Abstract: A method for mixing magnetic particles and creating a liquid turbulence with a liquid medium in a reaction chamber is provided, comprising providing an external magnetic field to the reaction chamber causing the magnetic particles to move, such as swirl or oscillate, etc., substantially on a plane crossing the reaction chamber, and simultaneously controlling the magnetic particles to have a relative reciprocating movement at a non-zero angle to the plane. The magnetic field can be provided by rotating or reciprocating a magnet or an electromagnet array around the reaction chamber, or by coordinately activating at least two electromagnets. The relative reciprocating movement of the magnetic particles can be realized by moving the reaction chamber or the magnet array, or by alternately activating another magnetic field. An apparatus applying the method is further provided. The technology can be applied widely and has the potential for realizing true automation.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), wherein the lithium composite transition metal oxide has a layered crystal structure of space group R3m, includes the nickel (Ni) in an amount of 60 mol % or less based on a total amount of transition metals, includes the cobalt (Co) in an amount greater than an amount of the manganese (Mn), and is composed of single particles.

Abstract: A set of tensor-product B-Spline (TPB) basis functions is determined. A set of selected TPB prediction parameters to be used with the set of TPB basis functions for generating predicted image data in mapped images from source image data in source images of a source color grade is generated. The set of selected TPB prediction parameters is generated by minimizing differences between the predicted image data in the mapped images and reference image data in reference images of a reference color grade. The reference images correspond to the source images and depict same visual content as depicted by the source images. The set of selected TPB prediction parameters is encoded in a video signal as a part of image metadata along with the source image data in the source images. The mapped images are caused to be reconstructed and rendered with a recipient device of the video signal.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a foamed fabric includes providing a fabric which includes at least one layer including a plurality of first foamable filaments made from a first foamable polymeric material, infusing the fabric with a supercritical fluid in a pressurized vessel, subjecting the infused fabric to a depressurizing process to permit the at least one layer to undergo an initial stage of foaming so as to obtain a pre-foamed fabric, placing the pre-foamed fabric in a mold cavity, and heating the mold cavity to obtain a molded foamed fabric.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pneumatic disc brake pressure arm having a bearing limiting structure. One end of a pressure arm is a force-bearing part and the other end is a force-exerting part. An inner surface of the force-exerting part is a rotation arc face and an outer surface is a propulsion arc face. A fulcrum cylindrical post is arranged in a recess and is arranged concentrically with the rotation arc face, multiple needle bearings are provided around the fulcrum cylindrical post, a positioning block is arranged on one side of the fulcrum cylindrical post. A force-exerting part is provided with a limiting block and a limiting plate at the rotation arc face, and a lower end face of the limiting block is higher than the inner surface of the positioning block and lower than a top part of the needle bearings.

Abstract: A technique for the application extension of dynamic technology includes modifying a prior art static technology into a corresponding dynamic technology, and relates to a method for dynamically improving the material quality, construction and parameter of a technological equipment. The material quality, construction, parameter, and pertinent working and manufacturing process of the weak link in prior art are modified by applying a selective combination of dynamic technology, hereby to improve the quality, function, performance, accuracy, purity, high temperature, high pressure, high energy stream density etc. Typical application of the said selective combination includes dynamic electrode, dynamic spraying gun, dynamic industrial furnace, dynamic material production, dynamic high energy battery, dynamic strong electric light source, dynamic laser and dynamic nuclear reactor.

Abstract: An image capture and display system contains a three-stage digital gamma correction circuit. Three equations are used to determine the gamma correction characteristics for low intensity, medium intensity, and high intensity signal levels, respectively. Linear correction is used for low and high intensity levels, and an adjustable non-linear correction is used for medium levels. The resultant effects of the combined correction characteristics are to increase the effective Signal-to-Noise ratio for low level signals, enhance the gray level differentiation for high level signals, and heighten the contrast control for medium level signals. In addition, the contrast control is effective throughout the entire range of signal intensity levels. The image capture and display system provides a high quality visual display, with a simple, economical hardware implementation of the inventive gamma correction circuit.

Abstract: An image data processing system is disclosed which includes an image data receiving element, e.g., a CCD module, for receiving and converting a plurality of image data into electrical signals. The image data processing system further includes a color processing subsystem which includes the color separation unit, the RGB generation unit, the white balance control unit, the gamma correction unit, and the color space converter, for processing the electrical signals for generating color display output representing the color space of the image data. The image data processing system further includes a luminance processing units which includes two 1-H line memory units, the low pass filter, the edge enhancement unit, the summing circuit and the gamma correction unit, for filtering and processing the electrical signals for generating luminance output representing the luminance field of the image data.