Abstract: A sterilization module including a main body, a circuit board disposed in the main body, a light source disposed on the circuit board to emit sterilizing light, and a transparent unit to protect the light source from an outside and including a material that transmits the sterilizing light, in which the light source includes a mesa including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer, a first electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer, and a second electrode disposed on the second semiconductor layer and electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer, in which the first electrode includes a first contact region disposed on the outer area of the first semiconductor layer and a second contact region at least partially surrounded by the mesa, and a distance between the transparent unit and the circuit board is greater than a height of the light source.

Abstract: There are provided a porous composite membrane formed by blending perfluoroalkoxy alkane (PFA) with an organic substance, and a manufacturing method thereof. The porous composite membrane is able to have pores easily formed simply by blending a fluorine-based polymer with an organic substance without additional pore-forming processes such as stretching and heating, and exhibit excellent properties in terms of resistance to high temperatures and strong acids due to the use of the fluorine-based polymer as a base material, so it is available for use in semiconductor wastewater treatment that uses strong acids like HF.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a Prussian blue-based coagulant and a microplastic coagulation method using the same, which may effectively coagulate microplastics having a size of less than 20 ?m or nanoplastics and implement an environmentally harmless coagulation process, and the Prussian blue-based coagulant according to the present disclosure refers to Prussian blue being used as a coagulant for microplastics present in a water-system environment.

Abstract: A pouch unit and a battery cell including the same are disclosed. The pouch unit comprises a pouch sheet having an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, an accommodation portion formed on the pouch sheet, the accommodation portion forming an accommodation space that is open in a direction in which the inner surface faces, a perimeter portion formed on the pouch sheet, the perimeter portion being positioned between a perimeter of the pouch sheet and the accommodation portion, and a notch portion formed alongside a side of the accommodation portion at the perimeter portion, the notch portion being concave on the inner surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrolyte solution and a secondary battery including the same. According to the present invention, the present invention has an effect of providing a secondary battery having improved charging efficiency and output due to low discharge resistance and having a long lifespan and excellent high-temperature capacity retention by suppressing gas generation and increase in thickness.

Abstract: A film for manufacturing an electronic component includes a polymer layer and conductive nanowires and magnetic nanoparticles dispersed in the polymer layer.

Abstract: An energy storage device is equipped with an intake and exhaust integrated duct. The intake and exhaust integrated duct is capable of achieving a uniform cooling effect in a plurality of battery modules by distributing air to each cell module of a battery.

Abstract: A transistor device includes a substrate, a fin structure extending on the substrate in a direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate, a source region and a drain region provided at an upper portion of the fin structure, a constant current generating layer provided at a lower portion of the fin structure, a gate insulating film provided on both side surfaces and a top surface of the upper portion of the fin structure, and a gate electrode provided on the gate insulating film, wherein the gate electrode is provided on the fin structure and between the source region and the drain region, the constant current generating layer generates a constant current between the drain region and the substrate, and the constant current is independent from a gate voltage applied to the gate electrode.

Abstract: A method and an electronic device for translating a speech signal between a first language and a second language with minimized translation delay by translating fewer than all words of the speech signal according to a level of understanding of the second language by a user that receives the translation.

Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixel electrodes on a substrate, light-emitting elements on the plurality of pixel electrodes and extending in a thickness direction of the substrate and connecting electrodes between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the light-emitting elements, wherein a width of the connecting electrodes is greater than a width of the light-emitting elements, and upper corners of each of the light-emitting elements and upper corners of each of the connecting electrodes are rounded.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a pouch-type rechargeable battery includes a preforming portion forming a folding groove in a portion of a protrusion of the pouch-type rechargeable battery, a folding portion disposed on a rear end of the preforming portion and folding the protrusion along the folding groove, a rolling portion disposed on a rear end of the folding portion and pressing the folded protrusion, and a pressing portion disposed on a rear end of the rolling portion and fixing the folded protrusion.

Abstract: A transition dichalcogenide homojunction structure may include a lower high resistance layer including a plurality of PtX2 layers and an upper low resistance layer which includes the plurality of PtX2 layers and has different thickness and number of growth layers from the lower high resistance layer. And the lower high resistance layer and the upper low resistance layer may form a homojunction. The heat transfer characteristic of the lower high resistance layer may increase by the interface induced Seebeck effect with the upper low resistance layer. The transition dichalcogenide homojunction structure may generate the interface induced Seebeck effect at the interface of the homojunction to generate a thermal voltage. Further, the transition metal dichalcogenide homojunction structure may measure the Seebeck effect of the lower high resistance layer using the upper low resistance layer without separate measurement equipment.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a distributed cloud system, a data processing method of the distributed cloud system, a storage medium. The data processing method of the distributed cloud system includes running an application of an edge computing system requested by a user device, generating a snapshot image of the application, and storing the generated snapshot image and transmitting the stored image during migration.

Abstract: A cigarette includes a tobacco rod, a front end plug positioned at a front end of the tobacco rod, a filter rod positioned at a rear end of the tobacco rod, and a wrapper surrounding the tobacco rod, the front end plug, and the filter rod and including at least one perforation formed in an area of the wrapper to allow air to flow to the inside of the wrapper.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a nanostructure for detecting viruses including an amphipathic polymer, and a diagnostic platform using the same, wherein the nanostructure is capable of specifically detecting viruses through silica-based nanoparticles with excellent stability and high dispersion and a biocompatible amphipathic polymer, such that it is possible to develop a diagnostic platform with high sensitivity through binding and agglomeration of the nanostructure and viruses and enable rapid and accurate diagnosis of a target virus.

Abstract: A light-emitting element transfer system includes raw film cutting device for forming a transfer member by cutting a raw film, a stretching device for stretching a transfer film with a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed thereon, a circuit board support member for supporting a circuit board and transport head for adsorbing the transfer member and transferring the light-emitting elements on the transfer film onto the circuit board by using the adsorbed transfer member.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a video decoding method and apparatus and a video encoding method and apparatus. In video encoding and decoding, multiple partition blocks are generated by splitting a target block. A prediction mode is derived for at least a part of the multiple partition blocks, among the multiple partition blocks, and prediction is performed on the multiple partition blocks based on the derived prediction mode. When prediction is performed on the partition blocks, information related to the target block may be used, and information related to an additional partition block, which is predicted prior to the partition block, may be used.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same. In the electrode assembly, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound based on a winding axis to define a core and an outer circumference. The first electrode includes a first active material portion coated with an active material layer and a first uncoated portion not coated with an active material layer along a winding direction. At least a part of the first uncoated portion is defined as an electrode tab by itself. The first uncoated portion includes a first portion adjacent to the core of the electrode assembly, a second portion adjacent to the outer circumference of the electrode assembly, and a third portion interposed between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion or the second portion has a smaller height than the third portion in the winding axis direction.

Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode, the second electrode and the separator being wound around a winding axis to define a core and an outer peripheral surface. The first electrode and the second electrode include a first uncoated region and a second uncoated region along a winding direction, respectively, and an active material layer coating is absent in the first uncoated region and the second uncoated region. The battery further includes a housing receiving the electrode assembly through an opening formed at a bottom, a first current collector coupled to the first uncoated region and disposed within the housing, a cap covering the opening, a spacer interposed between the cap and the electrode assembly to fix the electrode assembly and seal the housing, and a terminal electrically connected to the second uncoated region.

Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first uncoated region and a second uncoated region; a battery housing accommodating the electrode assembly and electrically connected to the second uncoated region; a cap to cover an open portion on bottom of the battery housing; a first electrode terminal passing through a partially closed portion of the battery housing and being electrically isolated from the battery housing; and a first current collector coupled to the first uncoated region and connected to the first electrode terminal.