Abstract: A method for heat treating a superalloy component includes heating a superalloy component to a first temperature, cooling the superalloy from the first temperature to a second temperature at a first cooling rate in a furnace, and cooling the superalloy component from the second temperature to a final temperature at a second cooling rate. The second cooling rate is higher than the first cooling rate.

Abstract: A method and process for at least partially forming a medical device.

Abstract: A method of producing a beta-titanium alloy elongated product form having a chemical composition as specified in UNS R58150 or ASTM F2066-13. The method comprises solution treating, aging, straightening, stress-relief aging, and cooling the elongated product form. Articles of manufacture comprising or produced from beta-titanium alloy elongated product forms made according to the method also are disclosed.

Abstract: A method for coating, with a coating material, a monocrystalline substrate surface of a component comprising a monocrystalline alloy includes polishing the monocrystalline substrate surface, transferring the substrate to a vacuum chamber, and heating the entire substrate to a temperature of at least half a melting temperature of the substrate but less than a melting temperature of the substrate. The method further includes applying the coating material in powder form onto the polished monocrystalline substrate surface by vacuum plasma spraying. The powder has a mean particle size in a range of 10 to 200 ?m. A pressure in a range of 1 to 200 mbar is set for the vacuum plasma spraying, and an argon atmosphere having a hydrogen content in a range of 10 to 50 vol. % is used as a working gas for the vacuum plasma spraying.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process of making 3D-structured SERS substrates by using a laser marking machine as part of the fabrication procedures. The 3D-structured SERS substrates in the present invention comprises of a roughened metal sheet on which noble metal nanoparticles are coated. Rough structures on the metal sheet are created by a laser marking machine. Noble metal nanoparticles are deposited onto the substrates in a magnetron sputtering system. The specific parameters involved in the settings of a laser marking machine include a laser power in a range of 1-20 W, fill spacing of 0.02-0.15 mm, speed of 1-10,000 mm/s, frequency of 20-200 kHz and repetition rate of 1-50 times. The 3D-structured SERS substrates in the present invention are able to give high enhancement of Raman signals and can detect methylene blue solution with concentration as low as 1×1O?6 M.

Abstract: A mask assembly includes: a mask frame having an opening; a mask on the mask frame; and a support stick between the mask frame and the mask, the support stick comprising a short side extending in a first direction and a long side extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, wherein the mask has a non-active area overlapping the support stick on a plane and an active area different from the non-active area, and the support stick contains 34 wt % to 36 wt % of nickel, 12 wt % to 15 wt % of chromium, and iron with respect to a total weight thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a BN-containing ferromagnetic material sputtering target which is capable of suppressing generation of particles during sputtering. A sputtering target containing from 1 to 40 at. % of B and from 1 to 30 at. % of N and comprising a structure including at least one ferromagnetic metal-containing metal phase and at least one nonmagnetic material phase, wherein an X-ray diffraction profile obtained by analyzing the structure with an X-ray diffraction method exhibits a diffraction peak derived from cubic boron nitride.

Abstract: A collecting plate is disclosed. The collecting plate includes a body having a plurality of holes arranged in an array and a plurality of mitt members respectively disposed over the plurality of holes. The holes and the mitt members are configured to capture and store contaminant particle and prevent contaminant particles from entering processing chamber.

Abstract: A method for producing components, in particular for energy systems such as fuel cells or electrolyzers, has the following steps: rolling-off a metal sheet having a thickness of less than 500 ?m, from a first roll; transporting the metal sheet through at least one coating plant in which the metal sheet is coated on at least one side by means of a physical and/or chemical vapor deposition process; performance of at least one forming process on the coated metal sheet; formation of a plurality of components by parting from the coated metal sheet; and rolling-up of the remaining coated metal sheet to give a second roll, with continuous transport of the metal sheet from the first roll to the second roll being carried out.

Abstract: Composite materials for use in garments or footwear, and a process for manufacture, and use thereof. Composite materials may have one or more functional properties including water repellency, antimicrobial function, insulation, moisture wicking, directional moisture transfer, body heat reflection, exterior heat reflection, body heat redistribution through conduction, as well as prevention of body heat loss through heat conduction.

Abstract: Methods of depositing a film selectively onto a first substrate surface relative to a second substrate surface are described. The methods include exposing a substrate to a blocking molecule to selectively deposit a blocking layer on the first surface. The blocking layer is exposed to a polymer initiator to form a networked blocking layer. A layer is selectively formed on the second surface. The blocking layer inhibits deposition on the first surface. The networked layer may then optionally be removed.

Abstract: A film including: a resin layer including a first structured major surface and a second structured major surface, wherein the first structured major surface includes a plurality of microscale features and the second structured major surface includes a plurality of nanoscale features; and a barrier layer on the first or second structured major surface of the resin layer.

Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for heating a workpiece in chamber provides one or more surfaces generally enclosing a chamber volume. Vacuum and purge gas ports are in in fluid communication with the chamber volume. A heater apparatus selectively heats the workpiece on a workpiece support to a predetermined temperature and generates an outgassed material within the chamber volume. A vacuum valve provides selective fluid communication between a vacuum source and the vacuum port. A purge gas valve provides selective fluid communication between a purge gas source for a purge gas and the purge gas port. A controller controls the vacuum and purge gas valves to selectively flow the purge gas from the purge gas port to the vacuum port at a predetermined pressure while the workpiece is heated, thus removing and preventing condensation of the outgassed material on the chamber surfaces.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to pumping devices, components thereof, and methods associated therewith for substrate processing chambers. In one example, a pumping ring for substrate processing chambers includes a body. The body includes an upper wall, a lower wall, an inner radial wall, and an outer radial wall. The pumping ring also includes an annulus defined by the upper wall, the lower wall, the inner radial wall, and the outer radial wall. The pumping ring also includes a first exhaust port in the body that is fluidly coupled to the annulus, and a second exhaust port in the body that is fluidly coupled to the annulus. The pumping ring also includes a first baffle disposed in the annulus adjacent to the first exhaust port, and a second baffle disposed in the annulus adjacent to the second exhaust port.

Abstract: An ALD apparatus includes a first process chamber configured to supply a first source gas and induce adsorption of a first material film. A second process chamber is configured to supply a second source gas and induce adsorption of a second material film. A third process chamber is configured to supply a third source gas and induce absorption of a third material film. A surface treatment chamber is configured to perform a surface treatment process on each of the first to third material films and remove a reaction by-product. A heat treatment chamber is configured to perform a heat treatment process on the substrate on which the first to third material films are adsorbed in a predetermined order and transform the first to third material films into a single compound thin film.

Abstract: An atomic layer polishing method is described. The method includes: scanning the surface of a specimen to measure a peak site on the specimen surface; spraying toward the measured peak site a gas containing an element capable of binding to a first atom, which is an ingredient of the material of the specimen to form a first reaction gas layer in which the first reaction gas binds to the first atom on the surface of the peak; and projecting ions of inert gas to the peak site on which the first reaction gas layer is deposited to separate the first atom bound to the first reaction gas from the specimen.

Abstract: A layer deposition apparatus having a substrate carrier, an inorganic material layer deposition station with a PVD layer deposition chamber and an ALD layer deposition chamber as well as a polymer deposition station. A control unit controls intermittent exposure of a substrate on the substrate carrier to the deposition effect of the inorganic material layer deposition station and from the polymer deposition station.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a substrate is provided. The apparatus comprises a processing chamber and a showerhead. The showerhead is in the processing chamber and has a plurality of first holes with a first size in a first zone of the showerhead, a plurality of second holes with a second hole size in a second zone of the showerhead, and a plurality of third holes with a third hole size in a third zone of the showerhead. The first hole size is different from the second hole size. The first zone is surrounded by the second zone. An area of the first zone is larger than an area of the second zone. The first hole size is different from the third hole size. The first zone is surrounded by the third zone, and an area of the first zone is larger than an area of the third zone.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a substrate is provided. The apparatus comprises a processing chamber and a showerhead. The showerhead is in the processing chamber and has a plurality of first holes with a first size in a first zone of the showerhead and a plurality of second holes with a second hole size in a second zone of the showerhead. The first hole size is different from the second hole size. The first zone is surrounded by the second zone. An area of the first zone is larger than an area of the second zone.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus for preventing adhesion of by-products to an inner surface of a furnace opening is disclosed. An apparatus is provided with: a process chamber, a substrate holder, a process gas supplier that supplies a process gas into the process chamber, a first heater that is installed outside the process chamber and heats an inside of the process chamber, a heat insulator that is installed between a lid of the process chamber and the substrate holder, a second heater that is installed near the substrate holder in the heat insulator and heats the inside of the process chamber, a third heater that is installed near an end closer to the lid in the process chamber and heats the end, and a supplier that supplies a purge gas to purge around the second and third heaters into the heat insulator.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to methods of depositing a conformal layer on surfaces of high aspect ratio structures and related apparatuses for performing these methods. The conformal layers described herein are formed using PECVD methods in which a semiconductor device including a plurality of high aspect ratio features is disposed on a substrate support in a process volume of a process chamber, gases are supplied to the process volume, and a plasma is generated in the process volume by pulsing RF power coupled to the process gases disposed in the process volume of the process chamber.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to microwave cavity plasma reactor (MCPR) apparatus and associated tuning and process control methods that enable the microwave plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition (MPACVD) of a component such as diamond. Related methods enable the control of the microwave discharge position, size and shape, and enable efficient matching of the incident microwave power into the reactor prior to and during component deposition. Pre-deposition tuning processes provide a well matched reactor exhibiting a high plasma reactor coupling efficiency over a wide range of operating conditions, thus allowing operational input parameters to be modified during deposition while simultaneously maintaining the reactor in a well-matched state.

Abstract: A processing container including a plasma generation space in which a processing gas is plasma-excited and a substrate processing space communicating with the plasma generation space; a plasma generator including a coil arranged to surround the plasma generation space and provided to be wound around an outer periphery of the processing container, and a high-frequency power source that supplies high-frequency power to the coil; a gas supply section that supplies the processing gas to the plasma generation space; a temperature sensor provided outside the processing container and configured to detect a temperature of the processing container; and a controller configured to perform control to cause the temperature of the processing container detected by the temperature sensor to fall within a range of a target temperature defined by a preset upper limit value and a preset lower limit value, prior to execution of a process recipe for processing a substrate.

Abstract: A method is provided of forming a coating within an internal pathway. The method comprises: providing a body having an inlet and an outlet and an internal surface which defines an internal pathway extending within the body between the inlet and the outlet; streaming a mixture of a gas and a fluid along at least a part of a length of the internal pathway, the fluid comprising one or more substances for forming a solid coating on the internal surface, the fluid being a liquid solution of said one or more substances in a solvent or being a dispersion with at least one of said one or more substances being solid particles dispersed in a liquid continuous phase; during said streaming of the mixture, applying localised heat progressively along said at least a part of the length of the internal pathway. The progressive application of localised heat causes, within said at least a part of the length of the internal pathway, formation from the one or more substances of a solid coating on the internal surface.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide titanium-based coatings and methods for making titanium-based coatings on surfaces. In at least one aspect, a coating includes an oxygen content, a fluorine content, a titanium content, and a sodium content. In one or more additional aspects, a coating includes titanium dioxide and Na5Ti3F14. In one or more additional aspects, a method of making a titanium-based coating includes contacting a substrate with a composition that includes from about 0.01 M to about 0.8 M of a titanium fluoride, from about 0.01 M to about 2 M of a sodium salt, and from about 0.1 M to about 1.5 M of a fluorine scavenger.

Abstract: A steel substrate coated on at least one of its faces with a metallic coating based on zinc or its alloys wherein the metallic coating is itself coated with a zincsulphate-based layer—includes at least one of the compounds selected from among zincsulphate monohydrate, zincsulphate tetrahydrate and zincsulphate heptahydrate, wherein the zincsulphate-based layer has neither zinc hydroxysulphate nor free water molecules nor free hydroxyl groups, the surface density of sulphur in the zincsulphate-based layer being greater than or equal to 0.5 mg/m2. A corresponding treatment method is provided.

Abstract: A method of spray coating a substrate is disclosed, the method comprising: a step of spray coating metal particles onto a substrate; and a step of induction heating the coating; wherein the step of induction heating comprises performing the induction heating in a vacuum.

Abstract: The present invention generally provides a system for metal corrosion protection, including a metallic object to be protected, connectable to an electron source as cathode, an electrically isolating coating disposed on at least a portion of the metallic object, an electrically conductive blanket anode applied on at least a portion of the electrically isolating coating; an electrode electrically connected to the blanket anode and connectable to the electron source. The present invention further proposes a kit for providing corrosion protection to a substrate and method thereof.

Abstract: Systems and methods to upgrade a feedstock include a metal/oxygen electrochemical cell having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte in which the cell is configured to produce superoxide. The superoxide can react or complex with a feedstock to upgrade the feedstock.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for operating carbon oxide (COx) reduction reactors (CRRs) for producing methane (CH4). Embodiments of the systems and methods may also be used for producing other organic compounds including alcohols, carboxylic acids, and other hydrocarbons such as ethylene (CH2CH2). According to various embodiments, the systems and methods may be characterized by one or more of the following features. In some embodiments, a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) includes a cathode catalyst layer with a relatively low catalyst loading. In some embodiments, a bipolar MEA includes a thin cation-conducting layer and a thin anion-conducting layer, with the cation-conducting layer being thicker than the anion-conducting layer. In other embodiments a pure anion exchange polymer only membrane may be used to bridge the cathode catalyst and the anode catalyst. These and other features are described further below.

Abstract: An electrode (1) comprising a metal coil (5), wherein the metal coil (5) comprises a metal selected from copper, silver, gold, nickel and aluminium, wherein turns of the metal coil (5) are separated by a gap.

Abstract: The production system of chlorine dioxide solution includes a water storage device, an electrolyte storage device, an electrolytic device, a reaction device, a storage device, a cooling device, and a cleaning device. These devices jointly work together to manufacture chlorine dioxide solution systematically and in mass production.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling heat loss from an electrolytic cell in a smelting process using an adjustable fluid passage to control the heat loss from a preferred area of the electrolytic cell side walls based on operating conditions in the electrolytic cell, and to direct the waste heat from the electrolytic cell side walls back into the electrolytic cell.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to the field of tin electroplating. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to methods for mitigating tin whisker formation on tin-plated films and tin-plated surfaces by doping the tin with germanium.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a welding bead cleaning device with automatic electrolyte replenishment, comprising a host and a cleaning gun, wherein the host comprises a power module, the power module is provided with a power output wire and a ground wire, the cleaning gun is provided with a conductive gun head connected to the power output wire, and a front end of the conductive gun head is provided with flexible structure for absorbing an electrolyte for cleaning a welding bead, wherein the welding bead cleaning device further comprises an electrolyte replenishing device and an electronic control system. In use, the electronic control system drives the electric water pump and water valve to quantitatively deliver the electrolyte to the cleaning gun, so that the flexible structure on the gun can automatically replenish the electrolyte, which eliminates the repeated manual picking action, makes the operation more consistent and improves production efficiency.

Abstract: A single-crystal diamond includes n types of regions different in total concentration of an impurity, the n types of regions being observed in an observed surface being in parallel to a (110) face. Each of the n types of regions has an area not smaller than 0.1 ?m2. At least one of a first line, a second line, and a third line on the observed surface crosses a boundary between the n types of regions at least four times. The first line, the second line, and the third line are in parallel to a <?110> direction and have a length of 1 mm. A midpoint of the first line corresponds to the center of gravity of the observed surface. The second line and the third line are distant from the first line by 300 ?m in a <001> direction and a <00?1> direction, respectively.

Abstract: A method for preparing a single crystal silicon ingot and a wafer sliced therefrom are provided. The ingots and wafers comprise nitrogen at a concentration of at least about 1×1014 atoms/cm3 and/or germanium at a concentration of at least about 1×1019 atoms/cm3, interstitial oxygen at a concentration of less than about 6 ppma, and a resistivity of at least about 1000 ohm cm.

Abstract: A calcium metaborate birefringent crystal and a preparation method and use thereof, the crystal having a chemical formula of CaB2O4 and a molecular weight of 125.70, and belonging to the orthorhombic crystal system and space group Pbcn with unit-cell parameters a=11.60(4)?, b=4.28(8)?, c=6.21(6)?, and Z=4, wherein the calcium metaborate birefringent crystal is a negative biaxial crystal with a transmission range of 165-3400 nm and a birefringence between 0.09-0.36; the crystal is applicable to infrared-visible-ultraviolet-deep ultraviolet bands, and is grown by a melt method, a flux method, a Bridgman method or a heat exchange method; the crystal obtained by the method of the present invention is easy to grow and easy to process; and can be used for making polarizing beam-splitting prisms.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides instrumentation and automated methods for creating cell surface display libraries, where the cells of the library display engineered peptides on their cell surfaces for identification of antigens that bind to T-cell receptors. The engineered peptides may be putative antigens or binding regions of the T-cell receptors.

Abstract: An asymmetrical tab or key defining the central aperture of the saw blades, wherein the key complements an asymmetrical keyway defined by the curved outer surface of the driven shaft. The driven shaft can be a symmetrical driven shaft wherein both ends of the shaft are similarly configured, such that it does not matter which end of the shaft is orientated, in which direction, within the saw cylinder assembly, and it does not matter which side of the shaft the saw blades are attached to, or in which direction the saw blades are flipped when attached.

Abstract: A melt blowing system for the manufacturing of pleatable/moldable nonwoven fabrics includes a collector positioned to receive a plurality of fibers, a first die in fluid communication with a first liquid polymer supply having a melt flow index of about 500 or lower, and a second die in fluid communication with a second liquid polymer supply having a melt flow index of about 500 or higher. The first die has a concentric air design, includes a plurality of spinneret nozzles facing the collector surface, and is configured to draw a first plurality of fibers. The second die includes a plurality of spinneret nozzles having smaller capillary diameter than those of the first die and is positioned to draw a second plurality of fibers such that the first and second pluralities of fibers form a co-mingled nonwoven web with varying fiber diameters on the collector surface.

Abstract: Disclosed are a PET fiber having an intrinsic viscosity of 1.1 dl/g or higher and a tensile strength of 10 g/d or higher, and a manufacturing method therefor. The manufacturing method includes the steps of: melting a polyethylene terephthalate chip having an intrinsic viscosity of 1.4 to 1.7 dl/g to prepare a spinning melt; discharging the spinning melt through a nozzle of a spinning pack; heating the spinning melt just before being discharged from the nozzle by means of a heat source of 300 to 500° C. located immediately below the nozzle; converging a plurality of filaments formed by the discharging to form a multifilament; and drawing the multifilament, wherein a temperature of the spinning pack is maintained at 280 to 305° C.

Abstract: The apparatus for producing ultrafine fibers includes a nozzle portion, a laser irradiation unit, and a drawing chamber. The nozzle portion has an inlet for feeding a raw fiber, a first jet outlet which communicates with the inlet and jets a first drawing gas stream for delivering and drawing the raw fiber, and a second jet outlet which is arranged in the periphery of the first jet outlet and jets a second drawing gas stream. The laser irradiation unit on which the nozzle portion is installed irradiates a laser light to the raw fiber delivered from first jet outlet to melt the raw fiber. The drawing chamber draws the melted raw fiber by using the first drawing gas stream and the second drawing gas stream which are jetted from the nozzle portion.

Abstract: A method for preparing an anti-bacterial and anti-ultraviolet multifunctional chemical fiber includes: dissolving several soluble metal salts and a polymer complexing dispersant into water to prepare an aqueous solution; adding into a polymer monomer; reacting under microwave or hydrothermal action to obtain a polymer monomer containing multifunctional nano oxides; adding the polymer monomer with other monomer, catalyst, initiator, stabilizer, and the like into a polymerization reactor; and carrying out esterification, polycondensation or copolymerization to obtain a polymer melt, and carrying out spinning or ribbon casting and granule cutting to obtain an anti-bacterial and anti-ultraviolet multifunctional chemical fiber or masterbatch chips.

Abstract: Thermally stable absorbable fiber populations, i.e. fiber populations that do not undergo thermally induced crystallization, can be intermixed with thermally unstable fibers to yield a stabilizing effect without altering morphological properties of a fiber system. Via this, one may minimize thermally induced shrinkage and maintain physical properties of electrospun materials in the as-formed state.

Abstract: A conductive composite fiber is formed from a polymer containing conductive carbon black in a polyamide resin as a conductive layer and thermoplastic resin as a nonconductive layer that is exposed in three or more locations on the outside surface of the fiber in a cross section, the coefficient of variation in the surface area of each conductive layer in a fiber cross section is 10% or less, and the average value of the area specific resistance is 4 log (?·cm). The variation in the fiber surface specific resistance is suppressed and the variation in the exposed surface area of each conductive layer polymer in a fiber cross section is suppressed by exposure of the conductive layer in three or more locations on the fiber surface, crimping of the original yarn is suppressed by equal disposition, and antistatic performance for woven and knitted fabrics and carpets is improved.

Abstract: The invention relates to a compacting device, comprising two suction drums (17), wherein a suction drum (17) in each case is associatable with a pair of delivery rollers (7, 8) of drafting unit (2) of a spinning machine, wherein the pair of delivery rollers (7, 8) is made up of a bottom delivery roller (7) and a top delivery roller (8); wherein the suction drums (17) are rotatably supported, via a bearing, on a shaft that is fastened to a carrier element (41); wherein a suction channel (31) extends within the carrier element (41), and wherein the suction drums (17) each have a drive element (40) which in the operating position forms a drive connection with the bottom delivery roller (7). The invention is characterized in that a protective shield (42) for preventing lap formation is situated on the axle (19) of the clamping rollers (18). The invention further relates to a protective shield (42) and a corresponding textile machine.

Abstract: The woven textile has a first end and an opposite second end. A longitudinal direction is defined by the first end and the second end. The woven textile includes an upper layer, a lower layer, and at least one binding thread. The upper layer includes at least one first braid woven by a plurality of filaments and extending in a meandering way to form a plurality of hollow portions. The lower layer includes at least one second braid woven by a plurality of filaments and extending in a meandering way to form a plurality of hollow portions. The binding thread fixes the first braid and the second braid together by weaving so that the upper layer and the lower layer are positioned by the binding thread.

Abstract: A fiber structure includes a first corner section, which is a boundary section between a first structural portion and a second structural portion, a second corner section, which is a boundary section between the first structural portion and a third structural portion, and a third corner section, which is a boundary section between the second structural portion and the third structural portion. A first yarn that extends continuously in the first structural portion and the second structural portion is bent at the first corner section. A second yarn that extends continuously in the first structural portion and the third structural portion is bent at the second corner section. At least one of the first yarn and the second yarn, which extend continuously in the second structural portion and third structural portion, is bent at the third corner section.

Abstract: An interwoven structure is provided. The interwoven structure includes a plurality of adjacent sets of lateral elements comprised of a substantially non-flexible material extruded from a 3-D printer; a plurality of adjacent sets of transverse elements comprised of a material extruded from a 3-D printer and a plurality of adjacent sets of vertical elements comprised of a material extruded from a 3-D printer. The lateral, transverse, and vertical sets of elements are substantially mutually perpendicular to one coupled at a plurality of intersection nodes. The lateral, transverse and vertical sets of elements form an isotopically interwoven 3-dimensional weavement.