Abstract: Provided are a binder for an electrode, a negative electrode for a secondary battery including the binder, and a secondary battery, in which an active material layer is prevented from lifting from a negative electrode base material. A binder forming an electrode of a secondary battery includes a binder particle and a temperature-sensitive polymer grafted on a surface of the binder particle.

Abstract: In one example, an electronic device comprises a substrate comprising a conductive structure and an inner side and an outer side, a first electronic component over the inner side of the substrate and coupled with the conductive structure, a lid over the substrate and the first electronic component and comprising a first hole in the lid, and a thermal interface material between the first electronic component and the lid. The thermal interface material is in the first hole. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: A LiDAR and camera data fusion method includes generating a voxel-wise feature map based on point cloud data of a LiDAR sensor, generating a pixel-wise feature map based on image data of a camera, converting three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of point data of the voxel-wise feature map to two-dimensional (2D) coordinates, based on at least one predefined calibration parameter, and generating fused data by combining pixel data of the pixel-wise feature map and point data of the 2D coordinates.

Abstract: A quantum dot including a core comprising a first semiconductor nanocrystal including a zinc chalcogenide and a semiconductor nanocrystal shell disposed on the surface of the core and comprising zinc, selenium, and sulfur. The quantum dot does not comprise cadmium, emits blue light, and may exhibit a digital diffraction pattern obtained by a Fast Fourier Transform of a transmission electron microscopic image including a (100) facet of a zinc blende structure. In an X-ray diffraction spectrum of the quantum dot, a ratio of a defect peak area with respect to a peak area of a zinc blende crystal structure is less than about 0.8:1. A method of producing the quantum dot, and an electroluminescent device including the quantum dot are also disclosed.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules, each battery module including: a cell stack that includes a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; and a side cover disposed on at least one side of the cell stack; and a pack housing structured to accommodate the plurality of battery modules, wherein the side cover includes a body disposed at a side of the cell stack in the first direction; a first extension portion extending from the body in the first direction; and a second extension portion connected to the body and the first extension portion.

Abstract: A display apparatus including a display and a supporter. The supporter being mounted on the display and configured to support the display and rotate the display module between a first position and a second position. The supporter including a drive motor, a first gear, and a detection sensor. The drive motor configured to supply a driving force to rotate the display. The first gear configured to rotate together with the display by receiving the driving force from the drive motor. The detection sensor configured to detect a rotation amount of a second gear configured to rotate in with the first gear.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a polarizing plate, comprising a step of irradiating an optical laminate with ultraviolet rays having an emission wavelength band of 380 nm to 410 nm. The optical laminate sequentially comprises a first base film, a first adhesive layer, a linear polarizer, a second adhesive layer, a second base film and a reverse dispersion liquid crystal layer. The first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer each comprise a photosensitizer for initiating a curing reaction in a wavelength band of 350 nm to 410 nm, and the ultraviolet rays are irradiated on the first base film side of the optical laminate.

Abstract: An inlet duct for a vehicle battery system includes an inlet part having an inlet hole open toward a vehicle interior, outlet parts divided from the inlet part and having outlet holes so as to supply air introduced to the inlet hole to the battery system via two separated paths, and a grill provided in the inlet part by having multiple ribs forming a grid to cover the inlet hole.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining the DNA quality of a biological sample and, more specifically, to a method for determining the DNA quality of a biological sample by performing a quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using primers capable of amplifying a target gene, a method for preparing the primers used in the method, and a method for standardizing the amount of detected target gene mutation by using the determined DNA quality. The method of the present invention enables objective evaluation of the DNA quality of a biological sample used in gene analysis and the presentation of objective results on the expression ratio of a gene mutation, thereby providing reliable information in the fields of clinical research and companion diagnosis.

Abstract: A light module includes a first light emitter, a second light emitter, a third light emitter, and a controller. The first light emitter is configured to emit a first light having a first peak wavelength in a visible range, the second light emitter is configured to emit a second light having a waveform having a second peak wavelength higher than the first peak wavelength, and the third light emitter is configured to emit a third light having a third peak wavelength that is shorter than the first peak wavelength. The controller is configured to control the first light emitter, the second light emitter, and the third light emitter to generate a first light pattern and a second light pattern. The first light pattern comprises a first light spectrum and the second light pattern comprises a second light spectrum including at least one more peak wavelength than the first light spectrum.

Abstract: Provided is method of providing a conversation service in an electronic apparatus, including receiving a conversation input from a user terminal, identifying conversation history information associated with a user of the user terminal, obtaining score information corresponding to the user based on the conversation input and the conversation history information, obtaining response information based on the conversation input and the conversation history information, and providing the user terminal with at least one of the score information and the response information.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes cationic carrier units comprising (i) a water-soluble polymer, (ii) a positively charged carrier, (iii) a hydrophobic moiety, and (iv) a crosslinking moiety, wherein when the cationic carrier unit is mixed with an anionic payload (e.g., an antisense oligonucleotide) that electrostatically interacts with the cationic carrier unit, the resulting composition self-organizes into a micelle encapsulating the anionic payload in its core. The cationic carrier units can also comprise a tissue specific targeting moiety, which would be displayed on the surface of the micelle. The disclosure also includes micelles comprising the cationic carrier units of the disclosure, methods of manufacture of cationic carrier units and micelles, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the micelles, and also methods of treating diseases or conditions comprising administering the micelles to a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electrolyte membrane of a membrane-electrode assembly including an electronic insulation layer, which greatly improves the durability of the electrolyte membrane, and a method of preparing the same. The electrolyte membrane includes an ion exchange layer and an electronic insulation layer provided on the ion exchange layer, and the electronic insulation layer includes one or more catalyst complexes, and a second ionomer Particularly, each of the one or more catalyst complex includes a catalyst particle and a first ionomer coated on the entirety or a portion of the surface of the catalyst particle, and the one or more catalyst complexes are dispersed the second ionomer.

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 an axis to define a core and an outer circumference. The first electrode includes an uncoated portion at a long side end thereof and exposed out of the separator along a winding axis direction of the electrode assembly. A part of the uncoated portion is bent in a radial direction of the electrode assembly to form a bending surface region that includes overlapping layers of the uncoated portion, and in a partial region of the bending surface region, the number of stacked layers of the uncoated portion is 10 or more in the winding axis direction of the electrode assembly.

Abstract: Disclosed is a miniaturized battery module in which a space except for a space of a battery cell is minimized and the number of components is reduced. The miniaturized battery module includes a cell assembly configured by assembling a plurality of battery cells, an upper frame inserted into an outer upper surface of the cell assembly, a lower frame inserted into an outer lower surface of the cell assembly and fastened to the upper frame, and first and second endplates fastened to two opposite ends of the cell assembly and configured to fix the plurality of battery cells. In this case, at least two or more of the plurality of the battery cells are arranged side by side, and the upper frame and the lower frame are fastened by welding.

Abstract: A battery module is composed of a plurality of battery cells according to an embodiment of the present invention and includes one positive output terminal formed by connecting the plurality of battery cells, one negative output terminal formed by connecting the plurality of battery cells, a field effect transistor (FET) provided on a current path between the positive output terminal and an external device, a temperature information measurer for measuring temperature information of the plurality of battery cells, and a protection integrated circuit (IC) chip for controlling the FET.

Abstract: Disclosed is a case for a battery module including a body having an internal space; and an end plate disposed on an end of the body, wherein the body includes a bottom plate on which a coolant flow path through which a coolant flows is formed, and wherein the end plate includes a coolant flow tube through which the coolant flows and a connection portion extending from the coolant flow tube and coupled to the coolant flow path.

Abstract: The inventive concept provides a substrate treating apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus includes a chamber having a treating space therein; a supply line having a first open/close valve installed thereon and configured to supply a treating fluid to the treating space; a heater installed on the supply line and configured to heat the treating fluid; an exhaust line having a second open/close valve installed thereon and configured to exhaust the treating space; and, a controller configured to control the first open/close value and the second open/close valve such that the treating fluid heated is supplied to and exhausted from the treating space before a treating process is performed on a substrate in the treating space.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes cationic carrier units comprising (i) a water soluble polymer, (ii) a positively charged carrier, (iii) a hydrophobic moiety, and (iv) a crosslinking moeity, wherein when the cationic carrier unit is mixed with an anionic payload (e.g., an RNA and/or DNA) that electrostatically interacts with the cationic carrier unit, the resulting composition self-organizes into a micelle encapsulating the anionic payload in its core. The cationic carrier units can also comprise a tissue specific targeting moiety, which would be displayed on the surface of the micelle. The disclosure also includes micelles comprising the cationic carrier units of the disclosure, methods of manufacture of cationic carrier units and micelles, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the micelles, and also methods of treating diseases or conditions comprising administering the micelles to a subject in need thereof.