Abstract: The present disclosure may provide a system. The system may include a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device configured to perform an imaging of a subject. The MRI device may includes a cryostat. The cryostat may include a first cooling chamber and a second cooling chamber that are in fluid communication through a connection conduit. The connection conduit may be located on a side of a central axis of the first cooling chamber or a central axis of the second cooling chamber. The system may include a radiation source configured to emit a radiation beam toward the subject. The radiation source may be positioned between the first cooling chamber and the second cooling chamber such that the first cooling chamber and the second cooling chamber are outside of a radiation range of the radiation beam.

Abstract: An electrotactile apparatus has an electrode-array unit and a driver unit for generating a haptic feedback to a user. The electrode-array unit uses electrodes to electro-stimulate the user's skin with pulsed voltage signals generated by the driver unit, inducing excitation currents flowing in the user to generate the haptic feedback. The driver unit is self-powered or wirelessly powered for supporting untethered electrotactile stimulation to the user. A common counter electrode installed on the driver unit contacts the user's skin and collects the excitation currents returned from the user. Advantageously, the common counter electrode is located on an outer surface of the driver unit and the driver unit is substantially flexible, facilitating the common counter electrode to seamlessly contact the user's skin for achieving a stable electrode-skin interface while positioning the driver unit as a whole on the user's skin to provide untethered virtual touching experience to the user.

Abstract: An integrated device for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 is disclosed. The integrated device includes a front-end system, a back-end system, and a microfluidic channel. The front-end system includes a detection region and a control region. The detection region and the control region have similar structures, each including an interdigital electrode and a graphene film. The microfluidic channel is arranged to cover the detection region so as to allow the interdigital electrode of the detection region to be exposed to the breath sample. The graphene film of the detection region has a surface resistance higher than that of the graphene film of the control region when the detection region is exposed to a selected virus. The back-end system is configured to detect and compare the surface resistance of the graphene films of the detection region and the control region for determining whether the selected virus is present in the breath sample.

Abstract: A high-throughput 3D printing system for preparing multi-component, small sized samples, includes a raw material supply module, providing a various kinds of metal powders for printing small sized samples; the first mixer module, mixing the metal powders obtained from the raw material supply module to generate the first blended metal powders; the second mixer module, mixing the first mixed metal powders, in order to generate the second blended metal powders for printing small sized samples; the first printing module, printing the secondary blended metal powder into a small-sized sample; a control module, controlling other functional modules of the high-throughput 3D printing system for generating small-size samples.

Abstract: A wearable electronic device includes a radiative cooling interface for facilitating cooling of a wearable electronic device. The radiative cooling interface is flexible and is made at least partly of a radiative cooling material that includes a polymeric matrix and one or more materials dispersed in the polymeric matrix. The radiative cooling material is operable to facilitate reflection of solar radiation in at least some solar spectrum wavelengths, when the radiative cooling material is exposed to solar radiation. The radiative cooling material is also operable to facilitate emission of thermal radiation in at least some infrared spectrum wavelengths.

Abstract: The present invention provides an implantable electrostimulation-based drug delivery system incorporating microneedle-based drug delivery module connecting with a wirelessly-controlled electrostimulation module such that under a small input power generated by magnetic coupling between a transmission antenna and a harvester of the wirelessly-controlled electrostimulation module, one or more substances stored in the microneedles can be released to tissues of a target site while no subsequent removal of the system from the target site is required as the system is entirely biodegradable and bioresorbable in vivo after a sufficient period of time.

Abstract: Provided are actuation devices, virtual reality devices formed from the actuation devices, and related virtual reality methods. The devices may comprise a plurality of spatially distributed actuators, each actuator configured for interacting with a biological skin surface; a wireless controller configured to receive operative command signals to control each of the actuators; and a wireless power system to power the actuators. Also provided are unique layouts of multiple interconnected devices to achieve large area coverage.

Abstract: A camera shooting program control method, the method is applied to terminal equipment, and the method includes obtaining motion parameters collected by at least one motion sensor in response to a situation that the terminal equipment enters a camera shooting program from a screen locking state, and determining a motion state of the terminal equipment according to the motion parameters collected by the at least one motion sensor; obtaining a mistaken touch rate of a display screen of the terminal equipment in response to the motion state of the terminal equipment being a moving state; and exiting the camera shooting program in response to a condition that the mistaken touch rate is greater than a preset first proportion threshold value.

Abstract: A photodetector for an optoelectronic system and an optoelectronic system including the photodetector. The photodetector includes a flexible substrate, a plurality of photodetector units attached to the flexible substrate, and a circuit attached to the flexible substrate. Each of the plurality of photodetector units are arranged to sense optical radiation and generate a photocurrent signal based on the sensed optical radiation. The circuit comprises a plurality of conductors electrically connected with the plurality of photodetector units. The circuit is arranged to be connected with a signal processor arranged to process the photocurrent signals to generate an image associated with the sensed optical radiation.

Abstract: An electrotactile apparatus has an electrode-array unit and a driver unit for generating a haptic feedback to a user. The electrode-array unit uses electrodes to electro-stimulate the user's skin with pulsed voltage signals generated by the driver unit, inducing excitation currents flowing in the user to generate the haptic feedback. The driver unit is self-powered or wirelessly powered for supporting untethered electrotactile stimulation to the user. A common counter electrode installed on the driver unit contacts the user's skin and collects the excitation currents returned from the user. Advantageously, the common counter electrode is located on an outer surface of the driver unit and the driver unit is substantially flexible, facilitating the common counter electrode to seamlessly contact the user's skin for achieving a stable electrode-skin interface while positioning the driver unit as a whole on the user's skin to provide untethered virtual touching experience to the user.

Abstract: An information handling system may include at least one processor and a memory. The information handling system may be a node of an information handling system cluster that comprises a plurality of nodes, and the information handling system is configured to: receive a shutdown instruction from a user, the shutdown instruction indicating that the cluster is to be powered down; and without further user input: cause virtual machines (VMs) that are executing on the cluster to be migrated to a particular node of the cluster that has been designated as a primary node; store metadata at the primary node, the metadata being usable to reestablish communication among the nodes after the shutdown; and cause the plurality of nodes to power down.

Abstract: An electronic sensing apparatus and a method of producing the electronic sensing apparatus includes a triboelectric generator encapsulated between a bottom substrate and a top encapsulation layer, wherein the triboelectric generator is arranged to generate a triboelectric sensing signal in response to a deformation of the bottom substrate and/or the top encapsulation layer.

Abstract: A bilayer vibrotactile actuator adapted to provide a vibrational force. The bilayer vibrotactile actuator contains two metal coil layers separated from each other; and a magnet adapted to vibrate as a mass. Each of the two metal coil layers is adapted to be connected to an external power supply to generate an electromagnetic field, causing the magnet to vibrate. A wearable haptic feedback device containing the bilayer vibrotactile actuator is also disclosed. With two metal coil layers effecting on the magnet, the bilayer vibrotactile actuator can generate a more powerful overall magnetic field providing an enhanced haptic sensation to users.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermo-controlled smell generating device with an active cooling mechanism to allow a user thereof to control on/off of the device in a relatively short response time absent any temperature fluctuations even after a significant number of heating and cooling cycles. The present invention is ideal for generating olfaction in highly interactive or fast-changing environments such as virtual immersive environments.

Abstract: A multimodal haptic feedback interface installed with a multimode haptic patch stimulates a skin area of a user to provide a haptic feedback including first and second haptic-feedback components to be sensed under static tactile sensing and dynamic tactile sensing, respectively. The patch is mounted with mechanical actuators, electrostimulation electrodes and thermoelectric pellets. The actuators generate a two-dimensional pattern of pressure on the skin area for generating the first haptic-feedback component. The electrostimulation electrodes electrically stimulates the skin area, causing the user to feel a vibration or pressure for generating the second haptic-feedback component. The actuators and electrostimulation electrodes are optimized only for static tactile sensing and dynamic tactile sensing, respectively, reducing an implementation cost while optimized for accuracy in haptic feedback generation.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an integrated research and development system for high-throughput preparation and statistical mapping characterization of materials, comprising: a high-throughput preparation module, a high-throughput characterization module, an automatic control module and a statistical mapping data processing module; the high-throughput preparation module is used for preparing a multi-component combinatorial-sample; the high-throughput characterization module comprises a plurality of different high-throughput characterization devices; the automatic control module comprises a special sample box, a sample moving platform, an intelligent mechanical arm and a synchronous control system; and the statistical mapping data processing module is used for constructing a statistical mapping constitutive model corresponding to position mapping according to the composition, microstructure and performance data of the combinatorial-sample.

Abstract: A garment to be worn directly on the upper body of a person is formed from fabric and includes a flexible printed circuit board and a number of mounting points for electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes to which ECG electrodes can be releasably attached. For each mounting point, a wire is embedded in the fabric. Each of the wires can electrically connect an ECG electrode attached to the respective mounting point to the flexible printed circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board includes processing circuitry configured for evaluating signals received via the wires from ECG electrodes attached to the mounting points to obtain results and further configured for transmitting the results to an external receiver. A system can include a garment and an external receiver in the form of a mobile device.

Abstract: One of the main objects of the present invention is to provide a bone conduction microphone with simplified structure and easier manufacturing process. To achieve the above-mentioned objects, the present invention provides a bone conduction microphone, including: a housing; a circuit board opposite to the housing; and a vibration assembly locating between the housing and the circuit board. The vibration assembly includes a vibration membrane made of high temperature resistant dustproof breathable material, a weight fixed to the vibration membrane, and a first cavity formed between the vibration membrane and the circuit board. The bone conduction microphone further includes a pressure assembly locating between the vibration assembly and the circuit board for detecting a pressure change generated in the first cavity and converting the pressure change into an electrical signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a stretchable and flexible sweat-activated graphene-coated Ni foam-based Mg—O2 battery capable of powering an intelligent and flexible electronics for health monitoring purposes with different biosensors.

Abstract: A camera shooting program control method, the method is applied to terminal equipment, and the method includes obtaining motion parameters collected by at least one motion sensor in response to a situation that the terminal equipment enters a camera shooting program from a screen locking state, and determining a motion state of the terminal equipment according to the motion parameters collected by the at least one motion sensor; obtaining a mistaken touch rate of a display screen of the terminal equipment in response to the motion state of the terminal equipment being a moving state; and exiting the camera shooting program in response to a condition that the mistaken touch rate is greater than a preset first proportion threshold value.