Abstract: A method for preparing a positive electrode active material precursor includes preparing a metal aqueous solution including a nickel raw material, a cobalt raw material, and a manganese raw material (step 1); adding the metal aqueous solution, an ammonium cation complex forming agent, and a basic aqueous solution into a reactor, co-precipitating the mixture at pH 11 to less than pH 12 to form nuclei of first positive electrode active material precursor particles and growing the nuclei (step 2); adjusting input amount of the basic aqueous solution to increase the pH in the reactor to a range of 0.8 to 1.5 compared to that of step 2; and adjusting input amount of the basic aqueous solution to change the pH in the reactor to pH 11 to less than pH 12 (step 4). A positive electrode active material precursor prepared by the above preparation method has an improved packing density.

Abstract: An embodiment heat pump system of a vehicle includes a first cooling device including a battery module and a first line for circulating a coolant, an air conditioner unit including a compressor, an internal condenser, a main heat exchanger, a first expansion valve, and an evaporator that are interconnected through a refrigerant line for circulating a refrigerant, and a chiller connected to the first cooling device through the first line, connected to the refrigerant line through a first connection line, and configured to adjust a coolant temperature through heat-exchanging a selectively introduced coolant with the refrigerant. The air conditioner unit further includes a second expansion valve, a first valve, a second valve, a second connection line, a third connection line, and a fourth connection line.

Abstract: A transparent-ultrasonic-sensor-based optical-ultrasonic integrated endoscopic probe according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: an optical fiber laser unit for emitting light; a transparent ultrasonic sensor, which is arranged between an object to be measured and the optical fiber laser unit to transmit, therethrough, the light emitted from the optical fiber laser unit, coaxially aligned with the light emitted from the optical fiber laser unit, radiating ultrasonic waves at the object, and receiving reflected ultrasonic waves; and a camera for acquiring an image of the object through the transparent ultrasonic sensor.

Abstract: A display device includes subpixels on a substrate, position code patterns having a predetermined position code shape, when viewed in a plan view, each position code pattern being disposed at a region between at least two adjacent subpixels, and a pixel-defining layer defining a region where each subpixel is disposed and covering the position code patterns. The plurality of position code patterns are formed in a planar code shape and are configured to reflect light incident through the pixel-defining layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide with anti-inflammatory activity, wherein the peptide comprises any one amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 to SEQ ID NO: 161, the peptide has above 80% homology of amino acid sequence with above-mentioned sequences, or the peptide is the fragment of the above-mentioned peptides. The present invention also relates to an inflammatory composition comprising the above mentioned peptides. According to the present invention, a peptide that has at least one amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 to SEQ ID NO: 161 has outstanding efficacy in both suppressing inflammation and in prophylactic means. Therefore, the composition comprising the peptides of this invention can be used as anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical compositions or as cosmetic compositions, in turn, treating and preventing a variety of different types of inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: An embodiment multi-way coolant valve includes an outer housing including first to third outer inlets, first to third outer outlets, and a pump mount portion coupled to one of the outer outlets, an inner housing rotatably provided within the outer housing and including penetration holes corresponding to the outer inlets and outlets, a coolant line defined by a selective connection of the penetration holes such that the outer inlets and outlets are selectively connected, pads interposed between an interior circumference of the outer housing and an exterior circumference of the inner housing at locations of the outer inlets and outlets, respectively, and a driving device connected to a rotation center of the inner housing to selectively rotate the inner housing within the outer housing, wherein the inner housing is configured to rotate by a preset interval according to a selected vehicle mode.

Abstract: A method for preparing hydrogen from ammonia by using pressure swing adsorption (PSA) is provided. The method for preparing hydrogen from ammonia, of the present invention, comprises the steps of: generating hydrogen and nitrogen from ammonia gas through a high-temperature reaction by using a catalyst; performing purification by selectively adsorbing unreacted ammonia gas from a gas containing unreacted ammonia and low-purity hydrogen and nitrogen, which are supplied through the high-temperature reaction and cooled; and performing purification by separating high-purity hydrogen from the gas consisting of low-purity hydrogen and nitrogen, wherein purification is carried out by using a carbon molecular sieve (CMS) adsorbent so as to desorb the unreacted ammonia gas through PSA.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and more particularly, to a bimodal-type positive electrode active material for improving the low energy density per unit volume of an overlithiated lithium manganese-based oxide and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and more particularly, to a positive electrode active material including an overlithiated lithium manganese-based oxide, which is able to prevent the degradation of the electrochemical properties of a lithium secondary battery, including rate characteristics, caused by an excess of lithium and manganese in the lithium manganese-based oxide by inducing the growth of primary particles constituting the lithium manganese-based oxide, and prevent the lifetime deterioration of a lithium secondary battery by reducing side reactions between the lithium manganese-based oxide and a liquid electrolyte particularly during high-voltage operation, and at the same time, inhibiting or mitigating the release of a transition metal from the lithium manganese-based oxide, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and more particularly, to a positive electrode active material including an overlithiated lithium manganese-based oxide, and capable of preventing the degradation of electrochemical properties of a lithium secondary battery, including rate characteristics, caused by an excess of lithium and manganese in the lithium manganese-based oxide and reducing side reactions between the lithium manganese-based oxide and a liquid electrolyte during high-voltage operation through induction of the growth of primary particles constituting the lithium manganese-based oxide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and more particularly, to a bimodal-type positive electrode active material which is capable of improving the low energy density per unit volume of an overlithiated lithium manganese-based oxide, preventing the degradation of electrochemical properties of a lithium secondary battery, including rate characteristics, caused by an excess of lithium and manganese in the lithium manganese-based oxide, and particularly preventing the lifetime deterioration of a lithium secondary battery by inhibiting or mitigating the release of a transition metal from the lithium manganese-based oxide, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material precursor having a uniform particle size distribution and represented by Formula 1, wherein a percentage of fine powder with an average particle diameter (D50) of 1 ?m or less is generated when the positive electrode active material precursor is rolled at 2.5 kgf/cm2 is less than 1%, and an aspect ratio is 0.93 or more, and a method of preparing the positive electrode active material precursor [NixCoyM1zM2w](OH)2 ??[Formula 1] in Formula 1, 0.5?x<1, 0<y?0.5, 0<z?0.5, and 0?w?0.1, M1 includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Mn and Al, and M2 includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Zr, B, W, Mo, Cr, Nb, Mg, Hf, Ta, La, Ti, Sr, Ba, Ce, F, P, S, and Y. A method of preparing the positive electrode active material precursor is also provided.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), wherein the lithium composite transition metal oxide has a layered crystal structure of space group R3m, includes the nickel (Ni) in an amount of 60 mol % or less based on a total amount of transition metals, includes the cobalt (Co) in an amount greater than an amount of the manganese (Mn), and is composed of single particles.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a discharge pressure of a fluid includes: a pump configured to suck the fluid through an inlet or to discharge the sucked fluid through an outlet; a distributor connected to the pump and to an injection nozzle provided by a sensor and configured to distribute the fluid discharged from the pump to the sensor; and a controller. The controller is configured to control the pump to operate selectively in accordance with detection of contamination of the sensor and to control operation of the distributor to be forcibly delayed during operation of the pump such that the fluid distributed to the sensor, when detected as being contaminated, is controlled to reach a selected required discharge pressure of different required discharge pressures selected in accordance with water amount information and a degree of contamination of the sensor.

Abstract: Provided is a composition and a fructose production method, wherein the composition contains: sucrose phosphorylase or a microorganism expressing same; or a culture or lysate of the microorganism whereby fructose can be produced at low cost with high yield.

Abstract: An apparatus for predicting performance of a wheel in a vehicle: includes a learning device that generates a latent space for a plurality of two-dimensional (2D) wheel images based on a convolutional autoencoder (CAE), extracts a predetermined number of the plurality of 2D wheel images from the latent space, and learns a dataset having the plurality of 2D wheel images and performance values corresponding to the plurality of 2D wheel images; and a controller that predicts performance for the plurality of 2D wheel images based on a performance prediction model obtained by the learning device.

Abstract: A display includes: a display panel; and a panel bottom sheet disposed below the display panel, the panel bottom sheet including: a first heat dissipation layer; a second heat dissipation layer over the first heat dissipation layer, including a first opening formed completely through the second heat dissipation layer in a thickness direction; a heat dissipation coupling interlayer between the first heat dissipation layer and the second heat dissipation layer, and a heat dissipation substrate on the second heat dissipation layer.

Abstract: A low profile flat bombe for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage and method for manufacturing the same, may include a flat bombe body including an upper plate having a plurality of first piercing holes and a pump installation hole formed therethrough, a lower plate having a plurality of second piercing holes formed therethrough at positions vertically coinciding with the plurality of first piercing holes, and side plates integrally connecting first and second side end portions of the upper and lower plates, end plates mounted at front and rear openings in the flat bombe body, and support pipes, wherein upper end portions of the support pipes are welded to internal circumferential portions of the plurality of first piercing holes and lower end portions thereof are welded to internal circumferential portions of the plurality of second piercing holes to maintain a vertical distance between the upper and lower plates.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a gas diffusion layer for a fuel cell wherein carbon nanotubes are impregnated into Korean paper, thereby enhancing electroconductivity, and a gas diffusion layer manufactured thereby. The method for manufacturing a gas diffusion layer for a fuel cell which is to manufacture a gas diffusion layer as a constituent member of a unit cell in a fuel cell, includes a support preparation step of preparing a support with Korean paper; a dispersion preparation step of dispersing a carbon substance in a solvent to form a dispersion, a coating step of coating the support with the dispersion, and a thermal treatment step of thermally treating the dispersion-coated support to fix the carbon substance to the support.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for controlling a motor of a vehicle for increasing control accuracy of the motor for driving the vehicle, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a system for controlling a motor of a vehicle, which may accurately perform a motor control even when a battery voltage (i.e., motor voltage) applied to the motor upon the driving control of the motor is changed.