Abstract: A blade change mechanism configured to attach a blade to a transmission rod of a power tool, the blade change mechanism including a support body, a blade retention structure, and a component. The blade retention structure is coupled to the support body and includes a blade retention component movable to hold the blade in a locked state in response to engagement of the blade with the blade change mechanism on insertion of the blade. The component is movable to vary the blade retention component to hold the blade in the locked state. The component is further movable to vary the blade retention component to an unlocked state in which the blade retention structure is disengaged from the blade. The blade retention structure is held in the unlocked state absent the blade being fully inserted into the blade change mechanism.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a flip chip package structure is provided and has following steps: providing at least one silicon substrate having a connecting surface and at least one conductive base attached to the connecting surface; arranging a graphene copper layer covering the conductive base; laminating a photoresist layer on the connecting surface, etching the photoresist layer to form a cavity corresponding to the conductive base, and a portion of the graphene copper layer corresponding to the conductive base being exposed on a bottom of the cavity; electroplating a copper material on the graphene copper layer, and the copper material being accumulated in the cavity to form a copper pillar; removing the photoresist layer and the graphene copper layer covered by the photoresist layer.

Abstract: A sprayer, comprising: a container, configured to contain liquid; a passage, comprising a first opening, a second opening, a resonator and a mesh, when the liquid is passed through the resonator, the liquid is emitted as a gas; a first optical sensor, configured to sense first optical data of at least portion of the mesh or at least portion of a surface of the container; and a processing circuit, configured to compute a foaming level of the mesh or of the surface according to the first optical data, and configured to determine whether the resonator should be turned off or not according to the foaming level. In another aspect, the processing circuit estimates a liquid level of the liquid but does not correspondingly turn off the resonator. By this way, the resonator may be turned on or turned off more properly and the liquid level may be more precisely estimated.

Abstract: A watermark embedding method includes the following steps. The input video signal is received by a processing circuit. Grayscale information of a watermark signal is generated by the processing circuit according to a time series data and a predetermined plane. During a dark sate and a bright state in each of a plurality of consecutive periods, phases of the time series data are opposite and integral values of the grayscales of the predetermined plane are the same. The processing circuit embeds the watermark signal into the input video signal to generate an output video signal with the watermark information. The display panel displays an image according to the output video signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a circuit for detecting leakage between word lines in a memory device. The circuit includes a first and a second coupling capacitor. A first terminals of the first and second coupling capacitors are connected to a first word line and a second word line, respectively. The first terminals of the first and second coupling capacitors are also connected to a first and a second voltage supply, respectively. The circuit further includes a comparator, wherein a first input of the comparator is connected to a second terminal of the first coupling capacitor and a second input of the comparator is connected to a second terminal of the second coupling capacitor. The comparator is configured to send alarm signal when a differential voltage between the first input and the second input of the comparator is larger than a hysteresis level of the comparator.

Abstract: A physiological detection device includes system including a first array PPG detector, a second array PPG detector, a display and a processing unit. The first array PPG detector is configured to generate a plurality of first PPG signals. The second array PPG detector is configured to generate a plurality of second PPG signals. The display is configured to show a detected result of the physiological detection system. The processing unit is configured to convert the plurality of first PPG signals and the plurality of second PPG signals to a first 3D energy distribution and a second 3D energy distribution, respectively, and control the display to show an alert message.

Abstract: A sprayer includes: a container arranged to contain liquid; a passage including a transparent window, a first opening, a second opening and a resonator, wherein when the liquid in the container is passed through the resonator via the first opening, the liquid is emitted as a gas via the second opening; and a detection unit disposed outside of the passage. The detection unit includes: a light source disposed to emit light through the light transparent window for illuminating the gas in the passage such that the gas will reflect the emitted light; an optical sensor disposed to detect a parameter of the reflected light through the transparent window; and a processor coupled to the optical sensor for stopping the resonator from generating the gas when the parameter of the reflected light is below a first threshold corresponding to a specific level of liquid within the container.

Abstract: A multi-tool (100) includes a power head (120) including a power head housing (122) having a handle (124) operably coupled thereto, a tool attachment (106, 108, 110) configured to perform a work function, the tool attachment (106, 108, 110) being alternately separable from and operably coupled to the power head (120), a motor (140) disposed in the power head housing (122), a battery (130) configured to be operably coupled to the motor (140) to selectively power the motor (140), a drive provider portion (300) disposed at the power head (120), and a drive receiver portion (320) disposed at the tool attachment (106, 108, 110). The drive provider portion (300) includes a driving portion (302) of a shaft (150) operably coupled to the motor (140), and the drive receiver portion (320) includes a driven portion (322) of the shaft (150). The driving portion (302), the drive receiver portion (320), and the motor (140) share a common axis (148).

Abstract: A method and system for guided power grid augmentation determines a minimum resistance path for cells within an integrated circuit (IC) design. The minimum resistance path traces a conducting wire connecting a pin of a cell to an IC tap within the IC design. A voltage drop value for each of the cells is determined so as to identify target cells having a voltage drop value that satisfies a voltage drop criteria. Polygons have defined size characteristics are defined around the minimum resistance paths of the target cells, and conductors, such as additional conductors, are generated within the defined polygons.

Abstract: A package substrate structure includes a substrate, a metal base layer, a build-up film, a bonding layer, and a wiring unit. The metal base layer is disposed on the substrate. The build-up film is disposed on the metal base layer and is formed with trenches to expose the metal base layer. The build-up film includes an insulating material. The bonding layer is disposed on the build-up film and includes a graphene-metal composite. The graphene-metal composite includes a metal matrix, and a plurality of graphene nanostructures dispersed in the metal matrix and arranged among lattices of the metal matrix. The graphene nanostructures form covalent bonds with each other. The wiring unit is bonded to the build-up film through the bonding layer and fills the trenches so as to be electrically connected to the metal base layer. The wiring unit is formed with a wiring pattern on the build-up film.

Abstract: An imaging method (100) includes: acquiring first training images of one or more imaging subjects using a first image acquisition device (12); acquiring second training images of the same one or more imaging subjects as the first training images using a second image acquisition device (14) of the same imaging modality as the first imaging device; and training a neural network (NN) (16) to transform the first training images into transformed first training images having a minimized value of a difference metric comparing the transformed first training images and the second training images.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a flip chip package structure is provided and has following steps: providing at least one silicon substrate having a connecting surface and at least one conductive base attached to the connecting surface; arranging a graphene copper layer covering the conductive base; laminating a photoresist layer on the connecting surface, etching the photoresist layer to form a cavity corresponding to the conductive base, and a portion of the graphene copper layer corresponding to the conductive base being exposed on a bottom of the cavity; electroplating a copper material on the graphene copper layer, and the copper material being accumulated in the cavity to form a copper pillar; removing the photoresist layer and the graphene copper layer covered by the photoresist layer.

Abstract: The invention discloses a corrosion resistant coating for marine engineering concrete and a preparation method thereof, the corrosion resistant coating being sprayed or brushed on the concrete surface after being uniformly mixed by component A and component B,wherein the component A is calculated by weight including: waterborne non-ionic epoxy resin, C10-C12 alkyl glycidyl ether, polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane, metal powder, magnesium aluminum hydrotalcite powder,dispersant,defoamer; and the component B is calculated by weight including: modified aromatic amine curing agent, C10-C12 alkyl glycidyl ether, self-healing micro capsules, leveling agent, antioxidant, adhesion promoter, and other additives.

Abstract: A preparation method for a corrosion-resistant coating of a reinforcing steel for marine concrete, comprising the steps: (1) pretreating the surface of a reinforcing steel; (2) preparing self-repairing corrosion microcapsules; (3) preparing a cathodic electrophoresis coating; (4) carrying out cathodic electrophoresis; and (5) curing. The electrophoresis coating of the present invention contains the self-repairing corrosion microcapsules, metal powder, and graphene oxide powder. The corrosion resistance of the coating is improved under the co-action of the self-repairing properties of the self-repairing microcapsules and cathodic protection. The corrosion-resistant coating has excellent adhesion and corrosion resistance, prolonging the service life of reinforcing steel. It is widely used for the protection of reinforcing steels for marine concrete, and also for the protection of metal structures in general environment.

Abstract: A substance concentration measuring device, for measuring a substance concentration for a target substance in blood of a subject, comprising: a processing circuit; and a plurality of electrodes. At least two of the electrodes touches the subject when the subject wears the substance concentration measuring device, thereby the processing circuit can acquire at least one physiological signal caused by an eye of the subject. The processing circuit computes a voltage value or a voltage difference of the physiological signal, and computes the substance concentration according to the voltage value or the voltage difference. A human condition monitoring system comprising the substance concentration measuring device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A non-spectral computed tomography scanner includes a radiation source configured to emit x-ray radiation, a detector array configured to detect x-ray radiation and generate non-spectral data, and a memory configured to store a spectral image module that includes computer executable instructions including a neural network trained to produce spectral volumetric image data. The neural network is trained with training spectral volumetric image data and training non-spectral data. The non-spectral computed tomography scanner further includes a processor configured to process the non-spectral data with the trained neural network to produce spectral volumetric image data.

Abstract: A graphene modifying method of metal having following steps of providing metal powders, graphene powders and a binder, the metal powder has metal particles, and the graphene powder has graphene micro pieces, each graphene micro piece is formed by 6-atom unit cells connected with each other, each 6-atom unit cell is connected to a stearic acid functional group by a sp3 bond; mixing the metal powder, the graphene powder, and the binder to generate heat by a friction, each sp3 bond connected with the stearic acid functional group is thereby heated and broken, each 6-atom unit cell is connected with other 6-atom unit cells via the broken sp3 bond, and the metal particles are thereby wrapped by the 6-atom unit cells; and sintering the metal particles into a metal body to transform the plurality of graphene micro pieces into a three-dimensional mash embedded in the metal body.

Abstract: Exemplary sample processing methods are described that include providing an initial sample to a sample processing system. The sample processing system includes a light-emitting-diode, a temperature control unit, and a fluid supply unit. The methods also include irradiating the initial sample with light emitted from the light-emitting-diode to produce an irradiated sample. The methods may still further include adjusting a temperature of the irradiated sample with the temperature control unit to between 0° C. and 60° C., and contacting the irradiated sample with a fluid from the fluid supply unit. The irradiated sample has a reduction in auto-fluorescence of greater than or about 50% compared to the initial sample. Exemplary sample processing systems are also described that include a light-emitting-diode, a temperature control unit, and a fluid supply unit.

Abstract: A battery-powered tool (200) may include a first tool-side electrical contact (251), a battery detection switch (220), a tool load (300), and a load connection switching device (210). The load connection switching device (210) may be configured to make an electrical connection between the first tool-side electrical contact (251) and the tool load (300) in response to a state change of the battery detection switch (220). The tool (200) may define engagement positions with the battery (110). In the first engagement position, a first battery-side electrical contact (111) is electrically coupled to a first tool-side electrical contact (251), and the battery detection switch (220) is not physically engaged. In the second engagement position, the first battery-side electrical contact (111) is electrically coupled to the tool-side electrical contact (251), and the battery detection switch (220) is physically engaged to cause a state change of the battery detection switch (220).