Abstract: An optical lens assembly includes, in order from the object side to the image side: a stop, a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, and an IR band-pass filter, wherein half of a maximum view angle (field of view) of the optical lens assembly is HFOV, a radius of curvature of an image-side surface of the third lens is R6, a focal length of the optical lens assembly is f, and following condition is satisfied: ?6.83<HFOV/(R6/f)<44.10, which is favorable to the thinning and large field of view of the lens assembly.

Abstract: A heterogeneous catalyst comprising a support and a noble metal, wherein said support comprises silicon, and wherein said catalyst comprises from 0.1 to 40 mol % titanium and from 0.1 to 10 mol % of at least one noble metal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an exosome composition comprising a population of enriched exosomes. The exosome composition is directly obtained by isolation and ultrafiltration rather than by formulation. The present disclosure also provides a method for producing the exosome composition.

Abstract: A low numerical aperture fiber output diode laser module, which having several independent diode lasers, and collimated and converged the light beam, for the coupling the light to the core optical fiber with a core diameter of 105 um and a numerical aperture of 0.12. Compared with general products with a numerical aperture of 0.22, the light output angle is reduced to 55%, and use a general blue laser diode for verification. Use an optical software for facilitating the design and optimization of the parameters of the optical lens module.

Abstract: A projection device, a projection system and a method for calibrating projected image are provided. The projection device and an external projection device the same image source and respectively project an image and another image corresponding to the image source. The same portion of the image source where the two images overlap each other forms an overlapping area. The projection device includes a lens, a light shielding member and a processor. The light shielding member is disposed on the lens. The processor controls the light shielding member to selectively shade a partial area of the lens according to the brightness of the image source, wherein the partial area corresponds to the overlapping area.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cell culture automation system that provides enclosed culture conditions that may reduce the risk of contamination and automatically culture cells in large scale. Particularly, the cell culture system comprises (i) one or more removable microfluidic microwells and (ii) a culture device holding the microfluidic microwells, wherein each microfluidic microwell has one or multiple hollow units compartmentalized, and containing microfluidic channels with no bottoms throughout the microfluidic microwell, wherein the microfluidic channels contain one or more cell inlets.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a foamable composition including a polymer component, a foaming agent, a crosslinking agent, a filler, and a recovered silicon sludge containing silicon carbide and silicon. The polymer component is present in an amount ranging from 15 wt % to 60 wt % based on a total weight of the foamable composition. A foamed material prepared from the foamable composition and a composite product including the same are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for preparing a heterogeneous catalyst. The method comprises steps of: (a) combining (i) a support, (ii) an aqueous solution of a noble metal compound and (iii) a C2-C18 thiol comprising at least one hydroxyl or carboxylic acid substituent; to form a wet particle and (b) removing water from the wet particle by drying followed by calcination to produce the catalyst.

Abstract: A heterogeneous catalyst comprising a support and gold, wherein: (i) said support comprises titanium, (ii) said catalyst comprises from 0.1 to 5 wt % of gold, (iii) at least 90 wt % of the gold is in the outer 60% of catalyst volume, and (iv) particles of the catalyst have an average diameter from 200 microns to 30 mm; wherein weight percentages are based on weight of the catalyst.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards methods of etherification including modifying a zeolite catalyst with phosphorus to provide a phosphorus modified zeolite catalyst; and contacting the phosphorus modified zeolite catalyst with an olefin and an alcohol to produce a monoalkyl ether.

Abstract: A power supply includes a cover body, a metal plate, a metal clip, a circuit board and a housing. The metal plate is partially disposed in a first space of the cover body. The metal clip is disposed in the first space and electrically connected to the metal plate, and includes an upper spring piece, a lower spring piece and a connecting piece. The connecting piece has a fixing portion corresponding to a gap between the upper and lower spring pieces. The circuit board includes an input portion and an output portion. The input portion is disposed in the gap, and has a protruding part for engaging with the fixing portion. The housing includes an output interface and an opening communicating with an accommodating space of the housing. The cover body is connected to the opening. The output interface is electrically connected to the output portion.

Abstract: An electrochromic mirror module including a cover lens, a connecting layer, and an electrochromic device is provided. The connecting layer includes a first absorbing material. The connecting layer connects between the cover lens and the electrochromic device. The electrochromic mirror module is configured to receive an incident light, and the incident light sequentially transmits through the cover plate and the connection layer to reach the electrochromic device. The first absorbing material is configured to absorb light of the incident light, whose wavelength falls in a first spectrum, and the wavelength of the first spectrum fall within the range of 570 nm to 720 nm.

Abstract: An infrared sensor uses an infrared lens with infrared filtering and focusing functions. Thus, an infrared filter can be omitted to reduce the costs and volume. In addition, a getter on the inside of a metal cover of the infrared sensor can be activated when the metal cover is soldered to the substrate of the infrared sensor. Therefore, the packaging process of the infrared sensor can be simplified.

Abstract: An alternating stack of insulating layers and spacer material layers can be formed over a substrate. The spacer material layers may be formed as, or may be subsequently replaced with, electrically conductive layers. A memory opening can be formed through the alternating stack, and annular lateral recesses are formed at levels of the insulating layers. Metal portions are formed in the annular lateral recesses, and a semiconductor material layer is deposited over the metal portions. Metal-semiconductor alloy portions are formed by performing an anneal process, and are subsequently removed by performing a selective etch process. Remaining portions of the semiconductor material layer include a vertical stack of semiconductor material portions, which may be optionally converted, partly or fully, into silicon nitride material portions. The semiconductor material portions and/or the silicon nitride material portions can be employed as discrete charge storage elements.

Abstract: A chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP) system includes a platen, a pad, a polish head, a rotating mechanism, a light source, and a detector. The pad is disposed on the platen. The polish head is configured to hold a wafer against the pad. The rotating mechanism is configured to rotate at least one of the platen and the polish head. The light source is configured to provide incident light to an end-point layer on the wafer. The detector is configured to detect absorption of the incident light by the end-point layer.

Abstract: An image adjusting method including the following steps is provided. Firstly, the original image is divided into a plurality of image areas by a plurality of mutually intersecting virtual lines, wherein the image areas include a plurality of edge areas, each being defined by at least one original image edge of the original image and at least two of the virtual lines. Then, the coordinate of at least one intersection of at least one of the virtual lines and the original image edge are changed to obtain a deformed image edge. Subsequently, at least one original pixel located in one of the edge regions in the original image is repositioned according to the at least two of the virtual lines and the deformed image edge.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards methods of etherification including reducing templates of a zeolite catalyst to provide a reduced template zeolite catalyst having from 3 to 15 weight percent weight percent of templates maintained following calcination of zeolite catalyst; and contacting the reduced template zeolite catalyst with an olefin and an alcohol to produce a monoalkyl ether.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards methods of etherification including modifying a zeolite catalyst with silica to provide a silica modified zeolite catalyst; and contacting the silica modified zeolite catalyst with an olefin and an alcohol to produce a monoalkyl ether.

Abstract: Articles having a thermal imprinted adhesive on a substrate of a plurality of certain conicals have improved bonding strength.

Abstract: A method including the step contacting an olefin, an alcohol, a metallosilicate catalyst and a solvent, wherein the solvent comprises structure (I): wherein R1 and R2 are each selected from the group consisting of an aryl group and an alkyl group with the proviso that at least one of R1 and R2 is an aryl group, further wherein n is 1-3.