Abstract: The invention relates to a silicon-based anode material for a lithium-ion battery, a preparation method therefor, and a battery. The silicon-based negative electrode material is prepared by the compounding of 90 wt %-99.9 wt % of a silicon-based material and 0.1 wt %-10 wt % of carbon nanotubes and/or carbon nanofibers which grow on the surface of the silicon-based material in situ.

Abstract: An insulator for a secondary battery and a secondary battery including the insulator are disclosed. According to one aspect, an insulator for a secondary battery includes: a body part configured to define a body; and a buffer part adhering to a top surface of the body part, wherein the buffer part includes a plurality of protrusions that protrude upward, and the body part is made of a material different from that of the buffer part.

Abstract: A hybrid redox fuel cell system includes a hybrid redox fuel cell and an electrochemical cell. The hybrid redox fuel cell includes an anode side through which hydrogen is flowed and a cathode side through which liquid electrolyte is flowed, the liquid electrolyte including a metal ion at a higher oxidation state and the metal ion at a lower oxidation state. An anode side of the electrochemical cell is fluidly connected to the cathode side of the hybrid redox fuel cell. At the hybrid redox fuel cell, power is generated by reducing the metal ion at the higher oxidation state to the lower oxidation state at the cathode side while oxidizing the reductant at the anode side. At the anode side of the electrochemical cell, the metal ion at the lower oxidation state is oxidized to the higher oxidation state while the power is generated.

Abstract: A method is provide, which includes the steps of receiving a three-dimensional tunnel model of an underground tunnel system of a worksite, receiving two-dimensional position data having sets of x coordinate values and y coordinate values of a mobile device in the underground tunnel system, performing a vertical plane ray cast operation in the tunnel model at a mobile device position defined by an x coordinate value and an y coordinate value in the received position data, and determining a z coordinate value for the mobile device position on the basis of the ray cast operation and at least one earlier resolved z coordinate value for a preceding mobile device position.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) dental scanning system (1) for scanning a dental object (D) includes a scanning surface (124a) to support the dental object (D); a scanning section (130) to capture a 3D scan of the dental object (D); a motion section (120) to move the scanning surface (124a) and scanning section (130) relative to each other in five axes of motion, whilst retaining the scanning surface (124a) in a substantially horizontal plane, and a control unit (140) configured to control the motion section (120) and the scanning section (130) to obtain a 3D scan of the dental object (D).

Abstract: The present invention discloses ionically conducting electrolytes that include a liquefied gas solvent displaying low global warming potential (GWP) and low flammability while also generating favorable solid-electrolyte interphases in an electrochemical device to maintain high performance and cycle life. Ionically conducting electrolytes include a multi-component solvent mixture with a low-GWP solvent and non-low GWP solvent. The overall GWP of the multi-component solvent mixture is at least 50% less than the GWP of the non-low GWP solvent alone.

Abstract: A novel electrode is provided. A novel power storage device is provided. A conductor having a sheet-like shape is provided. The conductor has a thickness of greater than or equal to 800 nm and less than or equal to 20 ?m. The area of the conductor is greater than or equal to 25 mm2 and less than or equal to 10 m2. The conductor includes carbon and oxygen. The conductor includes carbon at a concentration of higher than 80 atomic % and oxygen at a concentration of higher than or equal to 2 atomic % and lower than or equal to 20 atomic %.

Abstract: An automatic and passive battery fluid maintenance system maintains the fluid levels in a battery system by replenishing water as the water is lost from the battery. A reservoir is used to contain a volume of fluid and is mounted above the batteries. Fluid from the reservoir flows into a distribution manifold through a flow regulator. From the manifold the fluid is distributed a vent plug at each battery. The vent plugs are configured to control create a backpressure in the fluid line when the battery fluid level is at an optimum level. As a result of the backpressure, fluid does not flow into the battery through the vent plug. When the fluid in the battery drops below the optimum level, the backpressure is reduced, allowing water to flow until the fluid level of the battery again is at the optimum level.

Abstract: A power storage device packaging material has good flexibility, and has electrolytic solution resistance. A power storage device packaging material in which a plurality of films are laminated, the packaging material including a heat-sealable resin layer, a gas barrier film layer laminated and disposed on one surface of the heat-sealable resin layer, and a plurality of adhesive layers, wherein the gas barrier film layer includes a resin base material and a gas barrier film disposed on one surface or both surfaces of the resin base material, and of the plurality of adhesive layers, at least an adhesive layer disposed between the heat-sealable resin layer and the gas barrier film layer has electrolytic solution resistance.

Abstract: The disclosure provides methods and systems for automatically generating an animatable object, such as a 3D model. In particular, the present technology provides fast, easy, and automatic animatable solutions based on unique facial characteristics of user input. Various embodiments of the present technology include receiving user input, such as a two-dimensional image or three-dimensional scan of a user's face, and automatically detecting one or more features. The methods and systems may further include deforming a template geometry and a template control structure based on the one or more detected features to automatically generate a custom geometry and custom control structure, respectively. A texture of the received user input may also be transferred to the custom geometry. The animatable object therefore includes the custom geometry, the transferred texture, and the custom control structure, which follow a morphology of the face.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery comprising a cathode, an anode, an elastic and flame retardant composite separator disposed between the cathode and the anode, and a working electrolyte. The elastic flame retardant composite separator comprises a high-elasticity polymer and from 1% to 99% by weight of a flame retardant additive dissolved in, dispersed in, or bonded to the high-elasticity polymer. The composite separator has a thickness from 50 nm to 100 ?m and a lithium ion conductivity from 10?8 S/cm to 5×10?2 S/cm at room temperature and the high elasticity polymer has a fully recoverable tensile strain from 2% to 1,000% when measured without any additive dispersed therein. The polymer composite may further comprise particles of an optional inorganic solid electrolyte dispersed therein.

Abstract: A fuel cell stack includes stacked cells, each including a sheet-shaped power generation portion, two separators, a gas passage defining plate that includes a gas passage portion through which reactant gas flows, and a frame member that includes a supply port and a discharge port. The gas passage portion includes opposing portions extended in a flow direction of the reactant gas and arranged in parallel in an orthogonal direction. A main passage is defined between each opposing portion and the power generation portion. The gas passage portion includes a first passage portion adjacent to the supply port in the flow direction and a second passage portion adjacent to the first passage portion in the orthogonal direction. The main passages of the second passage portion each have a larger cross-sectional flow area than the main passages of the first passage portion.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery according to exemplary embodiments includes a cathode, a separation layer, and an anode facing the cathode with the separation layer interposed therebetween. The anode includes an anode current collector, and an anode active material layer formed on the anode current collector. The anode active material layer includes an anode active material and a conductive additive. The conductive additive includes an expandable graphite having a particle diameter of 10 ?m or less.

Abstract: A projection image display control apparatus may include: an input unit configured to receive projection image information and manipulation information; a memory configured to store a program for controlling a projection image display by using the projection image information and the manipulation information; and a processor configured to execute the program, wherein the processor identifies a manipulation target object within the projection image by using the manipulation information, determines whether the manipulation target object is included in a shadow, and transmits a command signal to change a UI of the manipulation target object included in the shadow.

Abstract: Inorganic-based lithium mixed electrode materials have a low charge transfer rate and thus have poor fast charging or discharging characteristics. Positive electrode active materials include LCO (lithium cobalt oxide, LiCoO2), NCM (nickel cobalt manganese, Li(NiCoMn)O2), NCA(nickel cobalt aluminum, Li(NiCoAl)O2), LMO(lithium manganese oxide, LiMn2O4), LFP(Lithium iron phosphate, LiFePO4), etc. High nickel technology is attracting attention because if nickel is used a lot, the capacity of lithium ions can be increased. However, as the content of nickel increases, the reactivity increases, resulting in a risk of explosion of the battery and deterioration in cycle life characteristics. As the negative active material, carbon, transition metal oxide, nickel metal, silicon-nickel alloy, and the like may be used. As the carbon, natural graphite, artificial graphite, soft carbon, hard carbon, etc. can be used. As the transition metal oxide, Co3O4, CoO, FeO, NiO, and the like can be used.

Abstract: Provided are a carbon material for a catalyst carrier of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, the carbon material being a porous carbon material and simultaneously satisfying (1) an intensity ratio (I750/Ipeak) of an intensity at 750° C. (I750) and a peak intensity in a vicinity of 690° C. (Ipeak) is 0.10 or less; (2) a BET specific surface area is from 400 to 1,500 m2/g; (3) an integrated pore volume V2-10 of a pore diameter of from 2 to 10 nm is from 0.4 to 1.5 mL/g; and (4) a nitrogen gas adsorption amount Vmacro at a relative pressure of from 0.95 to 0.99 in the nitrogen gas adsorption isotherm is from 300 to 1,200 cc(STP)/g, as well as a method of producing the same.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of recycling lithium iron phosphate batteries with the aim of enabling the isolated recovery of elements from black mass. Black mass comprising at least cathodic and anodic components is immersed in a pH 13-14 solution to obtain a first leachate and first solid residue. The first leachate is immersed in a 4-6M acid solution to obtain a second leachate. The second leachate is passed through a first ion-exchange column where fluoride ions are retained and a second ion-exchange column where copper ions are to obtain a second eluate. The pH of the second eluate is adjusted to about 2.5-5 and a quantity of phosphoric acid that is sufficient to achieve an equivalent stoichiometric ratio of ferric iron and phosphate anions is added to obtain a first solution and an iron (III) phosphate precipitate. The first solution is combined with the first leachate to obtain a second solution. The pH of the second solution is adjusted to about 6.

Abstract: An illustrative 3D modeling system generates a hair orientation image based on a 2D image depicting a human subject having hair. The hair orientation image includes semantic segmentation data indicating whether image elements of the hair orientation image depict the hair of the human subject or content other than the hair. The hair orientation image further includes hair flow data indicating a flow direction of the hair depicted by various image elements. Based on the hair orientation image, the 3D modeling system generates a 3D model of the hair of the human subject. The 3D modeling system then integrates the 3D model of the hair of the human subject with a 3D model of a body of the human subject. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: A battery, including an electrode assembly including a central hole, at least one positive electrode, at least one negative electrode, and at least one diaphragm separating the at least one positive electrode from the at least one negative electrode. The at least one positive electrode, the at least one negative electrode and the at least one diaphragm are disposed around the central hole in a spiral winding manner. The central hole has a diameter of greater than 0 and smaller than that of the battery. A pin assembly is disposed in the central hole. The pin assembly includes a housing including an axial through hole. The housing is partially or fully disposed in the central hole. At least one integrated circuit device is disposed in the axial through hole. The at least one integrated circuit device includes at least one access terminal and one output terminal.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and computer-readable storage media for the customized presentation of digital information in a physical space, the method formulates information from physical space and accesses a predetermined first group of data sets of a virtual space based on the formulated information. The accessed virtual space is associated with the physical space. The method then generates a local data set associated with the first group of data sets and accesses a predetermined second group of data sets of the same virtual space. The method then transforms the second group of data sets using the local data set and provides the transformed data sets to be overlaid on the physical space.