Abstract: A voltage measuring device for measuring a voltage by using a Pockels cell includes a Pockels cell changing a refractive index of incident light based on an applied electric field, at least one non-polarized beam splitter splitting an incident beam, a first polarizing plate polarizing a first beam split by the at least one non-polarized beam splitter, a first light detector detecting light polarized based on the first polarizing plate, a ¼ wave plate elliptically polarizing and outputting a second beam split by the at least one non-polarized beam splitter, a second polarizing plate polarizing the elliptically polarized second beam, a second light detector detecting light polarized based on the ¼ wave plate and the second polarizing plate, and a controller configured to measure a voltage based on a first light intensity determined by the first light detector and a second light intensity determined by the second light detector.

Abstract: Various example embodiments provide a computing device of an algorithm for reconstructing a three-dimensional (3D) image in consideration of multiple scattering and a method of the same. According to various example embodiments, the computing device may be configured to set a 3D refractive index based on a plurality of 2D images for a specimen and to reconstruct a 3D image for the specimen from the set refractive index using a modified Born expansion considering multiple scattering to converge a calculation result.

Abstract: An antenna assembly comprises: a dielectric substrate; a first ground region disposed on one side of a feed line disposed on the dielectric substrate; a radiator region in which a first side and a second side corresponding to the opposite side of the first side form end portions of conductive patterns such that the conductive patterns having different widths are formed in a plurality of step structures; and a second ground region disposed on the other side of the feed line, wherein the first ground region may be formed to have a length greater than or equal to that of the second ground region in one axial direction. The number of steps on the second side may be greater than or equal to the number of steps on the first side.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for regulating the extracellular secretion ability of a homeoprotein and a homeoprotein variant having regulated extracellular secretion ability using the same, and more particularly, a method for increasing or decreasing the extracellular secretion ability through the increase or decrease in hydrophobicity of an amino acid sequence among homeodomain external amino acid sequences, or a homeoprotein whose extracellular secretion ability is increased or decreased through the increase or decrease in hydrophobicity of the homeodomain external amino acid sequence.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate after a 4th generation (4G) communication systems such as long term evolution (LTE). The disclosure is for reconstructing a downlink channel in a wireless communication system. An operation method for a base station is provided. The operation method includes the steps of transmitting downlink reference signals (RSs) to a terminal, receiving an indication of a first channel matrix estimated by the terminal and at least one uplink RS; estimating a second channel matrix on the basis of the at least one uplink RS, and on the basis of the first channel matrix and the second channel matrix, reconstructing channel information to be used for data transmission.

Abstract: An MRAM cell includes a switch unit configured to determine opening and closing thereof by a word line voltage and to activate a current path between a bit line and a bit line bar in an opened state thereof, first and second MTJs having opposite states, respectively, and connected in series between the bit line and the bit line bar, to constitute a storage node, and a sensing line configured to be activated in a reading mode of the MRAM cell, thereby creating data reading information based on a voltage between the first and second MTJs, wherein the first and second MTJs have different ones of a low resistance state and a high resistance state, respectively, in accordance with a voltage drop direction between the bit line and the bit line bar, thereby storing data of 0 or 1.

Abstract: An electrolyte includes a plurality of additives to form a multi-layered solid electrolyte interface layer. In addition, a lithium secondary battery including the same electrolyte is proposed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing method and apparatus. The image processing method includes extracting a content latent code and a style latent code for each of a plurality of input images, obtaining a content feature vector by calculating a weighted sum of content latent codes extracted from the input images based on a morphing control parameter, obtaining a style feature vector by calculating a weighted sum of style latent codes extracted from the input images based on the morphing control parameter, and generating a morphing image based on the content feature vector and the style feature vector.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a controller. The controller is configured to execute: acquiring a plurality of datasets, each of the datasets being configured with a combination of training data and a correct answer label; and implementing machine learning of an estimation model using the acquired plurality of datasets, wherein the training data includes workload information about an application constructed based on a microservice architecture and resource use information about resources used for each of components included in the application, in a learning target environment, the correct answer label is configured to show a true value of quality of service of the application, and the machine learning comprises training the estimation model such that, for each of the datasets, an estimated value of the quality of service calculated with the estimation model based on the training data corresponds to the true value shown by the correct answer label.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a band-pass analog-to-digital converter (ADC) using a bidirectional voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) including a first converter configured to receive an analog input signal and quantize the analog input signal according to a first clock signal to output a first digital signal, a second converter configured to receive the analog input signal and quantize the analog input signal in a time-interleaving manner according to a second clock signal, which has a phase opposite to that of the first clock signal, to output a second digital signal, and a multiplexer configured to receive the first and second digital signals and select one of the two signals in response to the first clock signal to finally output a digital output signal.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a nano-structure includes: providing a phase mask having an uneven lattice structure to contact a photoresist film; exposing the photoresist film to a light through the phase mask such that the light is obliquely incident on a surface of the photoresist film; and developing the photoresist film to form a nano-structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a soft robot using diamagnetic levitation. Such a soft robot using diamagnetic levitation is formed of a diamagnetic material to levitate on the ground on which a magnetic field is formed, and moves in a direction toward a predetermined point of a head part when the predetermined point of the head part is heated, and may thus move and change its direction in a state in which it is not in contact with the ground.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sub-nanometric particles-metal organic framework complex including a multi-shell hollow metal organic framework (MOF) and sub-nanometric particles (SNPs), and a method of preparing the same.

Abstract: An output buffer is disclosed that includes: a buffer circuit that outputs an output signal to an output terminal based on a first input signal provided to a first input terminal and a second input signal provided to a second input terminal; and a current supply circuit that is connected in parallel to the buffer circuit, and provides an auxiliary current to the output terminal based on the first input signal and the second input signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure is broadly concerned with the field of cancer immunotherapy. For example, the present invention generally relates to an immune cell comprising a genetically engineered antigen receptor that specifically binds to a target antigen and a genetic disruption agent that reduces or is capable of reducing the expression in the immune cell of a gene that weakens the function of the immune cell.

Abstract: An optical measurement device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a universal metasurface on which light is incident, a polarization sensor configured to measure a polarization state of light passing through the universal metasurface, and a controller configured to collect a quantitative differential interference contrast (QDIC) image for the x polarization of incident light that is collected by the polarization sensor, a QDIC image for y polarization, and a quantitative relative phase (QRP) image representing a relative phase difference between the x polarization and y polarization and configured to calculate intensity, a phase or polarization information of the incident light.

Abstract: A method for detecting fatigue cracks in a structure and a system therefore are disclosed. A vibration detection element detects vibration of the structure generated when the structure is excited at low and high frequencies and generates a measurement signal in the time domain. Based on a trained long short-term memory (LSTM) network, a signal of the next time step is predicted from the measurement signal of the current time step measured by the vibration detection element. The measurement signal and the prediction signal are combined to create a new combined signal with an increased length in the time domain. The combined signal is Fourier transformed to reduce noise and enhance the information of the measured signal in the frequency domain, and the Fourier transformed signal is used to obtain a spectral density function and to detect cracks in the structure.

Abstract: Provided is a catalyst structure for a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) dehydrogenation reactor, including a support, a plurality of channels formed on the support in such a manner that the LOHC may flow therethrough, and an LOHC dehydrogenation catalyst that is coated on the inner surfaces of the channels and is in contact with the LOHC to carry out LOHC dehydrogenation, wherein the hydrogen gas generated from the dehydrogenation is discharged along the channels so that the contact area between the LOHC and the LOHC dehydrogenation catalyst may be increased.

Abstract: An intelligent trust enabler system for a 5G IoT (fifth-generation Internet of Things) environment includes: an IoT trust enabler mounted on an edge and gateway on a fifth-generation (5G) IoT infrastructure, for providing trust information based on data collected from IoT devices and performing operation and management of connected IoT resources; and an IoT trust agent for providing a legacy environment for the IoT trust enabler.

Abstract: Disclosed is a 3D point cloud-based deep learning neural network acceleration apparatus including a depth image input unit configured to receive a depth image, a depth data storage unit configured to store depth data derived from the depth image, a sampling unit configured to sample the depth image in units of a sampling window having a predetermined first size, a grouping unit configured to generate a grouping window having a predetermined second size and to group inner 3D point data by grouping window, and a convolution computation unit configured to separate point feature data and group feature data, among channel-direction data of 3D point data constituting the depth image, to perform convolution computation with respect to the point feature data and the group feature data, to sum the results of convolution computation by group grouped by the grouping unit, and to derive the final result.