Abstract: An electrolyte includes a plurality of additives to form a multi-layered solid electrolyte interface layer. In addition, a lithium secondary battery including the same electrolyte is proposed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing method and apparatus. The image processing method includes extracting a content latent code and a style latent code for each of a plurality of input images, obtaining a content feature vector by calculating a weighted sum of content latent codes extracted from the input images based on a morphing control parameter, obtaining a style feature vector by calculating a weighted sum of style latent codes extracted from the input images based on the morphing control parameter, and generating a morphing image based on the content feature vector and the style feature vector.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises a controller. The controller is configured to execute: acquiring a plurality of datasets, each of the datasets being configured with a combination of training data and a correct answer label; and implementing machine learning of an estimation model using the acquired plurality of datasets, wherein the training data includes workload information about an application constructed based on a microservice architecture and resource use information about resources used for each of components included in the application, in a learning target environment, the correct answer label is configured to show a true value of quality of service of the application, and the machine learning comprises training the estimation model such that, for each of the datasets, an estimated value of the quality of service calculated with the estimation model based on the training data corresponds to the true value shown by the correct answer label.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a band-pass analog-to-digital converter (ADC) using a bidirectional voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) including a first converter configured to receive an analog input signal and quantize the analog input signal according to a first clock signal to output a first digital signal, a second converter configured to receive the analog input signal and quantize the analog input signal in a time-interleaving manner according to a second clock signal, which has a phase opposite to that of the first clock signal, to output a second digital signal, and a multiplexer configured to receive the first and second digital signals and select one of the two signals in response to the first clock signal to finally output a digital output signal.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a nano-structure includes: providing a phase mask having an uneven lattice structure to contact a photoresist film; exposing the photoresist film to a light through the phase mask such that the light is obliquely incident on a surface of the photoresist film; and developing the photoresist film to form a nano-structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a soft robot using diamagnetic levitation. Such a soft robot using diamagnetic levitation is formed of a diamagnetic material to levitate on the ground on which a magnetic field is formed, and moves in a direction toward a predetermined point of a head part when the predetermined point of the head part is heated, and may thus move and change its direction in a state in which it is not in contact with the ground.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sub-nanometric particles-metal organic framework complex including a multi-shell hollow metal organic framework (MOF) and sub-nanometric particles (SNPs), and a method of preparing the same.

Abstract: An output buffer is disclosed that includes: a buffer circuit that outputs an output signal to an output terminal based on a first input signal provided to a first input terminal and a second input signal provided to a second input terminal; and a current supply circuit that is connected in parallel to the buffer circuit, and provides an auxiliary current to the output terminal based on the first input signal and the second input signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure is broadly concerned with the field of cancer immunotherapy. For example, the present invention generally relates to an immune cell comprising a genetically engineered antigen receptor that specifically binds to a target antigen and a genetic disruption agent that reduces or is capable of reducing the expression in the immune cell of a gene that weakens the function of the immune cell.

Abstract: An optical measurement device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a universal metasurface on which light is incident, a polarization sensor configured to measure a polarization state of light passing through the universal metasurface, and a controller configured to collect a quantitative differential interference contrast (QDIC) image for the x polarization of incident light that is collected by the polarization sensor, a QDIC image for y polarization, and a quantitative relative phase (QRP) image representing a relative phase difference between the x polarization and y polarization and configured to calculate intensity, a phase or polarization information of the incident light.

Abstract: A method for detecting fatigue cracks in a structure and a system therefore are disclosed. A vibration detection element detects vibration of the structure generated when the structure is excited at low and high frequencies and generates a measurement signal in the time domain. Based on a trained long short-term memory (LSTM) network, a signal of the next time step is predicted from the measurement signal of the current time step measured by the vibration detection element. The measurement signal and the prediction signal are combined to create a new combined signal with an increased length in the time domain. The combined signal is Fourier transformed to reduce noise and enhance the information of the measured signal in the frequency domain, and the Fourier transformed signal is used to obtain a spectral density function and to detect cracks in the structure.

Abstract: Provided is a catalyst structure for a liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) dehydrogenation reactor, including a support, a plurality of channels formed on the support in such a manner that the LOHC may flow therethrough, and an LOHC dehydrogenation catalyst that is coated on the inner surfaces of the channels and is in contact with the LOHC to carry out LOHC dehydrogenation, wherein the hydrogen gas generated from the dehydrogenation is discharged along the channels so that the contact area between the LOHC and the LOHC dehydrogenation catalyst may be increased.

Abstract: An intelligent trust enabler system for a 5G IoT (fifth-generation Internet of Things) environment includes: an IoT trust enabler mounted on an edge and gateway on a fifth-generation (5G) IoT infrastructure, for providing trust information based on data collected from IoT devices and performing operation and management of connected IoT resources; and an IoT trust agent for providing a legacy environment for the IoT trust enabler.

Abstract: Disclosed is a 3D point cloud-based deep learning neural network acceleration apparatus including a depth image input unit configured to receive a depth image, a depth data storage unit configured to store depth data derived from the depth image, a sampling unit configured to sample the depth image in units of a sampling window having a predetermined first size, a grouping unit configured to generate a grouping window having a predetermined second size and to group inner 3D point data by grouping window, and a convolution computation unit configured to separate point feature data and group feature data, among channel-direction data of 3D point data constituting the depth image, to perform convolution computation with respect to the point feature data and the group feature data, to sum the results of convolution computation by group grouped by the grouping unit, and to derive the final result.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a noble metal single atom or cluster-porous molybdenum carbide/carbon nanocomposite using dynamic arrangement of noble metal single atoms or clusters, a method for preparing the same, a catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction or hydrogen oxidation reaction including the same, and an electrode including the catalyst. The noble metal single atom or cluster-porous molybdenum carbide/carbon nanocomposite of the present disclosure, which is prepared by uniformly bonding a noble metal catalyst only on molybdenum carbide in the form of single atoms or clusters in atomic scale through selective dynamic arrangement, may have remarkably improved catalytic activity and kinetic characteristics since the utilization of the noble metal is improved through selective dynamic arrangement of the noble metal catalyst, may have high stability due to strong interaction between the noble metal catalyst and the molybdenum carbide, and may have high tolerance to carbon monoxide.

Abstract: A server may include a communication circuit communicating with a user terminal, storage including a fingerprint DB storing fingerprints corresponding to a plurality of points and a signal fluctuation probability DB, and a processor electrically connected to the communication circuit and the storage. The processor may be configured to store similarity between first signal strength and second signal strength, which are determined based on a probability that a pair of the first signal strength and the second signal strength received from a first AP occurs with respect to fingerprints corresponding to a first point, in the signal fluctuation probability DB, to obtain a fingerprint including signal strength received from the first AP, from the user terminal, and to determine a location of the user terminal based on the obtained fingerprint and the signal fluctuation probability DB.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for measuring a 3-D refractive index tensor are presented. The method for measuring a 3-D refractive index tensor according to an embodiment comprises the steps of: controlling incident light of a plane wave with respect to at least one angle and polarization; and measuring, in a polarization-dependent manner, the 2-D diffracted light of a specimen with respect to the incident light incident at the at least one angle and polarization, wherein the birefringence value and the 3-D structure of an alignment direction of molecules in the specimen having birefringence may be measured.

Abstract: Provided is a technology of estimating a bending stiffness variation of a tire and estimating a tread wear amount of a tire using the same. A tire wear measuring apparatus wear includes a signal receiver configured to measure acceleration inside the tire with respect to an axial direction, which is a radial direction of the tire, for each point inside the tire, a signal analyzer configured to receive signal information from the signal receiver and estimate a tread wear rate of the tire by calculating a bending stiffness variation rate of the tire using axial acceleration inside the tire, a transmitter configured to receive and transmit analysis information, which is information on the tread wear rate of the tire, from the signal analyzer, and a control module configured to receive the analysis information from the transmitter and generate a control signal for a vehicle to which the tire is installed.

Abstract: Provided are a computer system for automatically searching for a mental disorder diagnosis protocol and an method thereof that may determine at least one test region to be examined for a predetermined mental disorder diagnosis in a brain image of a patient based on a first artificial neural network, may determine a test process for the mental disorder diagnosis for the patient based on a second artificial neural network, and may provide a test protocol for the mental disorder diagnosis for the patient based on the test region and the test process. The computer system may visualize at least one of a position, a shape, a size, and an importance of the test region in the brain image. The test process may include test order of a plurality of test stages in which the brain image is to be used for the mental disorder diagnosis.

Abstract: The provided programmable photonic circuit includes a tunable optical coupler, an optical phase shifter, and a control unit. First and second waveguides are provided in a first section corresponding to each other in the tunable optical coupler, and the tunable optical coupler includes a first actuator to adjust optical coupling efficiency of an optical signal between the first and second waveguides. One waveguide of the first and second waveguides, and a perturbation waveguide are provided in a second section corresponding to each other in the optical phase shifter, and the optical phase shifter includes a second actuator to change the phase of an optical signal traveling through the one waveguide, by changing an effective refractive index of an optical mode of the one waveguide according to the gap between the one waveguide and the perturbation waveguide. The control unit controls driving signals applied to the first and second actuators.