Abstract: An electrolyte including a mixture of hydroxynaphtoquinone and a precursor material thereof is provided. The electrolyte may achieve higher capacities.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-platinum catalyst for an oxygen reduction electrode, in which iron nanoparticles are dispersed in nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon nanofibers, and the surfaces of the iron nanoparticles are at least partially exposed to the outside. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for producing a non-platinum catalyst for an oxygen reduction electrode using electrospinning and hydrogen activation reactions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode active material, a method for manufacturing the same, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. A method for producing carbide using bean curd or waste bean curd according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: drying bean curd or waste bean curd; thermally treating the dried bean curd or waste bean curd under an air atmosphere; and carbonizing the thermally treated bean curd or waste bean curd under an inert gas atmosphere.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device package may comprise providing a semiconductor device, preparing a thermal interface layer on the semiconductor device, and disposing a heat spreader on the thermal interface layer, wherein the thermal interface layer comprises a core shell composite containing a metal core and a carbon shell surrounding the metal core.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display apparatus including a display panel, a bezel surface formed on a boundary of the display panel, and an antenna located on the bezel surface, wherein the antenna includes an antenna body extending in a horizontal direction to the bezel surface, an extension body provided on one side or opposite sides of the antenna body, and a frequency variable device configured to selectively electrically connect the antenna body and the extension body.

Abstract: Provided is a 360-degree image encoding apparatus and method, and a recording medium for performing the same function. The 360-degree image encoding apparatus divides an input image to be encoded into a plurality of regions in a vertical direction and encodes the divided regions while changing resolutions thereof so that all regions have the same resolution to maintain pixel continuity among the regions when a predictive image is generated and the regions have resolutions changed according to the degree of distortion of the regions when a residue image is encoded.

Abstract: A backscatter communication method and apparatus based on pattern-based demodulation is disclosed. The backscatter communication method includes receiving a communication signal, and demodulating the communication signal based on a slope of the communication signal at an edge of each time interval.

Abstract: Disclosed are a communication method and communication apparatus using an ambient backscatter communication. A transmission apparatus may include generating a plurality of bitsets by fragmenting data based on a predetermined bitset length, mapping the plurality of bitsets to a plurality of switching patterns based on a data size, and controlling a reflection of a background radio frequency (RF) signal based on a corresponding mapped switching pattern, a total number of the plurality of switching patterns may be determined based on the bitset length, and each of the plurality of switching patterns may have a different length.

Abstract: Provided is a method for creating a virtual reality content, storing the virtual reality content in a transmission buffer, and after that, managing the transmission buffer. A server creates the virtual reality content based on user's motion information, stores the virtual reality content in the transmission buffer and is allowed to modify the virtual reality content stored in the transmission buffer based on subsequently received user's motion information, so that the most recent user's motion information can be appropriately reflected in the virtual reality content. It is possible to provide a more immersive virtual reality service.

Abstract: An injection molded lens, to which the hot runner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a primary sprue; a primary runner which has a central portion connected to the primary sprue and an extension portion extending radially from the central portion; a secondary sprue of which one end is connected to the extension portion of the primary runner; a secondary runner which has a top thereof connected to the other end of the secondary sprue, has an annular shape and a thin plate shape, and has a plurality of protrusions formed on an outer circumference thereof; a plurality of gates which are connected to ends of the plurality of protrusions of the secondary runner; and a plurality of cavities connected to the plurality of gates.

Abstract: A wastewater treatment system may use recycle water to apply an anaerobic ammonium oxidation (ANAMMOX) process to a water treatment process (mainstream treatment process) and to stably supply nitrite required for an ANAMMOX. By applying the ANAMMOX process, nitrogen and phosphorus may be simultaneously treated in the water treatment process, and recycle water may be used as a source of nitrite for ANAMMOX, thereby reducing wastewater treatment costs and pollutant loading.

Abstract: Disclosed are a 4D printing method using thermal anisotropy and thermal transformation, and the resulting product. The method includes (a) artificially planning transverse printing paths and longitudinal printing paths on a specimen to impose a thermal anisotropy to the specimen, (b) sequentially and alternately forming transversely printed layers and longitudinally printed layers on the specimen by printing a thermoplastic polymer in transverse and longitudinal directions to build a 3D printed product, (c) heating the 3D printed product so that the 3D printed product thermally transforms in a specific direction, and (d) controlling heating time to obtain a 4D printed product having a desired final shape which is formed through the transformation of the 3D printed product over the heating time.

Abstract: A steel bar having yield strength of 700 MPa class, excellent yield ratio, and excellent uniform elongation property is provided. The steel bar includes bainite and ferrite included in a center of the steel bar and bainite accounts for 20 to 80% by volume.

Abstract: A method of fabricating semiconductor packages includes forming an insulating polymer layer on a substrate to cover a plurality of conductive patterns on the substrate, planarizing the insulating polymer layer by pressing the insulating polymer layer downward by using at least one pressure member, and patterning the planarized insulating polymer layer to expose at least parts of the plurality of conductive patterns.

Abstract: A backscatter communication method and apparatus based on pattern-based demodulation is disclosed. The backscatter communication method includes receiving a communication signal, and demodulating the communication signal based on a slope of the communication signal at an edge of each time interval.

Abstract: A device for providing a realistic media content, includes: inward facing image acquisition unit configured to acquire multiple inward facing images that are taken by an inward method using multiple cameras arranged around an object; an outward facing image acquisition unit configured to acquire multiple outward facing images that are taken by an outward method using the multiple cameras arranged around a point; a background image generation unit configured to generate a 360° cylindrical image by stitching the multiple outward facing images and then convert the 360° cylindrical image into a 360° spherical image to generate a background image; a 3D object reconstruction unit configured to extract a region of the object from the multiple inward facing images to generate a 3D object; and a combined image transmission unit configured to combine the background image with the 3D object and transmit the combined image to a display device.

Abstract: Provided is a method for creating a virtual reality content, storing the virtual reality content in a transmission buffer, and after that, managing the transmission buffer. A server creates the virtual reality content based on user's motion information, stores the virtual reality content in the transmission buffer and is allowed to modify the virtual reality content stored in the transmission buffer based on subsequently received user's motion information, so that the most recent user's motion information can be appropriately reflected in the virtual reality content. It is possible to provide a more immersive virtual reality service.

Abstract: An apparatus for transmitting shelter location information is disclosed. The apparatus for transmitting shelter location information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a wake-up information checking unit that checks a value of a wake-up indicator provided in a head of a data file to determine whether a disaster has occurred; and a shelter location information insertion unit inserting the shelter location information into an advanced emergency alert table (AEAT), as it is confirmed by the wake-up information checking unit that a disaster has occurred.

Abstract: The present technique discloses a buck-boost converter. According to a detailed example of the present invention, a number of switching elements of a buck-boost converter is reduced compared with a conventional buck-boost converter, and thereby a buck mode and a boost mode are performed with reduced overall conduction loss and switching loss. In addition, a buck-boost converter that is capable of stepping up and down an input voltage over a wide range using a single control device, that has a simple structure, that has inexpensive manufacturing costs, and that has a high circuit integration density can be realized by configuring the buck-boost converter to connect a two-phase interleaving boost converter unit to a single-phase buck converter unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for transmitting shelter location information is disclosed. The apparatus for transmitting shelter location information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a wake-up information checking unit that checks a value of a wake-up indicator provided in a head of a data file to determine whether a disaster has occurred; and a shelter location information insertion unit inserting the shelter location information into an advanced emergency alert table (AEAT), as it is confirmed by the wake-up information checking unit that a disaster has occurred.