Abstract: Methods of detecting molecules using an apparatus comprising a plurality of magnetic sensors are disclosed. A method may include binding a first molecule to a proximal wall of a fluid chamber of the apparatus, and adding, to the fluid chamber, a magnetically-labeled molecule comprising a cleavable magnetic label, wherein the magnetically-labeled molecule is configured to bind to or be incorporated by the first molecule. The method may use at least one address line and at least one selector element of the apparatus to detect a characteristic of at least a portion of the plurality of magnetic sensors, wherein the characteristic indicates whether the magnetically-labeled molecule has bound to or been incorporated by the first molecule.

Abstract: A bimodal positive electrode material includes a large-particle diameter positive electrode active material and a small-particle diameter positive electrode active material, wherein the large-particle diameter positive electrode active material is a single particle composed of one nodule, and the small-particle diameter positive electrode active material is a pseudo-single particle which is an aggregate of 2 to 30 nodules.

Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet storage portion that stores sheets. The sheet storage portion has a bottom wall portion and a circumferential wall portion. The circumferential wall portion has a pair of support protruding portions and a groove portion. The pair of support protruding portions protrude from opposite inner circumferential faces facing each other along the axial direction of a pivot axis to be inserted in through holes, and pivotably support the sheet stacking plate. The groove portion is concave outward along the axial direction from the opposite inner circumferential faces facing each other along the axial direction of the pivot axis, and extends along the pivoting direction of the projection portion. With the sheet stacking plate raised, the projection portion is disposed in the groove.

Abstract: A correction mechanism of the belt conveyor device, including a pair of inclined bearings and a pair of main-body guides, corrects meanders of a belt. The pair of inclined bearings include a pair of bearing portions, respectively, and a pair of inclined portions, respectively, that are inclined symmetrically with respect to an axial direction of the rollers. The pair of main-body guides are put into contact with the pair of inclined portions, respectively, and make an end side of the rollers in the axial direction moved in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction, together with the pair of inclined bearings during meandering of the belt. The pair of inclined portions and the pair of main-body guides are placed inside the pair of bearing portions, respectively, in the axial direction, as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction.

Abstract: A battery pack includes: a stack including a plurality of battery cells arranged side by side in a first direction; a case that has a side wall facing the stack in the first direction and that accommodates the stack; and a bus bar module disposed on the stack, the bus bar module including a bus bar that electrically connects the plurality of battery cells and a plate member that accommodates the bus bar, wherein the plate member has a first positioning mechanism that positions the bus bar module in the first direction by biasing the side wall of the case.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery including: an electrode assembly; a case opened on one side and configured to accommodate the electrode assembly therein; a vent coupled to the opening of the case; and a first current collecting plate electrically connected to the electrode assembly, in which the first current collecting plate is welded and electrically connected to at least one of the case and the vent.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a secondary battery includes accommodating an electrode assembly in a battery part communicating with a gas collection part of the battery case; positioning a gas discharge pipe in an open portion of the battery case at the side edge, wherein the gas discharge pipe is configured to discharge a gas and inject an electrolyte; and simultaneously fixing the gas discharge pipe to the battery case and sealing the battery case by sealing the open portion and the gas discharge pipe together. The method may efficiently remove an activation process gas using a gas discharge pipe capable of performing both gas discharge and electrolyte injection and is simplified by simultaneously sealing the gas discharge pipe and sealing a battery case.

Abstract: An information processing device according to the present technology includes: a search processing unit configured to acquire, from an imaging device configured to perform image processing using an artificial intelligence model on a captured image obtained by capturing an image of a subject, result information indicating a result of the image processing, and search for imaging setting information of the imaging device and the artificial intelligence model using artificial intelligence on the basis of the acquired result information; and an application processing unit configured to apply, to the imaging device, the imaging setting information and the artificial intelligence model obtained by means of the search performed by the search processing unit.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink, a circulation type recording head, a damper member that supplies the ink to the circulation type recording head, and an ink supply unit that supplies the ink to the damper member. The circulation type recording head ejects to a recording medium at least a portion of the ink supplied from the damper member and discharges the rest of the ink to the ink supply unit. The ink supply unit includes a relief mechanism. The relief mechanism adjusts the pressure of the ink supplied to the damper member to a level no greater than a predetermined value. The ink contains a pigment, binder resin particles, and an aqueous medium. The binder resin particles have a zeta potential of at least ?60.0 mV and no greater than ?45.0 mV.

Abstract: An autonomous mobile vehicle includes an AGV having a base, a motor coupled to the base, a wheel driven by the motor for moving the AGV, a battery coupled to the motor to power the motor, and an AGV controller for controlling movement of the AGV. The autonomous mobile vehicle includes a platform assembly coupled to the base. The platform assembly includes a frame defining a cavity and a support plate supported by the frame configured to support a collaborative manipulator. The platform assembly includes a collaborative manipulator controller received in the cavity configured to be operably coupled to the collaborative manipulator to actuate the collaborative manipulator in accordance with a control scheme. The platform assembly includes a safety controller received in the cavity electrically coupled to the battery of the AGV to control a power supply to the collaborative manipulator controller.

Abstract: A gantry tube for a medical imaging system. The gantry tube includes a first tube located within a second tube, wherein the first tube is oriented about a longitudinal axis of the system. The gantry tube also includes a plurality of wall elements that extend between the first and second tubes, wherein the walls and first and second tubes form a plurality of channels that extend in an axial direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis wherein each channel is configured to hold a detector of the system. A detector is inserted into or removed from an associated channel in an axial direction from either a first end or a second end of the gantry tube.

Abstract: A method for a node used for wireless communication and an apparatus are provided. A first node receives a plurality of pieces of beam information and a plurality of time resource sets. The plurality of time resource sets are associated with the plurality of pieces of beam information respectively. At least two of the plurality of time resource sets each comprises a first time resource. At least two pieces of beam information respectively associated with the at least two time resource sets are different. At least one of the at least two pieces of beam information is used to determine that a NCR-Fwd is in a first state on a first time resource, the first state is one of a plurality of candidate states including at least two of a stopping state, applying one or more first-type beams for transmissions, or applying one or more first-type beams for receptions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode active material for a lithium-sulfur battery, and the positive electrode active material of the present disclosure includes a sulfur-carbon composite, wherein the sulfur-carbon composite includes a porous carbon material and a sulfur-based material disposed on at least a portion of an inside of pores and a surface of the porous carbon material, wherein the sulfur-based material includes at least one of sulfur (S8) or a sulfur compound, and wherein the porous carbon material satisfies one or more of the following conditions: (1) a sum of particle size D10 and particle size D90 is 60 ?m or less; and (2) a broadness factor (BF) satisfying Equation 1 is 7 or less: Broadness factor (BF)=(particle size D90 of the porous carbon material)/(particle size D10 of the porous carbon material)??[Equation 1].

Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide having a Ni content of 80 atm % or greater among transition metals except lithium, and in the form of a single particle or pseudo-single particle. The nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide has a coating layer positioned on the surface thereof, wherein the coating layer contains cobalt. The positive electrode active material also satisfies [Equation 1] 1?XY/Z?3, wherein X is the molar number (mol %) of Co in the coating layer based on 100 moles of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, Y is the average particle diameter (?m) of nodules of the nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, and Z is D50 (?m) of the positive electrode active material, wherein Z is from 5 ?m to 12 ?m.

Abstract: A positive electrode material and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery including the same are provided. The positive electrode material having a bimodal particle size distribution which includes large-diameter particles and small-diameter particles having different average particle diameters (D50), wherein the large-diameter particles are lithium composite transition metal oxide having a nickel content of 80 atm % or more in all transition metals thereof, and the small-diameter particles are a lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel, cobalt, and aluminum, having a nickel content of 80 atm % to 85 atm % in all transition metals, and having an atomic ratio of the cobalt to the aluminum (Co/Al) of 1.5 to 5.

Abstract: An ice making assembly includes a mold body defining an ice-making cavity. An evaporator is coupled to the mold body. The evaporator includes a cap positioned on the mold body such that an open end of the cap is positioned at the mold body. An inlet tube is mounted to the cap. An outlet tube is also mounted to the cap. An evaporation chamber is formed between the cap and the mold body. The inlet tube is configured for directing a flow of refrigerant into the evaporation chamber, and the outlet tube configured for directing the flow of refrigerant out of the evaporation chamber.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a stacked photoelectric converter for each of pixels. The stacked photoelectric converter has a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements stacked therein. The plurality of photoelectric conversion elements each has different wavelength selectivity. This solid-state imaging device further includes a plurality of data output lines from which pixel signals based on electric charges outputted from the photoelectric conversion elements are outputted. A plurality of data output lines is provided for each predetermined unit pixel column. The plurality of the data output lines is equal in number to an integer multiple of the photoelectric conversion elements stacked in the stacked photoelectric converter.

Abstract: This disclosure describes an apparatus and system for classifying audio and video data captured by a portable recording device. The portable recording device may comprise a camera system enclosure that captures audio and video data that reflects a user's point-of-view perception of their surroundings. The video and/or audio data may be transmitted in real-time, or near real-time, to a Central Multimedia Management (CMM) System at a Network Operations Center, or one or more mobile computing devices, via one or more networks. Alternatively, or additionally, the video and/or audio data may be stored within memory of the portable recording device. This disclosure further describes a CMM system that may act as a central repository of multimedia data from one or more portable recording device(s). The CMM system may further generate and assign incident report forms for each individual instance of real-time data that is recorded by a portable recording device.

Abstract: A phase interpolator with a DAC outputting a first and second value responsive to a control code. A first current mirror generates a first current proportional to the first value. A second current mirror generates a second current proportional to the second value. A first FET pair comprising a first and second FET such that the source terminals of the first FET and the second FET are electrically connected and connect to the first current mirror. A second FET pair comprising a third and fourth FET such that the source terminals of the third FET and the fourth FET are electrically connected and connect to the second current mirror. A first terminal outputs a phase adjusted clock signal as compared to the clock signal, from the first FET and the third FET. A second terminal outputs an inverted phase adjusted clock signal, from the second FET and the fourth FET.

Abstract: A transistor can include a plurality of source regions and a plurality of drain regions arranged in an alternating manner, with each of the source regions and the drain regions being implemented as a first type active region, and a plurality of gate structures implemented relative to the source regions and the drain regions such that application of a voltage to each gate structure results in formation of a conductive channel between a respective pair of source and drain regions. The transistor can further include a body region configured to provide the respective conductive channel upon the application of the voltage to the corresponding gate structure, with the body region being implemented as a second type active region. The transistor can further include a recessed region defined by an end of each drain region and one or both of the gate structures adjacent to the drain region.