Abstract: An abrasive article can include a body including a bond material and abrasive particles contained within the bond material. The abrasive particles can include nanocrystalline alumina. The bond material can include an organic material. In an embodiment, the nanocrystalline alumina may have an average crystallite size of not greater than 1.5 microns. In another embodiment, the bond material and the abrasive particles may be mixed and the mixture may cure to form the abrasive article of embodiments herein.

Abstract: A method of producing a nanocomposite film includes generating a bilayer film including at least a first layer of at least one nanoparticle and a second layer of at least one material and annealing the bilayer film. A uniform nanocomposite film includes a plurality of nanoparticles dispersed in a polymer matrix, wherein the plurality of nanoparticles form at least 60% by volume of the polymer nanocomposite film.

Abstract: A coater with automatic cleaning function and a coater automatic cleaning method. The coater (100,200,300,400,500,600,700,800) includes a coater chamber (101,201,301,401,501,601,701,801) capable of being filled up with cleaning solution, a substrate chuck (102,202,302,402,502,602,702,802) holding and positioning a substrate (103,203,303,403,503,603,703,803), and at least one shroud (108,208,308,408,508) capable of moving up for preventing photoresist from splashing out of the coater chamber (101,201,301,401,501,601,701,801), or moving down and immersing into the cleaning solution for cleaning.

Abstract: The invention provides a polishing pad and a method of using the polishing pad for chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate. The polishing pad comprises a plurality of grooves composed of at least a first plurality of concentric grooves having a first center of concentricity, and a second plurality of concentric grooves having a second center of concentricity. The first center of concentricity is not coincident with the second center of concentricity, the axis of rotation of the polishing pad is not coincident with at least one of the first center of concentricity and the second center of concentricity, the plurality of grooves does not consist of a continuous spiral groove, and the polishing surface does not comprise a mosaic groove pattern.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for thin provisioning. An original time-domain sequence of a load parameter of storage resources already allocated to an application program is collected. A future load peak time period of the storage resources already allocated to the application program is determined based on the collected original time-domain sequence of the load parameter. A new storage resource unit from a high-speed storage is allocated in response to receipt of a request to allocate the new storage resource unit to the application program in the future load peak time period. On an occasion of thin provisioning, whether the physical storage resources newly allocated to the application program are located in a low-speed storage or a high-speed storage is determined according to the accesses of the application program to the already-allocated physical storage resources.

Abstract: An optical sensing module, adapted to sense a characteristic of an object by a sensing beam, comprises a carrying substrate, a transparent cover having a reflective surface thereon, a side wall, an optical grating, and an optical sensor. The reflective surface has a light-transmissive opening that exposes a part of the transparent cover. The side wall is disposed around the carrying substrate and is located between the carrying substrate and the transparent cover. The optical grating is disposed on the carrying substrate and a position of the optical grating corresponds to the light-transmissive opening. The optical sensor is disposed on the carrying substrate and is located at a side of the optical grating, wherein the carrying substrate, the side wall and the transparent cover form a vacuum chamber. The optical grating and the optical sensor are disposed in the vacuum chamber.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-plasticity free-cutting zinc alloy, which includes the following components in percentage of weight: 1-10% Cu, 0.1-3.0% Bi, 0.01-1.5% Mn, 0.001-1% Ti and/or 0.01-0.3% Zr, optional component X, optional component Y, and a remainder component being Zn having less than or equal to 0.01% unavoidable impurities, wherein component X amounts to 0-1.0% and includes at least one element selected from Cr, V, Nb, Ni and Co; and component Y amounts to 0-1.0% and includes at least one element selected from B, As, P and rare earth metal. Compared with existing zinc alloys, the present invention has good machinability, higher plasticity and improved processability, which can be widely used in F connectors, pen manufacturing, socket connectors, locks and etc.

Abstract: Provided herein are fluid compositions comprising at least one silane having one or more hydrophilic groups, at least one silane having one or more fluorinated moieties, and stringed silica nanoparticles. Additionally, superamphiphobic surfaces resulting from coating and curing a fluid composition on a substrate are disclosed. Also provided are methods of forming a superamphiphobic surface, comprising coating a substrate of interest with the fluid composition and curing the coated substrate.

Abstract: A wireless charging circuit includes a substrate. The first surface of the substrate includes a first metal wire, which is spirally disposed on the first surface. A second metal wire is disposed on the second surface of the substrate. An end of the second metal wire is electrically connected to an end of the first metal wire. The second metal wire further has a first extending portion on the second surface; wherein the first extending portion is corresponding to the first metal wire and the length of the first extending portion is smaller than a half of that of the first metal wire.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed wherein the movement of a droplet disposed on a nanostructured or microstructured surface is determined by at least one characteristic of the nanostructure feature pattern or at least one characteristic of the droplet. In one embodiment, the movement of the droplet is laterally determined by at least one characteristic of the nanostructure feature pattern such that the droplet moves in a desired direction along a nanostructured feature pattern. In another embodiment, the movement of the droplet is determined by either at least one characteristic of the nanostructure feature pattern or at least one characteristic of the droplet in a way such that the droplet penetrates the feature pattern at a desired area and becomes substantially immobile.

Abstract: An example method for processing visual communications at a video camera according to the disclosure includes analyzing video content captured by the video camera to identify a visual command presented to the camera by a user in the field of view of the camera, executing the visual command identified from the video content captured by the video camera, wherein executing the visual command includes setting one or more operating parameters of the video camera, determining a command completion indication corresponding to whether the command was successfully executed, and providing a command completion indication, corresponding to the command completion indication, to the user.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for thin provisioning. An original time-domain sequence of a load parameter of storage resources already allocated to an application program is collected. A future load peak time period of the storage resources already allocated to the application program is determined based on the collected original time-domain sequence of the load parameter. A new storage resource unit from a high-speed storage is allocated in response to receipt of a request to allocate the new storage resource unit to the application program in the future load peak time period. On an occasion of thin provisioning, whether the physical storage resources newly allocated to the application program are located in a low-speed storage or a high-speed storage is determined according to the accesses of the application program to the already-allocated physical storage resources.

Abstract: The invention provides a polishing pad and a method of using the polishing pad for chemically-mechanically polishing a substrate. The polishing pad comprises at least a grooved region and an exclusion region, wherein the exclusion region is adjacent to the circumference of the polishing pad, and wherein the exclusion region is devoid of grooves.

Abstract: A storage system is dynamically reconfigured. The storage system includes storage pools that each include one or more storage disks. Storage pools to be expanded are determined as target storage pools. For the target storage pools, source storage disks to be moved into the target storage pools are determined from other storage pools than the target storage pools in the storage system. The source storage disks are migrated to the respective target storage pools.

Abstract: Ventilated aero-structures include a micro-lattice structure operatively coupled to a honeycomb core. The interface between the honeycomb core and the micro-lattice structure is configured to permit air flow to and from the honeycomb core via the micro-lattice structure. Aircraft include a ventilated aero-structure and a ventilation system configured to circulate air through the ventilated aero-structure. Some methods include coupling a micro-lattice structure to a honeycomb core. Some methods include utilizing a ventilated aero-structure to assemble an aircraft.

Abstract: An abrasive article can include a body including a bond material and abrasive particles contained within the bond material. The abrasive particles can include nanocrystalline alumina. The bond material can include an organic material. In an embodiment, the nanocrystalline alumina may have an average crystallite size of not greater than 1.5 microns. In another embodiment, the bond material and the abrasive particles may be mixed and the mixture may cure to form the abrasive article of embodiments herein.

Abstract: Provided herein are adhesion systems comprising a first substrate at least a portion of the surface of which having an array of micropillars, at least a distal portion of said micropillars having a plurality of particles embedded therein, and a second substrate at least a portion of the surface of which having an array of micropillars, at least a distal portion of said micropillars having a plurality of particles embedded therein. Adhesive materials comprising a substrate at least a portion of the surface of which having an array of micropillars, at least a portion of said micropillars having a plurality of particles embedded therein, and methods of forming the same, are also disclosed.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for thin provisioning. An original time-domain sequence of a load parameter of storage resources already allocated to an application program is collected. A future load peak time period of the storage resources already allocated to the application program is determined based on the collected original time-domain sequence of the load parameter. A new storage resource unit from a high-speed storage is allocated in response to receipt of a request to allocate the new storage resource unit to the application program in the future load peak time period. On an occasion of thin provisioning, whether the physical storage resources newly allocated to the application program are located in a low-speed storage or a high-speed storage is determined according to the accesses of the application program to the already-allocated physical storage resources.

Abstract: Ventilated aero-structures include a micro-lattice structure operatively coupled to a honeycomb core. The interface between the honeycomb core and the micro-lattice structure is configured to permit air flow to and from the honeycomb core via the micro-lattice structure. Aircraft include a ventilated aero-structure and a ventilation system configured to circulate air through the ventilated aero-structure. Some methods include coupling a micro-lattice structure to a honeycomb core. Some methods include utilizing a ventilated aero-structure to assemble an aircraft.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tooth-whitening composition comprising (i) a substantially water-insoluble and substantially non-degradable polymer matrix component capable of adhering to the surface of a tooth, provided that if the polymer matrix component is in non-solid form, it is solidifiable by chemical alteration; and (ii) gas- or liquid-filled pores embedded in said polymer matrix component, wherein at least a portion of said gas- or liquid-filled pores have at least one size dimension in the range of about 70 nm to about 5 microns, and wherein the gas- or liquid-filled pores and polymer matrix component possess a difference in refractive index of at least 0.1. The invention is also directed to a tooth-whitening system containing the above composition in combination with an applicator device. The invention is also directed to methods for applying the tooth-whitening composition onto teeth.