Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and device for refining waste plastic pyrolysis oil, the method including (S1) subjecting a waste plastic pyrolysis oil feedstock to a heat treatment by charging the waste plastic pyrolysis oil feedstock into a rotary kiln reactor and increasing a temperature of the rotary kiln reactor to form a product; (S2) recovering a gas component from the product of step (S1); (S3) separating a high boiling point wax component from the recovered gas component and re-supplying the separated high boiling point wax component to the rotary kiln reactor in step (S1); and (S4) recovering refined oil from the gas component from which the high boiling point wax component is removed.

Abstract: Provided is an oil-sorbent including a hydrophilic structure. The hydrophilic structure includes a plurality of macro pores. The macro pores have an average diameter of at least about 2 mm. An oil-sorbent includes a hydrophilic structure including a plurality of macro pores. The hydrophilic structure has an open-porous structure and has a porosity of at least 70%.

Abstract: A device for reprogramming an electronic control unit (ECU) is configured to store controller area network (CAN) frames in a temporary storage medium, transmit the CAN frames to a main storage medium when the temporary storage medium receives a certain capacity, and minimize the time required for reprogramming. The device for reprogramming the ECU may be linked to an artificial intelligence module, a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, and a device related to 5G service.

Abstract: A hydrogen supply method includes a two-side heat exchange mode in which both introducing a second fluid into a hydrogen storage part after the second fluid exchanges heat with a first fluid in a second heat exchanger in a state in which a compressor is driven to compress the first fluid and introducing the second fluid into the hydrogen storage part after the second fluid is heated or cooled in a thermal device are performed. The method also includes a one-side heat exchange mode in which one of introducing the second fluid into the hydrogen storage part after the second fluid exchanges heat with the first fluid in the second heat exchanger in a state in which the compressor is driven to compress the first fluid and introducing the second fluid into the hydrogen storage part after the second fluid is heated or cooled in the thermal device is performed.

Abstract: A hydrogen compression system includes: a heat pump part including a heat pump line configured to allow a refrigerant to circulate therethrough, a hydrogen compression part configured to compress hydrogen by being repeatedly heated and cooled, a first circulation line connected to the heat pump line while passing through the hydrogen compression part and configured to allow the refrigerant introduced from the heat pump line to circulate therethrough, a second circulation line provided to pass through the hydrogen compression part and configured to allow a cooling fluid to circulate therethrough, and a cooling unit provided in the second circulation line and configured to cool the cooling fluid, in which the hydrogen compression part is heated by the refrigerant or cooled by the cooling fluid, thereby minimizing electric power consumption and improving energy efficiency.

Abstract: A method for generating a key stream according to an embodiment includes generating r round keys that are each N-dimensional integer vectors including elements of an integer set defined based on a prime number t, based on a random bit string, an encryption counter, and a secret key that is an N-dimensional integer vector consisting of elements of the integer set , generating a first round output vector x1 by performing a modular addition operation on an initial vector and a first round key RK1 of the r round keys with the prime number t as a modulus, and generating a key stream that is an N-dimensional integer vector consisting of elements of the integer set from the first round output vector x1 by using a second to r-th round keys of the r round keys, and one or more first round functions and a second round function.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a concentration of a component includes a sensor including a plurality of light sources having different central wavelengths and at least one detector configured to detect light, and a processor configured to determine a first reflectance of skin using a first light source of the plurality of light sources, set an operating condition of the sensor based on the determined first reflectance, drive the plurality of light sources according to the operating condition, and estimate a concentration of an analyte component based on a plurality of light quantities detected from skin by the at least one detector.

Abstract: A fingerprint ridge digital enhancement apparatus includes: a fingerprint image obtainer configured to obtain a fingerprint image; a pixel value extractor configured to divide an area with ridges and an area without ridges in the fingerprint image, and to extract a pixel value according to a color model for each area; an outlier detector configured to detect an outlier of the pixel value according to the color model for each area; a correction operator configured to calculate the average and standard deviation of pixel values according to the color model for each area from which the outlier is removed; a parameter operator configured to set a parameter that is a criterion for dividing each area, and to operate a reference value of the parameter; and a matrix operator configured to generate and operate a matrix including the pixel value according to the color model of the fingerprint image and the reference value of the parameter.

Abstract: An electronic device may include an optical sensor configured to emit a reference light to a reference object and detect the reference light reflected from the reference object during calibration, and emit a measurement light to a target object and detect the measurement light reflected from the target object during a measurement; and a processor configured to perform the calibration of the optical sensor while the electronic device is disposed to oppose or in contact with the reference object by controlling the optical sensor to emit and detect the reference light, and estimate bio-information based on a light quantity of the measurement light that is reflected from the target object by the optical sensor, and a light quantity of the reference light reflected from the reference object.

Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor photoresist composition including an organotin compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a solvent, and a method of forming patterns using the same. The method of forming patterns may include forming an etching-objective layer on a substrate, coating the semiconductor photoresist composition on the etching-objective layer to form a photoresist layer, patterning the photoresist layer to form a photoresist pattern, and etching the etching-objective layer using the photoresist pattern as an etching mask.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a water treatment device, and more specifically to a water purifier capable of removing scale in a simple manner.

Abstract: A display apparatus can include a flexible substrate including a penetrating hole, a first thin film transistor including a first semiconductor layer, a second thin film transistor including a second semiconductor layer, and a first planarization layer on the first and second thin film transistors. The display apparatus can include a connection electrode on the first planarization layer electrically connected to the first or second thin film transistor, a second planarization layer on the first planarization layer, a first electrode on the second planarization layer electrically connected to the connection electrode, and a bank layer on the second planarization layer exposing a portion of the first electrode. The display apparatus includes a light-emitting layer on the portion of the first electrode exposed by the bank layer, the light-emitting layer including an emission material layer between first and second organic layers, and a second electrode on the light-emitting layer.

Abstract: A display apparatus can include a buffer layer on a flexible substrate; a first thin film transistor on the buffer layer including a first semiconductor pattern, a first gate electrode, a first source electrode and a first drain electrode, a second thin film transistor including a second semiconductor pattern, a second gate electrode, a second source electrode and a second drain electrode, and a passivation layer on the first and the second thin film transistors. Also, the display apparatus includes a planarization layer, a light-emitting device including a first electrode, a light-emitting layer and a second electrode on the planarization layer, and an encapsulating element on the light-emitting device. Also, the light-emitting device is electrically connected to the first thin film transistor, the first semiconductor pattern includes silicon, and the second semiconductor pattern includes an oxide semiconductor pattern, and the second gate electrode includes lower and upper electrodes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for treating or ameliorating a liver disease and liver dysfunction, which includes a Zizania latifolia extract and a pharmaceutical composition or a food composition. The Zizania latifolia extract according to the present invention contains a high content of tricin, and thus may have an improved treatment, alleviation, amelioration, or prevention effect on liver diseases and liver dysfunction compared to those of conventional extraction methods.

Abstract: A wireless device transmits a frame by determining a plurality of Resource Units (RUs) of the frame, providing pilots in a first RU of the frame at a first set of positions, providing pilots in a second RU of the frame at a second set of positions, and transmitting the frame. The first set of positions is different from the second set of positions. A wireless device receives a frame including an RU including pilots and processes the pilots. When an RU for the data symbol includes an odd-numbered lowest subcarrier, the pilots are included at a first set of positions in the resource unit. When the RU includes an even-numbered lowest subcarrier, the pilots are included at a second set of positions in the resource unit. The second set of positions is different from the first set of positions.

Abstract: A hydrogen storage system is disclosed and includes a storage unit including a plurality of unit storage containers, in which metal hydride materials are respectively provided in an interior thereof and which are connected to each other in parallel, and a thermal fluid line defining a thermal fluid passage, which passes via the plurality of unit storage containers continuously and through which a thermal fluid flows for heating or cooling the unit storage containers, thereby enhancing a storage performance and an efficiency of the hydrogen.

Abstract: A hydrogen storage device includes a storage container having an accommodation space in an interior thereof, a first metal hydride material provided in the interior of the storage container and that stores hydrogen, and a second metal hydride material provided in the interior of the storage container and that stores the hydrogen at a pressure that is different from that of the first metal hydride material. An advantageous effect of restraining an excessive rise of a pressure of the storage container and enhancing safety and reliability may be obtained.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plurality of host materials, an organic electroluminescent compound, and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By comprising a specific combination of compounds according to the present disclosure as a plurality of host materials or by comprising the compound according to the present disclosure, it is possible to produce an organic electroluminescent device having lower driving voltage, higher luminous efficiency, and/or longer lifetime properties compared to the conventional organic electroluminescent devices.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high voltage-type redox flow battery comprising: a plurality of modules (1001, 1002, 1003, . . , 100n) which are serially connected; and a battery management system (BMS) for monitoring a state-of-charge (SOC) of each of the plurality of modules (1001, 1002, 1003, ..

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate including an element separation film and an active region defined by the element separation film, a bit line structure on the substrate, a trench in the element separation film and the active region, the trench on at least one side of the bit line structure and including a first portion in the element separation film and a second portion in the active region, a bottom face of the first portion placed above a bottom face of the second portion, a single crystal storage contact filling the trench, and an information storage element electrically connected to the single crystal storage contact.