Understanding grain refining and anti Si-poisoning effect in Al-10Si/Al-5Nb-B system

Grain refinement is critical for fabricating high-quality Al-Si casting components in the application of automobile and aerospace industries,while the well-known Si-poisoning effect makes it difficult.Nbbased refiners offer an effective method to refine Al-Si casting alloys,but their anti Si-poisoning capability is far from being understood.In this work,the grain refining mechanism and the anti Si-poisoning effect in the Al-10 Si/Al-5 Nb-B system were systematically investigated by combining transmission electron microscope,first-principles calculations,and thermodynamic calculations.It is revealed that NbB₂provides the main nucleation site in the Al-10 Si ingot inoculated by 0.1 wt.%Nb Al-5 Nb-B refiner.The exposed Nb atoms on the(0001)NbB₂and(1-100)NbB₂surface can be substituted by Al to form(Al,Nb)B₂intermedia layers.In addition,a layer of NbAl₃-like compound(NbAl₃')can cover the surface of NbB₂with the orientation relation of(1-100)[11-20]NbB_2//(110)[110]NbAl₃'.Both of the(Al,Nb)B₂and NbAl₃'intermedia layers contribute to enhancing the nucleation potency of NbB₂particles.These discoveries provide fundamental insight to the grain refining mechanism of the Nb-B based refiners for Al-Si casting alloys and are expected to guide the future development of stronger refiners for Al-Si casting alloys.     

Promoting Bone Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Inhibiting Bacterial Adhesion of Acid-Etched Nanostructured Titanium by Ultraviolet Functionalization

Titanium(Ti) and its alloys are used extensively in orthopedic implants because of their excellent biocompatibility,mechanical properties and corrosion resistance. However,titanium-based implant materials face many severe complications,such as implant loosening due to poor osseointegration and bacterial infections,which may lead to implant failure. Hence,preparing a biomaterial surface,which enhances the interactions with host cells and inhibits bacterial adhesion,may be an optimal strategy to reduce the incidence of implant failure. This study aims to improve osseointegration and confer antibacterial properties on Ti through a combination of two surface modifications including nanostructuring generated by acid etching and ultraviolet(UV) light treatment.Our results showed that without UV treatment,the acid etching treatment of Ti surface was effective at both improving the adhesion of bone mesenchymal stem cells(BMSCs) and increasing bacterial adhesion. A further UV treatment of the acid-etched surface however,not only significantly improved the cell adhesion but also inhibited bacterial adhesion. The acid-etched nanostructured titanium with UV treatment also showed a significant enhancement on cell proliferation,alkaline phosphatase(ALP) activity and mineralization. These results suggest that such nanostructured materials with UV treatment can be expected to have a good potential in orthopedic applications.     

Thermochromic Silks for Temperature Management and Dynamic Textile Displays

Silks have various advantages compared with synthetic polymer fibers,such as sustainability,mechanical properties,luster,as well as air and humidity permeability.However,the functionalization of silks has not yet been fully developed.Functionalization techniques that retain or even improve the sustainability of silk production are required.To this end,a low-cost,effective,and scalable strategy to produce TCSs by integrating yarn-spinning and continuous dip coating technique is developed herein.TCSs with extremely long length(>10 km),high mechanical performance(strength of 443.1 MPa,toughness of 56.0 MJ m?3,comparable with natural cocoon silk),and good interfacial bonding were developed.TCSs can be automatically woven into arbitrary fabrics,which feature super-hydrophobicity as well as rapid and programmable thermochromic responses with good cyclic performance:the response speed reached to one second and remained stable after hundreds of tests.Finally,applications of TCS fabrics in temperature management and dynamic textile displays are demonstrated,confirming their application potential in smart textiles,wearable devices,flexible displays,and human–machine interfaces.Moreover,combination of the fabrication and the demonstrated applications is expected to bridge the gap between lab research and industry and accelerate the commercialization of TCSs.     

1400-1500 nm,Different Material-doped Raman Fiber Lasers Pumped by Nd∶YVO_4 Laser

Different material-doped Raman fiber lasers with very high efficiency operating in continuous-wave are presented.With 1 W Nd∶YVO 4 laser pumping at wavelength of 1 342 nm, single mode output power of above 500 mW (optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 50%) is simulated in the range of 1 400-1 500 nm.Using high-germanium,high-phosphate and high-borate silicate fibers as the gain medium,laser output at wavelengths of 1 420,1 450,1 480 and 1 495 nm can be achieved with different geometries,which are just as pumping C-band and L-band distributed Raman fiber amplifiers.     

High-Spin Study of ^155Tm

The high spin states of ^155Tm have been populated via heavy-ion fusion evaporation reaction ^142Nd（^19F,6n） ^155Tm. From the γ-γ coincidence analysis, a new level scheme of ^155Tm was established. The structure of the high spin states of ^155Tm and the systematic comparison with its neighboring nuclei has been discussed.     

Preparation and Characterization of Zeolite Beta with Low SiO_2/Al_2O_3 Ratio

Zeolite beta with a low SiO2/Al2O3 ratio was synthesized by a novel two-step process.The synthesized sample was characterized with XRD,SEM,FTIR,and N2 adsorption-desorption and solid-state MAS NMR.The results showed that aluminium species were inserted into the framework of zeolite beta.The BET surface area,volume,and particle size of the zeolite beta sample decreased with decreasing SiO2/Al2O3 ratio.Our process was proved an efficient route to synthesize zeolite beta with a low SiO2/Al2O3 ratio.     

Numerical Simulation of Independent Advance of Ore Breaking in the Non-pillar Sublevel Caving Method

The mechanism of stress generation and propagation by detonation loading in five separate independent advance of ore breaking patterns is discussed in the paper. An elastic numerical model was developed using AN- SYS/LS-DYNA 3D Nonlinear Dynamic Finite Element Software. In this package ANSYS is the preprocessor and LS-DYNA is the postprocessor. Numerical models in the paper to actual were l：10 and the element mesh was dissected in scanning mode utilizing the symmetry characteristics of the numerical model. Five different advance rates were studied. Parameters, such as the time required to maximum stress, the action time of the available stress, the maximum velocity of the nodes, the stress penetration time, the magnitude of the stress peak and the time duration for high stress were numerically simulated. The 2.2 m advance appeared optimum from an analysis of the simulation results. The results from numerical simulation have been validated by tests with physical models.     

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融合显著性与运动信息的相关滤波跟踪算法

主流的目标跟踪算法以矩形模板的形式建立被跟踪物体的视觉表征, 无法有效区分目标与背景像素, 在背景复杂、目标非刚体形变、复杂运动等挑战性因素影响下容易出现模型偏移的问题, 导致跟踪失败. 与此同时, 像素级的显著性信息与运动先验信息作为人类视觉系统有效区分目标与背景、识别运动物体的重要信号, 并没有在主流目标跟踪算法中得到有效的集成利用. 针对上述问题, 提出目标的像素级概率性表征模型, 并且建立与之对应的像素级目标概率推断方法, 能够有效利用像素级的显著性与运动观测信息, 实现与主流的相关滤波跟踪算法的融合; 提出基于显著性的观测模型, 通过背景先验与提出的背景距离模型, 能够在背景复杂的情况下得到高辨识度的像素级图像观测; 利用目标与相机运动的连续性来计算目标和背景的运动模式, 并以此为基础建立基于运动估计的图像观测模型. 实验结果表明, 提出的目标表征模型与融合方法能够有效集成上述像素级图像观测信息, 提出的跟踪方法总体跟踪精度优于多种当下最先进的跟踪器, 对跟踪场景中的背景复杂、目标形变、平面内旋转等挑战性因素具有更好的鲁棒性.