Dense and core-rim structured B4C-TiB2 ceramics with Mo-Co-WC additive

B₄C-TiB₂ ceramics (TiB₂ ranging 5~70 vol%) with Mo-Co-WC as the sintering additive were prepared by spark plasma sintering. In comparison with B₄C-TiB₂ without additive, the enhanced densification was evident in the sintered specimen with Mo-Co-WC additive. Core-rim structured grain was observed around TiB₂ grains. The interface of the rim between TiB₂ and B₄C phases demonstrated different feature: the inner borderline of the rim exhibited a smooth feature, whereas a sharp curved grain boundary was observed between the rim and the B₄C grain. The formation mechanism is discussed: the epitaxial growth of (Ti,Mo,W)B₂ rim around the TiB₂ core may occur as a result of the solid solution and dissolution-precipitation between TiB₂ phase and the sintering additive. It was revealed that the fracture toughness increased as the content of TiB₂ content increased, alongside the decreased hardness. B₄C-30 vol% TiB₂ specimen demonstrated the optimal combination of mechanical properties, reaching Vickers hardness of 24.3 GPa and fracture toughness of 3.33 MPa·m^1/2.     

Quantum effect of cooling down the environment temperature of mesoscopic LC circuit

We examine the quantum effect of cooling down the environment temperature of mesoscopic LC circuit, and find that the ground state of the circuit is no longer in the thermo vacuum state, but in a negative binomial state. We calculate energy of the circuit in this new state, which increases with the cooling of the environment.     

2-L-天冬氨酸-2-脱氧-D-葡萄糖的合成及热裂解分析

以D-果糖和L-天冬氨酸单钾盐为原料合成了2-L-天冬氨酸-2-脱氧-D-葡萄糖，利用傅里叶变换红外光谱、 1H核磁共振（nuclear magnetic resonance，NMR）、13C NMR和高分辨率质谱技术进行结构表征。应用热重-微商 热重和在线裂解气相色谱/质谱联用技术分别研究了2-L-天冬氨酸-2-脱氧-D-葡萄糖的热失重和热裂解行为。采用 1,1-二苯基-2-三硝基苯肼（1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl，DPPH）自由基清除法和还原能力法对其体外抗氧化活性进 行测定。结果表明：合成产物为目标化合物；目标化合物的裂解温度为187.8 ℃，700 ℃时总失重达到91.26%；目 标化合物裂解产物的数量随温度的升高而增多，裂解产物包括杂环类、酮类、羧酸类、醛类、酚类、烯烃类、醇类 和芳烃类等化合物，裂解产物表现出烘焙香、甜香、焦甜香、可可香、花香和奶香等香韵；目标产物具有较强的 DPPH自由基清除能力和还原能力，是一种潜在的抗氧化剂。     

Status and Prospect of CTL and SNG Industry

Since the beginning of this century, revolutionary progress has been made in the understanding of resources and in the mining technologies of the oil and gas industry. Advances in petroleum engineering technology represented by horizontal wells and large-scale fracturing have promoted the scale development of low-grade and unconventional oil and gas resources. After the rapid growth of natural gas production in China for more than 10 consecutive years, the replacement of conventional natural gas resources has been weak and unconventional natural gas has become the major force for increasing production. Coal based SNG(synthetic natural gas) has also become a major competitor in the domestic market. The development of CTL(coal-toliquids) and SNG industries has brought coal resources into the oil and gas product market, expanding the concept of traditional oil and gas resources. The continuous improvement of petroleum engineering technology has promoted the development of deep underground coal gasification technology, which has given economic value to the huge amount of deep coal resources that are unable to be exploited by underground mining, and provides a tremendous resource guarantee for the sustainable development of the traditional oil and gas industry. A preliminary calculation shows that deep underground coal gasification has a competitive advantage in cost compared with high-cost, low-grade, unconventional gas and coal-based natural gas. Deep underground coal gasification is a typical cross-disciplinary and cross-sectoral sophisticated technology. Domestic oil and gas enterprises have dominant advantages in the engineering technology of this field. Further technical integration innovation and multi-industry joint research are needed to eventually realize the commercial application of this deep underground coal gasification technology.     

Standing Surface Acoustic Wave (SSAW)‐Based Fluorescence‐Activated Cell Sorter

Microfluidic fluorescence‐activated cell sorters (μFACS) have attracted considerable interest because of their ability to identify and separate cells in inexpensive and biosafe ways. Here a high‐performance μFACS is presented by integrating a standing surface acoustic wave (SSAW)‐based, 3D cell‐focusing unit, an in‐plane fluorescent detection unit, and an SSAW‐based cell‐deflection unit on a single chip. Without using sheath flow or precise flow rate control, the SSAW‐based cell‐focusing technique can focus cells into a single file at a designated position. The tight focusing of cells enables an in‐plane‐integrated optical detection system to accurately distinguish individual cells of interest. In the acoustic‐based cell‐deflection unit, a focused interdigital transducer design is utilized to deflect cells from the focused stream within a minimized area, resulting in a high‐throughput sorting ability. Each unit is experimentally characterized, respectively, and the integrated SSAW‐based FACS is used to sort mammalian cells (HeLa) at different throughputs. A sorting purity of greater than 90% is achieved at a throughput of 2500 events s^?1. The SSAW‐based FACS is efficient, fast, biosafe, biocompatible and has a small footprint, making it a competitive alternative to more expensive, bulkier traditional FACS.