Abstract: Disclosed is an electrolyte and a secondary battery containing the same. According to the present disclosure, charging efficiency and output may be improved due to low discharge resistance, and gas generation and thickness increase may be suppressed to provide a secondary battery with long-term lifespan and excellent high temperature capacity retention.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrolyte and a secondary battery containing the same. According to the present disclosure, charging efficiency and output may be improved due to low discharge resistance, and gas generation and thickness increase may be suppressed to provide a secondary battery with long-term lifespan and excellent high temperature capacity retention.

Abstract: Provided are a marine concrete composition using dechlorination microorganisms capable of easily removing chlorine generated by seawater through an electrical method by allowing electrons emitted from electricity-generating microorganisms to flow through steel fibers incorporated into ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) or high-performance fiber reinforced concrete (HPFRCC) through a dechlorination microbial capsule carrier and capable of self-healing concrete crack sites through a self-healing microbial capsule carrier and is also capable of fundamentally solving the problem of reduced durability against salt damage of ultra-high-performance concrete or high-performance fiber reinforced concrete for application in marine construction environments through a dechlorination microbial capsule carrier, and a method for constructing a marine concrete structure using the same.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrolyte and a secondary battery containing the same. According to the present disclosure, charging efficiency and output may be improved due to low discharge resistance, and gas generation and thickness increase may be suppressed to provide a secondary battery with long-term lifespan and excellent high temperature capacity retention.

Abstract: An embodiment relates to a surface-emitting laser element, a light-emitting device comprising same, and a method for manufacturing same. A surface-emitting laser element according to an embodiment may comprise: a substrate; a first reflective layer disposed on the substrate; an active layer disposed on the first reflective layer; an aperture region disposed on the active layer and including an aperture and an insulation region; and a second reflective layer disposed on the aperture region. The doping level of the aperture region may be (X+3)×XE18 (atoms/cm3) A ratio (b/a) of a second minimum diameter (b) to a first maximum diameter (a) of the aperture may be [95.0?(2X/3)]% to [99.9?(X/3)]%, wherein X may be 0 to 3.

Abstract: In one example, an electronic device includes a lower substrate comprising a lower substrate upper side and a lower substrate lower side, and an upper substrate comprising an upper substrate upper side and an upper substrate lower side. The electronic device also includes a first electronic component and a second electronic component coupled to the upper substrate upper side. A first device interconnect and a second device interconnect couple the lower substrate upper side to the upper substrate lower side. The electronic device also includes a connect die coupled to the lower substrate upper side that electrically couples the first electronic component to the second electronic component. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: An image processing device, and a pixel interpolation method, includes a preprocessor configured to generate a region of interest having a preset size based on pixel values received from an image sensor including white pixels and configured to determine an interpolation direction in the region of interest. The image processing device and interpolation method also includes a pixel interpolator configured to determine a second target pixel corresponding to the interpolation direction based on a first target pixel included in the region of interest and configured to calculate an interpolated white pixel value of the first target pixel based on a ratio of pixel values of adjacent white pixels adjacent to the first target pixel and the second target pixel to pixel values corresponding to a color of the first target pixel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nanoscale thermoelectric assembly assembled through non-covalent contact between graphene and molecules, and a thermoelectric device comprising same. The present invention ascertains an increase in the Seebeck value due to n-type doping induced by an electron interaction in non-covalent contact of molecules, and confirms the length dependence of the Seebeck value in a graphene-alkylamine SAM system, thereby enabling the development and industrial application of efficient organic thermoelectric devices at a molecular scale.

Abstract: Provided are a device and method for tagging training data. The method includes detecting and tracking one or more objects included in a video using artificial intelligence (AI), when there is an object to be split in a result of tracking the detected objects, splitting the object in object units, and when there are identical objects to be merged among split objects, merging the objects.

Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to a cosmetic composition containing high amounts of lactone polyols and to methods for treating skin with the compositions. The cosmetic compositions include: (a) poly C10-30 alkyl acrylate; (b) at least 5 wt. % of one or more lactone polyols; (c) one or more nonionic emulsifiers; (d) one or more fatty compounds; and (e) water. In addition, the amount of the one or more lactone polyols in the composition is typically at least 10-fold higher than the amount of the poly C10-30 alkyl acrylate in the composition.

Abstract: Provided herein may be an image sensing device and a method of operating the same. An image sensing device may include an image sensor obtaining an image using a plurality of pixels, and an image processor configured to use pixel values included in a region of interest included in the image to generate a gain table including gain table values corresponding to a first resolution, convert the gain table into a target table including target table values corresponding to a second resolution which is lower than the first resolution, and cancel noise included in the image based on the target table.

Abstract: Embodiments disclose a display device including a substrate including a display area, a light-transmitting area, and a non-display area surrounding the light-transmitting area, a circuit portion and a light-emitting element portion disposed in the display area, an etch stop layer disposed in the non-display area, and a plurality of protruding patterns disposed in the non-display area, wherein the substrate includes a first opening disposed at a position corresponding to the light-transmitting area, and the plurality of protruding patterns are disposed on the etch stop layer.

Abstract: Embodiments disclose a display device including a glass substrate including a display area, a light-transmitting area, and a non-display area surrounding the light-transmitting area, a circuit portion and a light-emitting element portion disposed in the display area; and an etch stop pattern disposed in the non-display area, wherein the glass substrate includes a first opening disposed at a position corresponding to the light-transmitting area, the etch stop pattern includes a first etch stop layer surrounding the first opening and a second etch stop layer disposed on the first etch stop layer, and the second etch stop layer includes a protrusion extending further toward the light-transmitting area than the first etch stop layer.

Abstract: A display device may include a display panel including a first display area having a plurality of first pixels and a second display having a plurality of second pixels and a light-transmission area between the second pixels. The display device may further include a sensor or an optical element under the display panel and overlapping with the second display area of the display panel. The display panel may include a substrate, a circuit layer on the substrate and having a buffer layer and a plurality of insulating layers, and a light emitting element layer on the circuit layer. The second display area may include a hole penetrating the substrate, the buffer layer, and the plurality of insulating layers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to verifying the suitability of a tool and diagnosing a spindle for a machining center on which different tools are mounted. Provided are a machining center spindle diagnosis apparatus and method configured to monitor a change of a tool in the machining center; when the change of the tool is recognized, control the machining center to idle the spindle; acquire sensor data from a sensor installed on the machining center during the idling of the spindle; input the acquired sensor data to a tool verifying model pre-trained by a machine learning technology to verify suitability of the tool; and when the tool is verified to be suitable, inputting the acquired sensor data to a spindle diagnosing model pre-trained by the machine learning technology to diagnose an operating state of the spindle.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment formed therein, and a cooling module forming a machine compartment in which a compressor is disposed and detachably mounted to the main body. The cooling module includes a module body forming the machine compartment, a condenser of an L shape disposed on one side of the compressor and including a first part corresponding to a portion of a rear surface of the machine compartment and a second part corresponding to one side of the machine compartment. The condenser is vertically mounted on a base plate disposed below the module body. A module cover is provided to cover the rear of the machine compartment, and a suction flow path includes first and second suction flow paths.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite material through a wet compression molding (WCM) process is disclosed. The internal pressure of a mold is controlled so that productivity may be improved due to process automation through application of a resin using a robot. Quality of the composite material may be improved due to minimization of deformation of a foam core through control of the internal pressure of the mold.

Abstract: Disclosed is a formulation comprising a copolymer comprising one or more bifunctional high refractive index first monomers comprising a high refractive index aromatic core and further comprising one or more UV- or thermally-reactive groups (A) and one or more second monomers comprising a high refractive index core and further comprising one or more groups capable of reacting to increase the solubility of the copolymer in aqueous media (B), and one or more solvents. The formulation may optionally contain additional components. Further disclosed are methods for forming optical thin films from the formulation and optical devices containing the optical thin films.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating transplantation rejection or a transplantation rejection disease, comprising a novel compound and a calcineurin inhibitor. A co-administration of the present invention 1) reduces the activity of pathogenic Th1 cells or Th17 cells, 2) increases the activity of Treg cells, 3) has an inhibitory effect against side effects, such as tissue damage, occurring in the sole administration thereof, 4) inhibits various pathogenic pathways, 5) inhibits the cell death of inflammatory cells, and 6) increases the activity of mitochondria, in an in vivo or in vitro allogenic model, a transplantation rejection disease model, a skin transplantation model, and a liver-transplanted patient, and thus inhibits transplantation rejection along with mitigating side effects possibly occurring in the administration of a conventional immunosuppressant alone.

Abstract: Provided are a device and method for tagging training data. The method includes detecting and tracking one or more objects included in a video using artificial intelligence (AI), when there is an object to be split in a result of tracking the detected objects, splitting the object in object units, and when there are identical objects to be merged among split objects, merging the objects.