A 10-MHz SOI-Based Face Shear Square Micromechanical Resonator

A 10-MHz face shear (FS) square micromechanical resonator based on silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology is presented in this paper. In order to examine the improvement of quality factor as well as motional resistance Rx in this structure, the center-stem anchor is employed in this study. The benefit of anchoring the square in the center, which is the nodal point, is that the energy losses through the anchor can be minimized. Hence, a quality factor value of 2.0 million and the motional resistance of 8.2 kΩ can be obtained with an FS mode resonator via finite element (FE) simulation. The results show the significance of the FS mode in this design, not only in its structure but also in its square-extensional mode and Lame-mode. Additionally, an SOI-based fabrication process is proposed to support the design.     

808 nm波长光纤耦合高功率半导体激光器

采用柱透镜对半导体激光器（ＬＤ）的输出光束进行了有效收集、预准直及多模光纤之间的耦合实验。采用８０８ｎｍ波长,１５０μｍ条宽结构的激光器件,与２００μｍ芯径平端光纤的耦合效率高达９０％以上,光纤输出功率为１．０Ｗ。分析了影响耦合效率的主要因素     

Design of an integrated sensor for in vivo simultaneous electrocontractile cardiac mapping

While there is extensive mapping of the spread of electrical activity in the heart, there have been no measurements of electrical and localized mechanical, or contractile, activity. Yet the development of effective treatments for diseases like chronic heart failure and cardiac hypertrophy depend on the ability to quantify improvements in electrocontractile function. In this paper, we present a sensor that is capable of making simultaneous, electrocontractile measurements. Its small size facilitates placement in multiple myocardial sites for multichannel studies. Semiconductor strain gages are used for force sensing, and Ag/AgCl-plated tungsten electrodes act as electrogram sensors. The sensor contains electronics on-board, including instrumentation amplifiers and a microprocessor for data sampling and analog-to-digital conversion. Each sensor can accurately detect 0-245+/-5 mV in two electrogram channels with a sensitivity of 0.96+/-0.2 mV/step and less than 2% error, and 0-144+/-29 g of contractile force with a sensitivity of 0.56+/-0.11 g/step in the analog-to-digital conversion and less than 6% error. The sensor has been tested in vivo in open-chest rabbit and pig mapping studies. These studies indicated that the average peak-to-peak contractile force at the apex is smaller in the rabbit than the pig (13.3 versus 40.3 g), that the average peak-to-peak contractile force in the pig is smaller near the base than near the apex (31.3 versus 40.3 g), and that contractile force is visibly decreased during ventricular fibrillation compared to normal sinus rhythm.     

Destructive constructions of nanostructures with carbon nanotubes through nanorobotic manipulation

Nanostructures are constructed with destructively fabricated nano building blocks based on multiwalled carbon nanotubes through three-dimensional nanorobotic manipulation in free space. In situ mechanical property characterization is applied for the selection of a nanotube with desired elasticity. Destructive fabrication is demonstrated as an effective way to obtain layered and/or sharpened structures of nanotubes for the applications as nanobearings and probe tips, linear nanobearing motion has been observed, and a method is shown by using surface clamping van der Waals forces for the better control of the geometries of the nanotubes with destructive fabrication. The prepared building blocks are positioned together with nanorobotic manipulators under real-time observation with a field-emission scanning electron microscope, and are constructed through electron-beam-induced deposition.     

Integrating Flexible Ultralight 3D Ni Micromesh Current Collector with NiCo Bimetallic Hydroxide for Smart Hybrid Supercapacitors

Flexible and lightweight supercapacitors with superior mechanical flexibility and outstanding capacity are regarded as an ideal power source for wearable electronic devices. Meanwhile, incorporating additional novel characters such as transparency and electrochromism can further benefit the development of smart supercapacitors. Nevertheless, the application of the commonly used planar-structural current collectors is seriously restricted by their intrinsic properties such as poor rigidity, large thickness, and limited loading surface area. Flexible and ultralight current collectors with 3D architecture, high conductivity, and easy integration are believed to be the most appropriate alternatives to build high-performance supercapacitors. In this study, a novel and scalable manufacturing technique is developed to produce a flexible and ultralight 3D Ni micromesh (3D NM) current collector for supercapacitor. Flexible smart supercapacitor integrated by 3D NM and high active Ni–Co bimetallic hydroxide (3D NM@NiCo BH) delivers a considerable rate performance (60.6% capacity retention from 1 to 50 mA cm⁻²). Furthermore, the fabricated hybrid supercapacitor device integrated with electrochromic functionality can visually indicate the energy level by a color display. This flexible electrochromic supercapacitor based on ultralight 3D Ni micromesh provides a novel insight into multifunctional energy storage systems for smart wearable electronic devices.     

Sol Electrolyte: Pathway to Long-Term Stable Lithium Metal Anode

Lithium (Li) metal batteries are the subject of intense study due to their high energy densities. However, uncontrolled dendrite growth and the resulting pulverization of Li foil during the repeated plating/stripping process seriously diminish their cycling life. Herein, a facile approach using octaphenyl polyoxyethylene (OP-10)-based sol electrolyte is proposed to alleviate Li anode pulverization. This sol electrolyte possesses better ionic conductivity compared to gel and solid-state electrolytes and also homogenizes Li ion diffusion throughout the entire electrolyte efficiently. As a result, Li/Li symmetric cells using this sol electrolyte demonstrate long-term cycling stability for up to 1800 h, with a plating capacity of 3.0 mAh cm⁻² without deteriorating the integrity of the thin Li foil. Using a conventional liquid electrolyte, electrode pulverization and battery failure can be observed after just three cycles. More importantly, a parameter of “throwing power” is introduced in a metal Li battery system to characterize the homogenizing ability of Li deposition in different electrolyte systems, which can serve as a guide to the efficient selection of electrolytes for Li metal batteries.     

Substrate-Independent and Re-Writable Surface Patterning by Combining Polydopamine Coatings,Silanization, and Thiol-Ene Reaction

Polydopamine coating is a unique, simple, and substrate-independent surface functionalization strategy. Techniques for secondary functionalization, patterning, and re-functionalization of polydopamine modified materials are important to broaden the scope of applications of such materials in a variety of fields. Here, a facile and substrate-independent strategy for surface functionalization and patterning is presented. This approach combines the advantages of three important methods: facile and substrate-independent polydopamine coating, versatile gas phase silanization, and rapid thiol-ene photoclick reaction for patterning. They demonstrate equally efficient functionalization and patterning of diverse materials, such as glass, polytetrafluoroethylene, aluminum, polypropylene, or polyethylene. They also show the possibility of controlled chemical removal of the patterns or surface functionalization by treatment with tetrabutylammonium fluoride, which allows re-modification or re-patterning of the substrate. Thus, this universal and powerful approach for substrate independent surface modification and patterning can significantly facilitate the development of novel functional materials and devices useful for various applications.     

基于UAV动态特性限制的WSN分簇路由方法研究

本文针对目前的WSN分簇算法研究中没有考虑到UAV动态特性,导致UAV采集信息过程中飞行距离过长、采集难度大的问题,提出了基于UAV动态特性限制的WSN分簇路由方法(CR).CR算法首先考虑到UAV飞行中与簇头通信时间较短的情况,控制了成簇的大小,能够保证UAV访问过簇头节点后可以完全采集该簇信息;第二,簇头选择阶段在兼顾簇内节点能量消耗一致的同时,对簇头进行调整,使得簇头选择方案更利于UAV采集,减少UAV绕行距离;第三,考虑到了UAV可供飞行能量的局限性,在分簇的同时加入总飞行能量的限制,使得规划方案在可行的前提下执行.实验表明,CR算法能够有效地减少节点能量消耗差异,使得网络节点剩余能量趋于一致,延长了网络生存时间.     

Fast super-resolution estimation of DOA and DOD in bistatic MIMO Radar with off-grid targets

In this paper, we focus on the problem of joint DOA and DOD estimation in Bistatic MIMO Radar using sparse reconstruction method. In traditional ways, we usually convert the 2D parameter estimation problem into 1D parameter estimation problem by Kronecker product which will enlarge the scale of the parameter estimation problem and bring more computational burden. Furthermore, it requires that the targets must fall on the predefined grids. In this paper, a 2D-off-grid model is built which can solve the grid mismatch problem of 2D parameters estimation. Then in order to solve the joint 2D sparse reconstruction problem directly and efficiently, three kinds of fast joint sparse matrix reconstruction methods are proposed which are Joint-2D-OMP algorithm, Joint-2D-SL0 algorithm and Joint-2D-SOONE algorithm. Simulation results demonstrate that our methods not only can improve the 2D parameter estimation accuracy but also reduce the computational complexity compared with the traditional Kronecker Compressed Sensing method.     

High‐Strength,Durable All‐Silk Fibroin Hydrogels with Versatile Processability toward Multifunctional Applications

Hydrogels are the focus of extensive research due to their potential use in fields including biomedical, pharmaceutical, biosensors, and cosmetics. However, the general weak mechanical properties of hydrogels limit their utility. Here, pristine silk fibroin (SF) hydrogels with excellent mechanical properties are generated via a binary‐solvent‐induced conformation transition (BSICT) strategy. In this method, the conformational transition of SF is regulated by moderate binary solvent diffusion and SF/solvent interactions. β‐sheet formation serves as the physical crosslinks that connect disparate protein chains to form continuous 3D hydrogel networks, avoiding complex chemical and/or physical treatments. The Young's modulus of these new BSICT–SF hydrogels can reach up to 6.5 ± 0.2 MPa, tens to hundreds of times higher than that of conventional hydrogels (0.01–0.1 MPa). These new materials fill the “empty soft materials' space” in the elastic modulus/strain Ashby plot. More remarkably, the BSICT–SF hydrogels can be processed into different constructions through different polymer and/or metal‐based processing techniques, such as molding, laser cutting, and machining. Thus, these new hydrogel systems exhibit potential utility in many biomedical and engineering fields.