Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoelectric material and, specifically, to a thermoelectric material capable of improving the figure of merit and a preparation method therefor. In the present invention, the thermoelectric material may comprise: a matrix compound having a composition of chemical formula 1 or 2; and particles having a composition of chemical formula 3 dispersed in the matrix compound. (AB2)x(Bi2Se2.7Te0.3)1-x, (CB)x(Bi2Se2.7Te0.3)1-x, DyEz.

Abstract: An image sensor includes: a motion detection circuit configured to detect a motion in image frames; and a micro control unit (MCU) configured to adjust at least a portion of a target frame among the image frames based on whether the motion is detected, and detect whether a target object is present based on the adjusted portion of the target frame.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device for communicating using beamforming, and an operating method therefor, the electronic device including a plurality of antenna modules which are disposed at different locations and which support beamforming, a communication module which transmits and receives a signal through the plurality of antenna modules, at least one processor, and a memory coupled to the at least one processor. The memory may store instructions, when executed, causing the processor to perform a beam search on the plurality of antenna modules, select at least two antenna modules allowing a beam satisfying a specified condition to be formed among the plurality of antenna modules, based on a result of the beam search, and communicate by alternately using the selected at least two antenna modules.

Abstract: A lithium complex oxide includes a mixture of first particles of n1 (n1>40) aggregated primary particles and second particles of n2 (n2?20) aggregated primary particles, the lithium complex oxide represented by Chemical Formula 1 and having FWHM (deg., 2?) of 104 peak in XRD, defined by a hexagonal lattice having R-3m space group, in a range of Formula 1: LiaNixCoyMnzM1-x-y-zO2,??[Chemical Formula 1] where M is selected from: B, Ba, Ce, Cr, F, Mg, Al, Cr, V, Ti, Fe, Zr, Zn, Si, Y, Nb, Ga, Sn, Mo, W, P, Sr, and any combination thereof, 0.9?a?1.3, 0.6?x?1.0, 0.0?y?=0.4, 0.0?z?0.4, and 0.0?1-x-y-z?0.4, ?0.025?FWHM(104)?{0.04+(xfirst particle?0.6)×0.25}?0.025,??[Formula 1] where FWHM(104) is represented by Formula 2, FWHM(104)={(FWHMChemical Formula 1 powder(104)?0.1×mass ratio of second particles)/mass ratio of first particles}?FWHMSi powder (220).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.

Abstract: Provided is a base wireless communication terminal. The base wireless communication terminal includes a transceiver and a processor. The processor is configured to transmit a mixed Physical Layer Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including both data for a Long Range (LR) wireless communication terminal and data for a non-LR wireless communication terminal to the LR wireless communication terminal and the non-LR wireless communication terminal using the transceiver. The LR PPDU including only the data for the LR wireless communication terminal has a narrower bandwidth than a bandwidth of the non-LR PPDU including only the data for the non-LR wireless communication terminal.

Abstract: A method for touchless gesture recognition is provided. The method includes transmitting ultrasonic signals via a speaker. The method includes generating ultrasonic signals. The method includes receiving the reflected ultrasonic signals from an object via two or more microphones. The method includes computing a frequency shift according to the reflected ultrasonic signals. The method includes identifying a gesture that corresponds to a movement of the object according to the frequency shift. The method includes performing a function that corresponds to the gesture.

Abstract: Disclosed are a novel organic compound, and an organic electroluminescent element having improved characteristics, such as luminous efficiency, driving voltage, and lifespan, by containing the novel organic compound in one or more organic material layers.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for inspecting navigation safety facilities by using a flight vehicle are disclosed. The method for inspecting navigation safety facilities by using a flight vehicle comprises the steps of: defining a three-dimensional flight path for a flight vehicle so that same passes through navigational safety facilities; receiving a navigation signal value from the navigation safety facilities and GPS data of the flight vehicle, the navigation signal value and the GPS data being measured by the flight vehicle automatically flying along the defined three-dimensional flight path; analyzing the navigation signal value so as to estimate the distance and the angle of the flight vehicle viewed from the navigation safety facilities; and inspecting the navigation safety facilities according to whether the coordinates of the flight vehicle identified by the GPS data are included in an area formed by the distance and the angle.

Abstract: Provided is a method of decomposing phenolic by-products, and more particularly, a method of decomposing phenolic by-products including: supplying a phenolic by-product stream to a decomposition device to perform thermal decomposition; separating an upper discharge stream including effective components and a lower discharge stream including materials having a high boiling point in the decomposition device; supplying the lower discharge stream from the decomposition device, a side discharge stream from the decomposition device, and a process water stream to a mixing device and mixing these streams; and supplying a discharge stream from the mixing device to a layer separation device to separate the discharge stream from the mixing device into an oil phase and an aqueous phase.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for adaptive bidirectional optical flow estimation for inter prediction compensation during video encoding. The method aims to reduce complexity and/or cost of bidirectional optical flow (BIO) at a pixel level or a subblock level.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions for and methods of treating an animal, including a human, and methods of preparing such compositions. The pharmaceutical compositions contain nonabsorbable compositions and may be used, for example, to treat diseases or other metabolic conditions in which removal of protons, the conjugate base of a strong acid and/or a strong acid from the gastrointestinal tract would provide physiological benefits such as normalizing serum bicarbonate concentrations and the blood pH in an animal, including a human.

Abstract: The refrigerator includes: a first tray forming a part of ice-making cells which are where water changes phase into ice due to cold air; a second tray forming the other part of the ice-making cells; and a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the water or ice in the ice-making cells, wherein the temperature sensor comes into contact with the first tray and/or the second tray.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating cellular senescence-associated diseases comprising homoharringtonine as an active ingredient, and it was confirmed that the composition comprising homoharringtonine as an active ingredient exhibits a senolytics effect of selectively killing aging-induced fibroblasts and renal tubular cells, whereas aging-induced vascular endothelial cells and epithelial melanocytes and retinal pigmented epithelial cells, and exhibits a senomorphics effect of restoring the function and morphology of cells, and thus the homoharringtonine acts differently depending on the type of cells to effectively prevent or treat senile eye disease, tissue fibrosis disease, atherosclerosis, osteoarthritis, degenerative brain disease, chronic skin damage, obesity and diabetes caused by cellular aging and can be provided as a composition for whitening skin and life extension.

Abstract: A display device comprises a substrate provided with a first subpixel and a second subpixel adjacent to the first subpixel, a first electrode provided on the substrate, including a first sub electrode provided on the first subpixel and a second sub electrode provided on the second subpixel, an organic light emitting layer including a first organic light emitting layer arranged on the first sub electrode and a second organic light emitting layer arranged on the second sub electrode, a second electrode arranged on the organic light emitting layer, and a first bank provided between the first sub electrode and the second sub electrode, partitioning the first subpixel from the second subpixel, wherein the first organic light emitting layer includes a light emitting layer and a first hole transporting layer arranged on the light emitting layer, the first hole transporting layer includes a first sub hole transporting layer and a second sub hole transporting layer, and the first sub hole transporting layer of the fir

Abstract: A refrigerator may include: a first tray forming a part of ice-making cells; a second tray forming the other part of the ice-making cells; a heater for supplying heat to the ice making cells; a cooler for supplying cold to a storage compartment; and a control unit for controlling the heater and the cooler. The operation modes of the refrigerator include a first mode and a second mode. The control unit may control so that either or both of the amounts of cooling by the cooler and the amount of heating by the heater vary in the first mode and the second mode.

Abstract: An electronic device and method in the same are disclosed. The electronic device includes a first and second housing, the second movable relative to the first, a flexible display having an exposure area configurable into a first size and a larger, second size, at least one sensor, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including: when detecting that the device is disposed in the first state, displaying a first content, based on detecting a first input, displaying a user interface (UI0 with the first content, based on detecting a second input to the UI, cancelling display of the UI, based on detecting a switch from the first state to the second state, maintaining display of the first content in a first area of the exposure area and displaying a second content in a second area of the exposure area.

Abstract: A user interface device and method for controlling a screen by a wheel input signal in a display device. The display device, based on wheel events that continuously occur according to manipulation of a wheel input device by a user reaching a reference number, obtains an average interval of intervals between occurrence times at which the wheel events occur, respectively. The display device displays a result of performing a continuous operation through a display based on the obtained average interval being shorter than a reference interval.

Abstract: A touch sensor has a base layer and an electrode layer. The electrode layer includes a first transparent oxide layer formed on the base layer, a conductive metal layer formed on the first transparent oxide layer, and a second transparent oxide layer formed on the conductive metal layer and has a plurality of through-holes with the same shape and spacing.