Recent advances in bioleaching and biosorption of metals from waste printed circuit boards: A review.

Electronic waste, commonly known as "e-waste", refers to electrical or electronic equipment that has been discarded. E-waste, especially waste-printed circuit boards (WPCBs), must be handled carefully; as they can cause serious environmental pollution and threaten the health of local residents. The most abundant metal in WPCBs is copper, in addition to gold, aluminum, nickel, and lead, with grades that are tens or even hundreds of times higher than those of natural deposits.

Thermal Bending Simulation and Experimental Study of 3D Ultra-Thin Glass Components for Smartwatches.

The heating system is an essential component of the glass molding process. It is responsible for heating the glass to an appropriate temperature, allowing it to soften and be easily molded. However, the energy consumption of the heating system becomes particularly significant in large-scale production.

Self-Powered Handwritten Letter Recognition Based on a Masked Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Intelligent Personal Protective Equipment.

As one of the most important ways of human-machine interfaces, the touchpad has excellent input convenience. Input devices for extreme environments require simpler structures and diverse inputs to ensure information inputs. This paper proposed a self-powered flexible input panel with single-channel output for the input recognition of all 26 letters, and a paper mask was implemented to cover the triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) board and obtain more complicated electrical signal features.

A Systematic Review of Modeling and Simulation for Precision Diamond Wire Sawing of Monocrystalline Silicon.

Precision processing of monocrystalline silicon presents significant challenges due to its unique crystal structure and chemical properties. Effective modeling and simulation are essential for advancing the understanding of the manufacturing process, optimizing design, and refining production parameters to enhance product quality and performance. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of the modeling and simulation techniques applied in the precision machining of monocrystalline silicon using diamond wire sawing.

Recent advances in the precision control strategy of artificial pancreas.

The scientific diagnosis and treatment of patients with diabetes require frequent blood glucose testing and insulin delivery to normoglycemia. Therefore, an artificial pancreas with a continuous blood glucose (BG) monitoring function is an urgent research target in the medical industry. The problem of closed-loop algorithmic control of the BG with a time delay is a key and difficult issue that needs to be overcome in the development of an artificial pancreas.

Progress in Active Infrared Imaging for Defect Detection in the Renewable and Electronic Industries.

In recent years, infrared thermographic (IRT) technology has experienced notable advancements and found widespread applications in various fields, such as renewable industry, electronic industry, construction, aviation, and healthcare. IRT technology is used for defect detection due to its non-contact, efficient, and high-resolution methods, which enhance product quality and reliability. This review offers an overview of active IRT principles.

Simulation and Experimental Study on the Precision Molding of Irregular Vehicle Glass Components.

The high level of stress and dimension deviation induced by glass molding are the main causes of the low yield rate of large, irregular glass components on vehicles. To solve this issue, a numerical model of large glass component molding was established in this study, which aimed to analyze the dominant factors of molding quality and achieve a synergistic balance between quality characteristics and energy consumption. The results show that molding temperature is the dominant factor affecting the energy consumption and residual stress, and the molding pressure is the main factor affecting the dimension deviation.

Recent Advances in Precision Diamond Wire Sawing Monocrystalline Silicon.

Due to the brittleness of silicon, the use of a diamond wire to cut silicon wafers is a critical stage in solar cell manufacturing. In order to improve the production yield of the cutting process, it is necessary to have a thorough understanding of the phenomena relating to the cutting parameters. This research reviews and summarizes the technology for the precision machining of monocrystalline silicon using diamond wire sawing (DWS).

Progress in Laser Ablation and Biological Synthesis Processes: "Top-Down" and "Bottom-Up" Approaches for the Green Synthesis of Au/Ag Nanoparticles.

Because of their small size and large specific surface area, nanoparticles (NPs) have special properties that are different from bulk materials. In particular, Au/Ag NPs have been intensively studied for a long time, especially for biomedical applications. Thereafter, they played a significant role in the fields of biology, medical testing, optical imaging, energy and catalysis, MRI contrast agents, tumor diagnosis and treatment, environmental protection, and so on.

A review: The detection of cancer cells in histopathology based on machine vision.

Machine vision is being employed in defect detection, size measurement, pattern recognition, image fusion, target tracking and 3D reconstruction. Traditional cancer detection methods are dominated by manual detection, which wastes time and manpower, and heavily relies on the pathologists' skill and work experience. Therefore, these manual detection approaches are not convenient for the inheritance of domain knowledge, and are not suitable for the rapid development of medical care in the future.

Development of a Hybrid Intelligent Process Model for Micro-Electro Discharge Machining Using the TTM-MDS and Gaussian Process Regression.

This paper proposed a hybrid intelligent process model, based on a hybrid model combining the two-temperature model (TTM) and molecular dynamics simulation (MDS) (TTM-MDS). Combined atomistic-continuum modeling of short-pulse laser melting and disintegration of metal films [Physical Review B, 68, (064114):1-22.], and Gaussian process regression (GPR), for micro-electrical discharge machining (micro-EDM) were also used.

Molecular Dynamics Study of Laser Interaction with Nanoparticles in Liquids and Its Potential Application.

Laser interaction with nanoparticles in liquid is the fundamental theoretical basis for many applications but it is still challenging to observe this nanoscale phenomenon within a few nanoseconds in liquid by experiment. The successful implementation of the two-temperature method integrated with molecular dynamics (TTM-MD) in laser interaction with bulk material has shown great potential in providing a panoramic view of the laser interaction with the nanoparticles. However, the current TTM-MD model has to divide the system into cubic cells, which leads to mistakes near the nanoparticle's surface.

Progress in Transparent Nano-Ceramics and Their Potential Applications.

Transparent nano-ceramics have an important high-transmittance, material-integrating structure and function and a variety of potential applications, such as use in infrared windows, optical isolators, composite armors, intelligent terminal screens, and key materials of solid-state lasers. Transparent ceramics were originally developed to replace single crystals because of their low fabricating cost, controllable shape, and variable composition. Therefore, this study reviews and summarizes the development trends in transparent nano-ceramics and their potential applications.

Progress in Non-Traditional Processing for Fabricating Superhydrophobic Surfaces.

When the water droplets are on some superhydrophobic surfaces, the surface only needs to be inclined at a very small angle to make the water droplets roll off. Hence, building a superhydrophobic surface on the material substrate, especially the metal substrate, can effectively alleviate the problems of its inability to resist corrosion and easy icing during use, and it can also give it special functions such as self-cleaning, lubrication, and drag reduction. Therefore, this study reviews and summarizes the development trends in the fabrication of superhydrophobic surface materials by non-traditional processing techniques.