Abstract: Provided is an anchor for a ship that may facilitate retrieval of the anchor as a folding operation of the anchor is smoothly performed by improving a design of a contact portion such that a mechanical contact resistance of components that perform a folding operation of the anchor is minimized. Consequently, the anchor may be easily retrieved without cutting the wire or the iron chain, that is, without loss of the anchor in a situation in which the anchor arm is caught by an underwater structure not to be pulled out when the ship leaves a harbor after the mooring.

Abstract: A gas detecting sensor including a substrate, a gate electrode provided on the substrate, an insulating layer provided on the gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode, provided on the insulating layer, respectively, an n-type channel provided between the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a quantum dot layer provided on the n-type channel and provided so as to have electronic transition energy capable of resonating with vibration energy of a target gas molecule.

Abstract: A method for sharing content of a device is provided. The method includes receiving, by an inputter, an input of a share command of a selected content, recommending at least one service to share the content among a plurality of services that are available in the device and a share target, and sharing, by a controller, the content with the share target selected through the selected service based on a selection input with respect to the at least one recommended service and the share target.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel includes a display area in which an image is displayed and a first non-display area in which a pad portion is located. The display panel includes a first bending portion in the display area, the first bending portion being bent at a first curvature radius, and a second bending portion in the first non-display area, the second bending portion being bent at a second curvature radius that is smaller than the first curvature radius.

Abstract: An expansion apparatus for recovering waste heat may include two or more turbines and a distribution valve distributing working fluid supplied from the boiler to the two or more turbines, wherein the two or more turbines include a power turbine and one or more auxiliary turbines, and the power turbine is configured to receive a larger amount of working fluid than the one or more auxiliary turbines.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal reduction apparatus. The thermal reduction apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment includes: a preheating unit which preheats a to-be-reduced material and loads the to-be-reduced material into a reducing unit; the reducing unit which is connected to the preheating unit and in which a thermal reduction reaction of the to-be-reduced material occurs; a cooling unit which is connected to the reducing unit and from which the to-be-reduced material flowing into the cooling unit is unloaded to the outside; a gate device which is installed between the preheating unit and the reducing unit; a gate device which is installed between the reducing unit and the cooling unit; a condensing device which is connected to the reducing unit and condenses a metal vapor; a first blocking unit which is installed in the reducing unit; and a second blocking unit which is installed in the reducing unit so as to be spaced apart from the first blocking unit.

Abstract: A bidirectional gate valve including: a blade (200) installed in a valve housing (100) having first and second passage holes (110, 120) to open/close the first and second passage holes (110, 120); a shaft (300) coupled to a lower portion of the blade (200); a first driving block (400) including: a first cylinder (410) which is provided under the valve housing (100) and into which the shaft (300) is inserted; a first piston (420) installed inside the first cylinder (410) and coupled to a lower portion of the shaft(300) to vertically move the shaft (300) according to pressure change inside the first cylinder (410).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. method for controlling energy in a Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system includes determining whether a user is absent in a use space for energy control; if the user is absent, determining whether to initiate energy control by using a user's departure and arrival probability and a probability distribution of a length of time away, which are determined based on previously stored data.

Abstract: A chip electronic component includes a magnetic body including first magnetic metal particles, internal coil portions embedded within the magnetic body, and insulation resistance layers disposed on upper and lower surfaces of the magnetic body and including second magnetic metal particles having an oxide coating.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a worn banknote identification method and an ATM (Automated Teller Machine) using the same, and more particularly, to a worn banknote identification method which acquires an image of a banknote inserted into an ATM, divides pixels of the acquired banknote image into a bright region and dark region depending on a brightness distribution of the banknote image, determines the wear level of the banknote by comparing a difference between the average brightness values of the two regions to a preset reference value, and separately stores the inserted banknote into a reject box depending on the wear level of the banknote, and an ATM using the same.

Abstract: An aluminum coil assembly includes: a steel housing; an aluminum electromagnetic coil electrically connected to the steel housing and having an aluminum lead coil and a copper ground coil connected to the aluminum lead coil by means of soldering or a terminal; and a brass ground ring adapted to be press-fitted to a ring hole formed on the steel housing and having a ground hole formed on the center thereof in such a manner as to insert the copper ground coil connected to the aluminum lead coil thereinto, a cylindrical portion having a cut line adapted to be reduced when coupled to the ring hole of the steel housing to support the copper ground coil inserted into the ground hole, and an inclined portion formed on the underside of the cylindrical portion to allow easy press-fitting to the ring hole formed on the steel housing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal reduction apparatus. The thermal reduction apparatus according to the exemplary embodiment includes: a preheating unit which preheats a to-be-reduced material and loads the to-be-reduced material into a reducing unit; the reducing unit which is connected to the preheating unit and in which a thermal reduction reaction of the to-be-reduced material occurs; a cooling unit which is connected to the reducing unit and from which the to-be-reduced material flowing into the cooling unit is unloaded to the outside; a gate device which is installed between the preheating unit and the reducing unit; a gate device which is installed between the reducing unit and the cooling unit; a condensing device which is connected to the reducing unit and condenses a metal vapor; a first blocking unit which is installed in the reducing unit; and a second blocking unit which is installed in the reducing unit so as to be spaced apart from the first blocking unit.

Abstract: A digital assay for a micro RNA (miRNA) or other target analyte in a sample makes use of nanoparticles that absorb light at the resonant wavelength of a photonic crystal (PC). Such nanoparticles locally quench the resonant reflection of light from the PC when present on the surface of the PC. The nanoparticles are functionalized to specifically bind to the target analyte, and the PC surface is functionalized to specifically bind to the nanoparticles that have bound to the target analyte. The sample is exposed to the functionalized nanoparticles, and the individual nanoparticles bound to the PC surface can be identified and counted based on reduced intensity values in the reflected light from the PC. The number of bound nanoparticles that are counted in this way can be correlated to the abundance of the target analyte in the sample.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, machine type communication (MTC), machine-to-machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. An apparatus for zone management is provided. The apparatus includes a processor configured to collect environment information of each zone of a plurality of zones, and determine an energy efficiency level of each zone of the plurality of zones based on the environment information.

Abstract: Photonic Resonator Outcoupler Microscopy (PROM) is a novel, label-free approach for dynamic, long-term, quantitative imaging of a sample on a surface of a photonic crystal (PC) biosensor, in which components of the sample outcouple photons from the resonant evanescent field, resulting in highly localized reductions of the reflected light intensity. By mapping changes in the resonant reflected peak intensity from the PC surface, components of a sample (e.g., focal adhesions) can be detected and dynamically tracked. To demonstrate the simplicity and utility of PROM for focal adhesion imaging, PROM images are compared with biosensor images of surface-bound dielectric permittivity and with fluorescence microscopy images of labeled adhesion molecules in dental stem cells. PROM can dynamically quantify the surface-attached cellular mass density and lateral dimensions of focal adhesion clusters.

Abstract: An inductor includes a body including an internal coil having first and second end portions and an encapsulant encapsulating the internal coil and containing magnetic particles. First and second external electrodes are on external surfaces of the body and electrically connected to the internal coil. A first metal expansion portion encloses the first end portion while coming into direct contact with the first end portion of the internal coil, and may be between the body and the first external electrode. A second metal expansion portion encloses the second end portion while coming into direct contact with the second end portion of the internal coil, and may be between the body and the second external electrode.

Abstract: An aluminum coil assembly includes: a steel housing; an aluminum electromagnetic coil electrically connected to the steel housing and having an aluminum lead coil and a copper ground coil connected to the aluminum lead coil by means of soldering or a terminal; and a brass ground ring adapted to be press-fitted to a ring hole formed on the steel housing and having a ground hole formed on the center thereof in such a manner as to insert the copper ground coil connected to the aluminum lead coil thereinto, a cylindrical portion having a cut line adapted to be reduced when coupled to the ring hole of the steel housing to support the copper ground coil inserted into the ground hole, and an inclined portion formed on the underside of the cylindrical portion to allow easy press-fitting to the ring hole formed on the steel housing.

Abstract: Provided is a polyether-based urethane foam for impregnating a cosmetic composition. The polyether-based urethane foam has excellent touch feel, portability and stability.

Abstract: A disclosed subsurface electromagnetic field monitoring system includes at least one fiberoptic cable to optically communicate measurements from an array of electromagnetic field sensors in a borehole. The array of electromagnetic field sensors includes a distributed feedback fiber laser strain sensor with electromagnetic field sensitivity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tool for processing an engine block. The tool for processing the engine block includes: multiple cutting inserts; and main cutting edges which are formed at end portions of the inserts, respectively, in which the main cutting edge has a positive axial inclination angle and a radial inclination angle of ?5 degrees to 0 degree.