Abstract: In the present invention, a method for cutting a nonmetal material is provided. The method includes steps of (a) generating a tension stress on a surface of the nonmetal material by exerting a bending stress thereon; (b) providing a thermal effect along a path direction on the surface, wherein the thermal effect grows along a direction opposite to the path direction; (c) providing a first cryogenic effect in a first incident direction along the path direction; and (d) providing a second cryogenic effect in a second incident direction along the path direction, wherein a crack along the path direction on the surface is formed as a result of the tension stress, the thermal effect, and the cryogenic effects therealong for cutting the nonmetal material.

Abstract: A scanning apparatus comprises a light-pervious plate, an optical device, and a guiding mechanism. The light-pervious plate provides a plane for placing an object to be scanned. The optical device is disposed under the light-pervious plate for capturing the image of the object and transforms the image into the corresponding signal. The guiding mechanism further comprises a guide bar, a loading frame, and an elastic element. The guide bar is disposed in the scanning apparatus and provides a scanning path. The loading frame, including a guide slot, is assembled with the optical device. Since the guide slot coordinates the guide bar, the optical device is mounted to move along the scanning path. The elastic element, disposed within the guide slot, exerts an elastic force toward the guide bar to reduce the gap between the guide slot and the guide bar so that the optical device can get better image of the document.

Abstract: A heat-dissipating structure of a disc drive comprises a tray and a diversion plate. The tray has a body with a concavity loading surface for loading a disc to be in and out the disc drive, and the loading surface has a central hole. Further the diversion plate is disposed on one side of the loading surface, and connected to the loading surface, wherein the diversion plate extends downward and slopes from the connection of the diversion plate and the loading surface.

Abstract: A class of photo-caged and cell permeable fluorescent molecules having high uncaging cross sections, robust fluorescence enhancement, and flexible chemistry for bioconjugation. Some of the photo-caged fluorescent molecules are derived from 6-chloro-7-hydroxy-coumarin 3-carboxamide. The fluorescent molecules are useful for cellular imaging applications and particularly for tracing the molecular transfer between cellular gap junctions. The fluorescent molecules also have an emission wavelength that spectrally complements with the emission wavelength of other fluorophores, enabling simultaneous multi-color imaging.

Abstract: A lens inspection device and method are provided. The lens inspection method includes the steps of providing a collimating light beam, polarizing the collimating light beam by a polarizer to produce a polarized light beam, deflecting the polarized light beam by a lens to be measured to produce a deflected light beam, providing a phase retardation plate through which a polarized compensation image is generated, and comparing the polarized compensation image with a lookup table having standard color values of a plurality of standard polarization compensated images recorded therein, so as to determine whether a deformation is presented on the lens.

Abstract: An optical disc drive for reading data stored in an optical disc is provided. The optical disc drive includes a housing, a front panel, a crashworthy portion and a reading module. The housing has a first opening and the front panel is disposed across the first opening. The front panel has a second opening suitable for taking the optical disc into the housing. The reading module is disposed inside the housing for reading stored data from the optical disc. The crashworthy portion is disposed on the inner wall of the front panel and located in an area above the second opening. The surface of the crashworthy portion that faces the interior of the optical disc drive is an inclined surface.

Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus includes a host module including a first housing, a first fixing device installed on the first housing, and a host installed inside the first housing for controlling operation of the portable electronic apparatus. The portable electronic apparatus further includes a display module including a second housing, a second fixing device installed on the second housing for detachably connecting with the first fixing device in a tight fit manner, and a screen installed inside the second housing and electrically connected to the host for displaying images corresponding to image signals transmitted from the host. The portable electronic apparatus further includes a connecting component. A first end of the connecting component is connected to the first housing in a rotatable manner, and a second end of the connecting component is fixed to the second housing.

Abstract: A disk recording/reading apparatus for recording/reading a disk is provided. The disk recording/reading apparatus includes a case, a tray, a turntable and an optical pickup unit. The tray is inside the case and has a concave trough and a concave trough extension portion. The concave trough is used for accommodating a disk, and the concave trough extension portion stretches from the concave trough to a side of the tray front end and has an opening passing through the tray. The turntable is disposed below the tray for driving the disk. Wherein, at least a spinning airflow below the disk is suitable for being expelled from the opening of the concave trough extension portion to reduce the noise caused by air turbulence and the vibration during disk spin.

Abstract: A scanning apparatus comprises a light-pervious plate, an optical device, and a guiding mechanism. The light-pervious plate provides a plane for placing an object to be scanned. The optical device is disposed under the light-pervious plate for capturing the image of the object and transforms the image into the corresponding signal. The guiding mechanism further comprises a guide bar, a loading frame, and an elastic element. The guide bar is disposed in the scanning apparatus and provides a scanning path. The loading frame, including a guide slot, is assembled with the optical device. Since the guide slot coordinates the guide bar, the optical device is mounted to move along the scanning path. The elastic element, disposed within the guide slot, exerts an elastic force toward the guide bar to reduce the gap between the guide slot and the guide bar so that the optical device can get better image of the document.

Abstract: A thermostat controller to maintain optimal water temperature in an aquarium includes a single chip to constantly check if the temperature at the input maintains at the preset level and to regulate output signals; a sensor to detect temperature and transmit detected signals to the single chip; an electric heating device subject to the control by output from the single chip; a display to indicate temperature, and an alarm to warn abnormality.

Abstract: A PbTiO3/SiO2-gated ISFET device comprising a PbTiO3 thin film as H+-sensing film, and a method of forming the same. The PbTiO3 thin film is formed through a sol-gel process which offers many advantages, such as, low processing temperature, easy control of the composition of the film and easy coating over a large substrate. The PbTiO3/SiO2 gated ISFET device of the present invention is highly sensitive in aqueous solution, and particularly in acidic aqueous solution. The sensitivity of the present ISFET ranges from 50 to 58 mV/pH. In addition, the disclosed ISFET has high linearity. Accordingly, the disclosed ISFET can be used to detect effluent.

Abstract: A method and system for managing a battery system for a vehicle utilizes a hierarchy to disconnect electrical loads from the battery system. One embodiment of the method includes receiving an input signal representative of a condition of one of the components of one of the systems provided in a vehicle. The method also includes comparing the input signal with at least one parameter to determine whether the condition indicates that at least one of the plurality of electrical loads should be disconnected from the battery. The method also includes disconnecting at least one of the plurality of electrical loads from the at least one battery according to a predetermined hierarchy if the input signal when compared to the parameter indicates that at least one of the plurality of electrical loads should be disconnected from the at least one battery.

Abstract: A mini-camera with an adjustable structure mainly includes a camera body, a support and at least one limiting element disposed at a connection between the camera body and the support. The limiting element provides the camera body with enough friction for adjusting the viewing angle of a camera lens relative to the support. A user can step-less adjust the view angle of the camera lens of the camera body, the user doesn't need disassemble the camera body or the support, and further the user cannot damage the connection between the camera body and the support for maintaining the outside beauty of the mini-camera.

Abstract: A PbTiO3/SiO2-gated ISFET device comprising a PbTiO3 thin film as H+-sensing film, and a method of forming the same. The PbTiO3 thin film is formed through a sol-gel process which offers many advantages, such as, low processing temperature, easy control of the composition of the film and easy coating over a large substrate. The PbTiO3/SiO2 gated ISFET device of the present invention is highly sensitive in aqueous solution, and particularly in acidic aqueous solution. The sensitivity of the present ISFET ranges from 50 to 58 mV/pH. In addition, the disclosed ISFET has high linearity. Accordingly, the disclosed ISFET can be used to detect effluent.

Abstract: A method of forming battery grids or plates that includes the step of mechanically reshaping or refinishing battery grid wires to improve adhesion between the battery paste and the grid wires. The method is particularly useful in improving the paste adhesion to battery grids formed by a continuous battery grid making process (such as strip expansion, strip stamping, continuous casting) that produces grid wires and nodes with smooth surfaces and a rectangular cross-section. In a preferred version of the method, the grid wires of battery grids produced by a stamping process are deformed such that the grid wires have a cross-section other than the rectangular cross-section produced by the stamping process. The method increases the cycle life of a battery.

Abstract: A method of making a battery includes forming a strip of interconnected grids from a grid material by feeding a continuous strip of the grid material along a linear path aligned with the longitudinal direction of the strip and punching grid material out of the strip. Each interconnected grid includes a plurality of wires, with each wire having opposed ends joined to one of a plurality of nodes to define a plurality of open spaces. The method also includes modifying at least one of the wires at a position intermediate the opposed ends of the wire such that a first transverse cross-section taken intermediate the opposed ends of the wire differs from a second transverse cross-section of the wire taken at one of the opposed ends of the wire. The method further includes applying paste to the strip and cutting the strip to form a plurality of plates.

Abstract: A scanner for scanning an object. The scanner includes a platen, a scanning device, a track and a base. The object is placed on the platen. The scanning device is movably disposed under the platen, for scanning the object. The base disposed on the track, flexibly maintain contact between the scanning device and the platen.

Abstract: A class of photo-caged and cell permeable fluorescent molecules having high uncaging cross sections, robust fluorescence enhancement, and flexible chemistry for bioconjugation. Some of the photo-caged fluorescent molecules are derived from 6-chloro-7-hydroxy-coumarin 3-carboxamide. The fluorescent molecules are useful for cellular imaging applications and particularly for tracing the molecular transfer between cellular gap junctions. The fluorescent molecules also have an emission wavelength that spectrally complements with the emission wavelength of other fluorophores, enabling simultaneous multi-color imaging.

Abstract: A scanner, including a contact image sensor module and an elasticity-providing element, is provided. When scanning, the elasticity-providing element is capable of avoiding vertical shift of contact image sensor module resulting from mechanical friction or other unexpected. Therefore, the contact image sensor module can retrieve clear images all the time.

Abstract: A method of forming a layer of a hard, abrasion, and corrosion-resistant hydrogenated carbon (C:H) material on a substrate surface comprises steps of: (a) providing a vacuum chamber including a carbon sputtering target in the interior space thereof; (b) providing a substrate in the chamber interior space, a surface of the substrate the sputtering target; (c) supplying the vacuum chamber with at least one hydrocarbon gas and at least one inert gas at separately controllable flow rates and applying a sufficient negative potential to the carbon target to generate a plasma in said interior space to deposit a layer of the C:H material on the substrate surface by a process comprising simultaneous sputtering of the carbon sputtering target and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) of carbon and hydrogen from the hydrocarbon gas, wherein: step (c) includes separately controlling the flow rates of each of the hydrocarbon and inert gases such that the amount of C atoms in the C:H which are contributed b