Video transcoding proxy for 3Gwireless mobile Internet access

Transcoding proxies for mobile World Wide Web access have been developed. In the near future, wideband mobile communication systems such as IMT-2000 will emerge, and these proxies will have to cope with a variety of media such as video. In this article we identify issues involved in viewing a video stream in a mobile computing environment; to handle these issues, we propose a video transcoding system and its control method. These mechanisms provide stable transmission of video data and comfortable video viewing on user clients by estimating the communication conditions, client device capabilities, and user preferences     

Nucleation kinetics of a Li2O·2SiO2 glass based on a liquid model

A liquid model was proposed wherein crystal embryos should exist in equilibrated melts at temperatures even above the melting point or liquidus temperature and the number density of embryos should decrease as the melting temperature increases. Crystallization behavior of a Li₂O·2SiO₂ glass was studied. Secondary heat-treatment (600 °C for 20–60 min) of the Li₂O·2SiO₂ glass induced different number of crystals depending upon the melting temperature in the range 1040°–1300 °C and duration of heat-treatment t. The number density of crystals N decreased with increasing temperature of melting. The number density of pre-existing embryos was estimated from (N – t) diagram and was found consistent with what the proposed model claims.     

Stability of a boron-doped diamond electrode in molten chloride systems

Stability of a boron-doped diamond as an oxygen evolution electrode material was evaluated at 773 K in molten LiCl–KCl (58.5:41.5 mol%), LiCl–KCl (75:25 mol%), LiCl–CaCl₂ (64:36 mol%), LiCl–NaCl–CaCl₂ (52.3:13.5:34.2 mol%). In molten LiCl–KCl systems, the BDD is stable at 773 K regardless of the concentration of oxide ion and the composition of the melt. In molten LiCl–CaCl₂ and LiCl–NaCl–CaCl₂, the BDD electrode is less stable than in molten LiCl–KCl systems.     

Effect of Solute Clusters on Stress Relaxation Behavior in Cu-Ni-P Alloys

In this study, the ultrafine structures in Cu-P and Cu-Ni-P alloys have been characterized using a three-dimensional atom probe (3DAP) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and the stress relaxation behavior of these alloys has been explored. The results show that low-temperature annealing greatly improved the stress relaxation performance, especially in the Cu-Ni-P alloys. The presence of Ni-P clusters in the Cu-Ni-P alloys has been revealed. The overall improvement in properties has been analyzed in terms of variations in the dislocation density and solute atom cluster density within these materials. It is shown that clusters with small average spacing give rise to significant improvements in the stress relaxation performance, without requiring significant change in the dislocation density.     

A new electrospinning method to control the number and a diameter of uniaxially aligned polymer fibers

A novel electrospinning process of uniaxially aligned submicron fibers was developed. The number of the fibers was precisely controlled by changing biased collector, and the diameter of the fiber was varied by post-deposition stretching process. This method realized the formation of number-controlled aligned poly[2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethyl-hexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV)/poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) fibers with the systematic control of the diameter ranging from micrometer to submicrometer. Significant improvement of the uniformity of the fiber diameter was also observed by the stretching process.     

船用柴油机防爆阀船规要求的发展

详述了船用柴油机防爆阀船检规范的发展，指出国际船级社协会制定的防爆阀统一要求和型式试验程序IACSURM9、M10和M66。建立了保证曲轴箱防爆阀安全防护性能的整体措施，从而规范了曲轴箱防爆阀的研制与生产。     

Infrared and Raman Investigations of the Charge Ordering Phenomena in the Monoclinic Salts κ-(BEDT-TTF)4[M(CN)6][N(C2H5)4]·2H2O (M = CoIII, FeIII)

The monoclinic crystals of κ-phase charge-transfer salts formed by BEDT-TTF with Co(CN)₆ or Fe(CN)₆ anions undergo a phase transition at T = 150 K. Temperature dependences of FT-NIR Raman spectra and IR reflectance spectra were studied. We show that the phase transition is related to a charge ordering and there exist charge fluctuations above 150 K.     

Investigation of carrier relaxation dynamics in single CdSe/ZnSe self-organized quantum dot by time-resolved micro-photoluminescence

We have investigated carrier relaxation dynamics in single CdSe/ZnSe quantum dot (QD) by time-resolved micro-photoluminescence (PL). The discrete sharp lines, originated from individual QD states, exhibit various rise and decay time constants. The decay times of the sharp lines from ground states and excited states are estimated to be 700≈800 psec and 400≈500 psec, respectively, and the rise times of the ground states become longer compared with those of the excited states. There results are in contrast to successive change of the rise and decay times observed in time-resolved macro-PL with varying the detection wave-length. The quasi-continuum higher states with much shorter decay times are clearly observed over the discrete states of the QDs.     

Multilevel Storage in Lateral Top-Heater Phase-Change Memory

A lateral top-heater phase-change memory (LTH-PCM) is proposed and investigated for multilevel storage (MLS). The active layers are composed of a 50-nm-thick TiN layer as a top heater and a 150-nm-thick SbTeN layer. A number of intermediate levels, which are induced by electric currents, are exhibited in experimental results. They are distinct and very stable. The reversible switching of multilevels is successfully demonstrated in the LTH-PCM device. The MLS results from the gradual enlargement of crystalline region between electrodes by Joule heating according to our analysis.