEWE). The PEWE includes a cathode catalyst layer, an anode catalyst layer, and a polymer electrolyte membrane between and separating the anode catalyst layer and the cathode catalyst layer. The PEWE further includes a blocking layer disposed between the cathode catalyst layer and configured to resist unwanted diffusion of ions or molecules through the polymer electrolyte water electrolyzer.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell cathode catalyst layer includes electrocatalyst particles, an electrocatalyst support having an electronically conductive porous material including a plurality of pores with a diameter of less than or equal to 10 nm having a surface morphology comprising a plurality of peaks and valleys, the surface morphology being configured to contain the electrocatalyst particles within the plurality of pores and to enhance mass transport of molecular oxygen to the electrocatalyst particles by adsorbing molecular oxygen to the surface morphology, and an ionomer adhered to the electrocatalyst, the electrocatalyst support, or both.

Abstract: A power supply end, a wireless power supply system, a power supply method, and a computer storage medium, to improve wireless power supply efficiency. The power supply end includes a transceiver and a plurality of radiation circuits. The transceiver is configured to: generate a charging signal including an electromagnetic wave of at least one frequency band, and separately provide the charging signal for the plurality of radiation circuits. Each of the plurality of radiation circuits can transmit an electromagnetic wave of one or more target frequency bands. The plurality of radiation circuits include a first radiation circuit and a second radiation circuit. One or more target frequency bands included in an electromagnetic wave transmitted by the first radiation circuit are different from one or more target frequency bands included in an electromagnetic wave transmitted by the second radiation circuit.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a dielectric region, a first fin structure, a second fin structure, a plurality of conductive regions, a first conductive rail and a conductive structure. The dielectric region is situated on the substrate. The first fin structure protrudes from the substrate and the dielectric region. The second fin structure protrudes from the substrate and the dielectric region, and extends parallel to the first fin structure. The conductive regions are situated on the dielectric region. The first conductive rail is situated within the dielectric region, and electrically connected to a first conductive region of the plurality of conductive regions. Opposite sides of the first conductive rail face the first fin structure and the second fin structure, respectively. The conductive structure penetrates through the substrate and formed under the first conductive rail, and is electrically connected to the first conductive rail.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display substrate and a display device. The display substrate includes a base substrate and a driving circuit arranged on the base substrate. The driving circuit includes multiple denoising transistors and multiple transistors for driving, and the denoising transistors are electrically connected to a pull-up node. A length of a channel of each of at least a part of the denoising transistors is a first length L1, a length of a channel of each of at least a part of the multiple transistors for driving is a second length L2, and the first length L1 is not equal to the second length L2.

Abstract: A multiplayer collaborative task assurance method is provided. Parameter information of a virtual device is acquired as a first parameter information, and input into a pre-trained target model to obtain model results. A model result with a highest priority is acquired as a first model result and is sent to the collaborative client. The collaborative client updates a local model to obtain an updated result. Feedback information is sent to the server based on the updated result. Whether a proportion of the approved opinion in the feedback information exceeds a preset value is determined; if yes, the parameter information in the virtual device is updated. Whether the first model result is correct is determined; if yes, a confirmation message is sent to the collaborative client to continue the multiplayer collaborative task.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for safety control of gas pressure regulator cabinet based on regulatory Internet of Things (IoT). The method may include: determining accident warning information based on light data, air data, and inspection information, sending the accident warning information to a government safety regulatory management platform, and obtaining feedback information from the government safety regulatory management platform; and determining a power use strategy based on power supply information, power storage module information, and power use information of at least one gas pressure regulator cabinet, and sending the power use strategy to the at least one gas pressure regulator cabinet. The system may include: a government safety regulatory service platform, a government safety regulatory management platform, a government safety regulatory sensor network platform, a gas company management platform, a gas company sensor network platform, and a gas device object platform.

Abstract: Disclosed is a solid lithium-lead blanket for a fusion reactor, where a solid lithium-lead alloy is adopted as a neutron multiplier and a tritium breeder, and is placed in a form of a unitary or binary pebble bed inside a structural skeleton composed of structural materials; and nuclear thermal deposition in the solid lithium-lead alloy generated due to an interaction between the solid lithium-lead alloy and a fusion neutron is moved out by a coolant. A proportion of lead atoms in the solid lithium-lead alloy is low, so that, under normal operations and accident conditions of the blanket, the solid lithium-lead alloy always remains in a solid state without melting, and tritium can be brought out of the reactor by purge gas flowing through the pebble bed to allow tritium self-sufficiency. The blanket of the present disclosure does not require beryllium to meet the requirements of tritium breeding.

Abstract: A method of treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a subject includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of at least one parathyroid hormone type 1 receptor (PTH1R) agonist.

Abstract: A communication method of the present disclosure comprises transmitting a sounding frame comprising a training signal; and receiving a first feedback frame from a communication partner device, the first feedback frame comprising first beamforming feedback information, wherein the first feedback frame is transmitted together with at least one second feedback frame by multiuser transmission.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell degradation monitoring method. The method includes applying first and second bias potentials to an electrode of an electrochemical cell during an operating state thereof. The method further includes measuring impedance spectra of the electrode of the electrochemical cell during the operating state biased to the first and second bias potentials. The method also includes determining a deviation in the impedance spectra at the first and second bias potentials. The method determines a degradation state of the electrode of the electrochemical cell in response to the deviation in the impedance spectra at the first and second bias potentials of the electrode of the electrochemical cell.

Abstract: This application discloses a binder and a preparation method thereof, a separator, an electrode plate, an electrode assembly, a battery cell, a battery, and an electric apparatus, and relates to the field of battery technologies. The binder includes a coating layer and a core disposed in the coating layer, where the coating layer includes a polyacrylate copolymer, and the core includes ceramic. The binder is applied onto the separator and used in the battery, providing strong adhesion. This enhances the pre-cold pressing adhesion force and hardness of the battery cell, and reduces electrochemical impedance, thus improving the cycling performance of the battery.

Abstract: This application discloses a separator and a preparation method therefor, a battery, and an electric apparatus. The coating is formed on at least part of a surface of the substrate, the coating includes composite particles, first inorganic particles, and a binder, the composite particles form bulges on a surface of the coating, the composite particles include polyacrylate particles and ion-conducting particles, and the ion-conducting particle is present between at least two polyacrylate particles. A mass ratio of the first inorganic particles to the ion-conducting particles is 1:0.007-0.06.

Abstract: Embodiments of three-dimensional (3D) memory devices and methods for forming the same are disclosed. In an example, a 3D memory device includes a substrate and a channel structure extending vertically above the substrate and having a plum blossom shape including a plurality of petals in a plan view. The channel structure includes a plurality of semiconductor channels in the plurality of petals, respectively.

Abstract: An optical fiber cladding optical filter includes an elongated capillary tube including an inner surface positioned surrounding an elongated optical fiber proximate or adjacent an exterior surface of the optical fiber and an outer surface positioned spaced from the exterior surface of the optical fiber. A grating formed on the outer surface of the elongated capillary tube aids in suppressing evanescent laser light that exits the optical fiber transverse to a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber. The elongated optical fiber and surrounding elongated capillary tube can include one or more curves along a length thereof to aid in the removal of one or more higher order laser modes as evanescent laser light that exits the optical fiber. The one or more curves can be received in a container to prevent or avoid evanescent laser exiting the optical fiber from propagating into an ambient environment.

Abstract: An optical fiber capillary tube power stripper includes a capillary tube having an elongated body including an outer surface and an inner surface that surrounds an elongated optical fiber. The capillary tube (a) defines one or more spaces or gaps in the elongated body between first and second ends of the capillary tube; or (b) includes one or more lateral openings in the elongated body between first and second ends of the capillary tube; or (c) includes the outer surface defining one or more ridges and one or more valleys or grooves that surround the outer surface of the body between first and second ends of the capillary tube.

Abstract: Various implementations include miniature loudspeaker drivers. In some aspects, an electro-acoustic driver includes: a diaphragm having a surface area configured to radiate acoustic energy; a suspension coupled to the diaphragm, wherein the suspension is non-planar in a resting position; and a support structure coupled to the suspension and having an outer linear dimension in a plane of the support structure of approximately 6.0 millimeters (mm) or less, wherein the surface area of the diaphragm is at least 49% of an overall cross-sectional area of the electro-acoustic driver in the plane of the support structure; and wherein the suspension between an inner side wall of the support structure and the diaphragm has a rounded shape in the resting position.

Abstract: A dimensional thermal fluid mapping system. The system includes an internal fluid device having one or more internal channels configured to contain a fluid. The internal fluid device has a first surface and an opposing second surface. The system includes an electrical device applying an electrical state to the first or second surface of the internal fluid device to induce a cycling change in an internal temperature of the internal fluid device. The system further includes a thermal measuring device configured to record a first temperature response on the first surface and a second temperature response on the second surface indicative of a dimensional fluid mapping with the one or more channels.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatuses and communication methods for 5G NR based V2X communications. The communication apparatuses include a communication apparatus which comprises a receiver, which in operation, receives from a base station a first resource information indicating a first resource allocated by the base station; and a transmitter, which in operation, transmits to a target communication apparatus or a plurality of target communication apparatuses including the target communication apparatus a second resource information indicating a second resource allocated to at least the target communication apparatus, the second resource including a whole or a part of the first resource.