Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case configured to be connected to the first electrode to accommodate the electrode assembly, and including an opening to receive the electrode assembly; a cap plate configured to be coupled with the case to cover an outer area of the opening, and including a through-hole to expose a central area of the opening; and a terminal plate configured to be connected to the second electrode and to be insulation-bonded to the cap plate, and including a flange portion covering the through-hole, and a protrusion penetrating the through-hole from the flange portion.

Abstract: A folded module includes a housing, a reflecting unit supported on an inner surface of the housing and including a reflective member, and a driving unit configured to provide driving force to rotate the reflecting unit with respect to the housing. The driving unit includes a first magnet and a second magnet disposed on the reflecting unit to face the inner surface, and at least one coil disposed in the housing and facing the first magnet and/or the second magnet.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle that includes a plurality of sensors configured to obtain surrounding environment information and a processor operatively coupled to the plurality of sensors. The processor is configured to generate a plurality of images reflecting dynamic characteristics according to a type of a surrounding object based on the surrounding environment information, and determine a collision avoidance trajectory for avoiding collision with the surrounding object based on the plurality of images reflecting dynamic characteristics according to the type of the surrounding object.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle for avoiding collisions and a method of operating the vehicle. In an embodiment, a vehicle for avoiding a collision can include a plurality of sensors configured to obtain surrounding environment information and a processor operatively connected to the plurality of sensors. The processor can determine whether a line of a driving lane is at least partially detected based on line detection information included in the surrounding environment information, determine a maximum lateral movement distance for in-lane collision avoidance based on a position of the line when the line is at least partially detected, and determine the maximum lateral movement distance for in-lane collision avoidance based on a preset value when the line is not detected.

Abstract: An embodiment primer coating composition includes 20 to 25 wt % of a chlorinated polyolefin (CPO) resin having a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 50,000 to 100,000 g/mol, 2 to 4 wt % of a modified polyester, and 75 to 85 wt % of a hydrocarbon-based solvent. An embodiment coated automotive article includes a printing layer on a base layer, the printing layer including a laser pattern, a primer layer on the printing layer, the primer layer including a primer coating composition including 20 to 25 wt % of a chlorinated polyolefin (CPO) resin having a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 50,000 to 100,000 g/mol, 2 to 4 wt % of a modified polyester, and 75 to 85 wt % of a hydrocarbon-based solvent, and a clear layer on the primer layer.

Abstract: The present exemplary embodiments may provide a latent curing agent including an imidazole-based compound protected by a Diels-Alder reaction between a diene and a dienophile.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a low energy radiation therapy system for superficial lesion treatment and an operation method thereof, the low energy radiation therapy system comprising: an optical scanner for acquiring 3D scanning data of a treatment region including a superficial lesion site; an irradiation unit configured to apply radiation to the treatment region; a calculation unit for calculating, on the basis of the 3D scanning data, a skin dose, energy of radiation, and a part-specific radiation amount adjustment value, and producing, according to the part-specific radiation amount adjustment value, shape data of a compensation unit to be provided at the end of the irradiation unit; and a 3D printer configured to three-dimensionally print and produce the compensation unit according to the shape data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel enzyme capable of producing multi-hydroxy derivatives from polyunsaturated fatty acids and a method for producing multi-hydroxy derivatives of polyunsaturated fatty acids using the same.

Abstract: A method according to an embodiment is for recovering a valuable metal from a waste electrode material of a lithium secondary battery by using lithium carbonate. An anode-cathode mixed electrode material that has been separated by draining, crushing, screening, and sorting a waste lithium secondary battery is preprocessed. A precipitation operation performed by adding lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) to a metal melt acquired by performing sulfuric acid dissolution using sulfuric acid. A valuable metal such as nickel, cobalt, manganese, aluminum, and copper is recovered as a residue in the form of a carbonate composite, and a lithium sulfate (Li2SO4) aqueous solution including lithium is recovered as a filtrate.

Abstract: A display device includes: a base substrate; a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, and a third pixel electrode arranged on the base substrate to be spaced apart from each other; a pixel defining film on the first pixel electrode, the second pixel electrode, and the third pixel electrode and including a first opening exposing the first pixel electrode, a second opening exposing the second pixel electrode and spaced apart from the first opening, and a third opening exposing the third pixel electrode and spaced apart from the first opening and the second opening; a first organic layer on the first pixel electrode exposed by the first opening; a second organic layer on the second pixel electrode exposed by the second opening; and a third organic layer on the third pixel electrode exposed by the third opening.

Abstract: A substrate supporting plate that may prevent deposition on a rear surface of a substrate and may easily unload the substrate. The substrate supporting plate may include a substrate mounting portion and a peripheral portion surrounding the substrate mounting portion. An edge portion of a top surface of the substrate mounting portion may be anodized. A central portion of the top surface of the substrate mounting portion may not be anodized.

Abstract: A method of encoding a video according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: calculating horizontal and vertical displacements of an image block on the basis of a unit horizontal interval and a unit vertical interval; encoding a motion vector corresponding to the image block using the horizontal and vertical displacements; and encoding the unit horizontal interval and the unit vertical interval.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compressor and, more specifically, to an air compressor for a vehicle, which can support a rotor disk and form a cooling flow channel by a first cover and a second cover, and thus can improve cooling efficiency while increasing manufacturability.

Abstract: An embodiment hook assembly for a door curtain to be installed on a door panel of a vehicle, the hook assembly includes a hook body installed to penetrate a through hole formed in the door panel, and a hook pin having an upper end hinge-connected to an upper portion of the hook body, wherein in a state in which an upper portion of the hook pin is completely inserted into the hook body, a part of the hook body is in an opened state and the hook body is locked to a circumference of the through hole such that the hook body is fastened to the through hole.

Abstract: A sterilization device includes a housing; a sterilization unit which emits germicidal light for sterilization of at least one target area to be sterilized; and a drive unit which moves at least a part of the sterilization unit between the outside and inside of the housing through an opening provided in the housing.

Abstract: A pore-filled ion exchange polyelectrolyte composite membrane from which the surface ion exchange polyelectrolyte has been removed and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The ion exchange polyelectrolyte composite membrane exhibits low film resistance and low in-plane-direction swelling degree, and has a smaller film-thickness than a commercial film, and thus, can be used for various purposes. In addition, since the pore-filled ion exchange polyelectrolyte composite membrane is continuously manufactured through a roll-to-roll process, the manufacturing process is simple, and manufacturing costs can be greatly reduced.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an expanded foam solution for forming a thermosetting expanded foam having excellent flame retardancy produced using the same. According to the present disclosure, nanoclay is mixed with a polyol-based compound using ultrasonic waves, an isocyanate-based compound is added, and a trimerization catalyst or an isocyanurate compound is mixed with the polyol-based compound so that an isocyanurate structure is formed.

Abstract: A switch apparatus, includes: a base module including a base case, and a moving magnet movably mounted in the base case; and a manipulation module including a manipulation case, and a first magnet fixedly mounted in the manipulation case, wherein the moving magnet moves between a hold position and a releasable position, the hold position refers to a position in which the manipulation module is held onto the base module as an attractive force acts between the moving magnet and the first magnet, and the releasable position refers to a position in which the manipulation module is releasable from the base module as a repulsive force acts between the moving magnet and the first magnet.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light irradiation apparatus including: a body part, base parts coupled to the body part, light irradiators coupled to the corresponding base part to irradiate light on a user's body, and position adjustors for adjusting the light irradiators in position and having one or more actuators controlled by a computing device, wherein the one or more actuators adjust the light irradiators in position so that the positions of the light irradiators correspond to the user's body on which the light is irradiated.