Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fingerprint recognition device, a manufacturing method thereof, and a liquid crystal display comprising a fingerprint recognition device. The fingerprint recognition device comprises: a recognition element; a light-reflecting element arranged above the recognition element; and a temperature-sensitive liquid crystal layer arranged between the recognition element and the light-reflecting element. The recognition element comprises a plurality of recognition units, each of which includes a light-emitting sub-unit and a photosensitive sub-unit.

Abstract: In a touch module, a light emitted by the light source undergoes a total reflection in the third substrate. when a first spacer is pressed against a third substrate by pressing a location on a second substrate, the light undergoing the total reflection in the third substrate escapes out of the third substrate and irradiates onto a photosensitive part corresponding to the pressed first spacer, the irradiated photosensitive part generates an electrical signal, and a pressed location on the second substrate is determined by detecting the electrical signal transmitted to an optical current detection line electrically connected to the irradiated photosensitive part. The touch module may reduce the cost and is adapted to be applied to a large size touch screen.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for adjusting a screen refresh frequency and a display. The method comprises: acquiring and storing a current frame of picture signal; calculating a similarity value between the current frame of picture signal and a previous frame of picture signal; and acquiring a screen refresh frequency for the current frame of picture signal based on the similarity value according to a preset relationship between similarity values and screen refresh frequencies, so as to realize adjustment of the screen refresh frequency.

Abstract: A graphene oxide-coated graphitic foil, composed of a graphitic substrate or core layer having two opposed primary surfaces and at least a graphene oxide coating layer deposited on at least one of the two primary surfaces, wherein the graphitic substrate layer has a thickness preferably from 0.34 nm to 1 mm, and the graphene oxide coating layer has a thickness preferably from 0.5 nm to 1 mm and an oxygen content of 0.01%-40% by weight based on the total graphene oxide weight. The graphitic substrate layer may be preferably selected from flexible graphite foil, graphene film, graphene paper, graphite particle paper, carbon-carbon composite film, carbon nano-fiber paper, or carbon nano-tube paper. This graphene oxide-coated laminate exhibits a combination of exceptional thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, mechanical strength, surface smoothness, surface hardness, and scratch resistance unmatched by any thin-film material of comparable thickness range.

Abstract: A unitary graphene-based integrated heat sink comprising a heat collection member (base) and at least one heat dissipation member (e.g. fins) integral to the baser, wherein the base is configured to be in thermal contact with a heat source, collects heat therefrom, and dissipates heat through the fins. The unitary graphene material is obtained from heat-treating a graphene oxide gel at a temperature higher than 100° C., 500° C., 1,250° C., or 2,000° C., and contains chemically bonded graphene molecules having inter-graphene distance of 0.3354-0.4 nm (preferably <0.337 nm). The unitary graphene material is a graphene single crystal, a poly-crystal with incomplete grain boundaries, or a poly-crystal having large grain sizes (e.g. >mm or cm), exhibiting a degree of graphitization preferably from 1% to 100% and a Mosaic spread value less than 0.7 (preferably no greater than 0.4). The finned heat sink may also be made from a filler-reinforced graphene matrix composite.

Abstract: This application discloses a computing system to pre-process a physical or geometric layout of a circuit design to determine various attributes of the nets, such as a location and a total capacitance for each net in the geometric layout. The computing system can order extraction of the nets from the geometric layout of the circuit design with a space filling curve based, at least in part, on the locations of the nets in the geometric layout of the circuit design and any coupling capacitance between the nets in the geometric layout of the circuit design. The computing system can selectively decouple nets with a coupling capacitance based, at least in part, on the total capacitance for the nets associated with the coupling capacitance. The computing system can generate an electrical representation for each of the extracted nets and write them to a netlist for the circuit design.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positioning system suitable for use in an imaging system. The positioning system may include one or more cameras configured to capture images or videos of an imaging object and surrounding environment thereof for ROI targeting or patient position recognition. The positioning system may also include one or more position probes and sources configured to determine an instant location of an imaging object or an ROI thereof in a non-contact manner.

Abstract: A gas turbine including a fan platform positioned between adjacent fan blades of a fan of the gas turbine engine is provided. The fan platform defines an outer surface that at least partially defines an inner flowpath boundary of the fan. Additionally, the fan platform includes at least two components attached to one another. At least one of the components of the fan platform defines an enclosed void. An insert is positioned within the enclosed void formed of a material defining a relatively low Young's modulus. The insert may prevent resin from filling the enclosed void during assembly/manufacture of the fan platform, while also reducing a weight of the fan platform and an amount of stress on the fan platform.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine including a component having a first and a second component that are attached or integrally formed with each other. The first and the second component define an enclosed void. An insert is positioned within the enclosed void which is formed of a material having a relatively low Young's modulus. The insert may prevent resin from filling the enclosed void during assembly/manufacture of the component, while also reducing a weight of the component and an amount of stress on the component. The component may be a fan platform positioned between a plurality of fan blades, an outlet guide vane, or another component of the gas turbine engine.

Abstract: Disclosed is a graphene composite thin film composition composed of nano graphene platelets (NGPs) bonded by a graphene oxide binder, wherein the NGPs contain single-layer graphene or multi-layer graphene sheets having a thickness from 0.335 nm to 100 nm. The NGPs occupy a weight fraction of 1% to 99.9% of the total composite weight. The graphene oxide binder, having an oxygen content of 1-40% (preferably <10%) by weight based on the total graphene oxide weight, is obtained from a graphene oxide gel. The composite forms a thin film with a thickness no greater than 1 mm, but preferably no greater than 100 ?m and no less than 10 ?m. This composition has a combination of exceptional thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, and mechanical strength unmatched by any thin-film material of comparable thickness range.

Abstract: A unitary graphene layer or graphene single crystal containing closely packed and chemically bonded parallel graphene planes having an inter-graphene plane spacing of 0.335 to 0.40 nm and an oxygen content of 0.01% to 10% by weight, which unitary graphene layer or graphene single crystal is obtained from heat-treating a graphene oxide gel at a temperature higher than 100° C., wherein the average mis-orientation angle between two graphene planes is less than 10 degrees, more typically less than 5 degrees. The molecules in the graphene oxide gel, upon drying and heat-treating, are chemically interconnected and integrated into a unitary graphene entity containing no discrete graphite flake or graphene platelet. This graphene monolith exhibits a combination of exceptional thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, mechanical strength, surface smoothness, surface hardness, and scratch resistance unmatched by any thin-film material of comparable thickness range.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an electrowetting display device and a method for preparing the same. The electrowetting display device comprises several fluid chambers and a polar fluid accommodated in the fluid chambers, wherein the fluid chamber comprises a base; the base comprises a first electrode and a second electrode that are insulated from each other and an electro-conversion film, wherein the electro-conversion film is located on one side of the first electrode that is adjacent to the polar fluid; and wherein the contact angle between the electro-conversion film and the polar fluid converts in the range from a first contact angle to a second contact angle according to the magnitude of a voltage applied; the first contact angle is no larger than 25 degrees, and the second contact angle is no less than 90 degrees.

Abstract: In a touch module, a light emitted by the light source undergoes a total reflection in the third substrate. when a first spacer is pressed against a third substrate by pressing a location on a second substrate, the light undergoing the total reflection in the third substrate escapes out of the third substrate and irradiates onto a photosensitive part corresponding to the pressed first spacer, the irradiated photosensitive part generates an electrical signal, and a pressed location on the second substrate is determined by detecting the electrical signal transmitted to an optical current detection line electrically connected to the irradiated photosensitive part. The touch module may reduce the cost and is adapted to be applied to a large size touch screen.

Abstract: A cell-assembled motherboard and a fabrication method thereof, and a liquid crystal display panel and a fabrication method thereof are disclosed. The cell-assembled motherboard comprises a first motherboard (1) and a second motherboard (1) which are arranged opposite to each other, wherein a plurality of liquid crystal cells (4) arranged in a matrix and having display regions (3) are arranged between the first motherboard (1) and the second motherboard (2), a first sealant (5) having a closed profile and surrounding the display region (3) of each of the liquid crystal cells (4) is arranged between the first motherboard (1) and the second motherboard (2), and a second sealant (6) having a closed profile and surrounding a region where the liquid crystal cells (4) arranged in a matrix exist is arranged between the first motherboard (1) and the second motherboard (2).

Abstract: The present invention discloses an electrowetting display device and a method for preparing the same. The electrowetting display device comprises several fluid chambers and a polar fluid accommodated in the fluid chambers, wherein the fluid chamber comprises a base; the base comprises a first electrode and a second electrode that are insulated from each other and an electro-conversion film, wherein the electro-conversion film is located on one side of the first electrode that is adjacent to the polar fluid; and wherein the contact angle between the electro-conversion film and the polar fluid converts in the range from a first contact angle to a second contact angle according to the magnitude of a voltage applied; the first contact angle is no larger than 25 degrees, and the second contact angle is no less than 90 degrees.

Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated graphene film-enhanced display device, comprising: (a) a display device which comprises one or multiple heat sources and a back surface where a localized area is at a higher temperature than an adjacent area; and (b) a heat spreader which comprises at least one sheet of integrated graphene film having two major surfaces, wherein one of the major surfaces of the heat spreader is in thermal contact with one or multiple heat sources and further wherein the heat spreader itself reduces the temperature difference between locations on the display device. The integrated graphene film, either a graphene film obtained from a graphene oxide gel or a graphene composite film formed of graphene oxide gel-bonded nano graphene platelets (NGPs), exhibits highest thermal conductivity and highest effectiveness in reducing hot spots in various kinds of display devices.

Abstract: Disclosed is a graphene-based heat dissipation system for an electronic device, comprising: (a) an electronic device comprising a heat source, wherein the heat source transmits heat to a second component or an external surface of the electronic device; (b) a heat-conducting layer comprising two major surfaces, the heat-conducting layer being positioned such that one of its major surfaces is in operative contact with the heat source such that it is interposed between the heat source and the second component or the external surface of the electronic device; wherein the heat-conducting layer comprises at least one sheet of integrated graphene film which thermally shields the second component or the external surface of the electronic device from heat generated by the heat source.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a color filter substrate and a fabrication method thereof, a display panel and a display device. The color filter substrate comprises a base substrate (4) and a plurality of color filter units (3) disposed on the base substrate (4). The color filter substrate further comprises a mark structure (6) for marking a coordinate of a pixel corresponding to the color filter unit (3).

Abstract: A cell-assembled motherboard and a fabrication method thereof, and a liquid crystal display panel and a fabrication method thereof are disclosed. The cell-assembled motherboard comprises a first motherboard (1) and a second motherboard (1) which are arranged opposite to each other, wherein a plurality of liquid crystal cells (4) arranged in a matrix and having display regions (3) are arranged between the first motherboard (1) and the second motherboard (2), a first sealant (5) having a closed profile and surrounding the display region (3) of each of the liquid crystal cells (4) is arranged between the first motherboard (1) and the second motherboard (2), and a second sealant (6) having a closed profile and surrounding a region where the liquid crystal cells (4) arranged in a matrix exist is arranged between the first motherboard (1) and the second motherboard (2).

Abstract: A unitary graphene matrix composite comprising: (a) a unitary graphene matrix containing an oxygen content of 0.001% to 10% by weight, obtained from heat-treating a graphene oxide gel at a temperature higher than 100° C. and contains no discrete graphene platelets derived from the graphene oxide gel; (b) a carbon or graphite filler phase selected from carbon or graphite fiber, carbon or graphite nano-fiber, carbon nano-tube, carbon nano-rod, meso-phase carbon particle, meso-carbon micro-bead, exfoliated graphite flake with a thickness greater than 100 nm, exfoliated graphite or graphite worm, coke particle, needle coke, carbon black or acetylene black particle, activated carbon particle, or a combination thereof. The carbon or graphite filler phase is preferably in a particulate, filamentary, or rod-like form dispersed in and bonded by the unitary graphene matrix.