Abstract: The present invention relates to a cathode for a metal-air battery, a method for manufacturing the same, and a metal-air battery including the same. The cathode comprises a needle-shaped core including two or more species of metals selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, manganese, zinc, iron, copper, and chrome, or a cobalt oxide; and a flake-shaped shell including an oxide containing two or more species of metals selected from the group consisting of nickel, cobalt, manganese, zinc, iron, copper, and chrome or a cobalt oxide. As such, the core-shell structure may lead to a reduction in the charge voltage of the metal-air battery as well as the taking of the good capacity characteristics of the transition metal oxide. Further, according to the present invention, the cathode for a metal-air battery may be produced without adding carbon or binder.

Abstract: A multi-transmembrane protein antigen includes a polypeptide corresponding to an extracellular loop of the multi-transmembrane protein, the N-terminal and C-terminal of the polypeptide being fixed on a solid substrate or the N-terminal and C-terminal being attached to both ends of a linker to form a cyclic structure, an antibody specifically binding to the antigen or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, and a method for screening an antibody specifically binding to the antigen. The present invention may be usefully employed for effective production of antibodies for multi-transmembrane proteins that play important roles in disease-related phenomena such as cell signaling.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing a carbide-derived carbon having high ion mobility for use in a lithium battery anode material, a lithium air battery electrode, a supercapacitor electrode, and a flow capacitor electrode, including thermally treating a carbide compound in a vacuum, thus obtaining a vacuum-treated carbide compound; and thermochemically reacting the vacuum-treated carbide compound with a halogen element-containing gas, thus extracting the element other than carbon from the vacuum-treated carbide compound, wherein annealing can be further performed after thermochemical reaction. This carbide-derived carbon has a small pore distribution, dense graphite fringe, and a large lattice spacing and thus high ion mobility, compared to conventional carbide-derived carbon obtained only by thermochemical reaction with a halogen element-containing gas.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for performing rate-distortion optimization based on cost. The encoding apparatus selects an encoding mode to be used to encode a target block from among multiple modes and performs computation for rate-distortion optimization in the encoding mode. The encoding apparatus calculates a cost of at least one of the multiple modes in relation to the encoding of the target block, and selects the encoding mode from among the multiple modes, based on the cost.

Abstract: A manifold for a redox flow battery capable of effectively suppressing a shunt current has a supply flow pathway and an exhaust flow pathway respectively formed at a left side and a right side of an anode or cathode electrode electrolyte reaction unit so as to include a U-shaped curved portion, and the U-shaped curved portion is formed to be positioned on the upper part of the top or the lower part of the bottom of the first electrode electrolyte reaction unit. When the manifold is applied to a redox flow battery, the supply flow pathway and the exhaust flow pathway having the U-shaped curved portion are formed on the upper part of the top or the lower part of the bottom of the electrode electrolyte reaction unit to prevent an electrolyte existing in the inside of a stack and a pipe from passing through the U-shaped curved portion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of preparing porous graphene from porous graphite, including 1) thermochemically reacting a highly crystalline carbide compound with a halogen element-containing gas to give a porous carbide-derived carbon; 2) treating the carbide-derived carbon with an acid, thus preparing a carbide-derived carbon oxide; and 3) reducing the carbide-derived carbon oxide. An anode mixture for a secondary battery including the graphene and an anode for a secondary battery including the anode mixture are also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for creating a panorama is provided, the apparatus including an image obtainer to obtain at least two images via at least two cameras, an overlapping area analyzer to analyze an overlapping area among the at least two cameras, and extract overlapping image information, an image segmentation unit to segment the at least two images in an object unit, and generate image segmentation information, a depth value extractor to extract a depth value of an object in the at least two images, an image focus setter to set a focus value based on the depth value for the plurality of segmented objects, and a panorama creator to create panorama content of which a focus is convertible using the image segmentation information and the focus value.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a graphene composite including an ultrasonic-wave pulverization post-treatment process. The method includes radiating a microwave on a mixture of graphite oxide and a conducting agent, dispersing a resultant material, obtained during the radiating the microwave, in a liquid and performing ultrasonic-wave pulverization, and freeze-drying particles subjected to the ultrasonic-wave pulverization. In the present invention, the post-treatment process is added to the method of manufacturing the graphene composite including the reduced graphene oxide using the graphite oxide, thereby manufacturing a graphene composite having improved bindability with spherical activated carbon used to manufacture an active material. Further, the post-treated graphene composite is used to manufacture the active material and the supercapacitor, and accordingly, the active material can be thinly and densely applied to provide a supercapacitor having improved performance.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a flooring material including: a plasticizer; fibers comprising at least one type of inorganic fibers or at least one type of organic fibers; and a thermoplastic resin. The fibers have an alignment. In addition, a method for manufacturing a flooring material is also disclosed. The method includes preparing a first mixture by mixing a liquid plasticizer with fibers comprising at least one type of inorganic fibers or at least one type of organic fibers; preparing a second mixture in which the fibers are dispersed in the liquid plasticizer by agitating the first mixture; preparing a third mixture by mixing the second mixture with a thermoplastic resin; and forming a floor material through thermo-compression of the third mixture.

Abstract: A solar cell according to an embodiment comprises: a support substrate; a rear electrode layer formed on the support substrate; a first through groove formed on the rear electrode layer; an optical absorption layer formed on the rear electrode layer; and a front electrode layer formed on the optical absorption layer, wherein the average surface roughness (Ra1) of the support substrate, which is exposed by the first through groove, is in a range of 28 nm to 100 nm.

Abstract: a liquid crystal display device includes a backlight unit and a display panel. The backlight unit includes a light source member and a reflective sheet. The light source member includes light emitting elements, and the light emitting elements include a lens totally reflecting light laterally towards a side surface of backlight unit. The reflective sheet defines a bottom part and cover parts. The bottom part extends to be disposed under the light source member and defines a plurality of opening parts of the first reflective sheet. The cover parts are respectively bent from one side of each of the opening parts toward the display panel. Also, the cover parts are in one-to-one correspondence with the opening parts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cathode catalyst for a metal-air battery, a method for manufacturing the same, and a metal-air battery comprising the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a cathode catalyst for a metal-air battery, a method for manufacturing the same, and a metal-air battery comprising the same having an improved storage capacity for charging/discharging and an increased charge-discharge cycle lifetime. The cathode catalyst is characterized by having a layered perovskite structure, and including lanthanum and nickel oxides. The cathode catalyst including the layered perovskite is used for manufacturing a cathode for a metal-air battery, and a metal-air battery is provided using the same. As a result, the charge-discharge polarisation of the metal-air battery is decreased, the storage capacity is increased, and the charge-discharge cycle lifetime can be improved.

Abstract: A curved display device includes a display panel curved along a first direction and a backlight assembly providing a light to the display panel. The backlight assembly includes a light source unit having light sources emitting the light, light source substrates electrically connected to the light sources, and a containing member accommodating the light source unit. The containing member includes a bottom portion curved along the first direction and a fixing portion coupled to the light source substrates to fix the light source substrates to the bottom portion, and the fixing portion is defined by cutting and bending a portion of the bottom portion.

Abstract: A method of preparing a material having a superhydrophobic region and a hydrophobic region is described, involving preparing a superhydrophobic surface body and hydrolyzing one surface of the prepared superhydrophobic surface body using a strong base. Such preparation method is simpler than conventional preparation methods and is capable of preparing a material having opposite surface characteristics at low costs.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing a carbide-derived carbon having high ion mobility for use in a lithium battery anode material, a lithium air battery electrode, a supercapacitor electrode, and a flow capacitor electrode, including thermally treating a carbide compound in a vacuum, thus obtaining a vacuum-treated carbide compound; and thermochemically reacting the vacuum-treated carbide compound with a halogen element-containing gas, thus extracting the element other than carbon from the vacuum-treated carbide compound, wherein annealing can be further performed after thermochemical reaction. This carbide-derived carbon has a small pore distribution, dense graphite fringe, and a large lattice spacing and thus high ion mobility, compared to conventional carbide-derived carbon obtained only by thermochemical reaction with a halogen element-containing gas.

Abstract: A display device including a bottom chassis including a bent portion, a light module including a light source on the bent portion, a curved surface display panel on the bottom chassis and on the light module, and a reflector between the curved surface display panel and the bottom chassis, wherein a height between end portions of the bent portion and bottom chassis is greater than a height between central portions of the bent portion and bottom chassis.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a carbide-derived carbon-based anode active material. The method includes preparing carbide-derived carbon, and expanding pores of the carbide-derived carbon. Here, expanding of pores is performed as an activation process of heating the prepared carbide-derived carbon in the air. The pores formed inside the carbide-derived carbon can be expanded during the activation process in the preparation of the carbide-derived carbon-based anode active material. In addition, by applying the carbide-derived carbon to an anode active material, lithium secondary battery having improved charge-discharge efficiency can be prepared.

Abstract: A light emitting package includes a circuit board, a light emitting chip disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board, a resin layer disposed on the light emitting chip, and a fluorescent layer disposed on the resin layer. The light emitting chip is disposed between the resin layer and the circuit board. The resin layer is disposed between the light emitting chip and the fluorescent layer. For a light, a refractive index of the resin layer is smaller than a refractive index of the light emitting chip and is larger than a refractive of the fluorescent layer.

Abstract: Provided is a geometric correction apparatus and method based on a recursive Bezier patch sub-division. A geometric correction method may include: receiving, from a camera, a first image that is obtained by photographing a black screen that is projected by a projector onto a projection surface; receiving, from the camera, a second image that is obtained by photographing a predetermined pattern that is projected by the projector onto the projection screen; generating a third image by subtracting the first image from the second image; and performing geometric correction with respect to the predetermined pattern to correct a distortion between the predetermined pattern and the third image.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating and consuming a three-dimensional (3D) data format to generate a realistic panoramic image are provided. The apparatus may include an image preprocessing unit to search for a matching point between images captured by a plurality of cameras, and to extract, as image information, at least one of a depth value, a texture value and object division information from each of the captured images, an image information structuring unit to structure 3D data to use the extracted image information to generate a realistic image, a 3D data format storage unit to store format information of the structured 3D data in a database (DB), realistic image generating unit to generate a realistic panoramic image using the stored format information of the 3D data, and a realistic image rendering unit to perform rendering on the generated realistic panoramic image.