Abstract: A positive electrode for a battery that cycles lithium ions includes an electroactive material and an electrochemically inactive oxygen storage material (OSM). The electroactive material comprises a lithium transition metal oxide (LiTMO) formulated to undergo the reversible intercalation of lithium ions. The OSM is formulated to store oxygen released from the LiTMO.

Abstract: Described herein are MAT2A inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said inhibitors. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of a disease or disorder associated with MAT2A.

Abstract: Provided are a coating apparatus that can form a high-accuracy pattern coating on a base film, thereby improving the performance of components including the base film (such as current collectors). The coating apparatus includes: a coating-resistance pattern unit configured to form a pattern composed of a coating-resistance substance on a partial area of the surface of a base film, where the coating-resistance substance is used to restrict metal vapor from forming a coating; and a coating unit configured to apply the metal vapor to the base film with the pattern, so as to form a metal coating on the area of the surface of the base film where the coating-resistance substance is not provided.

Abstract: This application relates to a filtering mechanism and a device for producing a conductive material, where the filtering mechanism includes a filtering body, a cover, and a supporting member. The filtering body includes an accommodating cavity for accommodating an electroplating material and an opening provided on the filtering body; the cover is configured to cover the opening and connect to the filtering body to enclose the electroplating material in the filtering body; and the supporting member is provided on the cover to enhance connection strength between the cover and the filtering body.

Abstract: Provided an etching device that is capable of effectively realizing an opening structure with low cost and simplified process. The etching device includes: a porous roller, the porous roller being a hollow structure with openings at both ends, an etching liquid being accommodated in the hollow structure, and the porous roller being provided with a plurality of openings; a pressing roller, attached to the porous roller and arranged above the liquid level of the etching liquid, for pressing and attaching a metal layer to be etched onto the surface of the porous roller; wherein during rotation of the porous roller, the etching liquid passes through at least part of the openings of the plurality of openings and continuously soaks the metal layer in contact with the at least part of the openings, so as to continuously etch the metal layer in contact with the at least part of the openings.

Abstract: A device for preparing a current collector assembly includes: a first feeding apparatus configured to provide a transfer film, the transfer film having a base layer and a metal layer formed thereon; a second feeding apparatus configured to provide a bottom film, the bottom film having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a coating apparatus configured to applying an adhesive on the first surface to obtain a base film; and a transfer apparatus configured to transfer the metal layer to the base film to obtain the current collector assembly.

Abstract: A substrate treatment apparatus, comprising: a coating device configured to coat a substrate, which is conveyed at a first speed in a feeding direction, with a material; a drying device configured to receive the substrate, which is coated by means of the coating device, at the first speed and dry the material; an exposure device configured to receive the substrate, which is dried by means of the drying device, at the first speed and continuously convey a mask at the first speed in the feeding direction, the mask being used for regional shading during exposure of the material by means of the exposure device; and an etching device configured to receive the substrate, which is exposed by means of the exposure device, at the first speed and etch the material and a portion of the substrate in an unexposed region of the substrate.

Abstract: An exposure apparatus includes a conveying mechanism and an exposure mechanism. The conveying mechanism is configured to convey a substrate, a surface of the substrate being coated with photoresist. The exposure mechanism includes an exposure source and an exposure member. The exposure source is configured to provide light to the substrate. The exposure member includes an exposure section opposite the substrate, where the exposure section is located between the exposure source and the substrate and disposed in close proximity to the substrate, the exposure section has a light-transmitting portion that allows light to be incident on the substrate and a light-shielding portion that prevents light from being incident on the substrate, and the exposure section is configured to keep the light-transmitting portion and the light-shielding portion in synchronized movement with the substrate.

Abstract: A transformer and a switch-mode power supply are provided. The transformer includes: a magnetic core structure; several windings that surround a same magnetic cylinder in the magnetic core structure in a stacked manner, where the several windings include at least one primary-side winding and at least one secondary-side winding; and an electromagnetic shielding layer that is disposed between at least two adjacent windings, where the two adjacent windings are a primary-side winding and a secondary-side winding, and the electromagnetic shielding layer is made of a magnetic material. The electromagnetic shielding layer of the transformer can suppress a noise current of the winding, to reduce noise.

Abstract: Disclosed is an air purifier with an ambient lamp. The air purifier includes an upper housing, a lamp belt, and a lower housing, where a bottom edge of the upper housing is provided with a fixing recess matching the lamp belt in shape, the lower housing includes a base and a supporting plate vertically arranged at a preset position of the base, and the base is fixedly connected to a bottom of the upper housing, such that one end of the supporting plate away from the base presses the lamp belt in the fixing recess, and the lamp belt is arranged opposite an edge of the base at an interval. According to the present invention, the lamp belt is fixed to the bottom of the upper housing, and the lamp belt and the base of the lower housing are arranged at an interval.

Abstract: Described herein are MAT2A inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said inhibitors. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of a disease or disorder associated with MAT2A.

Abstract: Provided are an electrode assembly, a battery cell, a battery, and an electrical device. The electrode assembly includes first electrode plates and a second electrode plate that are of opposite polarities. The second electrode plate and two first electrode plates are stacked and wound to form the electrode assembly. The second electrode plate is located between the two first electrode plates. Each of the first electrode plates includes a first composite current collector and a first active material layer. The first active material layer is disposed on a surface that is of the first composite current collector and that is oriented back from the second electrode plate. The first composite current collector is configured to dielectrically isolate the first active material layer from the second electrode plate and allow passage of ions transmitted between the first active material layer and the second electrode plate.

Abstract: Described herein are MAT2A inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said inhibitors. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of a disease or disorder associated with MAT2A.

Abstract: An electrode plate, an electrode assembly, and a secondary battery are provided. The electrode plate includes a current collector, an active material layer arranged on one surface of the current collector, and an electrical connection member electrically connected to the current collector. The active material layer is arranged on a main body portion of the current collector, the electrical connection member and the current collector are connected to each other by welding at an edge of the current collector, the welding connection region is referred to as a transfer welding region, and the current collector includes a support layer and an electrically conductive layer arranged on one surface of the support layer. The electrode plate further includes a first insulation layer arranged on a further surface of the current collector and covering at least the entirety of the transfer welding region when viewed in a thickness direction of the electrode plate.

Abstract: Provided are an electrode assembly, a battery cell, a battery, and an electrical device. The electrode assembly includes first electrode plates and a second electrode plate that are of opposite polarities. The second electrode plate and two first electrode plates are stacked and wound to form the electrode assembly. The second electrode plate is located between the two first electrode plates. Each of the first electrode plates includes a first composite current collector and a first active material layer. The first active material layer is disposed on a surface that is of the first composite current collector and that is oriented back from the second electrode plate. The first composite current collector is configured to dielectrically isolate the first active material layer from the second electrode plate and allow passage of ions transmitted between the first active material layer and the second electrode plate.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to locally enhancing medical images. In accordance with certain embodiments, a method includes determining a boundary of a region of interest in a displayed medical image, overlaying the boundary on the displayed medical image, adjusting a position of a collimator of a medical imaging system based on the determined boundary, enhancing image quality of the region of interest, and displaying the enhanced region of interest within the boundary.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to locally enhancing medical images. In accordance with certain embodiments, a method includes determining a boundary of a region of interest in a displayed medical image, overlaying the boundary on the displayed medical image, adjusting a position of a collimator of a medical imaging system based on the determined boundary, enhancing image quality of the region of interest, and displaying the enhanced region of interest within the boundary.

Abstract: This application relates to a filtering mechanism and a device for producing a conductive material, where the filtering mechanism includes a filtering body, a cover, and a supporting member. The filtering body includes an accommodating cavity for accommodating an electroplating material and an opening provided on the filtering body; the cover is configured to cover the opening and connect to the filtering body to enclose the electroplating material in the filtering body; and the supporting member is provided on the cover to enhance connection strength between the cover and the filtering body.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for controlling an x-ray imaging system. In one embodiment, a method for an x-ray imaging system includes acquiring, with the x-ray imaging system, a first image as an x-ray tube current of the x-ray imaging system is ramping to a target x-ray tube current, determining a corrected brightness of the first image, the corrected brightness including a measured brightness of the first image corrected by a feedback x-ray tube current relative to the target x-ray tube current, and updating the target x-ray tube current based on the corrected brightness of the first image.