Abstract: An air pocket module (10) inserted into an air mattress (1) includes a plurality of air pockets (100), each of which has a hollow defined therein to be expanded due to air inflow or contracted due to air outflow, and a lower plate (110) coupled below the air pockets (100) to shield the hollow of the air pocket (100). The air pocket (100) includes a top surface part (1100) provided in a regular n-polygonal shape (n is an even integer of 6 or greater) when viewed in a plan view, a connection part (1200) connected to the top surface part (1100), side surface parts (1300), each of which has one end connected to the connection part (1200) to extend downward and the other end connected to the lower plate (110), a side surface part connection part (1400).

Abstract: A condensate water drain control system for fuel cells includes a fuel cell stack configured to generate electric power through chemical reaction, a fuel supply line configured to recirculate fuel discharged from the fuel cell stack together with fuel introduced from a fuel supply valve, a water trap located in the fuel supply line, the water trap being configured to collect condensate water discharged from the fuel cell stack, a drain valve configured to discharge the condensate water stored in the water trap to the outside when opened, and a drain controller configured to determine whether the fuel supply valve is controlled such that pressure in the fuel supply line is maintained before the drain valve is opened and to sense discharge of fuel from the fuel supply line through the drain valve upon determining that the pressure is maintained.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery comprising lithium transition metal oxide particles having a core-shell structure which includes a core portion and a shell portion disposed on a surface of the core portion. Wherein, the average crystallite size of the core portion is smaller than an average crystallite size of the shell portion and an amount of nickel among total transition metals included in the core portion and the shell portion is 80 atm % or more. A positive electrode active material, which suppresses decomposition of an electrolyte solution and occurrence of micro cracks of the positive electrode active material during charge and discharge by forming an average crystallite size of a core portion of the high-nickel positive electrode active material smaller than an average crystallite size of a shell portion, and a method of preparing the same.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an organic light-emitting device comprising a novel compound. When the novel compound is applied as a hole transport material to an organic light emitting device, the novel compound allows the device to have improved drive voltage, efficiency and lifespan characteristics.

Abstract: A memory device includes a plurality of memory cells, a peripheral circuit, and control logic. The peripheral circuit is configured to perform an incremental step pulse program (ISPP) on the plurality of memory cells. The control logic is configured to control the peripheral circuit to perform the ISPP using bit line voltages set based on different bit line step voltages according to a target program state of each of the plurality of memory cells among a plurality of program states.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell connected to a main bus through a converter, an auxiliary power supply connected in parallel to the main bus at an output side of the converter, and a controller electrically connected to the converter and configured to control the converter to adjust output of the fuel cell by changing a target input voltage of the converter, configured to increase the target input voltage of the converter when an output voltage of the converter is a set maximum value or more than the set maximum value, and configured to decrease the target input voltage of the converter when the output voltage of the converter is a set minimum value or less the set minimum value. Furthermore, a method of controlling the fuel cell system is disclosed.

Abstract: A bimodal positive electrode active material includes a first lithium transition metal oxide and a second lithium transition metal oxide having an average particle diameter (D50) smaller than that of the first lithium transition metal oxide, wherein the first lithium transition metal oxide has higher particle strength and smaller crystalline size than the second lithium transition metal oxide, and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material. A positive electrode active material may improve high-temperature life characteristics and high-temperature storage characteristics of a lithium secondary battery. A positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material are also provided.

Abstract: A system for operating a fuel cell includes a controller configured to derive an output limit value of the fuel cell through an interval average value corresponding to an average of output values of the fuel cell for a designated time and a cumulative average value corresponding to an average of the output values of the fuel cell until the current point in time after starting to operate the fuel cell, and to control operation of the fuel cell based on the derived output limit value.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), and a glassy coating layer formed on surfaces of particles of the lithium composite transition metal oxide, wherein, in the lithium composite transition metal oxide, an amount of the nickel (Ni) in a total amount of transition metals is 60 mol % or more, and an amount of the manganese (Mn) is greater than an amount of the cobalt (Co), and the glassy coating layer includes a glassy compound represented by Formula 1. LiaM1bOc??[Formula 1] wherein, M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of boron (B), aluminum (Al), silicon (Si), titanium (Ti), and phosphorus (P), and 1?a?4, 1?b?8, and 1?c?20.

Abstract: A water discharge control system and method for a fuel cell are provided. The water discharge control system includes a fuel cell stack that generates power through an internal chemical reaction, a fuel supply line that recirculates fuel discharged from the fuel cell stack and supplies the fuel to the fuel cell stack, and a water trap that is disposed in the fuel supply line to store water generated in the fuel cell stack. A drain valve is disposed in an outlet port of the water trap to block discharge of the water stored in the water trap to the outside when closed. A drain controller determines whether fuel in the fuel supply line is being discharged through the outlet port when the drain valve is in an open state and closes the drain valve upon determining that fuel is being discharged.

Abstract: A positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode active material layer including: a first positive electrode active material represented by Formula 1 and having a crystalline size of 150 nm or more; a conductive agent including single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs); and a binder. A lithium secondary battery includes the positive electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel compound and an organic light-emitting device. The novel compound is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, and when the novel compound is used as a material for a hole transport layer of an organic light emitting device, the novel compound allows the device to have lowered drive voltage, and improved efficiency and lifespan characteristics.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. The method may include forming a stack, forming a preliminary stepped structure by patterning the stack, forming a first stepped structure, a second stepped structure, and an opening located between the first stepped structure and the second stepped structure by etching the preliminary stepped structure, forming a passivation layer that fills the opening and covers the first stepped structure, and forming a third stepped structure by etching the second stepped structure using the passivation layer as an etching barrier.

Abstract: A method of preparing a lithium secondary battery includes: (1) mixing a small particle lithium composite transition metal oxide having an average particle diameter (D50) of less than 7 ?m with a boron-containing raw material and performing a heat treatment, mixing a large particle lithium composite transition metal oxide having an average particle diameter (D50) of 8 ?m or more with a cobalt-containing raw material and a boron-containing raw material and performing a heat treatment, mixing the first positive electrode active material and the second positive electrode active material to prepare a positive electrode material having a bimodal particle diameter distribution, preparing a positive electrode by coating the positive electrode material on a positive electrode collector, and assembling the positive electrode, a negative electrode including a silicon-based negative electrode active material, and a separator.

Abstract: Provided are a cleaning robot and a method of controlling the same, and more specifically, a cleaning robot provided to detect an obstacle in various directions and a method of controlling the same. The cleaning robot includes a light emitter configured to radiate light, a plurality of light receivers configured to receive a radiation of the light in a predetermined direction among radiations of the light reflected from an obstacle when the radiated light is reflected from the obstacle, a support plate to which the light emitter and the light receiver are fixed and which is rotatably provided, and a controller configured to detect the obstacle on the basis of output signals transmitted from the light emitter and the plurality of light receivers and rotation information of the support plate.

Abstract: A positive electrode material including a first positive electrode active material represented by Formula 1 and a second positive electrode active material represented by Formula 2, a positive electrode including the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the positive electrode are provided. The positive electrode material has a bimodal particle size distribution including large diameter particles and small diameter particles, and the difference in average particle diameter (D50) between the large diameter particles and the small diameter particles is 3 ?m or greater.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and manganese (Mn), and a glassy coating layer formed on surfaces of particles of the lithium composite transition metal oxide, wherein, in the lithium composite transition metal oxide, an amount of the nickel (Ni) in a total amount of transition metals is 60 mol % or more, and an amount of the manganese (Mn) is greater than an amount of the cobalt (Co), and the glassy coating layer includes a glassy compound represented by Formula 1. LiaM1bOc??[Formula 1] wherein, M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of boron (B), aluminum (Al), silicon (Si), titanium (Ti), and phosphorus (P), and 1?a?4, 1?b?8, and 1?c?20.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising adiponectin-derived peptide fragments and, more specifically, to a cosmetic composition and pharmaceutical composition for promoting hair growth comprising, as an active ingredient, one or more adiponectin-derived peptides selected from the group consisting of amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 21. The adiponectin-derived peptides activate the cell division of dermal papilla cells and outer root sheath cells of hair follicles, promote hair growth in the hair follicles, and also increase the expression of hair growth factors in the dermal papilla cells, and thus a composition of the present invention comprising the adiponectin-derived peptides can be effectively used to promote hair growth and inhibit hair loss.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material precursor is provided, which includes a transition metal hydroxide particle represented by Formula 1 and a cobalt oxide particle and a manganese oxide particle attached to the surface of the transition metal hydroxide particle. A preparation method thereof, a positive electrode active material prepared using the same, a positive electrode including the positive electrode active material, and a secondary battery including the positive electrode are also provided.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is provided. The method may include forming a stack, forming a preliminary stepped structure by patterning the stack, forming a first stepped structure, a second stepped structure, and an opening located between the first stepped structure and the second stepped structure by etching the preliminary stepped structure, forming a passivation layer that fills the opening and covers the first stepped structure, and forming a third stepped structure by etching the second stepped structure using the passivation layer as an etching barrier.