Abstract: The present disclosure enables materials of a triboelectric charging member to exhibit a characteristic of increased surface charge density, thereby improving output of a triboelectric generating device. Accordingly, the present disclosure provides a triboelectric generating device showing improved output without increasing a size of the triboelectric generating device or without increasing amounts of materials required for the triboelectric generating device.

Abstract: According to example embodiments, a method includes dispersing carbon nanotubes in a mixed solution containing a solvent, the carbon nanotubes, and a dispersant, the carbon nanotubes including semiconducting carbon nanotubes, the dispersant comprising a polythiophene derivative including a thiophene ring and a hydrocarbon sidechain linked to the thiophene ring. The hydrocarbon sidechain includes an alkyl group containing a carbon number of 7 or greater. The hydrocarbon sidechain may be regioregularly arranged, and the semiconducting carbon nanotubes are selectively separated from the mixed solution. An electronic device includes semiconducting carbon nanotubes and the foregoing described polythiophene derivative.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless power reception device including: a gate driver for generating a gate signal for switching between a turn-on voltage and a turn-off voltage; a rectifier connected to both ends of an inductor and including FETs whose on/off states are controlled by the gate signal; a rectifier output detection unit for sensing an output value of the rectifier; and an impedance control unit for controlling an impedance of the rectifier by controlling at least one of a duty ratio of the gate signal and a turn-on voltage for turning on the FET based on the output value.

Abstract: A method of charging a battery by a charging system comprising a master charging circuit and N (N is a natural number) slave charging circuits. The method includes: sourcing a first current to a single-wired bus by the master charging circuit; absorbing (sinking) a second current from the single-wired bus by the N slave charging circuits connected to the single-wired bus; identifying a single-wired bus voltage formed on the single-wired bus at a particular time point by the master charging circuit; and identifying the number of slave charging circuits based on the single-wired bus voltage by the master charging circuit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition for wrinkle reduction comprising, as an active ingredient, a Gynostemma pentaphyllum gypenoside fraction and, more specifically, to a cosmetic composition for wrinkle reduction, wherein the Gynostemma pentaphyllum gypenoside fraction includes at least one gypenoside selected from the group consisting of gypenoside UL1, gypenoside UL2, gypenoside UL3, gypenoside UL4, gypenoside UL5, gypenoside UL6, and gypenoside UL7.

Abstract: The present invention provides a stable peptide-conjugated, ascorbic acid derivative, a method for preparing the same, and a cosmetic composition comprising the same as an active ingredient. The stable peptide-conjugated ascorbic acid derivative of the present invention has both the effect of whitening the skin by inhibiting melanin production and the effect of reducing skin wrinkles by activating collagen production, and may be used in a cosmetic composition.

Abstract: Provided is a zinc-based plated steel sheet having a post-treated coating filmed thereon including: a steel sheet; a zinc plated layer formed on the steel sheet; and a post-treated coating formed on the plated layer, wherein the atomic ratio (O/M) of oxygen (O) to metals (M) contained in the post-treated coating is greater than 2 and less than 20, and a method for post-treating a zinc-based plated steel sheet. According to this, the zinc-based plated steel sheet having the post-treated coating formed thereon has the effects excellent in lubricity, weldability, adhesiveness, film-removing property and paintability. As the method of post-treating a zinc-based plated steel sheet of the present invention employs a simple coating method irrespective of the kind of plating layer, the process is simple and economical and the process operation cost is low.

Abstract: Disclosed are electronic devices including a polymer including a ferroelectric and quantum dots disposed in the ferroelectric, at least one solar cell configured to receive light through the polymer and to convert the light into electrical energy, and a battery configured to be charged with the electrical energy from the at least one solar cell.

Abstract: An energy harvester is provided. The energy harvester includes a first friction member, and a second friction member arranged to face the first friction member and generating electrical energy by causing friction with the first friction member. At least one of the first friction member and the second friction member includes a pyroelectric material converting frictional heat generated due to friction of the first and second friction members into electrical energy. While the energy harvester generates electrical energy by triboelectrification, the energy harvester may convert frictional heat into electrical energy by using a pyroelectric material.

Abstract: A control system that is reconfigurable during operation comprises a master controller which generates a bit stream, including reconfiguration information, according to the command of a user.The first slave controller comprises: a first dynamic reconfiguration module, which is a field programmable gate array (FPGA) reconfigured according to the reconfiguration information, and which calculates a control value; a static reconfiguration module which is an FPGA controlling the operation of a target apparatus according to the control value; and a control unit reconfiguring one or more of the first dynamic reconfiguration module and the static reconfiguration module according to the reconfiguration information.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal encapsulant having good heat dissipation properties, a method of manufacturing same, and a flexible electronic device encapsulated in said metal encapsulant, and particularly, to a metal encapsulant having excellent flexibility, moisture resistance, workability, and heat dissipation properties by forming a coating layer including a metal graphite composite on one surface thereof, to a method of manufacturing same, and a flexible electronic device encapsulated in said metal encapsulant.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.

Abstract: A wireless power transmitter includes an amplifier configured to amplify a power; a transmitter configured to resonate the power amplified by the amplifier; and a reference signal provider configured to provide a reference signal to the amplifier and change a frequency of the reference signal.

Abstract: A method of charging a battery by a charging system comprising a master charging circuit and N (N is a natural number) slave charging circuits. The method includes: sourcing a first current to a single-wired bus by the master charging circuit; absorbing (sinking) a second current from the single-wired bus by the N slave charging circuits connected to the single-wired bus; identifying a single-wired bus voltage formed on the single-wired bus at a particular time point by the master charging circuit; and identifying the number of slave charging circuits based on the single-wired bus voltage by the master charging circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an active rectifier. The rectifier includes a rectifier unit, a driver unit, and a switching device control circuit unit. The rectifier unit includes first and fourth transistors configured to become conductive when the voltage of an alternating current (AC) input is negative and apply the current of the AC input to a rectifier capacitor, and second and third transistors configured to become conductive when the voltage of the AC input is positive and apply the current of the AC input to the rectifier capacitor. The driver unit outputs first to fourth drive control signals, and drives the first to fourth transistors. The switching device control circuit unit compares the first drive control signal and the second drive control signal with the AC input, and outputs switching device control signals to delay the first to fourth drive control signals based on the extents to delay.

Abstract: The present disclosure enables materials of a triboelectric charging member to exhibit a characteristic of increased surface charge density, thereby improving output of a triboelectric generating device. Accordingly, the present disclosure provides a triboelectric generating device showing improved output without increasing a size of the triboelectric generating device or without increasing amounts of materials required for the triboelectric generating device.

Abstract: A synchronous rectifier includes: a rectifying circuit including transistors, the rectifying circuit being configured to generate rectified power by rectifying input power input to an input terminal of the rectifying circuit depending on switching operations of the transistors, and output the rectified power to an output terminal of the rectifying circuit; and a controller configured to apply a gate signal to each of the, and adjust a pulse width of the gate signal depending on a difference between the input power and the gate signal.

Abstract: A rectifier includes: a rectifying circuit configured to rectify alternating current (AC) power into direct current (DC) power through a switching operation; a driver configured to apply a switching signal to the rectifying circuit; and a signal modulator configured to select a parameter from among parameters of the switching signal based on a frequency of the switching signal, and adjust the selected parameter.

Abstract: Provided are an energy harvester using a mass, and a mobile device including the energy harvester. The energy harvester includes: a mass; first and second substrates spaced apart from each other, wherein one of the first and second substrates is connected to the mass; first and second electrodes provided on the first and second substrates; and an energy generator provided between the first and second electrodes, wherein the energy generator generates electric energy upon a relative movement between the first substrate and the second substrate caused by a movement of the mass.