Abstract: A reservoir tank assembly and a heat pump system including the same are disclosed. The reservoir tank assembly may include a reservoir tank configured to remove air contained in a coolant and an adapter fluidly connecting the reservoir tank and a coolant line along which the coolant flows. A part of the coolant flowing along the coolant line is introduced into any one degassing chamber among a plurality of degassing chambers through the adapter. The coolant passing through the plurality of degassing chambers is discharged to the coolant line through the adapter.

Abstract: In order to efficiently perform heating of a vehicle interior in a state in which the external temperature is low and heat generated by a heating element is not sufficient in an early stage of driving the vehicle, a heat pump system for a vehicle is provided. The heat pump system utilizes various heat sources in a general heating mode of the vehicle interior, and at the same time, maximizes the system performance by increasing flow of the refrigerant. The heat pump system may include: a compressor, a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) module; a heat-exchanger; a first expansion valve; a first connection line; a chiller; a second expansion valve; a second connection line; a third connection line; and a fourth connection line.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an IoT-based cooling vest including a clothing part 100, a controller 200, a temperature collector 300, a user terminal 400, and a server unit to improve work safety and wearing pleasantness for a wearer by enabling temperature to be adjusted through both direct operation and previous operation through a server.

Abstract: An IoT-based smart thermal wear includes thermal material that retains heat allowing wearers to work more efficiently and lower any risk of accidents, the IoT-based smart thermal wear being linked to a smart device and comprising an outer member, inner member, heat-insulating filler, heating-producing material, power unit, and a control unit so as to facilitate effective temperature control.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for stabilizing ceramide and to a cosmetic composition containing stabilized ceramide and, more specifically, to a method for homogenizing and stabilizing ceramide by self-assembling the ceramide together with ?-sitosterol, resveratrol, and allantoin which are other physiologically active substances using a microfluidic chip and a high pressure homogenizer, and to a technique for using ceramide and nanoparticles containing ?-sitosterol, resveratrol, and allantoin, which are produced by means of the stabilizing method, as a cosmetic material for skin moisturizing, anti-oxidation, skin inflammation relief, skin barrier enhancement, and skin itching relief.

Abstract: An embodiment method for controlling a compressor of a vehicle includes selectively controlling an operation of the compressor by determining and comparing a discharge pressure of the compressor and a temperature of an inverter with predetermined values based on data detected in real time when the compressor is operated to cool or heat an interior of the vehicle and operating a protection mode to prevent thermal burnout of the inverter in response to a determination that the discharge pressure of the compressor is higher than an operation stop pressure.

Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle may include: a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant; and a heat, ventilation, and air condition (HVAC) module including an internal condenser, an evaporator connected to the compressor via a refrigerant line, and an opening/closing door configured to adjust air having passed through the evaporator to be selectively introduced into the internal condenser depending on a cooling mode or a heating mode of the vehicle. The heat pump system may also include: a heat-exchanger connected to the internal condenser via the refrigerant line; a first expansion valve provided in the refrigerant line between the heat-exchanger and the evaporator; a first connection line; a chiller provided in the first connection line so as to adjust the temperature of a coolant by exchanging heat between the refrigerant and the coolant introduced selectively; and a sub-heat-exchanger provided in the refrigerant line.

Abstract: An ICT technology-based piece of cooling clothing includes: an outer cover forming an external shape of the piece of cooling clothing and having a receiving pocket; a lining provided to be disposed toward the skin of a wearer that is the inside of the outer cover; a cooling pad unit disposed between the outer cover and the lining or inside the lining, made of a rectangular flexible material having short sides and long sides to transmit coolness to a wearer, and having a cooling inflow hole, cooling channels, and a cooling outflow hole; a cooling unit supplying cool air by being connected to the cooling inflow hole of the cooling pad unit and absorbing heat, which is generated by the cooling pad unit, through the cooling outflow hole, thereby performing heat dissipation and cooling; a controller provided to collect temperature information from at least any one of the cooling pad unit or the cooling unit through a temperature information collector and to transmit a cooling control signal to the cooling unit; an

Abstract: A skin-permeable peptide, a derivative thereof, or a fragment thereof of the present disclosure effectively delivers skin bioactive molecules deep into the skin tissues through assembly or fusion methods, thereby providing outstanding skin permeability as well as excellent skin residual effect of bioactive materials to maximize bioactive efficacy. Accordingly, the skin-permeable peptide, derivative thereof, or fragment thereof may be widely used as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical composition for external use and a functional cosmetic composition that target skin tissues including mucous membranes.

Abstract: A display device includes a first light emitting element, a second light emitting element, and a third light emitting element that are disposed on a substrate and emitting light of different colors, respectively; a first insulation layer disposed on the first light emitting element, the second light emitting element, and the third light emitting element, and including at least one opening; and a second insulation layer disposed on the first insulation layer, and disposed in the at least one opening, wherein a refractive index of the second insulation layer is higher than a refractive index of the first insulation layer, and the at least one opening overlaps at least one of the first light emitting element, the second light emitting element, and the third light emitting element in a plan view, and does not overlap at least another one in a plan view.

Abstract: A positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material, wherein the present invention relates to a positive electrode, in which adhesion between a positive electrode active material layer and a collector is excellent by controlling distribution of a binder in the positive electrode active material layer, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus may include an electric water pump to pump coolant, a coolant channel in fluid communication with a cooling target and the electric water pump, and a thermoelectric device including a higher-temperature part and a lower-temperature part. The thermoelectric device may cool the coolant flowing into the coolant channel. The cooling apparatus may include a first heat sink disposed adjacent to the higher-temperature part, a second heat sink disposed adjacent to the coolant channel, and a cooling fan provided adjacent to the first heat sink. The cooling apparatus may include an air duct forming a first fluid line where air passes through only the first heat sink and is then discharged by operation of the cooling fan and forming a second fluid line where air passes through the first heat sink and the second heat sink and is then discharged by the operation of the cooling fan.

Abstract: A refrigerant module for a vehicle includes: a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a refrigerant introduced therein and a working fluid; a valve manifold connected to the heat exchanger and having a refrigerant flow path formed inside to supply the refrigerant to the heat exchanger or to bypass the refrigerant; and a plurality of valve assemblies mounted on the valve manifold to control a flow of the refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant flow path.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a display device. The display device may be used for a vehicle and may include a display panel, a window, and a first light control layer. The display panel includes pixels arranged along a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction. The window is disposed on the display panel. The first light control layer is disposed between the display panel and the window and including first photochromic lines. The first photochromic lines extend in the first direction and are arranged along the second direction and include a photochromic material.

Abstract: An embodiment heat pump system includes a valve module for controlling a flow of a coolant, a first line connected to the valve module, an electrical component on the first line, a second line connected to the first line and the valve module, a radiator on the second line, a third line connected to the valve module, wherein the battery module is on the third line, a fourth line connected to the valve module and the third line, a fifth line connected to the valve module, a chiller on the fifth line, a sixth line connected to the first line, and a seventh line connected to the third line, wherein an end of the sixth line and an end of the seventh line are respectively connected to the chiller such that the sixth line and the seventh line may be connected to the fifth line through the chiller.

Abstract: Disclosed are a low refractive index resin composition for TPP nano 3D printing and photonic wire bonding method using the same. The low refractive index resin composition for TPP nano 3D printing is made of a fluorinated resin composition with a low refractive index including a (meth)acrylic reactive group with sufficient solvency for a photoinitiator for TPP reaction. As a result, by supporting to print a micro-sized single-mode optical waveguide as well as cladding of an optical waveguide surrounding the single-mode optical waveguide thus formed through a TPP nano 3D printing method, a photonic wire bonding (PWB) method that can manufacture a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) with minimal optical loss and high reliability is proposed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel compound that is effective in inhibiting fibrosis. The inventors confirmed that the compound has an effect of inhibiting actin polymerization and not only reduces the levels of all types of fibrosis biomarkers but also effectively inhibits the expression of ?-SMA, which is a major causative factor of fibrosis. Therefore, the novel compound according to the present invention is expected to be effectively used as a preparation having an excellent effect of alleviating and inhibiting fibrosis to prevent and treat a fibrosis disease.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material, a method of preparing the same, and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery including the same are provided. The positive electrode active material includes a particulate positive electrode active material and a coating layer formed on a surface of the particulate positive electrode active material, the coating layer including a phosphorus (P)-doped aluminum oxide, and the coating layer having a thickness of 0.1 nm to 2.0 nm.

Abstract: A pouch-type battery cell includes an electrode assembly, a pouch having at least one electrode accommodation portion accommodating the electrode assembly therein and a sealing portion for sealing the electrode assembly, and electrode leads electrically connected to the electrode assembly and exposed externally of the pouch through the sealing portion, wherein the electrode accommodation portion includes a body portion of which a width is greater than a height thereof, and an extension portion extending from a central portion of the body portion in a width direction to one side and having a width narrower than the width of the body portion, the electrode leads are disposed outside the extension portion in the width direction, and an end of the electrode leads has a height lower than an outer portion of the pouch.

Abstract: Provided are a piperidine derivative compound, a hydrate thereof, a solvate thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of diseases related to autotaxin activity, comprising same as an active ingredient, in which the piperidine derivative compound exhibits excellent inhibitory activity against autotaxin, and thus can be effectively used in the treatment and prevention of diseases related to autotaxin inhibition, such as fibrotic diseases, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases, cancer and cancer metastasis, ocular diseases, cholestatic form and other forms of chronic pruritus, and acute or chronic organ transplant rejection.