Abstract: Disclosed are a sample holder for X-ray diffraction analysis and an X-ray diffraction analysis method using the same. The sample holder for X-ray diffraction analysis includes a housing part formed of a side wall and a bottom plate with an open upper portion thereof, the housing part including an inner space partitioned from the side wall and the bottom plate, a cover part configured to cover the upper portion of the housing part and to allow X-rays to pass therethrough, and a support part installed to be movable upwards and downwards in the inner space, the support part including a plate-shaped substrate having a predetermined area, the substrate having a sample placed thereon.

Abstract: A smart sling for patient transfer assistance includes a first driving unit, a second driving unit, a wire part and a sling unit. The first driving unit is configured to provide a rotational driving force. The second driving unit is spaced apart from the first driving unit by a predetermined distance. The wire part extends between the first driving unit and the second driving unit. The sling unit is configured to unfold toward the second driving unit from a folded state into the first driving unit along the wire part, to position a patient on the sling unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a catalyst for a fuel cell, a catalyst for a fuel cell and a fuel cell including the same. More specifically, the catalyst for a fuel cell according to the present disclosure, wherein ruthenium chalcogenide including the 1T phase exists as single-walled nanotubes, can reduce manufacturing cost by exhibiting superior catalytic activity so as to replace the existing platinum catalyst and can significantly improve stability.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a nonlinearity compensation circuit for a memristive device. The circuit according to an embodiment includes at least one power source unit to apply an input pulse; a modulation unit connected to the at least one power source unit to adjust a pulse width of an update pulse to be applied to the memristive device; and the memristive device to which the modulated update pulse is applied.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to an Inertia Measurement Unit (IMU) sensor that generates strain information including a change in strain based on first output light of a first type of optical fiber sensing unit, calculates acceleration information of an object on which an IMU sensor (10) is mounted based on the strain information, generates angular velocity information based on output light of a second type of optical fiber sensing unit, and calculates angle information of the object based on the rotational speed information.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a stretchable substrate having improved stretching deformation uniformity through control of a spatial crosslinking degree according to various embodiments of the present disclosure to implement the above object. The method includes forming a substrate part of an elastic material, forming an auxetic including a plurality of unit structures on the substrate part, and forming a fixing part on the substrate part on which the auxetic is formed, wherein the fixing part has a different crosslinking density in each region.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a stretchable substrate according to various embodiments of the present disclosure in order to implement the above-described objects. The method may include forming an auxetic including a plurality of unit structures and forming one or more microstructures.

Abstract: Provided is a high-durability coloring metal member. The high-durability coloring metal member includes a metal substrate, a dielectric layer provided on the metal substrate, and an oxynitride compound layer provided on the dielectric layer. The metal member is capable of expressing vivid and various colors with a color protection layer applied on the surface of the metal member.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for honeycomb artifacts removal for removing honeycomb artifacts in images received from an optical fiber imaging device through a honeycomb artifact removal model. The honeycomb artifact removal apparatus according to an embodiment includes a control unit configured to create a training dataset, build the honeycomb artifact removal model with the created training data, remove a honeycomb artifact in an input image through the built honeycomb artifact removal model and output a corrected image, wherein the control unit is configured to perform preprocessing of a raw image, acquire a honeycomb artifact image through the optical fiber imaging device, and synthesize the preprocessed raw image with the honeycomb artifact image to generate a honeycomb artifact synthesized image, and the training dataset is created by mapping the honeycomb artifact synthesized image as input data and the preprocessed raw image as output data.

Abstract: Disclosed is a noble metal-manganese oxide composite catalyst for a positive electrode of an aqueous rechargeable battery that can regenerate a solvent of an aqueous electrolyte. Also disclosed are a method for preparing the composite catalyst, a positive electrode for an aqueous rechargeable battery including the composite catalyst, and an aqueous rechargeable battery including the positive electrode. The composite catalyst can regenerate reaction products, including gases continuously generated from spontaneous corrosion of the electrodes or side reactions, back to water to prevent depletion of the electrolyte. Due to this ability, the composite catalyst improves the life characteristics of the battery and suppresses the occurrence of excessive overpotentials at the electrodes. Therefore, the use of the composite catalyst is effective in preventing the performance of the battery from deteriorating.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a UV- and heat-curable ladder-like polysilsesquioxane copolymer and a method for preparing the same. Since a controlled functionality can be provided only on a desired region via a thiol-ene click reaction without an additional additive, an insulating layer having a low dielectric constant and a microcircuit pattern can be formed without an additional etching process.

Abstract: According to a main objective of the present invention, the three-dimensional arrangement of solar cells is adjusted so as to use sunlight directly coming from the sun mainly for solar power generation while transmitting wavelengths necessary for the growth of plants and reflecting wavelengths unnecessary for or hindering the growth of plants among wavelengths of sunlight passing through the solar cells to use the reflected wavelengths for additional solar power generation. Sunlight reflected by the dichroic optical filter may be used to additionally generate electricity using solar cells provided perpendicular to the dichroic optical filter, thereby maximizing the use efficiency of sunlight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a porous particle composite for PCR, wherein the porous particle composite distributes photothermal nano-elements that generate heat by absorbing light in porous particles in which nucleic acid amplification occurs through temperature control so as not to adjust the temperature of the entire sample by using a hot plate or the like but to adjust the temperature inside the particles by irradiating light to the porous particles to allow nucleic acid amplification inside thereof, thereby reducing energy consumption and shortening diagnostic time.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of transmitting image data having a hybrid resolution and a method of generating a hybrid-resolution image. A main region of an original image is transmitted as a high-resolution image and the remaining regions are transmitted as a low-resolution background image. Accordingly, an amount of data to be transmitted is able to be reduced.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a stretchable substrate having improved thickness deformation uniformity through control of a spatial crosslinking degree according to various embodiments of the present disclosure to implement the above object. The method includes forming a substrate part of an elastic material, forming an auxetic including a plurality of unit structures on the substrate part, and forming a fixing part on the substrate part on which the auxetic is formed, wherein the fixing part has a different vertical crosslinking density at each position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a disinfection robot capable of autonomous driving and recognition of a disinfection target. The disinfection robot includes: a recognition unit configured to generate recognition information by recognizing a surrounding environment of the disinfection robot; a movement unit configured to move a position of the disinfection robot; a light source unit configured to emit a light of a predetermined wavelength area for disinfection; an injection unit configured to inject a fluid for disinfection; and a control unit configured to move the disinfection robot through the movement unit based on the recognition information, wherein the control unit is configured to identify a disinfection target from the recognition information and control at least one of the light source unit and the injection unit to perform disinfection to at least one of the surrounding environment of the disinfection robot and the disinfection target.

Abstract: A high resolution fluorescence imaging device includes a light guide plate having a fluid channel which allows a solution containing a fluorescent sample to pass; a light source disposed on a side of the light guide plate to irradiate light inward the light guide plate; an image sensor disposed under the light guide plate; and a thin film interposed between the light guide plate and the image sensor, wherein the thin film has a first surface having a plurality of pillars and a second surface, the pillars separate the light guide plate and the image sensor apart from each other, and the second surface is bonded to the light guide plate. According to an embodiment, since the light guide plate acts in place of a filter element, it is possible to manufacture in ultrasmall size and achieve multiple fluorescence imaging without replacing a filter.

Abstract: A real-time acoustic simulation method based on artificial intelligence according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes acquiring medical image data of a target area to be treated; determining ultrasound parameters related to the output of an ultrasonic transducer based on the medical image data; inputting the ultrasound parameters to a numerical model to generate a numerical model based acoustic simulation image for a specific position of the ultrasonic transducer; training an artificial intelligence model using the medical image data and the numerical model based acoustic simulation image; generating an artificial intelligence model based acoustic simulation image for an arbitrary position of the ultrasonic transducer using the trained artificial intelligence model; and outputting a real-time acoustic simulation image with a position change of the ultrasonic transducer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for detecting microplastics based on optical technology, more particularly the present disclosure relates to an apparatus for detecting microplastics, which is capable of detecting and analyzing microplastics of various sizes that exist in a fluid in real time regardless of transparency using a microfluidic chip based on optical technology.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polybenzimidazole-based electrolyte membrane for alkaline water electrolysis, which includes a polybenzimidazole-based polymer, wherein the polybenzimidazole-based polymer is a biaxially oriented film. The polybenzimidazole-based electrolyte membrane for alkaline water electrolysis can reduce the concentration of an alkaline solution by improving the crystallinity of a polybenzimidazole-based polymer to increase the resistance against base, significantly improving the long-term stability of alkaline water electrolysis using a polybenzimidazole-based electrolyte membrane through the improved resistance against base, and by increasing the operation temperature to enhance the catalyst activity.